Andrew Marchand & Jon Meterparel analyze the eventizing of sports with Netflix’s Home Run Derby, Fox’s All-Star Game and the World Cup.
Plus, dissecting the World Cup, MLB on TV at the break, ESPN’s Wimbledon coverage and Hollywood Meterparel. That and many laughs on a 34-minute “Marchand & Meterparel: Everybody Loves Sports Media.”
Fox vs. Netflix and eventizing
Who’s Up & Down Candidates: Carli Lloyd, Thierry Henry, Charles Barkley, Landon Donovan
The Netflix ratings for the Home Run Derby will be intriguing
How Fox hires and big events
Why the 3 p.m. semifinal World Cup weekday kickoffs are problematic
Grading MLB on TV at the All-Star Break
The Peacock July 5 extravaganza and Sunday Night Baseball
Andy Roddick is a future star and analyzing Wimbledon
The first 10 picks of the MLB draft were on NBC … is that good enough
What to make of the Spurs TV play-by-play firing scandal
Adam Schefter’s new contract (Adam Schefter on The Main Event)
Jon vs. John: Meterparel goes back at Ourand on Kenny Mayne
Al Michaels on the Walk of Fame
What three sportscasters should have stars on the Walk of Fame?
Papa Clicker Book Review on A League of His Own: A.G. Spalding and the Business of Baseball by Mark A. Stein
Cakes are Baking Game: Harrison Ford, Spudd Webb, Tony Kornheiser
Names mentioned in the pod: Marv Albert, Malika Andrews, Charles Barkley, Judy Battista, Jason Benetti, Chris Berman, Dean Blandino, Mike Breen, Joe Buck, Kevin Burkhardt, Papa Clicker, Kevin Connors, Howard Cosell, Bob Costas, Ian Darke, Rece Davis, JP Dellacamera, Landon Donovan, Chris Eubanks, Mary Joe Fernandez, Harrison Ford, Chris Fowler, Ryan Glasspiegel, Johnny Grant, Thierry Henry, Stu Holden, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Richard Jefferson, Travis Kelce, Jimmy Kimmel, Tony Kornheiser, Alexi Lalas, Tim Legler, Carli Lloyd, Burke Magnus, Kenny Mayne, John McEnroe, Patrick McEnroe, Ed McMahon, Al Michaels, Mike Monaco, Phil Mushnick, John Ourand, Jimmy Pitaro, Dave Portnoy, Wayne Randazzo, Ian Rapoport, Andy Roddick, Guillermo Rodriguez, Cristiano Ronaldo, Adam Schefter, Linda Schulz, Vin Scully, John Strong, Taylor Swift, Jacob Tobey, Mike Vaccaro, Spud Webb, Scott Zolak
On Deck: Phil Mushnick is the guest on “The Main Event with Andrew Marchand” that will publish by Thursday morning
