Who knew? We knew. Since Goose Gossage was a gosling, we knew. We always have. Wednesday’s Knicks-Spurs Game 1 was amazing for how the ABC/ESPN crew — the invisible, unheard crew, from cameramen to tape operators — treated it. It was treated like a basketball telecast, no reason to abandon it to press “look what … Read more
Before MLB allowed TV money to become the tail that wagged its dog, one of life’s great simple pleasures was weekend baseball. And before TV executives decided that we prefer our baseball telecasts smothered in verbal and visual detritus — as if we demanded to know the titles and speeds of the past nine pitches … Read more
Say, fellas, when you get a chance, do us all a favor and do absolutely nothing. It’s an ASAP matter, but it can wait. To only limited surprise, Adam Silver issued a look-away pass to the Spurs’ super-duper star Victor Wembanyama for landing a vicious, intended and arguably felonious, full-swinging elbow to the undefended head … Read more
PHILADELPHIA — That voice. This week, it was important to hear that voice spill through the telephone, direct from Naples, Fla., still so full of life and energy, same as it was when he first came to town 50 years ago and invited us to tag along every day with him to the ballpark and … Read more
Well, it’s official, I guess. I’m a born and raised racist. It’s all over the internet. Again. So it must be true. Recently, readers and friends have sent me a copy of a column authored by a person who has discovered indisputable proof that I’m a racist. Seizing upon columns I’ve written in which I … Read more
Last Monday, for instance, when the Met Gala was held, two of the regulars — Spike and Timothée Chalamet — opted for Game 1 against the 76ers. Source link #Devoted #fandom #core #Knicks #fabled #celebrity #row
Stephen A. Smith has always seemed like someone who wanted to try his hand at being in WWE, and he could get his chance. A recent report from Fightful Select said that ESPN is “pleased and enthusiastic” about Smith getting involved with the partnership with the “Worldwide Leader” being the home of WWE PLEs. Smith, … Read more
This was at Newark Airport, C terminal, maybe 10 years ago. John Sterling and I were on the same flight bound for Tampa, the start of another spring training for both of us, and as we whittled away the time toward boarding the plane we found ourselves, quite remarkably, transported to a place called Wellsville, … Read more
Let’s try to figure out how it happened and what they had in mind. We presume it was at a preseason meeting called by Adam Silver to determine the NBA’s postseason schedule, emphasis on TV money. And so the NBA decided to sell a stack of playoff games to can’t-DVR-them streaming services for some quick, … Read more
To hell with fans, especially in NYC, the nation’s largest TV market in which fans are mistaken for dollar signs. Source link #MLBs #greed #naked #complicit #partner
Before we tell you the rest of the story, do yourself a favor: Go to your phone, click on Instagram, and type this account: @itshannahsview. It’s OK. The rest of this column will be waiting for you when you get back. If you get back. Because if you’re like me, you’re going to want to … Read more
Not that individual tastes should serve as a scientific meter, but for years I’ve received missives from Yankees fans who wished that Howie Rose was theirs. Rose, who will pack it in after this season at age 72 — and after a serious health issue two years ago — had a natural or conditioned sense … Read more
Being a beneficent fellow, I to declare this Benefit of the Doubt Sunday. So let’s say that Adam Silver was blindsided by this; he had no idea that the NBA’s Hawks had declared March 16 a “cultural” salute game to an “iconic” strip joint in Atlanta, replete with a vulgar, N-word chanting rapper and the … Read more
If we listen closely, we can hear the grandfather, a lifelong Yankees fan, speaking to his grandson: “Oh, yeah, so many memorable moments. Did I ever tell you that I was in Yankee Stadium the day they retired CC Sabathia’s number? Yeah, what a special moment! “What was his number? Darned if I remember. It … Read more
Farmers Almanac spring forecast: “A deep, dark and foreboding sky lingers in the approaching MLB atmosphere. Fans are advised to be prepared to take cover and shelter in basements or whatever room is closest to the ground to discourage jumping from windows to escape the scene.” Another season of telecasts — free TV, cable TV, … Read more
I wish I held the patent on the patently absurd. The themes for NBC’s Olympics telecasts have been well-established: 1) Don’t miss what’s coming up next, to the exclusion what’s going on now; 2) In sustaining the theme of its Super Bowl telecast, purchase NBC’s Peacock — immediately. And there will be another generous scoop … Read more
There was a hilarious short bit on my Reels feed the other day which showed a husband and wife watching “The Pitt,” with the husband — an ER doctor himself — providing a running commentary, either predicting the diagnoses of Dr. Robby a few seconds before they arrive, or critiquing various and sundry lab orders, … Read more
When I pause to consider what the desperate state of Rob Manfred’s MLB would be had it not instituted Gay Pride Games, I shudder at the consequences. Many have been the times when gay friends and loved ones threatened to never spend another dime to attend a big league game and/or cancel their expensive cable … Read more
Angelo Pizzo will be forever linked with Indiana basketball. But he has been an Indiana football fan as long as he can remember. Source link #Exclusive #Hoosiers #writer #Angelo #Pizzo #ready #Indiana #footballs #Hollywood
OK, time’s up. After 30 or so years, it’s time to end the Idiots’ Picnic, time to go home, time to remove the rehearsed-then-parroted nonsense from sports telecasts. First one that must go is “transfer portal.” That’s a crock. Those are, in fact, mostly NIL price-tagged signings of college athletes without academic credentials. They are … Read more