"The story is that ESPN has completely changed its philosophy. For decades, ESPN sold the network. It sold SportsCenter. It sold highlights. Now it sells personalities."
"For years, ESPN has been criticized for what it wasn't doing. Not enough promotion. Not enough storytelling. Not enough attention paid to certain properties. Fair or unfair, those critiques have followed the network through multiple eras. But right now, those conversations feel very distant."
"Steve Levy is a puker, but he's a competent broadcaster. He's a great guy, and a very good broadcaster, and I used to play softball with him, but he's a puker."
"It's a code language. No one truly cares about the American League record. But a broadcaster or a headline can't say 'the real record' or 'the clean record', so we've been using this term."
"This is when I get to bring new people and new eyeballs to my streaming service. And I'm sure they'll have more signups than they've had almost any other day of the week."
"The story is that ESPN has completely changed its philosophy. For decades, ESPN sold the network. It sold SportsCenter. It sold highlights. Now it sells personalities."
"For years, ESPN has been criticized for what it wasn't doing. Not enough promotion. Not enough storytelling. Not enough attention paid to certain properties. Fair or unfair, those critiques have followed the network through multiple eras. But right now, those conversations feel very distant."