Major League Baseball is a business first and foremost so
all the time you and I, the fans, see the official this of Major League
Baseball or the official that of Major League Baseball but we, again as fans,
never really get anything out of it. Okay sure I am wearing the official
deodorant of Major League Baseball with the official tires of Major League
Baseball on my car eating the official fast food chain of Major League Baseball
while listening to the official radio station of Major League Baseball but what
does that get me personally? Well until now, nothing. MLB is hooking up with
Sheraton Hotels & Resorts and Starwood Preferred Guests to make the hotel
chain the “Official Hotel of Major League Baseball” and to make Starwood the
“Official Hotel Loyalty Program of Major League Baseball” and they are giving
back to the “Official Fans of Major League Baseball.”
Commissioner of Major League Baseball Rob Manfred negotiated
the deal that, starting in 2016, would allow guests of Sheraton Hotels and SPG
members to receive complimentary access to MLB.TV and MLB Network in all of
their hotel rooms. Of course us, the fans, have to deal with seeing Starwood
booking widgets when we head to MLB.com and your respective team’s schedule
pages but everything is a give and take relationship in business I suppose.
I don’t travel much but I think, especially during baseball
season, the easiest decision I will make in traveling is what hotel brand I am
going to be using. Free MLB.TV and free MLB Network? Yes please.
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Sorry for the Capatcha... Blame the Russians :)