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Michael Kay Won’t Use ‘See Ya’ On Kay-Rod Broadcasts

“It’s going to be compared to the ManningCast, which is going to be difficult to live up to because it’s been a social phenomenon and it is two guys that are extraordinary well-liked, really beloved and they are two brothers.”

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For 8-10 Sunday Night Baseball games during the 2022 season, fans can tune in to an alternate broadcast with Michael Kay and Alex Rodriguez on ESPN2 as they talk about what is going on in the game and have fun along the way. Of course, there are high expectations considering the success the ManningCast and the megacasts have been for ESPN and Kay understands that. 

“It’s going to be compared to the ManningCast, which is going to be difficult to live up to because it’s been a social phenomenon and it is two guys that are extraordinary well-liked, really beloved and they are two brothers,” Michael Kay told the Curtain Call podcast with John J. Filippelli and Kevin Sullivan. “That’s going to be a tough thing to be compared to, but I understand going in that’s exactly what it is.”

So, what is the alternate broadcast going to look like exactly? Kay knows his primary job is to get the most out of A-Rod and bring out his baseball knowledge. One thing he isn’t there to do is call the game in a traditional manner. Michael Kay says that means you likely won’t hear him shouting “See Ya!” after home runs.

“What we are going to do at least in the early infant planning stages, it’s going to be the two of us sitting in the stands and that’s not going to be literal, talking about the game, joking about the game. I might not do one inning of play-by-play. You are going to hear more of what I do on the radio or CenterStage than what I do on Yankees games because Karl Ravech, Eduardo Perez, and David Cone are doing the regular broadcast on ESPN.”

Michael Kay says he is the one that came up with the name for the alternate broadcast. It is one he says ESPN Executive VP Norby Williamson wasn’t too high in at first.

“Norby Williamson of ESPN who offered me the gig said this is what we like to do, what do you think? I said I think it is great, I’m all for it, I even have the name for you. He said what? And I said K-Rod. He’s a big Mets fan and he said I like it, but I don’t. He said it reminds me of K-Rod, the pitcher from the Mets, and he didn’t have that much success. I said well, if you can get over that, it’s definitely a play on A-Rod and if Alex doesn’t mind I get first billing. The release comes out and it says Kay-Rod.”

If the alternate broadcast goes as planned, it could work as a different way for people to watch a baseball game especially when their favorite team is not playing. 

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Seahawks Add Kate Scott, KJ Wright to Preseason TV Crew

“Steve Raible and Dave Wyman will return for another season calling Seahawks games on the radio.”

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As hard as it is to believe, we’re a little over two months away from the start of the NFL preseason. As kickoff gets closer and closer, teams like the Seattle Seahawks are finalizing their preseason broadcast crews now.

The team announced on Wednesday that Kate Scott and K.J. Wright will join Michael Robinson in the booth for preseason coverage on KING 5.

Scott will handle play-by-play duties on the broadcasts. It’s her first season calling Seahawks games. She has plenty of prior play-by-play experience including doing 49ers preseason games on the radio in 2016. Additionally, Scott has previously called NBA, NHL and NWSL games, as well as broadcasting Olympic events. She currently serves as the television voice of the Philadelphia 76ers.

Wright is a Seahawks legend much like Robinson. The two were members of the team that won Super Bowl XLVIII. They both worked in the booth in Seattle for preseason games last year.

Steve Raible and Dave Wyman will return for another season calling Seahawks games on the radio. Jen Mueller will be reporting from the sidelines. Seahawks games are broadcasted locally on Seattle Sports 710 AM and KIRO Newsradio 97.3.

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Inside the NFL Headed To The CW For 2023

“We are excited to partner with NFL Films and welcome “Inside the NFL” to The CW Sports family.

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After being cut loose by Paramount+ earlier in the year, Inside the NFL has found a new home on The CW, premiering on September 5 at 8 p.m. EST/5 p.m. PST. The transition will mean the show is set to air on a broadcast network for the first time. It previously was carried by HBO and then Showtime. It will also be available to stream on The CW app and on cwtv.com.

The Emmy Award-winning series, which has been on the air since 1977, is centered around highlights and interviews from the previous week, with distinctive footage and audio supplied by NFL Films. It gives football fans an outlet to catch up on the action they might have missed, even though the scope of highlight shows is diminishing because of the advent of social media in an immersive content landscape.

“We are excited to partner with NFL Films and welcome Inside the NFL to The CW Sports family,” Dennis Miller, president of The CW, said in a statement. “For almost five decades, Inside the NFL has been an industry leader in showcasing can’t-miss weekly highlights, unprecedented behind-the-scenes content, exclusive access to players and lively discussion. By combining this premiere NFL content with our robust broadcast audience, we look forward to bringing this legendary sports series to more fans than ever before and to advertisers for the first time.”

Producers and hosts for the latest iteration of the show will be announced at a later date, and it will also have an impact on the fall programming schedule for the network itself. Recent editions of the show were hosted by James Brown and featured various former players, such as Brandon Marshall, Phil Simms and Julian Edelman.

“Generations of football fans have grown up watching Inside the NFL,” Ross Ketover, senior executive of NFL Films, added in a statement. “It is a show we cherish at NFL Films and we are thrilled to bring it to a great new partner in The CW. This is a special opportunity to reimagine and reboot Inside the NFL for a wider audience and a new generation of fans. We can’t wait to get started.”

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Frank Thomas Joins Friday Night Baseball on Apple TV+

“He will make his debut on June 9.”

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Courtesy: Kelsey Kramer/The Register

It didn’t take long for Frank Thomas to find a new gig. He is joining Apple TV+. He will make his Friday Night Baseball debut this week according to Front Office Sports.

Thomas’s role will involve multiple duties. He will conduct interviews with some of the game’s biggest stars. Those will take place on the field and in clubhouses before the games. He will also be in the booth for select games.

After FOX hired Derek Jeter to join its studio coverage of Major League Baseball, the network let Thomas go. He had been part of MLB on FOX since 2014. Royce Dickerson, who worked with “The Big Hurt” at FOX is now Apple’s executive producer for live sports.

Frank Thomas will not be available for Apple every week. He will be used on marquee matchups.

He will make his debut on June 9. Thomas will interview Mike Trout ahead of the Angels’ visit to Seattle to take on their division rivals, the Mariners.

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