Blue Jays Streaming: So much for a growing fan base

On Saturday it was announced that Blue Jays games would be blacked out from MLB.TV, and “business” is getting in the way of a growing fan base.

If you were on Twitter at all yesterday, there’s a pretty good chance you saw several Blue Jays fans complaining, including yours truly. Thankfully, the vitriol wasn’t directed at the team, but rather toward a streaming service called MLB.TV, and also at Blue Jays’ ownership.

I was one of what I presume would be thousands of subscribers across Canada to get a frustrating email on the day before the Blue Jays play their first game of Spring Training. At a time when excitement should be building for the season ahead, we were told that MLB.TV will be…