"Proven chemistry is difficult to manufacture. ESPN already knows this pairing works. With another opening on First Take, the easiest decision may also be the smartest one."
"Really it's everybody's own individual feeling, but to ask Major League Baseball to take an eraser out and say Bonds out, McGwire out, Sosa out, they're not gonna do it."
The New York Post reports that the situation is "in flux". The game is scheduled to be on Amazon Prime Video as part of deal that gives the subscription service 21 Yankees broadcasts this season.
"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 first I learned of this is from The Post’s website,” Kay told The Post. “At first blush, I would feel very uncomfortable taking the assignment away from someone else.”
“We thought it would be really cool to take that to the next level and have them do an alternative-cast of the game," Matt Duarte, YES’ vice president of strategy and business development said.
The ESPN New York lineup consists of DiPietro & Rothenberg from 5:00 AM-8:00 AM, before airing the national ESPN Radio lineup from 8:00 PM-3:00 PM before The Michael Kay Show airs in afternoon drive from 3:00 PM-7:00 PM.
"Proven chemistry is difficult to manufacture. ESPN already knows this pairing works. With another opening on First Take, the easiest decision may also be the smartest one."
"I use the term irresistible on this show. That’s the moments I’m chasing in this show. It’s the one you can’t resist when it shows up in your feed. You’ve seen it five times in that ten second clip, and you’re still unpacking some of the feelings behind it. That’s what success will look like for me building out a roster of shows bringing those feelings out in different ways."