During spring training I tried to sign up for Major League Baseball's Gameday Audio so I can listen to Mets games on WFAN through the internet. I ran in to a brick wall when I refused to give them my telephone number. (MLB has a reputation for taking liberties with your privacy. They claim it's a desired benefit to me to have their advertising partners bother me with 'special' 3rd party offers. Besides, I'm paying for the service which doesn't need a telephone so what do they need my for?)

Anyhoo, back to the story... Last week I tried to sign up for Gameday Audio again and somehow was able to sign up without giving them my phone number. Sweet. So I've finally been able to listen to Mets games on WFAN over the internet, 1000 miles away in North Carolina. It's been great to listen to the games at night, but the best part is that the Mets haven't lost a single game since I started listening. They just won their 7th consecuve game and are right back in the playoff hunt again. Of course I'm not responsible for the Mets' winning streak, but then again, I am still convinced that I personally helped will that ball through Buckner's legs in 1986.

Labels: baseball, internet