MLB Network bolsters World Series coverage
MLB Network veteran Matt Vasgersian will host a rotating panel of analysts
MLB Network veteran Matt Vasgersian will host a rotating panel of analysts
MLBN is pulling out all the stops to cover the Angels and Yankees Tuesday and Wednesday.
"You can be that way, I don’t give a shit. Go ahead. Now I know where I’m at with you."
"It's fouled away...and it's gone."
Rovell's "Sources inside Bristol say Matt Vasgersian is out of Sunday Night Baseball" drew comment, as Marchand reported that (with a quote from Vasgersian himself) more than two weeks ago.
"I can’t do everything I enjoy with MLB Network and the Angels, while still being away for nearly 30 weekends a year."
"What did I do wrong? What did I see wrong?"
Davis sounded every bit like a first-time broadcaster, especially when interviewing Mike Trout.
Vasgersian has previously called remote broadcasts for NBC's Olympics coverage.
Maybe Trout's interest in the weather was all he needed for media stardom after all.
Is this criticism fair or foul?
"When a booth is functioning on all cylinders, there's this nice symbiotic dynamic between the producer and the people in the booth. ...You're just vibing. That's what we're trying to get to, and it has to happen organically."
"I thought I would make great concessions to go play for the Mets. And I thought it was just a great story for baseball."
A-Rod is no Tony Romo and should probably stop trying.
"A lot of people are going to be just listening for mistakes instead of watching the game."
While Sunday Night Baseball wound up with Matt Vasgersian alongside Alex Rodriguez and Jessica Mendoza, other play-by-play commentators were considered, including Bob Costas and Jon Sciambi.
ESPN looked externally to fill its Sunday Night Baseball booth, winding up with a broadcasting talent many people love to hate.
You just never know what can happen on live television. Most of the times in a studio setting,...