Tag archive: MLB

While graphic tees aren't exactly the height of style once you've reached adulthood, there's no shame in having a few in your closet, especially if they are as visually clever as this series from Nike. The Nike Hair-itage Player Tees ($20, and yes they really used that pun) feature simple drawings of famous baseball players with the finest signature haircuts, mustaches, and goatees. Cast in the player's team colors, each… Read More

I should start out by saying that I am not a “baseball guy”. I played as a kid, used to watch games all the time, and I’ve played more than my fair share of baseball video games, but I have never been into the minutia of the stat tracking, and with the exception of the playoffs I don’t really follow the sport. Perhaps it has something to do with growing up as a beleaguered fan of the Kansas City Royals. But after playing MLB 11 The Show, I might… Read More

Sony has announced PlayStation 3 owners can now watch live out-of-market Major League Baseball games via the Internet using a new MLB.TV application for the PlayStation network. The application will be available to PS3 owners in the United States and Canada, and will enable MLB.TV subscribers to tap into high-definition feeds of live games via their gaming console—and the app isn't just boring MLB.TV, it has new features… Read More

The $99 Roku set-top box—which also lets Netflix subscribers tap into Netflix streaming content and Amazon Video On Demand—has issued a new software update that lets MB.TV subscribers access live and pre-recorded Major League Baseball programming via MLB.tv. Roku owners just need to update their Roku software, if they haven't received it already; once the software is installed, users can log into their MLB Premium account… Read More

2K Sports, the sports publishing label for Take-Two Interactive Software, continued the rollout of its Major League Baseball 2K6 video game across multiple platforms as today it said an Xbox 360 version was now available in stores. This particular incarnation is available for $59.99. Major League Baseball 2K6 for the Xbox 360, said 2K Sports, reportedly adds an extra level of realism for gamers using this next generation console. These extra… Read More

Major League Baseball and interactive TV authoring software and services provider Ensequence today unveiled a new way for baseball lovers to get their fix of keeping up with multiple teams at the same time. New technology being shown off on MLB.com will allow viewers to watch six live games at the same time. MLB.TV Mosaic, said the two organizations, will provide viewers with selectable audio, statistics and the ability to click to any one… Read More

Major League Baseball has dropped support for RealNetworks' RealPlayer streaming media software on its MLB.com site, opting instead to present streaming audio and video in Microsoft Windows Media format. The move isn't entirely unexpected: the relationship between MLB and RealNetworks got started in 2002 when MLB picked RealPlayer to stream live baseball games and other video via the Internet. However, things quickly… Read More

Akimbo Systems today made two announcements related to content offerings for their subscribers. One involves high definition programming and the other is focused on a partnership with Major League Baseball. With regards to high definition programming, said Akimbo, users of the Akimbo Service for Windows XP Media Center Edition will be able to download select titles from the library of HDNet, a 24-hour all high definition network co-founded… Read More

XM Satellite Radio yesterday talked about their plans for Major League Baseball coverage for the coming season. Also announced was a new broadcaster joining the ranks of the satellite radio provider's dedicated MLB talk station known as MLB Home Plate. Besides the on-going World Baseball Classic and Spring Training coverage, said XM, they will be broadcasting live play-by-play coverage of games for every MLB team throughout the… Read More

2K Sports, a division of video game publisher Take-Two Interactive Software, yesterday announced details about their upcoming Major League Baseball 2K6 video game. Slated for an early spring 2006, this title is the only officially licensed MLB video game to appear on the Xbox 360, Xbox, PlayStation 2, PSP and GameCube video game platforms. Sporting New York Yankees All-Star shortstop Derek Jeter on the cover this year, Major League Baseball… Read More

Cingular's customers can now listen live to every Major League Baseball game played from opening day to the World Series, directly from their wireless phones. Cingular's Mobi-MLB.com Gameday Audio service provides subscribers with access to more than 2,500 MLB games with the same audio broadcast available on radio. This agreement with MLB Advanced Media (MLBAM) delivers unlimited access to subscribers who can choose up to 30… Read More

Comcast, the nation's largest cable company; Charter Communications; and Cablevision Systems will offer customers a free subscription to MLB.com All Access, which includes live video and audio for most of the season's games. In return, the cable companies will pay an undisclosed one-time bounty to MLB for every new subscriber who signs up as part of the promotion. Read more at CNET News.com.