Awful Announcing
"On the one hand, we say 'It doesn't matter who's calling the game, everybody's just watching for the action.' But if that is the case, you're not spending that kind of money."
Buck and Simmons also discussed social media, three-man booths, and athletes who could make good broadcasters, among many topics.
"If you have been at a company a long time, watch your back. Loyalty doesn't mean a thing any more. This will be the last time I ever talk about the pain of that day, being told I could not say goodbye to friends of over 25 years. I was treated like a joke."
It might soon be easier to list which writers haven't been hired by The Athletic.
The days of the sports generalist in print and radio are nearly extinct.
The war of words is only just beginning.
"What is the industry going to look like in five or 10 years?”
The Los Angeles Dodgers’ decision to send outfielder Yasiel Puig to the minors Monday after trying and failing...
