Like having sex while wearing gloves …
Terribly unsatisfying.
You get the idea.
I still can’t get today’s Mets game on audio or video. The best I can get is MLB’s Gameday, a pitch-by-pitch written and schematic description of the game. This is about as un-en fuego as it gets. Oh well, it’s better than nothing.
I stepped away from the computer for a while. I couldn’t reach MLB tech support before the game and no new information was being posted in the forums I’ve been monitoring for help. It was either get away from the computer for a while or have a seizure, so I decided to not have the seizure.
I finally got through to MLB tech support. The opening message states “we are currently experiencing multiple site issues,” i.e., things are really screwed up. Right, tell me something I don’t already know. I reached a tech in the hopes of getting some new information, but she was unable to help. It would have been easy to yell at her, but it’s not her fault. The systems engineers and administrators messed this up and the tech support people have been left to twist slowly, slowly in the wind. At least the woman I spoke with today didn’t try to BS me, like two of the guys I spoke with this past weekend.
The good news is that the second time through the order the Mets started to pound the Marlins starter. Six runs in the top of the 4th. But then we gave two runs back in the bottom of the inning.
Go, team!
My sympathies. I had Game Day Audio last year (and will order it soon again for this year) and I recall a bunch of problems at the beginning.
Last night we watched the Padre game on TV - even going as far to keep the tv on without the sound during dinner (something we normally never do. It’s for special games only) and watched Peavy shut out the Astros. Add to that the Mets win and it was great Opening Day. :)
Comment by hawaii — 1 April 2008, Tuesday @ 09:29:29
Good analogy. MLB was totally fucked yesterday—video, audio, website, gameday. They had 5 months in the offseason to work on this but instead do beta testing on the paying customers. Pathetic. But they have us by the nuts—they have the product that we want. Don’t bother with tech support, they don’t know anything.
Comment by Jay — 1 April 2008, Tuesday @ 12:11:29
Good analogy, and the “Christmas canceled” line is good, too. I see where the MEts play tonight so maybe they’ll fix it by then. Too bad you can’t get them on cable, yousaid once that you lived out of their zone. Good start for Mets and Pads, Cubs lost but 161 left to go. Yanks rained out, wonder if KO gets to go tonight?
Comment by Karl — 1 April 2008, Tuesday @ 13:44:48