Dodgers beat writer reveals what it’s like to cover Shohei Ohtani
"A lot of it is working around the guy."
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‘Shohei Ohtani: Beyond the Dream’ documentary coming to ESPN+ on November 17
A new documentary about Shohei Ohtani is coming to ESPN+ in November.
Stephen A. Smith doesn’t think Shohei Ohtani is a draw: ‘You’re not filling anything. You’re not winning’
"There's a bunch of empty seats that I see when Shohei Ohtani's pitching."
Ron Darling protested Sunday’s Mets game on Peacock: ‘I was so frustrated.’
"I would have seen it live except I’m a little IT challenged on getting the Peacock channel."
Mike Krukow: Shohei Ohtani can break Barry Bonds’ single-season HR record
"I think Ohtani has a chance of breaking that record. And I never thought I'd be saying this."
Mike Francesa defends labeling Yankees ‘lucky’ for not getting Shohei Ohtani: ‘I hadn’t seen him play.’
"All I said was I didn’t want to pay the guy a fortune until I saw him play. That was it."
A-Rod thinks the Angels should trade Shohei Ohtani for ‘a bunch of draft picks’
Did A-Rod happen to notice no other trades in Major League Baseball include draft picks?
35 minutes of Angels-Tigers not televised over Bally Sports production truck issues
"We apologize for the technical difficulties. We'll continue to work on that. In the meantime, we bring you baseball via radio on TV."
Colin Cowherd learns live on-air MLB draft picks can’t be traded for Shohei Ohtani
Cowherd identifies as a "baseball casual," something that's pretty easy to tell.
Buster Olney’s mid-game Shohei Ohtani trade question to Angels manager draws ire
"Why does ESPN have to ask this straight up in the middle of a game?"
Wayne Randazzo believes response to Stephen A. Smith’s ‘absurd’ Angels take proves their relevance
"Any time some clown on TV says you’re irrelevant, it will stoke a fanbase, of course it will."
SportsCenter “My Wish” segments set for 2023 return
ESPN's popular and tear-jerking segment series will return Sunday, July 16, and features several top sports stars.
Stephen A. Smith sends pointed message to Los Angeles Angels: ‘No one cares about you’
"I've been in LA quite often, I never hear anybody talking about the Angels."
Keith Hernandez scoffs at unretiring his number for Shohei Ohtani: ‘Don’t ask’
The Mets retired Hernandez's No. 17 in a ceremony last year
Los Angeles Angels pre-screening questions to coaches for negativity
The Angels are once again attempting to minimize negativity.
Reporter claims he was banned from show on Angels radio network by team for “negativity”
The Angels cannot get out of their own way.
ESPN LA radio host: Angels not sending broadcasters on road ‘is a giant middle finger to fans’
"$200,000. Anthony Rendon makes $38 million per year."
Angels will once again not send radio broadcasters on road trips
Arte Moreno cited "the economics" earlier this month as a main reason for keeping radio broadcasters off the road.
Jeff Passan singing Nickelback in the key of Elmo is as cringeworthy as you’d expect
Passan, as Elmo, as Chad Kroeger, is something my eyes and ears both keep wanting to reject.
Joe Maddon gets snippy with reporter after Angels lose 12th straight
"Are you saying we're not competing?"
Michele Tafoya not a big Shohei Ohtani fan for some reason
What is it about this Japanese superstar dominating baseball that Tafoya didn't appreciate?
Angels’ radio broadcaster Terry Smith cited a “New York Porch Sports” tweet as real
"He had promised to an underprivileged school in New York before that ballgame, that he would donate 600 Macbooks if he went two innings or more tonight in that ballgame. Certainly a nice gesture on his part."
