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Is Root Sports done?



 I refused to buy Root Sports for $18.50 a month this season to watch the Mariners.  Never saw a single game.  Missed nothing. And now they fail again to make the playoffs. Good money saver.   Will the team go to direct to consumer next year?  Sims want to go to New York. Blowers has been ill. His backups are mediocre at best.  Mariners need a new solution. Cancellations will now begin, if they have not already. So, is it free broadcast like Kraken and Blazers?  Only station left is Indy KSTW and it's a CBS owned station and that company is cutting wayback.  It's a crossroads for the team.  No one is signing up for Root next season after another disappointment.  It's in the teams court for frustrated fans.  On the other hand, who cares?

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  1. Mike BarerSeptember 27, 2024 at 7:48 PM

    Dave Sims will be missed!

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  2. JoshSeptember 27, 2024 at 7:58 PM

    Might be tough to walk away since the Mariners own 100% of Root Sports but if no one pays for it..

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  3. Wayne LSeptember 27, 2024 at 8:11 PM

    9.99/mo direct to consumer. Not bad if the math works for them. It would be a tough sell on Root next season at 20 bucks-ish. Discount needed and non cable distribution

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  4. Mike BarerSeptember 28, 2024 at 8:23 AM

    The Mariners maybe stepped into a bucket on this one. Broadcast TV is cutting back and right when the team needs to build from its success, it may have to cut back further.
    This team has broken so many hearts and fans who go back to when the team was conceived, like myself, wonder if we will ever see the team in a World Series.

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