Mariners broadcaster explains why she used AI for formulating question in viral video

Mariners broadcaster explains why she used AI for formulating question in viral video

Baseball reporter Angie Mentink is handling her viral 15 seconds with grace, poking fun at herself after a video was posted on social media showing her using Google Gemini to formulate postgame questions.  A social media account posted a video of her during a Mariners game as she asked the AI assistant for some help … Read more

Exclusive | Mascot millionaires: Where your favorite team mascot ranks in list of potential earnings

Exclusive | Mascot millionaires: Where your favorite team mascot ranks in list of potential earnings

MLB mascots could be hitting home runs on Instagram, according to a new report on the internet earnings potential of the crazy creatures. The Phillie Phanatic, the furry green creature from Philadelphia, is the MVP of the bunch — with the potential for Instagram earnings of $454,790 per year, according to a report by the ticket search … Read more

Phillies analyst John Kruk asks the questions about clocks you never knew you had

Phillies analyst John Kruk asks the questions about clocks you never knew you had

The Phillies had already built a six-run lead by the time Alec Bohm fouled off a pitch in the fourth inning Monday, so John Kruk, the former Philadelphia star and now a broadcast analyst, decided to go on a tangent between pitches. And this one involved some deep thoughts about the history of clocks. Kruk … Read more

Mariners offer up ‘Big Dumper’ to help as Coldplay kiss cam scandal breaks internet

Mariners offer up ‘Big Dumper’ to help as Coldplay kiss cam scandal breaks internet

The sports world seemed to react with the same amusement that the rest of the internet-connected world did at the viral video of a tech CEO having an alleged affair exposed at a Coldplay concert on Wednesday night at Gillette Stadium.  And several professional sports teams have had some fun with the moment, poking fun … Read more

Boomer Esiason rips Dave Sims for skipping Yankees-A’s series: ‘What are you doing?’

Boomer Esiason rips Dave Sims for skipping Yankees-A’s series: ‘What are you doing?’

The Yankees’ newest announcer is already catching some flak. WFAN’s Boomer Esiason didn’t hold back after Dave Sims elected to skip the Yankees’ series against the A’s, fewer than 40 games into his tenure as the radio station’s play-by-play announcer for the team. “I’ve worked with Dave, great guy,” Esiason said on the “Boomer and … Read more