"If ESPN Radio wanted to make the strongest statement possible about its commitment to the platform, there may not have been a better option available at this moment than bringing Mike Golic home. Sometimes the smartest move isn't chasing what's next. It's recognizing the value of what already worked."
"I'm saddened that it's often the largest media companies — those that rely on creative content and entertainment — that repeatedly eliminate the very people who helped build those organizations into the giants they have become."
Costas told The Athletic's Richard Deitsch announcing the entire series "allows you to get into a rhythm. It isn’t quite like playing, but it’s the closest thing to it.
“I guess everyone that wanted to see it was watching YES or the MLB Network and those that didn’t want to see it didn’t want to see it, so they wouldn’t be bothered with it.”
"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.
"If ESPN Radio wanted to make the strongest statement possible about its commitment to the platform, there may not have been a better option available at this moment than bringing Mike Golic home. Sometimes the smartest move isn't chasing what's next. It's recognizing the value of what already worked."
"I'm saddened that it's often the largest media companies — those that rely on creative content and entertainment — that repeatedly eliminate the very people who helped build those organizations into the giants they have become."