Comments on: Red Sox fans freak over DirecTV outage

Fans watching the season opener with Oakland, being broadcast from Tokyo by ESPN2, say those without HD boxes weren't getting the DirecTV feed.

[fredtheviking]

Congressial Hearing?

Congressial Hearing? Are you kidding me? How dare anyone waste paper or electrons to complain to congress about such a frivilous matter? It just Baseball, tell these people to get a life and move on.

[ivorycruncher]

Naturally???

"The fans, naturally, are calling for congressional hearings on the matter."

How can that be anywhere close to a natural response? It is utterly stupid to think that congress should have anything to do with the availability of TV service. It is DirecTV's responsibility, not the government's, and there is nothing the government can or should even attempt do about it. And if you really think you need to sue DirecTV, go right ahead. I hope the judge just laughs in your face when you try to sue over something so absolutely ridiculous.

Furthermore, you sports nuts need to get a life. It is, after all, just a game. And besides, this is not the first time in history, by far, that people have missed the end of a big game because of media service failure. Get over your selfish little pity party, watch the reruns, and get on with life. Honestly, there are things worth causing an uproar over. The 9/11 attacks were worth an uproar. A baseball game is not.

[wcstriker]

Natural for Red Sox fans

Extreme behavior is natural for Red Sox fans (who have organized themselves into a "nation" with a president). They're crazy.

[Stoked1984]

Why is it every conservative compares everything to 9/11

9/11 is not the end all be all. Britian does not compare everything to the bus bombings, Russia does not compare everything to Chechen rebels taking over a crowded school.

[T-Guy]

naturally...

Did you follow the link and take a glimps at the comments? It obviously wasn't literal and was just a turn of phrase to indicate people were peeved. Sheesh.

And on the "you sports nuts need to get a life" thing. You could insert a ton of different types of people in there... You iPhone nuts need to get a life, it's just a phone. You computer nuts need to get a life, it's just a machine. You political nuts need to get a life, it's just a poll. Whatever. People are passionate about a lot of things and I'm glad that they are. Makes life interesting.

[ccouvillion]

Pronunciation?

So, how do you pronounce "Red Xox"?

[Dead Soulman]

You missed it

Didn't you guys see the guy in Yankees' uniform cutting the cords with a pair of clippers? I saw him. lol...

[mstrkleen]

Give me a break

1. Holy crap you commenters are complaining about something that was clearly said as a joke.

2. God forbid should a person be aggravated because yet again, a large company that is paid a lot of money to provide a service, fails to do so.

3. Is it so terrible that people become passionate about their favorite distraction? I'm sure the rest of you never get mad about anything unless it is a world changing reason right? Just remember this the next time something you pay for and really want is held back from you for some mysterious reason.

[fireQuartz]

Still out ..

Don't know where that "problem seemed to have been remedied by
10 a.m. East Coast time..." came from .. after 11am EDT .. I'm still
out on the affected channels .. did a cold reboot just to make sure.

[hugghins]

DirecTV

What else is new - DirecTV can tear up an anvil with a powder puff. If it wasn't for the fact that I get the Extra Innings pack from them, I'd drop their arse. They constantly screw up billing, it takes forever to get to talk to one of the customer service monkeys, and their website - geesh.