There were real and fake victims of the ESPN layoffs. Andrew Marchand & Jon Meterparel go inside the ESPN/NFL Network story that rocked the sports world, explaining who was really wronged and who wasn’t.
Plus, Tony Romo’s terrible decision and the potential fallout from Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery deal being put on hold.
It is a 36-minute edition of Marchand & Meterparel: Everybody Loves Sports Media.
RUNDOWN …
Who were the real victims of the ESPN layoffs?
Who were the fake victims of the ESPN layoffs
What’s up/What’s down: David Lloyd, MLB Network, Jimmy Pitaro & Tony Romo
Assessing Pat McAfee & Stephen A.’s reaction post-layoffs
The reason there are different rules for McAfee & Stephen A. than for Ryan Clark
Assessing Karl Ravech’s prolific career and the reasons he was let go
Marchand reaching out to Ravech before he was let go
Is Clark a good NFL TV analyst
When the rebooted NFL Live first became a success, it wasn’t because of Clark
If Clark is the best in the world, as some of his boosters claim, he will get picked up by another network
Responding to internet noise on the ESPN layoff story
Why it is good for reporters to be written about
What was the big mistake by ESPN in the Clark firing
Tom Pellisero was not part of the ESPN ‘Avengers’
Stephania Bell and Charles Davis were two more good people let go
Who are the real victims of the layoffs and where do they go
Where do Romo and CBS go from here with four years and $72 million remaining on his contract
How can Romo not call for a Uber or a Lyft
The Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery deal has been paused, which could have huge sports implications, including possibly with the NFL
Marchand’s Brian Cashman-Alex Rodriguez STSFU story revisited
Cakes Are Baking Game: Marchand comes in on 2-for-3 hot streak, moving his record to 10-for-33 … Can he continue his winning ways with A-Rod, Max Scherzer & Jordan Spieth on the card
