For some reason when they built my home, they put no cable on the main floor. No idea why. I didn’t realize it or care when I purchased the house. There’s cable in the bedrooms. I have a great set-up in the basement. It wasn’t an issue until my son was born. 

Having a baby changes your life forever. What was once a great set-up becomes a death trap. It used to be no big deal running up and down two flights of stairs. We weren’t doing that with our son, especially as an infant. You’re too tired to do that. You really watch less and less TV. However, as a fan, you still don’t want to miss the big events. As such, I put a TV on the first floor, and I got a Roku stick. 

Last night, the Super Bowl was streamed on the CBS Sports App. I watched the entire game on it. I saw the same plays you saw. I saw the same commercials you did. Judging from Twitter, there was a palatable 5-10 second delay from TV. At halftime, I gave my son a bath and put him to bed. I went back downstairs and watched the end of the game. Overall, it was great, but it did raise one important question. Why doesn’t Major League Baseball do this?  Honestly, I can’t think of one justifiable reason. 

If you talk about cable money, keep in mind other companies have figured it out. In order to stream ESPN, HBO, Showtime, etc., you have to log in through your cable provider. In essence, you can’t watch without establishing you already pay for the service. I have no idea why SNY, or even YES for that matter, doesn’t do the same. 

If you want to argue that you can never watch a game on a mobile device, you’re wrong. I have the Optimum App on my phone and other devices. I can walk around my home with the Mets game on my phone. However, I can’t sit down and watch a game using the Roku (unless you have Time Warner cable). 

Now, I can watch games on the MLB app. However, I can only stream out of market games. Even if I could stream a Mets game, I would need to purchase a MLB subscription for a service I already paid good money to watch. It’s time for MLB to stop these arcane practices and allow their games to be streamed in local markets.

I’m tired of Major League Baseball lagging behind the NFL. It needs to stop.