ESPN MLB insider Jeff Passan remains one of the best personalities on the media side of things, and Seattle Sports 710 host Brock Huard needed to let Passan know.
Appearing Tuesday on Brock & Salk, Huard said he caught Passan on Baseball Tonight ahead of the Men’s College World Series and thought Passan looked good in the role. He said he thought it was difficult to pull off being in a position where Passan has to know more than everyone else.
“You exude an excellent confidence with still a likability,” Huard said. “Cause I think a lot of times there’s just an arrogance that can come, but you have this confidence but there’s still a fun little likability. How do you do that?”
Passan said he appreciated the compliment, but having a chance to catch a glimpse of himself he felt a little differently.
“Somebody sent me a screenshot of me on TV, and I believe my response to it was, ‘What a smug bastard,'” he said. “Because I definitely can have that look too.”
Co-host Mike Salk jokingly said he agreed with Passan’s assessment.
“I generally think more like smug bastard,” Salk said. “So I’m very surprised. Sometimes Brock gets it right, sometimes he gets it wrong.”
