ESPN right now is showing a college basketball game. The telecast began at noon. The game itself began at 12:01. No pre-game blathering, no features, no commercials, nothing. A brief introduction by the announcers and then all of a sudden, the game starts!

This is what should happen with the World Series. Not quite so abruptly, but...for all night games, even if the telecast has to start at 8 pm, start the game itself at 8:05. Let everyone who needs all the pre-game analysis to go to ESPN or go online or read a newspaper.

What? And not have to listen to that mindless blob of cells named Tim McCarver babble his BS for an hour or so? Whatever would we do?

It's just like Monday Night Football.
Al Michaels introduces the matchup.
Then they cut to a commercial.
John Madden has a comment.
They they cut to a commercial.
Melissa Stark has a comment to make from the sideline.
Then they cut to a commercial.
Finally kickoff at around 9:10.

We interrupt this commercial to bring you a football game...