"all I'm saying is get used to it and quit this stupid "I'm an idiot living in my parents basement at 35 bitching about EVERYTHING because it's the internet" attitude!" you are yelling at this guy for bitching about Hammer, yet you bitch about WDAZ not having a penalty clock for 10 yrs, isn't that the pot calling the kettle black!
You really have no Idea what stuff costs do you? Midco is a PAY FOR SERVICE PROVIDER, while WDAZ is an OVER THE AIR PROVIDER who relies on advertisers to pay the bills. Have you ever noticed that there are not that many ads in the hockey games or the other sports they air? That's because they don't care about advertising dollars, they care about subscribers! Those subscribers will offset any losses they occur during the hockey deal. If Midco operated the same way WDAZ did (no paid subcribers and use only advertising) they would be losing money hand over fist with all the upgrades they have been doing, and that's fact!