The “hot take” shows aren’t the best environment for some media personalities to thrive and show off their skillset. While you’ve seen ESPN MLB insider Jeff Passan on First Take before debating with Stephen A. Smith, he admittedly will say it’s not the best show for him.
Passan was a guest on The Michael Kay Show with Kay, Don La Greca, and Peter Rosenberg on Wednesday and he mentioned that while there is a place for shows like First Take, it is not the best environment for him to come up with a hot take.
“I’m not great there. The way that my brain works, I can never sit here and say something definitive unless I feel like I have got some good evidence to back it up. There’s a marketplace for that. People love it. I think it’s great. It’s just not my thing, not something I do very well.”
Passan admitted on the guest spot that he’s not the greatest guest for hot take shows.
“People are just prisoners of the moment. It’s why I suck on hot take shows and why I’m just not a good guest sometimes because I refuse to sit here and say that’s what happened over the last week and last month is indicative of a whole lot.”
He would later add that on a hot take show that he would have to be different than who he is normally is in order to have success as a guest on those shows.
“I think I’m a terrible actor because I couldn’t fake that. I’m saying I would have to act differently than I normally do.”
While giving a “hot take” might not be best for him, he did mention that he has a ton of respect for the people on First Take because they have a unique talent that gets people to watch the show every weekday.
“I think everyone on First Take is brilliant. People watch everyday to see what they have to say. That’s an art right there.”
Even though Passan thinks he does not thrive on hot take shows, he is still a must-listen for his baseball acumen and the entertaining way that he can deliver information. Plus, it always helps when people can admit that something isn’t a strength of theirs. However, he did share his take on whether or not Aaron Judge would have the single-season home run record if he hits his 62nd home run? Let’s just say he thinks Barry Bonds has the record.
“73. Did 73 balls go over fences? Then, that’s the record.”
