Did Karl Ravech overstep with awkward Mother’s Day question to Triston Casas?
ESPN's Karl Ravech is facing backlash for an awkward question posed during an in-game interview with Red Sox first baseman Triston Casas.
ESPN's Karl Ravech is facing backlash for an awkward question posed during an in-game interview with Red Sox first baseman Triston Casas.
"That is OUTRAGEOUS malpractice."
"I said, I own it. It sounded that way even though the intention wasn’t that way."
"That's what a superstar looks like, Nando. Mookie Betts."
These games will take place May 7, 14, and 21.
Out of the nine Sunday Night Baseball picks announced so far, four involve the Phillies.
"ESPN pressured MLB officials to wait out an already long and particularly nasty rain delay between the Yankees and Red Sox at Yankee Stadium because the network was desperate to air Judge getting at least one more at-bat in his chase of 61 home runs, a person with knowledge of the situation told NJ Advance Media."
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.
"We understand the sensitivities"
"I don’t know if we’re comfortable with it or not, but you can hear the PitchCom through your microphone."
“Come on Passan, how didn’t you have that?”
Instead of a mild cough or a polite “ahem,” Sunday night’s loogie hock was one of the grossest things I’ve ever heard.
"Ahh, I can't say that right now, it's the ESPN game."
Assessing ESPN's KayRod Cast two weeks in, it's becoming clear there are a few issues.
There was also a fantastic moment with ESPN's Tim Kurkjian that involved Joey Votto.
The Rodriguez-Kay alternate feed will only be for eight of ESPN's 25 Sunday Night Baseball games this season.
David Cone, Eduardo Pérez, and Karl Ravech will make up the regular ESPN Sunday Night broadcast, while Kay and A-Rod will do an alternate format.
As per Andrew Marchand of The New York Post, Rodriguez might move to an alternate broadcast, leaving a potential main Sunday Night Baseball booth of Karl Ravech, David Cone, and Eduardo Pérez.
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."
"They've done a fantastic job of turning this thing into that. They have become the New York Yankees of baseball."
"Hey @MLB @ESPN whose dumb f--king idea was it to change tomorrow’s game to a night game when we’re traveling to the west coast after. Won’t get in until Monday morning. Take on the 1st place Giants later that evening. Brilliant."
Hard to beat a cameo from Al Michaels, who worked in a great story about Bob Costas and Howard Cosell.
This report raises bigger questions about why ESPN is annoyed that an analyst for them didn't leak a story that was well outside his job description to their reporters, and why their applied pressure has led to at least one senior member of Rodriguez's team saying he wants to give them a story.