From the reaction of certain “Extra Innings” subscribers and the volume of angry e-mails showing up in my box, I would’ve thought MLB was trying to slip Osama bin Laden through customs to throw out the first pitch at Yankee Stadium on opening day.

Folks, if MLB wants to put all its games on TV, so be it. If MLB wants to put none of its games on TV, so be it. If MLB wants to sell broadcast rights of its games to a Bulgarian ham radio operator and nobody else, so be it.

Sen. John Kerry has asked Kevin Martin, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, to investigate the deal. Some congressmen suggest baseball’s antitrust exemption should continue only if baseball avoids exclusive deals such as this. Fans have even started a petition to keep Extra Innings on cable and could potentially move toward a lawsuit.

.com’s mlb.tv service. The only problem is you need high-speed broadband service (maybe Comcast shouldn’t be totally disappointed). Only

(Oh, really, Mr. Chairman? Does that mean I can come to you directly because on my basic cable package I am forced to get Bill O’Reilly and Nancy Grace every evening? I’m calling you first thing in the morning!)

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