Engrossing dispatch or word dump?

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=110329/Cricket

 

At least it's a legitimate sport, unlike some of the other events covered by the various ESPN platforms. But it does seem like an odd time to roll it out, with the Final Four and NBA regular-season home stretch upon us, plus MLB opening day tomorrow.

I remember when I was in college, the Indian and Pakistani science and engineering majors used to engage in marathon cricket matches in one corner of the quad next to the library. It was fascinating to watch ...

 

How much you want to bet, by the strangest of coincidences, ESPN has a contract to broadcast cricket?

 

Don't have time to read the story yet, but cricket is amazing. It's everything baseball fans think their sport is (but isn't).

 

I saw earlier this week, during the workday, their top-bar scoreboard was carrying cricket scores.

 

It's the World Cup.

http://icc-cricket.yahoo.net/index.php

 

It's not an odd time, at all. The Cricket World Cup is going on and India was playing Pakistan -- I'd say that's the perfect time to roll it out.

Besides, it's not like having this story means there is less MLB preview, NBA stretch drive or NCAA tourney coverage. That is the magic of the Interwebs!

 

Next Alma thread title: Fact or crap?

 

ESPN owns the U.S. rights to the 2015 Cricket World Cup. There are occasional matches on ESPN3.

 

Nice illustration.

 

Alma: Yoda, or Charlie from Flowers for Algernon?

 

I'm guessing by the reaction here that the general consensus is: Word dump.