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What Constitutes a Sports Bar?

themetfairy Apr 07 2011 09:15 AM

So last night I was at a gathering in Princeton at a place that calls itself a sports bar. I figure great - Princeton is smack dab between NYC and Philadelphia, so I should be able to follow the game. Right? Apparently not. When I walked in, they had soccer right, left and center. I asked them if they could get the Mets/Phillies game on. The bottom line - no. They had out of market games available on MLB Extra Innings, and the MFY rainout coverage was on, but no Mets/Phillies game. WTF? Yes, I know that getting every channel is expensive. But if a place is calling itself a sports bar, shouldn't ensuring coverage of two local Major League Baseball teams be a priority? Can you be a sports bar while passing on this kind of thing?

Willets Point Apr 07 2011 09:20 AM Re: What Constitutes a Sports Bar?

Wait, there's a bar in the United States that shows soccer? When baseball, basketball, & hockey games are on? When they could be showing news about Brett Favre? I need to move to Princeton.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 07 2011 09:35 AM Re: What Constitutes a Sports Bar?

themetfairy wrote: So last night I was at a gathering in Princeton at a place that calls itself a sports bar. I figure great - Princeton is smack dab between NYC and Philadelphia, so I should be able to follow the game. Right? Apparently not. When I walked in, they had soccer right, left and center. I asked them if they could get the Mets/Phillies game on. The bottom line - no. They had out of market games available on MLB Extra Innings, and the MFY rainout coverage was on, but no Mets/Phillies game. WTF? Yes, I know that getting every channel is expensive. But if a place is calling itself a sports bar, shouldn't ensuring coverage of two local Major League Baseball teams be a priority? Can you be a sports bar while passing on this kind of thing? The issue might be their choice of satellite service-- Dish is in some kind of imbroglio with SNY right now, isn't it?

themetfairy Apr 07 2011 09:38 AM Re: What Constitutes a Sports Bar?

They do have Dish. But they claim to have cable also. And where we live, we get local New York and Philadelphia channels. So even if SNY isn't available, the Phillies channel should be.

metirish Apr 07 2011 09:47 AM Re: What Constitutes a Sports Bar?

it's a bar, it shows soccer , it's a sports bar.....just not the sport you want though so it's not a sports bar then?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 07 2011 09:55 AM Re: What Constitutes a Sports Bar?

themetfairy wrote: They do have Dish. But they claim to have cable also. And where we live, we get local New York and Philadelphia channels. So even if SNY isn't available, the Phillies channel should be. That's just plain off, then... and odd. You'd think that most sports bars in the area would champ at the bit to slap Phils stuff on the screen, given the bandwagoning of the last couple of years.

themetfairy Apr 07 2011 09:57 AM Re: What Constitutes a Sports Bar?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: themetfairy wrote: They do have Dish. But they claim to have cable also. And where we live, we get local New York and Philadelphia channels. So even if SNY isn't available, the Phillies channel should be. That's just plain off, then... and odd. You'd think that most sports bars in the area would champ at the bit to slap Phils stuff on the screen, given the bandwagoning of the last couple of years. You'd think so, right?

themetfairy Apr 07 2011 10:02 AM Re: What Constitutes a Sports Bar?

metirish wrote: it's a bar, it shows soccer , it's a sports bar.....just not the sport you want though so it's not a sports bar then? Well, that's kind of my question. In my previous experiences, sports bars have always tried to have everything accessible (even if the number of available televisions limits just how many different events they can show at once). I've never seen a sports bar that didn't have access to the major local games of the area. In my mind, sports is more general. If a place wants to focus on one particular sport, that's fine - they should just be clear about it.

Ceetar Apr 07 2011 10:45 AM Re: What Constitutes a Sports Bar?

When I was in Baltimore last year, while the Mets were there, I was at Chili's in the evening figuring I could catch the end of the game and get a drink and some food. nope. They didn't have the Orioles game on. All sorts of zany random sports on, some even less than soccer. They had something highschool level on, and there wasn't anybody watching it. I don't watch games out a lot at sports bar, but I've no longer taken it for granted that they'll put on what logically should be on.

metirish Apr 07 2011 11:11 AM Re: What Constitutes a Sports Bar?

themetfairy wrote: metirish wrote: it's a bar, it shows soccer , it's a sports bar.....just not the sport you want though so it's not a sports bar then? Well, that's kind of my question. In my previous experiences, sports bars have always tried to have everything accessible (even if the number of available televisions limits just how many different events they can show at once). I've never seen a sports bar that didn't have access to the major local games of the area. In my mind, sports is more general. If a place wants to focus on one particular sport, that's fine - they should just be clear about it. I hear ya, just playing with you a bit.....you have every right to expect that the game would be on or turned on..

themetfairy Apr 07 2011 12:45 PM Re: What Constitutes a Sports Bar?

Ceetar wrote: I don't watch games out a lot at sports bar, but I've no longer taken it for granted that they'll put on what logically should be on. That's the key phrase - it logically should have been on! Thank you Ceetar. And no worries irish ;)