Twitter Wars: ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit vs. The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal & C. Trent Rosecrans
"I’m a fan who loves his team you’re a troll looking for attention. Hustle back to creating clicks and causing trouble!"
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Diamond Sports Group makes rights payment to Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati Reds games will continue airing on Bally Sports Ohio.
Diamond Sports didn’t pay Reds on time, which could see rights revert to team and MLB
The Reds and MLB could theoretically start broadcasting games themselves as early as May 6.
Report claims Diamond Sports will drop Diamondbacks, Guardians, Padres, Reds in bankruptcy proceedings
Is Diamond going to start dumping teams?
Joey Votto makes headlines with ‘NL Central prediction,’ Athletic oral history annotation
In addition to an aliens-focused NL Central prediction, Votto also recently annotated an Athletic oral history on him.
How should we feel about Thom Brennaman getting a second chance?
The former Cincinnati Reds broadcaster has been in exile since August 2020 for using a homophobic slur on air.
Joey Votto adds some juice to the Cincinnati Reds broadcast by wagering a new truck for a fan
"If anybody homers on the right side of center field, I'll buy the truck for the fan."
Joey Votto not a fan of Max Kellerman’s Albert Pujols hot take: ‘I think he meant it’
"What was the whole thing with [Max Kellerman] saying Albert’s thing was – what was that all about?"
Fox’s Hologram Harry Caray creeps out Field of Dreams Game viewers
"Sweet nightmares children"
SNY tried goading Gary Cohen into a Skyline Chili rant with ghastly slow-mo camerawork
“There’s very little benefit on saying any more. But I do believe that my comments last year might have boosted sales significantly.”
The Brewers’ announcers made a local fisherman seem more interesting than the Reds
"Steam 'em, boil 'em, stew 'em."
Joey Votto mic’d up during Reds-Braves on ESPN2 was great TV
There was also a fantastic moment with ESPN's Tim Kurkjian that involved Joey Votto.
ESPN adds exclusive Opening Day Braves-Reds game on April 7
A logical choice for ESPN and MLB here, as coverage will kick off with the Braves raising their championship banner.
