Comments on: Chilling at TigerFest http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/01/chilling-at-tigerfest/ News, views, and analysis on the Detroit Tigers and baseball Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:06:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: bmd http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/01/chilling-at-tigerfest/#comment-75078 bmd Sat, 15 Dec 2007 01:56:23 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/01/chilling-at-tigerfest/#comment-75078 It wasn't the lines rotating or the 6 autograph stations. It was the cold, the lack of organization, and the overall nasty attitude of the often ill-informed persons working at the park that made this year's (2007) Tigerfest a waste of time--and money. The way autographs were given ran the same way at the Joe two years ago--smoothly and with little dissatisfaction from those who are smart enough to understand how things operated. We received eight autographs at the 2006 event (including Pudge and Grandy) . We stayed two hours this year, and left with two autographs and the feeling that we had been ripped off. Season ticket holders, who are admitted before the general public, had already clogged the lines before my family entered the park. Tigerfest 2007 was a disaster, except for those who never met a player up close. Save your money, and attend a signing at a local store. If nothing else, the darned building is heated!!! It wasn’t the lines rotating or the 6 autograph stations. It was the cold, the lack of organization, and the overall nasty attitude of the often ill-informed persons working at the park that made this year’s (2007) Tigerfest a waste of time–and money. The way autographs were given ran the same way at the Joe two years ago–smoothly and with little dissatisfaction from those who are smart enough to understand how things operated. We received eight autographs at the 2006 event (including Pudge and Grandy) . We stayed two hours this year, and left with two autographs and the feeling that we had been ripped off. Season ticket holders, who are admitted before the general public, had already clogged the lines before my family entered the park. Tigerfest 2007 was a disaster, except for those who never met a player up close. Save your money, and attend a signing at a local store. If nothing else, the darned building is heated!!!

]]> By: Chris in Nashville http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/01/chilling-at-tigerfest/#comment-49836 Chris in Nashville Fri, 26 Jan 2007 01:23:03 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/01/chilling-at-tigerfest/#comment-49836 DirectTv first of all makes you sign a contract. Not so with most cable providers. You mentioned some of the extra costs, but also the HD clarity isn't close to as good as my Comcast box. The normal picture goes in and out as well depending on the weather or if a bird farts. Also, many apartment complexes and condos don't allow for you to have a dish outside. The customer service is horrible......Do I need to keep going? Cable is so much better but the only way DirectTv is getting subscribers is by having a monopoly on certain services like the NFL Sunday Ticket and now Extra Innings (it appears). But I'm hoping that since there has been such a negative response to this (Keith Olberman on the Dan Patrick Show yesterday, 2 articles on Yahoo and some other online sources I've read) that maybe MLB will back out of it. But throw $700 million in their faces and I'm sure they are going to take it. I just hope they realize that the best way to grow the game is to make more readily available. DirectTv first of all makes you sign a contract. Not so with most cable providers. You mentioned some of the extra costs, but also the HD clarity isn’t close to as good as my Comcast box. The normal picture goes in and out as well depending on the weather or if a bird farts. Also, many apartment complexes and condos don’t allow for you to have a dish outside. The customer service is horrible……Do I need to keep going? Cable is so much better but the only way DirectTv is getting subscribers is by having a monopoly on certain services like the NFL Sunday Ticket and now Extra Innings (it appears). But I’m hoping that since there has been such a negative response to this (Keith Olberman on the Dan Patrick Show yesterday, 2 articles on Yahoo and some other online sources I’ve read) that maybe MLB will back out of it. But throw $700 million in their faces and I’m sure they are going to take it. I just hope they realize that the best way to grow the game is to make more readily available.

]]> By: Joey the K http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/01/chilling-at-tigerfest/#comment-49833 Joey the K Thu, 25 Jan 2007 23:26:35 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/01/chilling-at-tigerfest/#comment-49833 I"m with you guys, this is a stupid move and really makes me mad. I'm looking at their website and to get the HD/DVR box costs $199. Now if this was my only cost I might be ok with it, but I would still have to pay $9.99/month for HD and $4.99 for the DVR. A)Thats $5 more than I'm paying with cable and b) with cable I don't have to pay anything for the HD/DVR box. What a dumb decision. I have been getting MLBEI for about 4-5 years and LOVE it. I've seen the bad Tigers years and I don't want to miss the good years to come but don't want Directv either. To those who have had it, why was it horrible? I”m with you guys, this is a stupid move and really makes me mad. I’m looking at their website and to get the HD/DVR box costs $199. Now if this was my only cost I might be ok with it, but I would still have to pay $9.99/month for HD and $4.99 for the DVR. A)Thats $5 more than I’m paying with cable and b) with cable I don’t have to pay anything for the HD/DVR box. What a dumb decision. I have been getting MLBEI for about 4-5 years and LOVE it. I’ve seen the bad Tigers years and I don’t want to miss the good years to come but don’t want Directv either.

To those who have had it, why was it horrible?

]]> By: Chris in Nashville http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/01/chilling-at-tigerfest/#comment-49831 Chris in Nashville Thu, 25 Jan 2007 18:27:23 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/01/chilling-at-tigerfest/#comment-49831 I will get MLB.TV if this goes through...but watching a game on a 17" computer screen and watching on a 36" TV is a big difference. A friend of mine had MLB.TV and I thought the picture quality wasn't that great. But the main point is why the hell is MLB trying to segment off a huge portion of fans? 750,000 people bought the extra innings package last year and of those only around 200,000 were on DirectTv...so that is over 500,000 people that either have to switch over to DirectTv or just won't get it anymore (like I won't). An article on Yahoo Sports put it best.....a 7 year $700 deal works out to be about $3 million a team a year....why would MLB take their product away from 500,000 fans for that amount? $3 million to these teams is NOTHING. But hopefully they will wise up and realize it's better to release your product to the largest number of people possible. I've had DirectTv and it is TERRIBLE, the only reason why they are doing this and have the NFL Sunday Ticket is because they are getting it handed to them by cable companies who offer a better product in the first place. This has really struck a nerve with me if you couldn't tell! I will get MLB.TV if this goes through…but watching a game on a 17″ computer screen and watching on a 36″ TV is a big difference. A friend of mine had MLB.TV and I thought the picture quality wasn’t that great.
But the main point is why the hell is MLB trying to segment off a huge portion of fans? 750,000 people bought the extra innings package last year and of those only around 200,000 were on DirectTv…so that is over 500,000 people that either have to switch over to DirectTv or just won’t get it anymore (like I won’t). An article on Yahoo Sports put it best…..a 7 year $700 deal works out to be about $3 million a team a year….why would MLB take their product away from 500,000 fans for that amount? $3 million to these teams is NOTHING. But hopefully they will wise up and realize it’s better to release your product to the largest number of people possible. I’ve had DirectTv and it is TERRIBLE, the only reason why they are doing this and have the NFL Sunday Ticket is because they are getting it handed to them by cable companies who offer a better product in the first place. This has really struck a nerve with me if you couldn’t tell!

]]> By: Chris http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/01/chilling-at-tigerfest/#comment-49825 Chris Thu, 25 Jan 2007 13:54:37 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/01/chilling-at-tigerfest/#comment-49825 FAO Chris in Nashville Living in Canada, we don't get Tigers games or an mlb package (even though I can look out of my window and see the Detroit skyline!). Try mlb.tv - the quality is pretty good, and you will see every game. Any game not covered by FSN Detroit, you will pick up from the oppositions coverage. It cost me $14.99 per month last season and was money well spent. FAO Chris in Nashville

Living in Canada, we don’t get Tigers games or an mlb package (even though I can look out of my window and see the Detroit skyline!). Try mlb.tv – the quality is pretty good, and you will see every game. Any game not covered by FSN Detroit, you will pick up from the oppositions coverage. It cost me $14.99 per month last season and was money well spent.

]]> By: Chris in Nashville http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/01/chilling-at-tigerfest/#comment-49525 Chris in Nashville Tue, 23 Jan 2007 20:54:06 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/01/chilling-at-tigerfest/#comment-49525 In something completely unrelated to this topic...for us Tigers fans outside of the Detroit area...it appears that MLB and DirectTV have signed a 7 year deal to be the exclusive carrier of the Extra Innings Package. As a die hard Tigers fan, I've gotten this package (over $150 every time) for the last 4 years. I LOVE it. But I don't have DirectTV and don't want it because it is TERRIBLE. What a BS move on the part of MLB to do this. My summer is ruined if I can't watch the Tigers play..ESPECIALLY this upcoming season. I'm crushed. In something completely unrelated to this topic…for us Tigers fans outside of the Detroit area…it appears that MLB and DirectTV have signed a 7 year deal to be the exclusive carrier of the Extra Innings Package. As a die hard Tigers fan, I’ve gotten this package (over $150 every time) for the last 4 years. I LOVE it. But I don’t have DirectTV and don’t want it because it is TERRIBLE. What a BS move on the part of MLB to do this. My summer is ruined if I can’t watch the Tigers play..ESPECIALLY this upcoming season. I’m crushed.

]]> By: ivantopumpyouup http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/01/chilling-at-tigerfest/#comment-49381 ivantopumpyouup Mon, 22 Jan 2007 20:57:45 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/01/chilling-at-tigerfest/#comment-49381 I went, and enjoyed myself. The cold didn't really bother me too much, but it *was* really cold. And it was pretty congested. I like the idea of hosting it at Ford Field. I went, and enjoyed myself. The cold didn’t really bother me too much, but it *was* really cold. And it was pretty congested. I like the idea of hosting it at Ford Field.

]]> By: Chris http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/01/chilling-at-tigerfest/#comment-49340 Chris Mon, 22 Jan 2007 14:39:42 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/01/chilling-at-tigerfest/#comment-49340 Ford Field sounds a good idea. I guarentee it will not be in use next January!! Ford Field sounds a good idea. I guarentee it will not be in use next January!!

]]> By: zorak163 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/01/chilling-at-tigerfest/#comment-49256 zorak163 Mon, 22 Jan 2007 02:22:49 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/01/chilling-at-tigerfest/#comment-49256 I was there. You can see some of my pictures <a href="http://zorak163.blogspot.com/2007/01/baseball-in-january-tigerfest-2007.html" rel="nofollow">here.</a> It was more fun last year. I was there. You can see some of my pictures here. It was more fun last year.

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