Tag: MLB

Instead or traditional play-by-play and color analysis, the broadcast will feature something "completely different," as Sam Flood, NBC Sports executive producer puts it. The broadcast will show reporters that will take fans around the ballpark and view the game from different vantage points.

More than one third (34%) of the respondents recently purchased clothing/apparel that features their favorite team... 27% have visited a ballpark in the past year. That compares to only 19% of the average MLB fan base has made an apparel purchase to support their team while just 11% have gone to a game in person in that same time span.

"If MLB treated Shohei Ohtani's sporting life like they did the Barry Bonds home run chase, where Barry Bonds is coming up to bat, we are going to go live to Barry Bonds in the on-deck circle, he's swinging a donut... Shohei Ohtani should have that treatment."

Opening Day of the MLB season makes everyone feel like a kid again. It has the ability to do that in a way no other “first day” of a sports season can accomplish.

"To me, it’s just another case of baseball stepping on its own foot and not really understanding the marketplace."

The following list counts down the biggest sports ratings highlights within the past twelve months, based on its impact on the sports television spectrum.

I’m sure you’ve found yourself sitting in the booth before a baseball game, getting frustrated because you can’t find that one nugget you need...

"I heard from many of my broadcasting peers to point out a few more of these hard habits to break. My apologies to the band Chicago."

"I’ve listened back to some of my work this season and noticed a few of these “crutches” and I cringe a little bit. I can only imagine what our listeners are thinking."

"Baseball is filled with numbers, stats and tons of information provided by the team. From all of that, you have to decide what is important to your listening audience."