I promise you something... get rid of cable, you won't miss it for a second. If I want a game, I always get to watch. But that other stuff, is pure storymaking and the less you have access to it, the more you realize how much fiction it is.
Don't think I haven't explored cable cutting. I can get most of the scripted shows I watch online, on Netflix, etc. Ditto for football games. The only thing I'd be missing is the Braves games. And unfortunately, that's a deal breaker for me. But it's tantalizingly close. If only MLB would stop blacking out your "local" games on MLB.com, I'd be set.