ESPN laying off Karl Ravech leaves fans fuming, but the writing has been on the wall for years

Dan Dakich gives his reaction to Ryan Clark being laid off by ESPN on Monday while he was live on air.

What a week over at ESPN. It looks a little different today, if you haven't heard.

The World Wide Leader laid off dozens of employees this week, starting with Monday's on-air debacle with Ryan Clark. OutKick broke that story, by the way, despite what the PR folks at ESPN want to tell you.

Anyway, that's neither here nor there.

Clark was let go, along with Cam Newton and Tom Pelissero, among others. Clark was the biggest name because he was the biggest gaslighter, but the other two were somewhat stunning, too.

Newton had become a fixture on First Take, while Pelissero is well-respected — although he was more of a casualty of the merger with NFL Network. A lot of cooks in the NFL insider kitchen now.

The biggest stunner, however? How about ESPN deciding to cut ties with longtime baseball voice, Karl Ravech? That one shocked the internet.

ESPN network personality Karl Ravech stands on the set of the Sunday Night Baseball pregame show as the Pittsburgh Pirates host the St. Louis Cardinals at PNC Park on May 11, 2014. (IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect)

Furthermore, it infuriated the internet. Everyone was pretty mixed on Clark. You either loved him or hated him.

But Karl Ravech? The 33-year vet? The voice of Sunday Night Baseball? The voice of Baseball Tonight? The voice of the College World Series?

That one upset people:

I could go on and on. It's a war zone over on Elon's app right now, and rightfully so.

Ravech, by the way, was also the voice of the Little League World Series, which is set to start next month. Brutal move.

Look, layoffs are all part of the job, especially in this business. I've only been in it for 10