In the 33-minute Marchand Sports Media Podcast, Andrew Marchand & Jon Meterparel analyze Netflix’s and MLB’s strategy in putting next season’s Opening Day between the Yankees and Giants on the platform.
The duo goes into the NFL and college football with takes on Tom Brady, Greg Olsen, Kris Budden, John Fanta, Chris Myers, among others, Plus, the YouTube-NBC standoff, the Ryder Cup and an all-time Papa Clicker review for Seth Wickersham’s QB book
What’s on tap …
What does the Netflix-MLB deal for Opening Day mean for the platform and the league
John Fanta & Kris Budden receive praise on college football
Adam Schein CBS/NFL cut-ins have pop and sizzle
The YouTube TV/NBC dispute is the issue that never ends
Chris Myers struggled on Pats game
The Yankees will be on too many different platforms next year
The issue with the Red Sox clinching a playoff spot on Apple
Why Netflix, NBC & ESPN are the right brands for MLB
MLB is losing a lot of money when you compare its new deals to what ESPN would have paid before the opt-out
An idea for Netflix’s booth that has Yankees and Giants ties
Evaluating Alex Faust succeeding Bob Costas on TNT Sports MLB playoffs
The announcer mistake of not picking up the story where it leaves off
Meterparel’s lighting looks like he’s being interrogated by the police
Tom Brady’s improvement, but …
Greg Olsen is still much better
What Joe Davis gets right and what he gets wrong
We do not need all-time international stats
Are the NFL TV analysts as good as college
Should Trent Green be better at this point
Some funny CBS NFL animation
The tipping point for YouTube TV with NBC standoff
Comparing Spectrum to YouTube TV
What did Marchand & Meterparel think of the Ryder Cup coverage
An all-time Papa Clicker Review of Seth Wickersham’s American Kings: A Biography of the Quarterback and a strong review for Stephen Ditmore’s Jim Gilliam: The Forgotten Dodger
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