MLB offers free MLB.tv trial during April for buying app

My biggest problem with the app is that they have disabled mirroring on the iPad 2 when the app is running. This means that you can't use the app to watch all of the free games in April or watch the animated gamecast with gameday audio. The hdmi mirroring apparently worked during spring training, and then MLB released an update that disabled that.

$15 gets you an amazing app, radio broadcasts of every single game, and video of one select game per day. That's a helluva bargain if you ask me!

I've purchased every version of this app and am getting frustrated with the escalating costs, the first version was 4.99.

The price would be more acceptable if it felt like we were getting significant upgrades each year. There are some very basic flaws with this version like only listing gametimes in Eastern time when Sportacular and others convert it to local time.

Only purchase if you use gameday audio heavily.

Regarding the blackout thing: this isn't new. I'm not sure why everyone thinks the local blackout thing has suddenly disappeared because MLB.TV is available on your device now.

Whether the blackout policies are a realistic business practice in 2011 is another argument. However, anyone complaining about "not getting their local games", please inform yourself before dropping $115. Those policies are right on the MLB.tv homepage.

No thanks. At this price we're all being harvested for even bigger MLB payrolls. Professional "sports" has become professional entertainment and team salaries have become obscene.

Just say "No".

@roadsider: Agreed. The whole "regional blackout" thing reeks of old-world limitations on a new-world system. Very reminiscent of the ridiculous stuff you see the newspaper companies pull in order to remain viable.

Speaking as a non-baseball-fan who really wants to get back into baseball after 25 years away, it's really frustrating that I've gotta spend a minimum of $115 for half a year of one sport, and even still, that doesn't grant me access to all games. I've paid $15 for the app, and I'm already feeling dissuaded from using it.

Correct me if I'm wrong here but I don't believe this is a true preview of mlb.tv for the month of april, only the free video feed for all out of market games on your iPhone. I was extremely excited to start streaming games through boxee only to find out you only get videos on iPhone and iPad

no subscription for the app? bull crap. after this season the app will be useless. you will have to buy At Bat 2012 next season for another 15.00...