Let’s give you some links on this Sunday.
Let’s start with Bob Raissman of the New York Daily News who says while New York Giant Defensive Lineman Michael Strahan is an engaging TV guest and commercial pitchman, network executives should not rush to hire him for NFL pre-game shows.
The New York Post’s Phil Mushnick has a quick hits column today.
In Newsday, Neil Best says the TV and radio calls for Alex Rodriguez’s 500th home run were hardly memorable. In his blog, Best says Michael Irvin gave a compelling Pro Football Hall of Fame induction speech.
Jim Williams in his blog entry for both the San Francisco and DC/Baltimore Examiners, says the calls for Barry Bonds’ 755th home run on radio and TV were done well. And in his regular column for the DC/Baltimore Examiner, Williams says football takes precedence over baseball in Baltimore.
A great catch by Paulsen at the Sports Media Watch Blog (thanks for the link for the Dan Patrick story). Apparently, ESPN.com jumped the gun when Barry Bonds hit his 755th home run.
Over to the Big Ten Network, Kyle Nagel of the Dayton Daily News has three articles today and his first points out that other conferences are keeping a keen eye on the battle between the channel and the cable companies. Nagel says with the Big Ten Network currently not available on cable, bars and restaurants with satellite dishes may be the big beneficiaries in the short term. And Nagel says playing into December would help the Big Ten in bowl season.
Scott Milfred in the Wisconsin State Journal the reason why the Big Ten Network is in this predicament is due to the fact the state allowed cable monopolies to form in many cities and towns allowing them to have the power instead of the public. And Adam Mertz of the Capital (WI) Times says the new network won’t have an effect on the Wisconsin hockey program which is not part of the Big Ten.
And janitors working for ESPN rallied on Friday to form a union.
Those are your links for today. I could be back later tonight with a final entry on the first season of Meadowlands.
