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Science

The Myth Of The Steroid Test False Positive

8:00AM December 13, 2011 | Kristen Philipkoski

Major League Baseball MVP Ryan Braun reportedly tested positive for steroid use on Saturday, a shock for a game whose marquee players had largely overcome their collective reputation as a tainted bunch of juicers. More »


Software

MLB Thinks Android Users Are Too Cheap To Buy A Baseball App

8:40AM April 5, 2011 | Sam Biddle

MLB.com’s online streaming is pretty huge among fans – 1.5 million subscribers so far. But Android users haven’t exactly been invited to the ballpark, with only a paltry 11 devices supported. The reason? Baseball thinks Android users won’t pony up. More »


Software

MLB.TV Gives Free iOS Live Game Streaming For A Month

2:33AM April 1, 2011 | Brian Barrett

MLB.TV is a wonderful service that streams virtually ever Major League Baseball game to your device of choice. The only downside? It’s a hundred bucks, which sounds like a lot – and is if you don’t actually watch as much baseball as you tell yourself you’re going to. More »


Entertainment

Apple TV Can Be The Cable-less Future Sports Fans Dream Of

5:00AM March 11, 2011 | Casey Chan

For a die hard sports fan, it’s a sad, tough life without cable. You need it to watch all the games you can! Hell, it’s really the only reason why I still fork over a $US100 every month to money-garbing Time Warner these days. But with Apple TV now being able to stream MLB.tv and NBA League Pass? I’m cutting my cable subscription and going to get an Apple TV ASAP. More »


Gaming

Guy Wins $US1m For Pitching A Perfect Game… In A Video Game

12:40PM May 6, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

The folks at 2K Sports offered $US1 million to the first person to pitch a perfect game in Major League Baseball 2K10 – a supposedly difficult task. Twenty-four hours after the game was released, they had to write a cheque. More »


Red Sox Beats Headphones Cost As Much As A Trip To Fenway

7:00AM April 5, 2010 | Jack Loftus

Dr Dre and the Boston Red Sox have combined forces to produce a branded Red Sox version of those notoriously expensive Beats headphones, just in time for Opening Day. The result of this union, predictably, is also expensive. More »


Software

Boxee Beta Comes To Windows, Brings MLB, Digg, Tumblr Support

3:15PM June 24, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

Boxee held a big developer’s meeting today in San Francisco, and boy did they pack in the announcements. Aside from Windows support, the platform as a whole now supports Digg, Tumblr, and MLB. Most importantly, it’s finally leaving alpha. More »


Entertainment

MLB’s Incredible Web Video Plans: HD With Mosaic Picture-in-Picture, Live Streaming to iPhone

2:20AM April 7, 2009 | Matt Buchanan

MLB’s awesome and feature-packed iPhone app could be getting that killer feature—live video streaming—this summer thanks to a new streaming tool in iPhone 3.0, says MLB Advanced Media CEO Bob Bowman.

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Software

Baseball Season Officially Starts With MLB At Bat 2009 iPhone Apps

5:40AM March 31, 2009 | Matt Buchanan

The MLB’s must-buy (and buy again) At Bat iPhone app’s 2009 edition just hit the App Store. There are two versions: The frankly amazing $US10 full app, and a stripped-down free version.

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Software

MLB At Bat iPhone On Sale Because You Have to Re-Buy It Every Season

8:20AM October 8, 2008 | Matt Buchanan

The MLB’s must-buy At Bat iPhone app for baseball fanatics, which delivers live game info, video, more stats than you can swing a stick and other goodness, is currently on sale for $US2.99, two bucks off of its usual $US5 pricetag. But it’s more of a bait-and-switch than a steal, because the app will expire at the end of the season, so you’ll have to re-buy it at the start of the 2009 season. Not too surprising coming from the MLB, who’s notoriously ticky about their content. At Bat is still a great app, but buyer definitley beware. [TUAW]

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