and in reality, i suppose it still is. but perhaps not as absurd as you might think.

espn once was the main (if not only) gateway to highlights and sports scores/news-- all of which is now immediately available on demand online in a million different ways. so to me, their unique place in the market has been kind of cucked and theyve been in a downward spiral regardless (the wokeness simply accelerated it). im not really a tv guy anyway, but outside of live sports i havent flipped to espn in over a decade. and God bless anyone tuning in for these "get up" or whatever panel shows (i digress)...

anyway, my point is... they used to have the sunday night baseball thing on espn. ok. when was the last time you or someone you know watched sunday night baseball for something other than your local team? perhaps your experience is different, but i probably saw a few innings of the cubs on their the last 10 years... certainly i --nor anyone i know--was tuning in for 9 innings of 2 random teams, which is mostly what they offer. my guess is that the wnba package, while not a draw either, will at least be substantially cheaper. and in that sense, it might be good business.