Sports Broadcasting/Anchors/Media Thread

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

One of the GOAT NEW ENGLAND SPORTS JOURNALISTS Jackie MacMullan will be retiring at the end of the month.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1430612396326985729

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Because the above tweet links to an article that is behind a paywall:

ESPN Moves Rachel Nichols Off NBA Coverage, Cancels ‘The Jump’

ESPN has taken Rachel Nichols off of NBA coverage and will replace her basketball program, "The Jump" with a new show and lead anchor

variety.com

 

[sfaJack]

James Andrew Miller hinted on the SI Media Podcast this week that the assignment of covering the NBA Finals was in Rachel Nichols's contract. If that's true, I wonder if this is really the end of the story.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

That's kind of broken news: that's what she was allegedly claiming, in that recording that leaked.

 

[alkeiper]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1436732138704015360

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1456312037915627522

 

[alkeiper]

An oldie. Going through old Sporting News, mostly to read stories on the '72 Phillies. But the Sporting News also covered other sports and perhaps the most important story of the year was the tragedy at the Munich Olympics. Of course this was a tragedy for sportswriter Joe Falls as well...

 

[BruiserBrody]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1465129939745738757

 

[alkeiper]

The year is 1972. Jackie Robinson has just passed away and Leonard Koppett GETS IT.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

"Something that a dork would say..."

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1473296975005167622

 

[alfdogg]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1475926773288292352

 

[Dandy]

Found @rendclaw’s burner.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Or mine (if I still lived in Chicago).

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1478848011035893762

I actually think "Manningcast but in other sports" is a fairly solid if incredibly unimaginative idea but ARod seems like just about the worst, realistic choice to host the MLB equivalent of Manningcast.

 

[alkeiper]

I don’t know what the Manningcast is but I hate it already

 

[Hawk 34]

It’s Peyton and Eli calling/analyzing MNF live, it’s a mixture of calling a game, interviewing other players and personalities and having a live podcast while in their basement/studio. It works because they have an obvious chemistry as brothers and successful players and it’s three hours of them breaking each other’s balls.

that formula works. This Rodriguez formula won’t.

 

[Mickey Massuco]

You guys wouldn’t wanna watch A rod and Jeter shoot the shit?

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

showing my bias here but I feel like Pedro and Big Papi are probably the best guys for this job and I don’t think they are even on the same network.

 

[Hawk 34]

You guys wouldn’t wanna watch A rod and Jeter shoot the shit?

Only if they talked nothing about baseball and just compared notes on their…uh, gift basket conquests.

 

[alkeiper]

Derek Jeter has never said an interesting thing in his life.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

^Agreed 100%.

I'll cede that ARod can be a compelling onscreen presence in certain contexts but I put Jeter in same category as Joe Montana, Dr. J or Tom Brady. Great, great athlete but I'd rather tour a box factory than listen to them pontificate at length.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

MLB, Apple Reportedly Have Had 'Substantial Talks' to Broadcast Games for 2022 Season

Major League Baseball games could have a new broadcast home soon. <a...

bleacherreport.com

It's better than Barstool Sports at least.

 

[SFH]

I've been enjoying Ryan Leaf's fill in hosting duties on Eisen. That's a man that has scraped the bottom of the barrel and has come out of it very self aware and has a good humor about how bad he screwed up multiple times (sports and legal).

I enjoy his speaking cadence, his insight, and his humility. He criticized the Kyler Murray contract thing and I didn't feel obligated to yell STFU at the TV because multiple times on the show he's made sure to point out "yeah I know I screwed up" and as such I extend credibility to him. I contrast that with Herbstreit during CFB season who just grinds my gears.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

I liked the interview he did on LeBatard last month.

 

[BruiserBrody]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1505137840627224577

Kind of fun to think what Montana would have been able to do. The team went 7-9 with Chris Chandler and Beuerlein

1993 Phoenix Cardinals Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees | Pro-Football-Reference.com

Check out the 1993 Phoenix Cardinals Roster, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports and more on Pro-Football-Reference.com.

www.pro-football-reference.com

 

[strummer]

RIP John Clayton

 

[alfdogg]

RIP

 

[snuffbox]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1505137840627224577

Kind of fun to think what Montana would have been able to do. The team went 7-9 with Chris Chandler and Beuerlein

1993 Phoenix Cardinals Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees | Pro-Football-Reference.com

Check out the 1993 Phoenix Cardinals Roster, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports and more on Pro-Football-Reference.com.

www.pro-football-reference.com

It could've meant a few more losses for Dallas in the mid-90s and, maybe, one of those disastrous playoff games could've been in Green Bay instead of Texas Stadium.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Red Sox broadcaster becomes first regional sports network to offer stand-alone streaming service for games

Regional sports network NESN will charge $29.99 per month for digital service after a $1 promotional first month for New England area subscribers.

www.cnbc.com

This could be wave of future. $30 a month seems like a lot but it's not that bad, relative to cost of cable. People my age and a bit older will hesitate but it's probably intriguing to people like my dad who mostly subscribe to cable for live sports.