# ESPN Gamecast

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/espn-gamecast/512266>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 1, 2009, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/espn-gamecast/512266 "2009-10-01T20:03:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mines\_Mystique](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mines\_Mystique](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mines_Mystique)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2009, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/espn-gamecast/512266/1 "2009-10-01T20:03:18Z")

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How does ESPN Gamecast, or any of the other Gamecasts out there work? Is there someone at every game entering the data into a program and then propogating it out?

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**Author:** ![Flymaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c4cdca/32.png) [@Flymaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flymaster)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2009, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/espn-gamecast/512266/2 "2009-10-02T13:27:42Z")

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Short answer: Yes, at least for MLB Gameday.