In the 40-minute Marchand Sports Media podcast, Andrew Marchand and Jon Meterparel praise and criticize NFL & MLB play-by-players and analysts, including Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, Al Michaels, Chris Fowler, Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Karl Ravech, Boog Sciambi, Kevin Brown, Dan Shulman, Ben McDonald, Adam Amin, Bob Wischusen, Mark Sanchez, Andrew Catalon and much more.
What’s on tap …
What was missing from CBS’ Jim Nantz & Tony Romo’s call during the Broncos upset of the Eagles
What to make of Amazon’s Al Michaels on Thursday Night Football
The mistake ESPN continually makes in its top booths
Who was the best MLB play-by-player on ESPN’s first round coverage
Why CBS’ college football coverage nailed it with Rick Neuheisel
Fox’s Mark Sanchez’ terrible weekend
ESPN’s Ben McDonald made a mistake, but was it the end of the world
What do NFL booths need to learn from Joe Buck and Troy Aikman
How should booths handle big plays
Why aren’t producers coaching their broadcasters
The problem with three-person booths
Why the Chris Fowler, Louis Riddick Jr. & Dan Orlovsky No. 2 NFL booth doesn’t fit for ESPN
What did Marchand & Meterparel think of Fox’s Eric Collins
The problem with play-by-players trying to be aggregated
You have to finish your calls and follow the officials, which Andrew Catalon did not do on a big Giants-Saints turnover
Evaluating Catalon, Jason McCourty and Charles Davis crew
Bob Wischusen’s moment on the Florida game
Rich Eisen’s week off
Talking about Michaels, Amazon and aging broadcasters
How Karl Ravech, Eduardo Perez and David Cone have done as ESPN’s No. 1 MLB team
How should play-by-players lead analysts to points
Who does ESPN’s Kevin Brown sound like
The sideline reporter who stood out during ESPN’s MLB coverage
How Fox’s Adam Amin and his partners did in big spots
Fox’s David Ortiz making Derek Jeter crack up is good TV
Kevin Connors, Jeff Passan & Baseball Tonight excelled
The significance of Boston Red Sox president Sam Kennedy telling SBJ’s Mike Mazzeo that the Red Sox are on-board with Rob Manfred’s national digital strategy
Why Steve Kerr not signing a new coaching contract extension has media implications
Amazon’s Jay Marine thinks the platform could get a Super Bowl in the “fullness of time”
Why the McDonald-John Buccigross hubub was so overdone
Was Jessica Mendoza in the booth with McDonald and Brown
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