There are three TVs in front of you. How many would you devote to a June 10 baseball game?



All of them? One of them? If I told you that it was a Pirates game, and that they were playing the Braves, and that they were down 8-4, would that matter? Would you rather watch “Chernobyl?” Would you rather watch an old-timey test pattern? Would you rather stare at a blank screen? Be honest. We’re safe here.



Also, ah, one of the three greatest basketball players treading the Earth is returning from a month-long injury, shrouded in drama surrounding his present and future, to try to keep his team’s dynasty from sliding into the past. That’s the other thing. You could watch that. It’s an option.



At the Smokin’ Joe’s Saloon in Pittsburgh’s South Side, they went with baseball on two of three screens. The speakers played whatever people were paying for on the TouchTunes machine.



For Pirates fans with minimal...