Does anyone here use

by collies-n-baseball on Jul 23, 2008 9:57 PM EDT

MLB GameDay Audio? Its hard to get the Reds games here on the radio in Michigan at times and I am wondering how well this works. Is it clear and steady or do you have to keep rebooting it? Is it worth buying?

I don't need video since I usually am working on my computer or working on my collies while I listen. Or perhaps there is a better alternative then GameDay Audio? Thank you for any input or help you can share with me. :)

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Can you not get WLW?

It should reach there, even during the day.

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by jch24 on Jul 23, 2008 10:11 PM EDT 0 recs

Sometimes, sometimes not.

I couldn’t get it at all today. Now, many evenings it comes in clearly starting around 8:30 pm. Other days I can pick it up during the day with a bit of fuzziness and interference. Sometimes it comes in pretty decent. Unfortunately its not always coming in clear enough to hear.

by collies-n-baseball on Jul 23, 2008 10:18 PM EDT up 0 recs

Here ya go

They’re really east to make, from what I hear.

Google search on am loop antanna(pops)

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by jch24 on Jul 23, 2008 11:18 PM EDT up 0 recs

thank you friend!

I connected to my old actic copper antenna today and its 50 foot long. It didn’t help either. I used to do a lot of shortwave radio so when I saw your link I went and picked up 30 foot of 18 gauge wire I have and wrapped it around a paint can, connected it to the antenna and set it right behind the radio.

Now, I had it tuned to WLW and you could hear it just clear enough to understand it, but it wasn;t very loud. When I put the loop behind it it came in so loud it I had to turn it down 2/3 of the way to get it under control volume wise. LOL.... thank you, I had forgotten about loop antennas.  I will play with it tomorrow during the day and see how it works and fine tune it. :)

Again, Thank You!!!!

by collies-n-baseball on Jul 23, 2008 11:56 PM EDT up 0 recs

okay, don't know what happened there with the block...

Anyways, I could just hear WLW before I connected the loop antenna. After I connected it and set it right behind the radio it came is so loud I had to turn the radio volume down two-thirds of the way on the volume to get it under control!!! LOL

I’ll play with it tomorrow and see how it works and try to fine tune it. I had forgotten about loop antennas. So, thank you so very much for reminding me and giving me the links. Please know I greatly appreciate it. :)

by collies-n-baseball on Jul 24, 2008 12:02 AM EDT up 0 recs

I'd like to listen to games from the '95 season.

Ya got an antenna for that?

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by Fat Vegas Alan on Jul 24, 2008 12:09 AM EDT up 0 recs

wish I did! :)

by collies-n-baseball on Jul 24, 2008 3:47 PM EDT up 0 recs

ive paid for it every year for the past five. i love it.

it is very inexpensive and you can take it anywhere. even though i have a local station that carries the games plus fsn, it’s still nice to have gameday as a backup in case i’m traveling, the local station is being stupid, or nobody else at work wants to hear the game over the radio.

by joshuar9476 on Jul 23, 2008 10:11 PM EDT 0 recs

plus you can listen to any damn game from any broadcast including spanish

if someone’s throwing a no-hitter/perfect game, i like to log in and listen to the corresponding broadcast.

by joshuar9476 on Jul 24, 2008 12:53 AM EDT up 0 recs

i recommend it

i did not renew my subscription this year, but i do think it’s a pretty worthwhile investment, having had it the previous 3 years.

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by Dubman on Jul 23, 2008 10:14 PM EDT 0 recs

Yep, it's good.

You get all of the spring training day games as well, and as joshua said, it’s relatively inexpensive. I’ve never had problems with it.

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by BK on Jul 23, 2008 11:00 PM EDT 0 recs

Thanks to you all for telling how much you like MLB Gameday Audio!

It sounds like it works very well and if the antenna doesn’t work out I will definitely buy it. :)
I really appreciate you all taking the time to help me. Again, THANK YOU! :)

by collies-n-baseball on Jul 24, 2008 12:11 AM EDT 0 recs

Just get XM

by Brian B on Jul 24, 2008 12:20 AM EDT 0 recs

It's not perfect

But I’ve found Gameday Audio more reliable than MLB.TV, perhaps because it doesn’t need as much bandwidth. Gameday Audio is free for minor league games, so you could try those and see how you like it.

The biggest problem is that MLB.com is evil incarnate. Seriously – do not give them your credit card number if you can possibly avoid it.

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by BubbaFan on Jul 24, 2008 6:02 AM EDT 0 recs

Please, tell me why they are evil incarnate.

What do they do with it? I sure don’t want to have to fight MLB over my money, especially since they make more in 5 minutes than I do in a lifetime. I’m interested in hearing what they do. Thank you for the warning. :)

by collies-n-baseball on Jul 24, 2008 7:52 AM EDT up 0 recs

I provided a link

Read it, and the comments.

And it’s not just me. A lot of people have had trouble with them.

All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?

by BubbaFan on Jul 24, 2008 4:46 PM EDT up 0 recs

thanks!

I read it and this is not cool. Definitely something to think about. Thanks again for the warning. :)

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by collies-n-baseball on Jul 24, 2008 5:10 PM EDT up 0 recs

collies, huh

no relation to judge smails?

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by Man Mountain on Jul 24, 2008 10:58 AM EDT 0 recs

LOL! The caddyshack line.....

Nope, we let the Collies breed themselves around here and we have no weird uncles lurking about. LOL

In seriousness, I have a tribe of eight collies and they and baseball are the joys of my life, right after my family. I love listening to baseball as I chase them around the yard, or let them chase a baseball which is a lot of fun for one grabs the ball and the other seven chase after the one the ball, or brushing them or raising the puppies they have as I listen to the games. What a wonderful life to be able to enjoy my two favorite things in life, my collies and baseball at the same time. :)

In closing, I do look in the phone book each year to see if there are any Smails that have moved in nearby, fearing I’ll have to keep my collies locked up if I find one has. haha

by collies-n-baseball on Jul 24, 2008 11:28 AM EDT up 0 recs

So, you like collies and baseball, huh collies-n-baseball?

“I was born to merchant family in Grayling. I was my father’s only son, and his only joy. But then, one day when I was eight years old, I was kidnapped by a raiding party of collies. I thought that surely my brief life was to end at the paws of these heathens, but miraculously I was accepted into their tribe. The days passed, and my memories of my old life – my darling mother, my doting father – grew hazy and faint. The collies became my family now, and taught me their way of life. Running around with a baseball in my mouth had seemed dirty and savage before, but now it became a supreme source of happiness.”

by Brendanukkah on Jul 24, 2008 11:54 AM EDT up 1 recs

LOL!

This is too funny…. well… it was until I found a drool covered baseball next to the computer with muddy paw prints on the keyboard and then remembered I have a collie from Grayling!!!! hehehe

Thanks for the laugh… great story!

by collies-n-baseball on Jul 24, 2008 3:44 PM EDT 0 recs