MLB.com buyouts

[HanSenSE]

Have seen a few of these on teh Twitterez over the last week or so and I imagine there are more:

 

[matt_garth]

At least five beat writers took the buyout.

 

[HanSenSE]

Most notable cut in on-air talent I've seen is Chris Rose from Intentional Talk.

 

[BYH 2: Electric Boogaloo]

TR Sullivan "retired" too, continuing a surely coincidental trend of the most experienced writers being drummed out and replaced by 22-year-olds well-versed in churning out dreadfully dull content for the dot com. I'd heard there was some talk of an age discrimination suit during Dinn Mann's days, but then he got drummed out too.

 

[Screwball]

And then Dinn Mann filed a lawsuit.

 

[Liut]

I think Flanigan in Kansas City took the buyout, but I'm not sure.

 

[BYH 2: Electric Boogaloo]

And then Dinn Mann filed a lawsuit.

Of course he did.

 

[matt_garth]

I think Flanigan in Kansas City took the buyout, but I'm not sure.

 

[Col. Nathan R. Jessup]

Has the future of sports writing, as it relates to professional sports and major markets, ever looked so bleak? I mean, it looked bad one year ago. But, now, when the leagues’ own publications/websites/broadcasting partners are suffering so badly, I can’t imagine what to tell even the best and most ambitious 20-something who wants to cover professional sports.

 

[Writer]

It's not a good look for the industry when MLB is having to layoff writers and TV personalities.

 

[3_Octave_Fart]

Nothing against Rose, but Intentional Talk was some kind of dreck on a network that generally does a lot of things well.

 

[matt_garth]

The buyouts were intended to forestall layoffs.

It's not a good look for the industry when MLB is having to layoff writers and TV personalities.

 

[MTM]

Nothing against Rose, but Intentional Talk was some kind of dreck on a network that generally does a lot of things well.

I disagree. It was a fun show where players could show some personality. I’d rather watch that then Brian Kenny geeking out over WAR or Russo screaming at the camera about the Mets and Yankees.

 

[BYH 2: Electric Boogaloo]

It's not a good look for the industry when MLB is having to layoff writers and TV personalities.

They don't *have* to do anything. They're still making money hand over fist. MLBAM prints cash, even in 2020. It's just the most miserly of leagues being miserly for ****'s sake at Christmastime.

 

[BYH 2: Electric Boogaloo]

I disagree. It was a fun show where players could show some personality. I’d rather watch that then Brian Kenny geeking out over WAR or Russo screaming at the camera about the Mets and Yankees.

I can take or leave Intentional Talk, but I agree with this. Brian Kenny seems like a really nice guy who is turning into the Skip Bayless of nerd talk--hot takes for the sake of hot takes. And how does Russo still have a show?

 

[Col. Nathan R. Jessup]

Russo is entertaining. Just like Stephen A. Smith. And Intentional Talk, too.

If you don’t like those guys, fine. You certainly aren’t alone. But the majority of sports fans find them entertaining, at least. I find Russo’s show on MDSR on Sirius XM to be a great listen, especially for baseball fans. Intentional Talk’s interviews with baseball players are fun. The analysis isn’t all that great, but it makes for good background noise.

 

[BYH 2: Electric Boogaloo]

Russo is entertaining. Just like Stephen A. Smith. And Intentional Talk, too.

If you don’t like those guys, fine. You certainly aren’t alone. But the majority of sports fans find them entertaining, at least. I find Russo’s show on MDSR on Sirius XM to be a great listen, especially for baseball fans. Intentional Talk’s interviews with baseball players are fun. The analysis isn’t all that great, but it makes for good background noise.

I grew up with Mike & the Mad Dog, so Russo will always be a radio legend to me. I just don't get the point of the TV show. It always feels sort of rushed and half-assed to me. I'm sort of surprised they gave him the show. Sure, he's an icon in the tri-state area, but I don't think the XM show gives him the national profile necessary for a show like that. (Of course, someone obviously thinks different)

 

[2muchcoffeeman]

Russo is entertaining. Just like Stephen A. Smith. And Intentional Talk, too.

If you don’t like those guys, fine. You certainly aren’t alone. But the majority of sports fans find them entertaining, at least. I find Russo’s show on MDSR on Sirius XM to be a great listen, especially for baseball fans. Intentional Talk’s interviews with baseball players are fun. The analysis isn’t all that great, but it makes for good background noise.

Majority? My ass. More like the Moral Majority, which was neither.

 

[HanSenSE]

 

[MileHigh]

Wow, the Mouse riding off into the sunset.