Mid-Atlantic Sports Network's decision to offer Orioles fans the chance to directly livestream games without subscribing to a cable service or satellite company gives further proof of cable's eventual demise. It also speaks to baseball's resilience.
Within ten years, cable as we know it will be history, replaced by streaming.
Verizon will revert to being a complete communications provider and Comcast will be one, too. TV service will also be all streaming.
Overpriced forced packages will, unfortunately, still be the standard,.
Many baseball fans will welcome this while others will prefer listeng to games on the radio where the broadcast is not disrupted by pitch clock, super-imposed strike zone and repetitive dugout visuals.
Regardless, baseball's appeal
will always be its moments of quiet wonder: the leaping outfielder robbing a honerun, the late-inning play at the plate, the double steal, the diving infielder preventing a winning run from scorng, and the lifelong joy of a kid's first hit in a Little League game.
"Play ball!"
