Jeff Campbell
06-18-2009, 04:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/17/mlbcom-streams-live-baseball-games-to-the-iphone/?sr=hotnews' target='_blank'>http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/...one/?sr=hotnews</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"The first game streamed by MLB.com will be Thursday's 2:20 p.m. game between the Cubs and White Sox. An earlier version stated the first game would be on Wednesday."</em></p><p><em><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/at/auto/1245291142.usr105634.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #d2d2bb;" /></em></p><p>Today is the first day they are going to be streaming it live on the iPhone App <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=309327900&mt=8" target="_blank">MLB.com At Bat 2009</a>. The game will stream for free and will be White Sox-Cubs at 2:20pm Eastern, followed by Tigers-Cardinals at 8:15pm Eastern. According to MLB, they will detect the speed of your connection, on either 3G or Wi-Fi, and adjust the video quality accordingly. The application also has limited DVR capabilities such as pausing and rewinding. I'm sure it is only a matter of time before they start charging for some of the games now that the 3.0 software allows the in app purchasing, but for now I'll enjoy the free streaming.</p>