ESPN FANTASY BASEBALL AND AN IPHONE INTERFACE - UPDATED
SEPTEMBER 4, 2008
*** UPDATE***
I’m not sure when it launched but as I was poking around my fantasy football team I found a link to an iPhone interface. It seems like it works for baseball as well. Here’s the link for baseball (http://m.espn.go.com/mlb/fantasy/). Enjoy!
A few facts:
- I have an iPhone
- I am an avid player of fantasy sports (mostly football and baseball, but I’ve been known to dabble in others)
- I’m not the only person in the world who fits into both of the above categories
Why then, does ESPN or Yahoo! or CBS or any other fantasy sports provider have an interface specifically for mobile devices (specifically iPhone)? It seems to me to be a no-brainer. Not only could you sell specific advertising for that version of the site, you’d definitely increase your page views.
I’ve been trying to figure out a way to make this happen independent of one of the above mentioned services rolling out a new mobile interface mid-season (because I know that’s not going to happen). I can’t think of a way. I know that iPhone interfaces aren’t that difficult to put together. I put together a dashboard for Overrated-Underrated in about 3 hours, so I’m pretty sure that a huge multi-national media company could scrounge up enough time and resources to make this happen.
I can’t make any guarantees, but the first service to provide iPhone accessibility will have a leg up for all of my future fantasy sports needs.
I agree wholeheartedly!!! Some real thought would have to be put into it though, making it more difficult than it may seem at first, however.
stac
May 24th, 2008 at 7:39 pm