Awful Announcing
"If a guy who has won now two World Series titles is crying listening to the Japanese national anthem in the first round of the WBC, it means something to people."
Russo's documentary series returns to Vice TV on March 24, with five episodes that tackle sports' most polarizing debates.
The series was initially having trouble finding buyers as MLB broadcast partners shied away.
"Maybe we haven’t really investigated why he has the interpreter...when he clearly understands English"
"I think he's taking advantage of it, though, Mark."
"He was over there eight years at Anaheim, no one cared"
Lionsgate is reportedly struggling to find a buyer for the series.
"Why do you throw so hard to me? Why?"
"Shohei Ohtani is en route to Toronto today."
"People are making it like he pitched a no-hitter and hit four home runs on every at bat. That’s not what happened!"
"OH MY GOODNESS! SHOHEI OHTANI! WOW! UP AND OVER THE ROOF! A MAJESTIC BLAST!"
"I asked for his signature, but all he gave me was a side eye and not a nice glance."
The project will be written by "Air" screenwriter Alex Convery.
"You’d think that the Dodgers won tonight."
"As ESPN became the operation that dictated everybody's coverage...baseball was the biggest loser in terms of how we view its biggest teams and its biggest stars."
"Shohei, who struggled yesterday in that 18-run game by the Dodger offense."
"I will come in here naked if that ever happens."
"But guess what? Here at Dodger Stadium, he's pitched phenomenally well."
"Shohei Ohtani...he's got a good future, I'm telling you."
"There probably hasn't been an athlete who's more well-known globally maybe since Tiger Woods, maybe Muhammad Ali."
"And the heartache has hit a new level for the Atlanta Braves."
"The biggest star in the sport is there on his home turf, you’ve got to be there."
25 million people watched the Tokyo Series in Japan, bigger than any American baseball audience since Game 7 of the 2017 World Series.
