ESPN website offerings

[ghostrunner]

Why does Baseball Tonight not have it's own website? Why aren't the previous nights' Web Gems available online? I mean "Web Gems!" It sells itself.

OK, fine. How about the top ten plays from Sports Center? Guess not. Who's running the show over there anyway?

[cardinalkarp]

No one would watch the show if they could get that stuff online.

[Popeye_Card]

Why does Baseball Tonight not have it's own website? Why aren't the previous nights' Web Gems available online? I mean "Web Gems!" It sells itself.

OK, fine. How about the top ten plays from Sports Center? Guess not. Who's running the show over there anyway?

Web Gems originated as nominating 3 plays, and then a poll would be up on ESPN.com that people would vote on which one was best. Now they still call them Web Gems, but to my knowledge nothing is connected to the website anymore. I guess they are now insinuating that the "web" refers to the webbing of the glove?

But yes, you would think having the top plays as options to view would be pretty standard. Maybe it's a copyright issue?

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[ghostrunner]

No one would watch the show if they could get that stuff online.

I don't think that matters. You can get it online if you go to MLB. I'd much rather watch it on TV myself, but if I miss it I could go to ESPN.com and sit through an advertisement. Instead I'll be going to other sources. It's much better for them if they offer it. They could even wait until the show has aired before they put it up and archive a week's worth or so.