Marquee Sports Network is adding a couple more former Chicago Cubs to its pre- and post-game coverage for the upcoming season.
According to the Chicago Sun-Times‘ Jeff Agrest, Cliff Floyd and Cameron Maybin will contribute to the network’s studio coverage. Cubs fans might point out that neither broadcaster played a full season for the team, not that such a thing matters when it comes to analysis and commentary.
Floyd played 108 games for the Cubs in 2007. He batted .284 with a .795 OPS, nine home runs, 10 doubles, and 45 runs batted in. Maybin had a much shorter stint with the team, appearing in 18 games after being acquired from the Detroit Tigers during the 2020 season. He compiled a .250 batting average, .669 OPS, four doubles, five RBI, and three stolen bases.
Maybin is a broadcasting rookie, but is scheduled to call 40 games for the New York Yankees’ YES Network as an analyst this season. Play-by-play broadcasters Michael Kay and Ryan Ruocco both spoke highly of Maybin’s performance during game auditions.
Floyd has 12 years of experience as a broadcaster, beginning with Fox Sports Florida and moving up to national telecasts on Fox. He has also called New York Mets broadcasts for SNY and provided analysis for Toronto Blue Jays coverage on Sportsnet. Floyd is a co-host on SiriusXM’s MLB Network Radio and Fantasy Sports Radio, while also appearing on MLB Network’s MLB Tonight studio show.
No word on whether Floyd and Maybin will replace any of the analysts who have been part of Marquee Sports Network’s studio coverage. The network has employed a deep cast of rotating analysts during its first two seasons on the air. Among those contributing include Ryan Dempster, Ryne Sandberg, Rick Sutcliffe, Mark Grace, Dan Plesac, Sean Marshall, Lou Piniella, and many more.
Ian Casselberry is a sports media columnist for BSM. He has previously written and edited for Awful Announcing, The Comeback, Sports Illustrated, Yahoo Sports, MLive, Bleacher Report, and SB Nation. You can find him on Twitter @iancass or reach him by email at iancass@gmail.com.
