The first day of August is here, and we have a basic idea of how the contenders are going to look the rest of the way, with the passage of the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline. And we’ll kick off the month by concluding the big five-game series in the NL Central, as the St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates play in PNC Park tonight (7 PM ET, MLB).
If you’re into basketball history, at least some of the better games of the modern era, then today’s the day I hope you have ESPN Classic as a part of your cable/satellite package and that you see this post in time to set the DVR before going to work. The programmers must be in a Boston Garden kind of mood, because we’ll see three memorable games on the old parquet floor.
Whether it’s baseball’s past or baseball’s present, you’ve got good TV options in today’s daily sports agenda, with a day-night doubleheader on the Thursday MLB card, plus the telecast of three historic games on ESPN Classic.