I think this would be a great idea for networks to incorporate as an alternate feed. There’s a long list of announcers for whom this would be an enormous improvement. Even if only looking at national broadcasters - Harold Reynolds, Chris Berman, Dick Stockton (senile), Dick Vitale....

Are we sure there won’t be a nationally televised game Wednesday night, like they usually do on Sundays? IIRC they usually don’t announce which game that is until after the World Series.

Mike MacIntyre talks about jesus way too much for a coach at a public school in a blue state.

I used to love Bill James. And I think he’s probably not a bad guy. But he really has had some bad non-baseball takes lately.

And why do people call it “DIA” when the IATA abbreviation is “DEN”?

There can’t possibly be anybody gullible enough to believe the Marlins are going to lose $60M this year is there?

You might be right but he was also an outspoken critic of Boston’s Olympic bid. I know LA and Boston are different, but it seems odd that he’d promote one and criticize another.

I love the Dana Gould “Hour”

I think this might be the impetus for me to finally unsubscribe from this podcast. Didn’t the previous episode have the LA Mayor and head of the Olympic bid on for a cheerleading session?

I once went to a semi-pro performance of Dracula where a friend of my wife played the title character. The whole cast spoke in generic American accent except for one old guy who spoke in a super-affected British dialect. Kind of ruined the show for me. Wouldn’t have minded if everybody spoke like that, but one…

Las Vegas is the anti-New York when it comes to public bathrooms. Walk into any casino and you don’t even have to pretend you want to gamble or buy anything.

Yeah if any city is NY’s little brother it’s Philly. Maybe Boston.

Edit - I’m an idiot

I’m sure MJ’s logic dictates that Horry’s titles in 1994 & 1995 don’t count because of his own absence from the league. I know I’ve heard Phil Jackson spout BS along those lines before.

This team has been pulling stuff like this from the start. Their original owner, Jerry Colangelo, spent like a drunken sailor the first couple years (and was rewarded with a World Series win) but almost immediately after started crying poverty. Very similar history to the Marlins in this regard (not nearly as…

The only person I ever knew who regularly used this expression was my Grandmother, who was born in Ireland and came to the US at age 18.

Joe Girardi/Jorge Posada?

That used to be true until a few years ago but draft picks are now allowed to be traded. That said, I can’t remember any trade packages for a star player that had included a draft pick. Certainly not as the centerpiece.

Mushnick has been a crotchety old man for as long as I can remember (30+ years). A pretty impressive run.

The only people who want this live in places in the US that terrorists would never consider attacking.