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This is sure to make my man happy. He's an avid Houston Astros fan who can't normally see their games:
Are you ready for some baseball? You better be, because baseball is ready for broadband. After last season's foray into online audio broadcasts, Major League Baseball and Real Networks are preparing to offer video service for $6 to $10 a month, according to a story in the New York Times. Will it pay? Combine the nearly 20% of American homes that have the high-speed, or broadband, Internet connections that can handle high-quality video webcasts, with an ever-growing displaced baseball fan base, and Bob Bowman, chief executive of MLB Advanced Media, thinks he may have a home run. "There are hundreds of thousands of displaced baseball fans around the world," says Bowman. "I'm sure they will pay $6 or $10 a month to watch their teams."