so we get FSN West. But I did get the standard MLB.TV package so I could watch the out-of-market games (The ones that were on KCOP, I guess). MLB.TV is usually the broadcast for the home team, so sometimes you have to listen to other teams' announcers.

But, when FOX has their Saturday games, there are three games and I think the coverage is regional (or just random for Hawaii), so all three of those games are blacked-out on MLB.TV. The MLB Gameday Audio/Radio broadcast still works, though.  

MLB.TV is a lot better than just watching the free Gameday. After a while, it kind of sucks to watch the games on the small computer screen, but it's better than nothing.

Hope I could help a fellow female Halo fan out! :)

Hey buddy,

I live out in Philadelphia and have been following the Halos for sometime out of CA.  I bought MLB TV last year, and I was very pleased with it.  Obviously time-wise it's not ideal, but you do what you have to do to follow your team.  

If you buy the MLB TV package from ESPN, you can log in from anywhere with an internet connection and watch every game in the majors streaming, with surprising quality.

Hope this helps out,

is the way to go, imo. did the job last year. plus, you get the radio feed, and can listen (most nights) to the post game show with terry...if terry is still doing the wrapup show. mlb extra innings is nice if you know you are going to be home for game time. the fox games, well, considering the cold you described, saturdays are gonna suck a bit come mid-season as you will be unable to get any coverage of the Angels.

I'm going to study abroad in Italy this fall, will I be able to get games on mlb.tv from europe? What about playoff games?

I'm sad I'll miss out on seeing us clinch the division again and hopefully win the series.

I've tried MLB and extra innings over the last 6 years, and I'm happier with the internet package.  I just had too many times where the cable would have intermitent technical problems, and the comcast guys were never able to really figure out why or fix it.

If you really have to have a clear, HD picture, you'll have to do cable.  I can live with lower quality picture on internet.  I've helped things a bit by buying nice new LCD widescreen monitor, but it's still not TV quality.  It's more reliable, and very nice to be able to watch archived games at any point in the season.

When I'm at home or travelling both inside or outside the US, MLB.TV is a godsend.  If I'm in the US and do not have broadband available, XM Radio is the alternative.

I actually prefer baseball on the radio compared to television. I listen to 75% of Angels game on the audio on mlb.com and then I pay for MLB.TV the final month or so. It's a lot easier being an Angels fan in Idaho today than it was in the 70s, 80s and 90s. With the Internet and blogs and access to all types of news stories, out of state Angels fans can follow their team to the same extent as those living in OC (except of course when it comes to going to the Big A).

Get Directv and get a family member's address in LA to use as your service address. You can have your mailing address go to your home or go to online billing. Getting in-home service is impossible, but I get all of the LA stations. Hope that helps?

On DirecTv, only complaint are the Saturday games, always the friggin Bosux and Yanks.

Anyone vouch for that?  a friend had it last year and it froze often and was very herky-jerky.

MLBTV usually has some of the games that aren't on Extra Innings.  This year I got a slingbox so I can watch day games while at work or while traveling.  

Extra Innings is superior, not just because of picture quality (obviously), but I'm so used to a DVR now that I hate watching television without it.  The slingbox will control my DVR as well.  Plus, if I get home late, I have to start watching MLBTV from where the game actually is at the time.  With EI and my DVR, I can start from the beginning and catch up as the game goes on.

And you won't get the Angels' saturday day games on Fox unless you're still on the West Coast (or near it).  We almost always get Cubs or Sox, and no other games are available at that time on either EI or MLBTV.  But overall, MLBTV will carry  a larger number of games.  I'd say EI is in the 80% range, while MLBTV is more in the 90-95% range.

Thanks!  We're in Utah, so close to the west coast ... so we might be in luck for some of those Saturday Fox games.

For what it's worth, in Scotland I LIVE for MLB.tv. It's cheap, you get every game, and the quality is pretty good. I can't live without it.

That said, since you're still in the States, you might experience some of the blackout restrictions other posters have complained about. But for overseas, MLB.tv is a must-have.