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Jeff Passan: MLB umpires can receive real-time strike zone feedback from ABS operators
"They can talk to the ABS operator and can be told that 'Hey, you're calling strikes a little bit off the plate today. Bring it in a little bit.'"
Mike Greenberg wants NFL Draft hosts to be able to call timeout after notable selections
"There were a few moments that I thought it would have been nice to have a little extra time."
Sean McDermott seems to have multiple media suitors
"We've got some suitors and kind of trying to schedule it all out and see where it goes."
Pat McAfee can’t get Troy Aikman on his show: ‘I don’t know how we are with Troy, I’m gonna be honest’
"Troy [Aikman] never comes on our show. Then, Rich Eisen’s first day on ESPN at noon, he’s on the show."
Mike Florio suggests NFL players may only play 17 games if league adopts 18-game schedule
"If you're trying to get enough votes to pass a new CBA, the idea of a limitation of 17 games per player, that has some basic appeal and maybe [could] get the players to vote yes."
Rich Eisen reflects on the 30th anniversary of his first ‘SportsCenter’
Eisen marked the 30th anniversary of his first SportsCenter, connecting the highlights he called that day — featuring John Calipari's UMass and Rick Pitino's Kentucky — to where both coaches are now.
Mike Tirico credits Marv Albert for influencing him, Mike Breen, and Ian Eagle
"We are all disciples of Marv."
Jeff Passan: Broadcast changes to strike zone box ‘such a Major League Baseball response’ to Astros’ scandal
"What happened with the Houston Astros and the cheating scandal there, they want to be above board on absolutely everything that they can."
‘The Rich Eisen Show’ featured on ESPN during Pat McAfee hiatus
Rich Eisen will sub for Pat McAfee in the ESPN weekday lineup for two weeks while The Pat McAfee Show takes a break.
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Rich Eisen: The NFL is ‘more fun when the Chiefs are good’
"You’re gonna miss the Kansas City Chiefs when the AFC Playoffs are hitting"
Michigan alum Rich Eisen wrestles with Sherrone Moore fallout: ‘I’m disgusted’
"Every single emotion that you'd think I'd have, I got."
NFL media chief insists fans are embracing 9:30 a.m. kickoffs
"That 9:30 slot is becoming more and more embraced by our fanbase, and excited that there's just more football on those Sundays."
Shaquille O’Neal laughs at competing NBA studio shows: ‘They’re not even close’
"I’m looking at all the other shows, they’re not even close."
Paul Finebaum believes Nick Saban would consider LSU job
"It probably is the only place that could get a conversation with Nick Saban."
Charles Barkley cautions WNBA players against overplaying their hand
"Billionaires always have the upper hand on millionaires"
Paul Finebaum goes off on Bill Belichick’s ‘laughable’ UNC tenure so far: ‘A petty, small-minded man’
"I want to be a fan of Bill Belichick but he makes it impossible."
Desmond Howard: Analysts won’t criticize Arch Manning because of family relationships
ESPN's Desmond Howard believes that analysts have refrained from criticizing Arch Manning to maintain good relations with the Manning family.
Troy Aikman calls out Cowboys for prioritizing attention over winning
"If people aren’t talking about the Cowboys, then he’ll do things to stir it up."
Rich Eisen’s ESPN return was ‘delayed’ by former exec Norby Williamson
"I think Pat McAfee removed the managerial impediment when he put a bullet in one particular individual by referring to him as a rodent on his show."
Rich Eisen reflects on ‘SportsCenter’ return: ‘Like being in a dream’
"Last night was a nice dose of nostalgia that clearly fans appreciated."
Scott Hanson: ESPN–NFL deal may take 2 years to take effect
"Nothing's going to change this year."
Rich Eisen ‘blown away’ by ESPN-NFL megadeal: ‘I’m going back’
"You don’t need to introduce us to the league, and the way to do drafts and combines… That’s what I’ve been doing for 22 years."
John Salley wanted NBA on NBC gig
"They gave the job to Brad Daugherty and Tracy McGrady"
