mic'd up Archives - Awful Announcing

ESPN

Karl Ravech on talking to mic’d up MLB players: ‘We trust them to speak when it makes sense.’

Conversations with mic'd up players while they're on the field have added to MLB broadcasts, but there are important considerations around timing and potential distractions. ESPN's Karl Ravech and Phil Orlins, as well as Alex Verdugo of the Red Sox, spoke to SI's Emma Baccellieri on that.

MLB

Liam Hendriks says “I have a large vocabulary when I’m on the mound” in response to a question on his mic’d-up swearing

Hendriks has been noted for on-mic profanity on a few occasions.

ESPN

Dave Roberts doesn’t want Dodgers’ players to do in-game interviews

"I think that’s a decision Justin made. But I don’t see that happening with our guys going forward. Going forward, I don’t want our guys to do that."

ESPN

ESPN aired a Ramón Laureano f-bomb in an in-game interview, then bleeped him on a later hit

An in-game interview of Ramón Laureano Thursday led to a broadcast f-bomb and then a later bleeped one, and it also led to a lot of criticism of in-game interviews of players.

CBS

PGA Tour players already refusing to wear microphones are missing multiple points

Justin Thomas and Jon Rahm aren't interested in wearing microphones for reasons suggesting they don't understand why it's a potentially important step for golf.

ESPN

Mic’d-up Freddie Freeman makes fun of his own speed, then narrates himself scoring from first on a single

"Oh, watch this! There's the wind, boys, there's the wind!"

ESPN

Jets’ 33-0 loss saw HC Adam Gase bash the airing of Sam Darnold’s “seeing ghosts” comment, but they seem to have bigger problems

"It bothers me. It bothers the organization. We’re looking hard into our cooperation going forward."