John Kruk, Phillies announcer overtook John Kruk, national announcer for a moment Thursday night. After Bryce Harper whiffed on a two-strike offering in the eighth inning of Philadelphia’s 6-2 loss in Game 3, the ball scooted away from catcher Drake Baldwin. Harper did not immediately realize that he could run, though, and proceeded to bend … Read more
Ben Rice had those closest to him among the Yankees crowd Tuesday, and one in particular couldn’t hold back in celebrating his big night. The young Yankees star’s girlfriend, Sara Falkson, gave Rice a shoutout following the whopping 9-0 Game 1 win over the Red Sox in which he tallied two homers and six RBIs, … Read more
Juan Soto, who? The Yankees’ social media department trolled the former Yankee slugger and the Mets in a video the Bronx Bombers posted online ahead of their American League Wild Card series against the Red Sox on Tuesday. At one point in the roughly 2 ½ minute video, the voice-over – narrated by broadcaster Ryan Ruocco … Read more
The Mets WAGs were toasting with champagne when New York clinched a playoff spot with a win over the Braves, 8-7, in Game 1 of Monday’s doubleheader. Some of the wives and family members of players took in the action at a private gathering in Milwaukee, according to Haley Alonso, the wife of first baseman … Read more
Pod hosts Andrew Marchand and John Ourand dissect all aspects of the NFL’s wild-card weekend from a sports media perspective. They look into whether social media complaints about Al Michaels’ and Tony Dungy’s performance are fair, and they look into how the top NFL broadcast teams on other networks fared: Mike Tirico and Cris Collinsworth … Read more