Watching the World Series: Then and Now

I love the World Series! I get caught up in the excitement of baseball’s last hurrah, and even though the busyness of work and life means baseball’s regular season goes mostly unnoticed, I’ll turn on the TV to see the last few games of the season. Turning on the TV. A quick push of the button is all it takes to watch the World Series. We’re so spoiled! Early baseball fans would be amazed! Just look at the lengths broadcasters went through to allow fans to “watch” the World Series. Here’s a picture of the “playograph” that kept spectators updated on the progress of the game, with more-or-less real time details relayed by two playograph operators: Early Baseball Simulations If you’re a baseball fan like me, you’ll love this entertaining read about the playograph and other early devices used to simulate baseball games: How Did Baseball Fans Watch the World Series Before TV? At the highest level, yesterday’s playograph and today’s TV do the exact same thing. They provide baseball fans with the most up-to-date game details available. Printing is Like That Too When I was reading that article I couldn’t help but think that printing is kinda like that too. Yesterday’s fax orders have been replaced by