Albert Pujols named special assistant to commissioner, joins MLB Network
"I'm also grateful for the opportunity to join the MLB Network family. I've been a huge fan since the very beginning and can't wait to get started."
"I'm also grateful for the opportunity to join the MLB Network family. I've been a huge fan since the very beginning and can't wait to get started."
MLB and Diamond Sports are about as far apart as you can get, and it doesn't seem to be getting any better.
"It’s a great business model when a whole bunch of people pay for something they don’t really care if they have or not, which is what the cable bundle did for us. It’s hard to replicate that."
"I think you should assume that if Diamond doesn’t broadcast, we’ll be in a position to step in."
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This feels petty, right?
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The Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds will play at the Field of Dreams site in Dyersville, Iowa on August 11, 2022.
"Rob—exactly what you and I were just talking about—at a leadership level, he doesn't get it. He just doesn't get it."
Commissioners Roger Goodell, Adam Silver, Rob Manfred, Gary Bettman, Don Garber, and Cathy Engelbert will be among the guests joining Mike Greenberg on the two-hour SportsCenter special.
"Nice reporting on your part."