by Stephen Jones
I was looking forward to the game,
But could not find it on TV —
At least not on any customary station.
Then I learned it was being aired
On some streaming service,
And only by subscription.
In disbelief, I went online to explore —
Is this our brave new world, our 1984? —
And sadly, discovered
Baseball’s schedule, and my landscape,
Has been changed forever. It’s now
Littered with subscription service.
It’s bad enough that ticket prices
Have soared — truth is, I can’t afford them —
But to ask for more money when I’m home?
There’s nothing right in this situation —
And I wonder what minds made it so.
My only active thought spins around:
America’s national pastime
Is now MLB’s “cash time.”