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11/29/2007 5:00 PM ET
MLB.com brings live video coverage from Baseball Winter Meetings
More than 32 hours of live programming over four days highlighted by Rule 5 Draft on Dec. 6
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NEW YORK -- MLB.com, the official website of Major League Baseball, will provide baseball fans with expansive live video coverage of the annual Baseball Winter
Meetings from Nashville, Tenn., via its exclusive offseason subscription package, which is
available at http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/subscriptions/index.jsp. The broadcasts will commence from
Music City USA on Monday, December 3 at 11:00 a.m. EST with the live announcement of the
results from the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum 2008 Veterans Committee election.
Among the Winter Meetings programming highlights on MLB.com are: exclusive interviews with
every Major League manager in attendance; live video of every press conference; breaking news
updates; expert analysis from former Major Leaguers Harold Reynolds, Jim Leyritz, John Marzano
and Billy Sample and former Los Angeles Dodgers general manager Fred Claire; and exclusive
pick-by-pick coverage of the 2008 Rule 5 Draft beginning at 10:00 a.m. EST on Thursday,
December 6.
Additional benefits to offseason package subscribers include:
On-Demand Video and Audio - Re-live the many milestone performances, great games
and dramatic finishes from the regular and postseason in their entirety on-demand or utilize
the video linescore feature to view any half-inning from any game in 2007.
Text Message Alerts - Text alerts delivered directly to a mobile phone provide instant
access to offseason information, including breaking news, trades and free agent signings.
Spring Training - Live video and audio broadcasts of select Spring Training games from
the Grapefruit League or the Cactus League as players prepare for Opening Day 2008.
Arizona Fall League - Subscribers can access on-demand video broadcasts produced by
MLB.com from the prestigious prospect league, including the 2007 AFL Championship.
Hawaii Winter Baseball - On-demand video broadcasts of select games from the island
development league in which the Yankees' Joba Chamberlain made his pro debut in 2006.
MLB.com shop discount - Receive a 10% discount off the next purchase from the
MLB.com shop. Offer expires on April 5, 2008.
MLB.TV Dreamseat Sweepstakes - All subscribers are automatically entered in the
sweepstakes where one grand prize winner will receive a Dreamseat Team Home Theater
Recliner (estimated value - $1000). Deadline for entry is November 30, 2007.
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