When I lived in LA, we often watched baseball through the MLB.com online video service. Back then (2002 - 2004), the online service was pretty rudimentary (did not use H.265 or DiVx, crashed a lot, slow to load, etc.), but the idea was ahead of its time. Living in LA, this was the only option, other than the full DirecTV package, to watch our favorite east coast teams play. That, combined with the uncontrollable Fantasy Baseball influence, meant we were watching a lot of baseball.
Now, back east, I don't rely on the service as much, but holy crap, has it undergone an upgrade:
I realize that Web 2.0 and new video codecs have only recently made this possible, but a number of services have yet to really exploit all of the feature optionality. CBS had a great setup for this year's Tourney and now it's clear MLB is right on its heels.
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