Banger. I thought this was going to be a few notes but was pleased to see you made it a full post.
Netflix has long been regarded as the Walmart of streaming platforms, where you can get anything, very little is great and it’s easy to spend more time wandering around aimlessly than getting in and out with a solid purchase. Adding baseball when they have no clue how to put together a baseball broadcast only adds to that image. I’ve had less of an issue with boxing matches because that’s always felt like more of a singular event and with PPV, there’s a long history of people paying for that event. The Walmart of streamers adding an endcap of one-off boxing matches makes sense in terms of offerings.
I need to read up on what they’re doing here with baseball, number of games, random nights? I’m totally out of the loop on this. When I heard they were broadcasting this opening day game I thought, who in 2026 doesn’t have Netflix and would sign up to see Yankees opening day game? Maybe that number is bigger than I think but the ROI here is sus. We’ll never know because they keep their numbers more secret than the formula for Coke. I have to believe college football is next. I’ll be curious to see how and when they try and pull that off.
couldn't agree more. if they move to college football that'll be the last straw for me! haha I already have to get Peacock for random Notre Dame games. Part of me doesnt want to complain because the fact that we get all this shit so easy is a plus but it's just getting too much man. Give me back Blockbuster and cable !
I hear you on not wanting to complain. Def some push pull with not wanting to take convenience for granted. The lure of analog and comfort regret is real though. Ex: Physical books, not as easy or convenient, but people still pay more to have those sent so they can hold them and read them.
Also, with so many of these platforms, it’s more and more expensive and not as convenient. Being able to find most things in one place vs being able to find everything in a bunch of places… not always better.
I enjoyed this. I have myriad of reasons to point to show that Netflix sucks but i won't get into that. I think sports shouldn't be fucked with in general when it comes to the streaming platforms. I have a love / hate relationship with all of it in terms of the outlandish costs to enjoy professional sports. I realize that is not the point of what you wrote. Interestingly enough as much as either of us would hate to watch our ball clubs on Netflix we are victims of our making in a way, we love the options in terms of entertainment but we see it jumping the shark so to speak and there is no turning back. We now have to eat shit. Baseball is unique in that it’s pageantry, it’s charming it’s humbling and unforgiving. It’s like going to church. Putting it on Netflix destroys that. My son plays a lot of baseball, loves the game (age 10). I can probably only afford to take to 4-5 Braves games a season. Season ticket holders here saw there $ go up about 30-40% for 2026. These are people who have had their tix for decades. We are living in a time where the average U.S. household has maybe $500.00 in emergency funds yet a trip to see the ATL Braves play a regular season game will cost easily $300.00 for a family of four modestly. Conversely, this same household will have almost infinite options from home to watch sports, movies, shows, etch on multiple streaming platforms. It's paradoxical. We have more than what we need yet we are living beyond our means & refuse to believe we have enough. Big Tech has exploited this because when I see $5.00 /month to add Peacock so I can watch Sparty play 5 regular BTN bball games i shrug it off as "ah it's only Five bucks". So it's like this loop we get stuck in right? The Braves now have their own network "braves vision", $19.00 /month. Opening day is friday and both my son and I want to watch baseball along with all Sweet 16. I'm halfway thinking just to turn on my old AM radio in the garage and listen to it like my dad did back in the day. Sorry for the rant.
Mid-game interviews are the WORST. Please stop doing them. I want to hear the announcers talk about baseball. I do not want awkward small talk. Please stop doing it.
As a Royals’ fan who didn’t live in the greater KC area, I can’t really relate to big-market local announcers. When I was almost finished with high school, we moved to a AAA market. But the strike year really soured me….even after the World Serieses (including over my wife’s Mets….Norfolk was the Mets AAA team for probably 30 years), I can’t stick with it.
And the sorts of strategy I’d spent so much time learning is gone. All about the homer. No crafty small-ball stuff.
You nailed this rant. I can’t stand how fractured the broadcast schedule is; especially for a good/popular team like the Yankees. I think the next game is on Peacock. And some will be on Amazon. And Apple. And for what? Because people with more money than they could ever spend are physically unable to push away from the trough? Muting the tv helped a little but it just me more acutely aware of what could, what should be there but wasn’t. But honestly the thing that pissed me off was finding out they were remaking Man on Fire. You just don’t improve on Denzel. Leave some shit be. I know the Denzel one was itself a remake but I doubt a single person prefers the one from 1987.
Banger. I thought this was going to be a few notes but was pleased to see you made it a full post.
Netflix has long been regarded as the Walmart of streaming platforms, where you can get anything, very little is great and it’s easy to spend more time wandering around aimlessly than getting in and out with a solid purchase. Adding baseball when they have no clue how to put together a baseball broadcast only adds to that image. I’ve had less of an issue with boxing matches because that’s always felt like more of a singular event and with PPV, there’s a long history of people paying for that event. The Walmart of streamers adding an endcap of one-off boxing matches makes sense in terms of offerings.
I need to read up on what they’re doing here with baseball, number of games, random nights? I’m totally out of the loop on this. When I heard they were broadcasting this opening day game I thought, who in 2026 doesn’t have Netflix and would sign up to see Yankees opening day game? Maybe that number is bigger than I think but the ROI here is sus. We’ll never know because they keep their numbers more secret than the formula for Coke. I have to believe college football is next. I’ll be curious to see how and when they try and pull that off.
couldn't agree more. if they move to college football that'll be the last straw for me! haha I already have to get Peacock for random Notre Dame games. Part of me doesnt want to complain because the fact that we get all this shit so easy is a plus but it's just getting too much man. Give me back Blockbuster and cable !
I hear you on not wanting to complain. Def some push pull with not wanting to take convenience for granted. The lure of analog and comfort regret is real though. Ex: Physical books, not as easy or convenient, but people still pay more to have those sent so they can hold them and read them.
Also, with so many of these platforms, it’s more and more expensive and not as convenient. Being able to find most things in one place vs being able to find everything in a bunch of places… not always better.
I enjoyed this. I have myriad of reasons to point to show that Netflix sucks but i won't get into that. I think sports shouldn't be fucked with in general when it comes to the streaming platforms. I have a love / hate relationship with all of it in terms of the outlandish costs to enjoy professional sports. I realize that is not the point of what you wrote. Interestingly enough as much as either of us would hate to watch our ball clubs on Netflix we are victims of our making in a way, we love the options in terms of entertainment but we see it jumping the shark so to speak and there is no turning back. We now have to eat shit. Baseball is unique in that it’s pageantry, it’s charming it’s humbling and unforgiving. It’s like going to church. Putting it on Netflix destroys that. My son plays a lot of baseball, loves the game (age 10). I can probably only afford to take to 4-5 Braves games a season. Season ticket holders here saw there $ go up about 30-40% for 2026. These are people who have had their tix for decades. We are living in a time where the average U.S. household has maybe $500.00 in emergency funds yet a trip to see the ATL Braves play a regular season game will cost easily $300.00 for a family of four modestly. Conversely, this same household will have almost infinite options from home to watch sports, movies, shows, etch on multiple streaming platforms. It's paradoxical. We have more than what we need yet we are living beyond our means & refuse to believe we have enough. Big Tech has exploited this because when I see $5.00 /month to add Peacock so I can watch Sparty play 5 regular BTN bball games i shrug it off as "ah it's only Five bucks". So it's like this loop we get stuck in right? The Braves now have their own network "braves vision", $19.00 /month. Opening day is friday and both my son and I want to watch baseball along with all Sweet 16. I'm halfway thinking just to turn on my old AM radio in the garage and listen to it like my dad did back in the day. Sorry for the rant.
Couldn't agree more. You practically need to take out a loan to go to a Yankee game! hahaha it's just insane.
Mid-game interviews are the WORST. Please stop doing them. I want to hear the announcers talk about baseball. I do not want awkward small talk. Please stop doing it.
preach!
I’ve just decided it’s not even worth it to deal with all the streaming options and I’ll just listen to the Tigers this year.
Yup! And let's be honest, there is nothing better than sitting outside on a nice day with a nice drink listening to a ball game.
I sat outside on my deck and listened to the last few innings yesterday. It was sunny and warm but not too hot, really is tough to beat.
As a Royals’ fan who didn’t live in the greater KC area, I can’t really relate to big-market local announcers. When I was almost finished with high school, we moved to a AAA market. But the strike year really soured me….even after the World Serieses (including over my wife’s Mets….Norfolk was the Mets AAA team for probably 30 years), I can’t stick with it.
And the sorts of strategy I’d spent so much time learning is gone. All about the homer. No crafty small-ball stuff.
There will be another lock out next year...yay
When the Brewers left “normal” tv I tried hard to keep following them across all the stupid/different platforms they were on.
Last summer I finally just said fuck it, I’m not watching. You want me to watch, make it easier. Otherwise I’m out. Greedy bastards.
If we all did this...we might get back to normal haha
That’s the essence of what Galloway is actually doing now with other things, like ChatGPT and such.
You nailed this rant. I can’t stand how fractured the broadcast schedule is; especially for a good/popular team like the Yankees. I think the next game is on Peacock. And some will be on Amazon. And Apple. And for what? Because people with more money than they could ever spend are physically unable to push away from the trough? Muting the tv helped a little but it just me more acutely aware of what could, what should be there but wasn’t. But honestly the thing that pissed me off was finding out they were remaking Man on Fire. You just don’t improve on Denzel. Leave some shit be. I know the Denzel one was itself a remake but I doubt a single person prefers the one from 1987.
hahahaha bro, the Man on Fire remake was the final fucking straw. What a joke!
And raising 2$ a month again
Hey so Netflix just went up again…