I should clarify: I don't want to buy another full-tilt live TV service like Cable, Hulu TV, etc...

I don't mind paying a reasonable price for a standalone service like MLBTV, but the blackouts prevent me from accessing. From what I can tell, the same is true if I buy Bally's as well.

go to minsky's/ thread

No, if you buy Bally's you are good.

Even if I'm in the KC market? Is it really that simple?

Yep. I'm in KC and use the Bally's app. I think it will verify your zip code at the beginning but after that you're good.

Probably more hassle than you want but as others said, MLB.tv and a vpn. I'm out of market so don't have to deal with blackouts on the Royals except when they are playing in Texas. In that case, the VPN works well if I pull the game up on the computer with the VPN (I just hook the laptop up to the tv) on. The phone/tablet still seems to be an issue in that the VPN does not prevent mlb.tv from knowing my location and will still black it out. I assume if I set the VPN up on the router itself, it would work, but for the few times a year KC is blacked out here, it's fine just hooking the laptop up to the TV.

Okay I just signed up for this POS service; $67 bucks for a Season Pass. Let's see if it works for tonight's game... appreciate the assist if so!

I thought about the VPN route, but I'd have to cart around my work laptop to whichever TV I am near at the given time and plug in the HDMI cable, and the whole thing.

If this Bally's thing works, I'll be pleased (while still being irritated). Insane that I have to pay for a service to watch my home market team. Why is this shit not on on one of the main goddamn channels?

totally worth it if you watch a good number of games

My friend has MLB.tv and says the VPNs stop working constantly. So they're on to that basically.

What are you running the Bally's app on? According to some of the forums it's horrible on some platforms like Samsung. Seems ok on Roku/Roku TV.

Whatever you do don't do an unreliable stream. Just buy Ballysports.com or Direct TV has it

You can ask for a shitty streaming link in every single royals thread and somebody will likely provide one

Or spend 20/month and just watch them

Bally's works because it's the actual provider. Mlbtv blacks out because it's stepping on Bally's toes locally if it doesn't

I have everything on Firesticks and one Fire TV. I just loaded the app on one of the Firesticks and it seems to function, although I have yet to watch anything live. Will report back on the experience this evening.

With a barf bag and a suicide prevention hotline on speed dial?