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Dodgers Fans Surprised and Disjointed by Season Opener Blackout
The unexpected ESPN blackout of the Dodgers season opener in LA prompted fans to post rants and links to the live broadcast on social media.
Dodgers Fans, already furious over the now three-season blackout, were blindsided Monday when the season opener against the San Diego Padres was blacked out on ESPN.
The network blamed its contract with Major League Baseball, allowing only 10 games per season for the network to “co-exist” with Time Warner Cable, reported the Los Angeles Times.
Fans quickly took to twitter with rants as well as links to the game streaming live, thanks to fans fed up with the contract dispute that has kept Dodgers games out of millions of LA homes.
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Feel bad for all my @Dodgers fan friends in LA who can't watch games because of this insane blackout. Way to kill a once-proud franchise.
— Kevin McKenna (@ThatguyKMac) April 5, 2016
yes. ESPN did poor job saying it would be a blackout. but in Dodgers website it shows ESPN and SNLA. https://t.co/JtXANM4Ukd
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@Dodgers say ESPN can lift the blackout once a year they didn't choose to this game. And didn't tell LA. SD getting it on their ESPN feed
— Tom Hoffarth (@tomhoffarth) April 4, 2016
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