ESPN Classic Far From It

By CHRIS RASMUSSEN

Dr J has a prescription for ESPN Classic.

Yesterday’s sports page in the Star featured this story concerning the joy of watching a classic sporting event. I get into watching old sporting events so much that I sometimes even tune in just for the awful broadcasting (e.g., Reggie Jackson and Howard Cosell in the ’76 ALCS, Chris Berman under any circumstances or context).

But now I’m nostalgic about the ability to watch nostalgic sports. Much as MTV retained the name but never shows videos and CNN no longer covers news, ESPN Classic now rarely shows “classic sports.” Inspired by this brilliant post by Future Considerations, I jotted down the titles for 24 hours of ESPN Classic programming.

The following is an analysis of ESPN Classic’s programming from 8 p.m. last night to 8 p.m. tonight.