Michael Kay credits ‘Mike and the Mad Dog’ for inspiring ‘First Take’
"I think they built what we see on ESPN with First Take and all those shows."
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Michael Kay on future in broadcasting: ‘I’m not sure I want to go forever’
Michael Kay discussed potentially cutting back his Yankees schedule, admitting he's not sure how long he wants to stay in broadcasting.
Andrew Marchand defends story on Pat McAfee that ESPN star deemed ‘bullsh*t’
"Another way not to get stories like this out there, is don't get mad at a low-level assistant when you're shown swinging and missing against a softball player."
Pat McAfee addresses The Athletic’s report on ESPN status, calls out ‘rat’ reporter and ‘dinosaur’ execs
"At what point are we just going to f*cking just leave us the f*ck alone, almost?"
Andrew Marchand responds to Rick Carlisle criticism over Doris Burke reporting
"ESPN didn't want this story out there at that point right before the Finals, I get that."
Doris Burke’s spot in ESPN’s top NBA booth not guaranteed, per report
ESPN's lead NBA broadcast team of Mike Breen, Doris Burke, and Richard Jefferson may not return next season.
Peter Schrager ESPN afternoon show reportedly ‘likely’ to happen
"The idea of him doing a show at either 2 or 5 o'clock is pretty likely."
CBS Sports expected to be ‘bigger players’ for live sports rights after Skydance merger
"When they make that deal, I think (David) Ellison and Co., they want to spend."
ESPN shifts from Juan Soto to Brandon Nimmo as mic’d up player for ‘Sunday Night Baseball’
Juan Soto was originally slated to discuss his former teammate, Aaron Judge.
Analyst predicts NFL could sell ‘best games’ to Netflix after 2029 opt-out
The NFL will be exerting maximum leverage come 2029.
Jason Benetti recalls camping trip that almost caused him to miss his ESPN big break
"The one time I put my phone away, I am an addict."
Andrew Marchand doesn’t think Aaron Rodgers will ‘have a lot of suitors in terms of network television’
"But in terms of a network, does any network really want to take a chance on Aaron Rodgers?"
NFL expected to add NFL Draft digital partner after re-upping with ESPN
"I think you will see two places have the NFL Draft in the future."
Malika Andrews recalls being noticed by Adrian Wojnarowski as college student: ‘That was something special to me’
"You would have thought that you just told me that I won the lottery."
Major League Baseball shopping MLB.tv amid push for national streaming package
The move creates another item that MLB can sell between now and 2028, when its TV deals with Fox and TNT Sports end.
Andrew Marchand addresses ‘ESPN’s Pat McAfee problem’ around Mary Kate Cornett comments
"Why is that on ESPN? How does that fit on ESPN?"
MLB could sell Home Run Derby for $30-50m, per report
The question becomes, does the league want to put a price tag on it?
Andrew Marchand compares Jimmy Pitaro’s Disney CEO decision to Yankees fandom
"Do you want to be at theme parks, or do you want to be at ballparks?"
ESPN President Jimmy Pitaro reveals ‘rivals mode’ as part of ESPN app revamp
SNY president Steve Raab compares MLB’s future to voting in presidential elections
"As we see this revenue disparity becoming greater, you may have more clubs becoming part of that swing constituency..."
Could Fox land MLB’s Home Run Derby?
"I could see that ending up there."
Ian Eagle tells comical story of training son Noah at dinner table: ‘Spaghetti coming in from the right!’
"More description! I need more from you! Let's go! More specific!"
Ian Eagle turned down chance to broadcast New York Mets games
What constitutes as a "wedgie" in baseball?
Andrew Marchand: Social media ‘kills scarcity,’ spells trouble for ‘Sunday Night Baseball’
"I just think younger people, they're just so used to their phones, they don't turn on TV, they don't turn on cable."
Why the MLB-ESPN standoff is really about local TV
ESPN rightfully thinks it's paying too much for its package, while MLB needs that money and also knows the worldwide leader is one of its best potential partners to bundle team's local rights together in a future streaming package.
