I can not understand why a game 3 of the WCWS is being played at 3:00 eastern on a Thursday afternoon. Tell me what I am missing. Maybe I am assuming the ratings have been better than they actually were.
my guess would be since game 3 got pushed from Wed due to weather delays, ESPN has some other Wed nite commitment that supercedes (more $) WCWS. (Usually about the $ - and Gasso should know that)
