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MLB on Sling TV: The Rise of the Small-Market Teams (Yes, We’re Looking at You, Pirates and Royals)

Aug 10, 2015 by Robb Todd

WATCH MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL on ESPN & TBS with SLING TV

Footage of the last championships for Kansas City and Pittsburgh is grainy enough to make anyone who remembers it feel very old.

The Pirates last won the World Series in 1979, led by Willie Stargell, and the Royals won in 1985, led by George Brett. Both players are in the Hall of Fame now, and the game has changed a great deal.

Since those last championships, many observers began to worry that large-market teams such as the Yankees, with their ever-thick wallet, had an unfair advantage in free agency. However, baseball’s leadership has made some adjustments to address the issue and, perhaps more importantly, small-market teams have... Read More

MLB on Sling TV: New York, New York! If You Can Make It Here …

Jul 27, 2015 by Robb Todd

WATCH MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL on ESPN & TBS with SLING TV

It’s the city that doesn’t sleep, according to Frank Sinatra. Do you want to be a part of it? Let’s make a brand new start of it. Because if you can make it here you … aw, you know the rest.

Three of the four games this week on Sling TV involve teams from ol' New York, and the Mets and Yankees are both are gunning to be king of the hill, top of the heap.

If your vagabond shoes never long to stray to New York, the only chance to avoid the Mets and Yankees is Wednesday when the Angels play the Astros, in what should be... Read More