The San Francisco Giants play in the most beautiful park in all of baseball. I would pay good money to watch a Planet Earth-style documentary of an empty Oracle Park (previously Pac Bell Park, SBC Park and AT&T Park). The camera slowly pans across the outfield grass and rises up so I can catch a glimpse of …
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Major League Baseball and YouTube are teaming up. In a new partnership announced Tuesday, the two entities revealed that 13 live MLB regular season games will be streamed for free on YouTube during the second half of 2019 season. The games will be broadcast globally with YouTube being the exclusive distribution method for fans in the United States, Canada and …
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After four consecutive last-place finishes, the Cincinnati Reds shook things up this past offseason by trading for Yasiel Puig and replacing three-fifths of their starting rotation with newcomers Sonny Gray, Tanner Roark and Alex Wood. With their revamped rotation along with young sluggers Eugenio Suarez and Jesse Winker and steady vet and on-base machine Joey Votto, the Reds hope to …
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If you’ve been thinking about cutting the cable-TV cord, you might be in for a rude awakening: Live-TV streaming services, which aim to take cable’s place, are not inexpensive — and prices are on the rise. Indeed, in recent months, DirecTV Now, Hulu with Live TV and YouTube TV have all seen price increases. With rare exception, a live-TV service will …
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Well, poop. Following in the recent footsteps of live-TV streaming services DirecTV Now, Hulu and YouTube TV, cord-cutter favorite Philo is raising prices. Sort of. Starting May 6, the company’s $16-per-month plan is going away, leaving only the $20-per-month option. That’s the bad news. The good news is that if you’re already a subscriber at the lower tier or you …
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Verizon has teamed up with Google to offer YouTube TV to its wireless, 5G Home and Fios broadband customers. Customers will be able to subscribe to YouTube TV through Verizon, the companies said in a statement Tuesday. Verizon said it’ll offer “unique, high-value YouTube TV promotions” to its customers but didn’t offer specifics on pricing or availability. A representative for the carrier said it …
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The Texas Rangers are hoping to reverse a downward trend that has seen the club go from AL West champs two years ago to cellar dwellers last season. The Rangers aren’t expected to contend this year, but watching Joey Gallo crush baseballs (when he makes contact) makes the team worth watching. Plus, it’s the last year of watching the Rangers …
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While the Samsung Galaxy Fold is dominating the news for all its wonder and problems, one of the most impressive smartphones recently, the Huawei P30 Pro, is making waves for how amazing its four-rear cameras are. In his review of the P30 Pro for CNET, Andrew Hoyle writes, “This phone captures zoom and low-light photos unlike anything I’ve ever seen …
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The St. Louis Cardinals have missed the playoffs the past three seasons but are expected to contend this year with the Cubs and Brewers in the NL Central. New acquisition Paul Goldschmidt along with Matt Carpenter, Marcell Ozuna and the ageless Yadier Molina will lead the offense, and big things are expected from the team’s young shortstop, Paul DeJong. Cardinals …
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The Atlanta Braves boast two of the most exciting young players in the game in 22-year-old second baseman Ozzie Albies and 21-year-old outfielder Ronald Acuna, Jr. They are worth the price of admission alone, but the team itself is one of the top clubs in the National League after winning 90 games last season enroute to the NL East title. …
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