Host Jessica Kleinschmidt interviews former tennis pro and current Tennis Channel interviewer, Prakash Amritraj. Jessica and Prakash discuss a wide range of topics including today's tennis coverage, how much of a legend Prakash's dad Vijay is, the importance of representation for Indian people, being around Venus and Serena Williams, and more.For even more discussion, head over to awfulannouncing.com and follow us on Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, Threads, LinkedIn, TikTok, Bluesky, and YouTube: @awfulannouncing.-1:13: Welcome Prakash to Short and to the Point-1:27: Prakash’s playing career-3:05: Winning national championship with USC-5:17: Injuries-6:43: Mental focus post-retirement/focusing on health and fitness-8:47: Balancing everything in Prakash’s life-12:35: Being authentic-15:07: Vijay Amritraj-17:17: Importance of representation as an Indian-19:36: Pressure of winning in India-22:23: Social media-24:40: Tennis coverage-30:24: First sit down interview with dad-31:29: Documentary on Vijay-33:32: Vijay being humble-34:51: Interviewing the Williams sisters-36:49: Watching Serena and Venus grow-39:01: Pickleball-40:45: Playing pickleball-41:47: What would Prakash tell his younger self? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Jessica Kleinschmidt interviews Houston Rockets sideline reporter and Houston Astros fill-in reporter and host, Vanessa Richardson. Jessica and Vanessa discuss a wide range of topics including Ime Udoka improving the Houston Rockets, getting soaked on live TV while hosting pregame for the Houston Astros, how Caitlin Clark is already affecting the WNBA and the city of Indianapolis, and more.For even more discussion, head over to awfulannouncing.com and follow us on Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, Threads, LinkedIn, TikTok, Bluesky, and YouTube: @awfulannouncing.-1:46: Welcome Vanessa to Short and to the Point-2:00: Covering the NBA-3:13: Women are getting in sports media-4:52: Rockets improvement-7:48: Relationships in sports-10:25: Telling stories in a short period of time-12:55: Pivoting on live TV-14:31: Reacting to bad performances-16:31: Finding mentors-18:29: Utilizing vulnerability-21:30: Asking stupid questions-23:30: Covering the Indy 500/Racing in Indiana-25:44: How covering other sports help with covering “Big Four”-27:48: Texas high school football-29:19: Caitlin Clark effect in Indiana-31:47: Women’s sports-34:32: Path of growth for women’s sports?-36:00: Getting drenched on Astros pregame show-38:18: Competitive nature of sports media-40:52: Covering the Astros-43:27: Digital coverage-46:40: Social media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Jessica Kleinschmidt interviews retired pitcher, host of "The Top Step" podcast, owner of NxtGen Baseball, and Seattle Mariners/MLB Network analyst Ryan Roland-Smith. Jessica and Ryan discuss a wide range of topics including the rise of arm injuries among pitchers, being a Rule 5 player, experiencing weird and sometimes phony injuries, getting in at MLB Network, and more.For even more discussion, head over to awfulannouncing.com and follow us on Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, Threads, LinkedIn, TikTok, Bluesky, and YouTube: @awfulannouncing.-1:52: Welcome Ryan to Short and to the Point-2:25: Off the record conversations-5:36: Embracing social media to transition into broadcasting-9:17: Insecurities when just talking to the camera-11:48: Balancing working various forms of media-14:38: Defense mechanisms-16:07: Impostor syndrome-21:53: Bullpen on the field-22:59: Having a “shove it up their ass” mentality-27:42: Discussing biomechanics and analytics in broadcasting-31:12: Dealing with adversity-35:42: Retiring-39:19: Things Ryan doesn’t miss about not playing-42:09: Experience as a Rule 5 player-48:11: Arm injuries-57:22: Do kids feel like they have to throw 100 mph?-58:18: Pitch clock-1:00:15: Weird injuries-1:06:53: Australian baseball players-1:11:21: NxtGen Baseball-1:16:21: MLB Network Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Jessica Kleinschmidt interviews Amy Lawrence, host of "After Hours with Amy Lawrence." Jessica and Amy discuss a wide range of topics including working overnights at CBS Sports Radio, teaching at Syracuse's Newhouse School, showing your personality when on the radio, seeking a change out of overnight, and more.For even more discussion, head over to awfulannouncing.com and follow us on Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, Threads, LinkedIn, TikTok, Bluesky, and YouTube: @awfulannouncing.-2:43: Welcome Amy to Short and to the Point-3:12: Differences in sports talk radio throughout Amy’s career-10:57: People in radio who Amy modeled her style on/Destination for women in sports-12:25: More women voices-13:53: Teaching at Syracuse-20:13: People entering sports media who aren’t aware of all the behind the scenes work-23:24: Being authentic and standing out-30:23: Having a “backup plan”-38:55: Not giving up in sports media-40:00: “Theater of the Mind”-42:23: Inserting personal life and personality into shows-44:19: Why Amy is a solo host-45:57: Giving back in terms of trying to help other women-49:13: Being Jess’ mentor and friend-52:29: Working overnight on radio-56:04: Being cringe at the beginning Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Jessica Kleinschmidt interviews FanDuel TV horse racing analyst Michael Joyce. FanDuel will be at Churchill Downs Friday and Saturday with Kentucky Derby coverage. Jessica and Michael discuss a wide range of topics including Fierceness being the favorite to win the 2024 Kentucky Derby, being a Chicago Cubs fan, sneaking into Michael Jordan's "Flu Game," and more.For even more discussion, head over to awfulannouncing.com and follow us on Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, Threads, LinkedIn, TikTok, Bluesky, and YouTube: @awfulannouncing.-1:48: Welcome Michael to Short and to the Point-2:00: Intro into horse racing at a young age-4:33: Transition from working behind the scenes to being an analyst-8:47: Horse racing betting-12:58: The horse racing club-16:43: Kentucky Derby-18:22: 2024 Derby-27:30: The pace of the Kentucky Derby, horses doing whatever they want to do-30:21: Not overthinking betting-36:12: Fierceness-40:04: Being a Chicago Cubs fan-43:30: Learning things from Theo Epstein-45:47: Sneaking into Michael Jordan’s "Flu Game"-48:05: Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund-52:29: Future of horse racing coverage Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Jessica Kleinschmidt interviews Jomboy Media podcast host and NFL Network host Chris Rose. Jessica and Chris discuss a wide range of topics including getting to host "The Best Damn Sports Show Period," working for a league owned media outlet compared to an independent outlet, being a Cleveland sports fan, and more.For even more discussion, head over to awfulannouncing.com and follow us on Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, Threads, LinkedIn, TikTok, Bluesky, and YouTube: @awfulannouncing.-1:18: Being authentic-2:51: Being comfortable with who you are-4:42: Finding the balance between being informative and entertaining-6:40: Creative opportunities with Jomboy Media-8:23: "The Best Damn Sports Show Period"-9:49: Realizing there’s something there with "The Best Damn Sports Show Period"-11:54: What "The Best Damn Sports Show Period" would look like today?-13:19: Becoming host of "The Best Damn Sports Show Period"-16:21: Leaving MLB Network-18:54: Transition from MLB Network to Jomboy Media-20:08: Room for everyone in baseball media-22:56: Baseball players expressing more of themselves-26:04: Bringing fandom into shows-29:21: Stephen Vogt-32:34: Defining a diehard Cleveland sports fan-37:23: Balancing work schedule and family time-42:58: Chris being there for his kids-43:23: Future of MLB media-47:06: "BattleBots"-50:50: Bruce Bochy impression Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Jessica Kleinschmidt interviews ACC Network studio analyst and former North Carolina Tar Heel Joel Berry II. Jessica and Joel discuss a wide range of topics including playing for the Tar Heels, college athletes having a platform, ACC realignment, and more.For even more discussion, head over to awfulannouncing.com and follow us on Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, Threads, LinkedIn, TikTok, Bluesky, and YouTube: @awfulannouncing.-2:17: Welcome Joel to Short and to the Point-2:26: Being described as a “Carolina basketball legend”-3:39: Specifically expressing wanting to have name in rafters at UNC-5:37: UNC legends Joel was drawn to when he played for the Tar Heels-7:11: The “Tar Heel Way”-9:37: Pressure of playing at North Carolina-10:59: Influence of Joel’s dad on his life-13:07: Being a selfless basketball player in high school-15:21: Fans seeing something special in high school-16:47: Not making it about yourself-17:57: Getting rid of the “noise”-19:57: Mentally adjusting to the fact of not playing in the NBA-21:50: Coming to grips with telling people closest to you basketball is over-24:51: Getting into broadcasting-26:22: Entering basketball and now covering basketball during the evolution of social media-30:00: North Carolina’s 2023-24 season-33:13: Forgetting about the moments that lead to the end result-35:17: Benefits of collegiate athletes having a platform-37:33: Importance of Cormac Ryan defending RJ Davis-39:27: Getting to know one another-42:09: John Calipari-44:30: Fans who spend more time watching college sports than pro sports-47:28: ACC realignment-50:21: Cameron Brink-53:22: Not understanding UNC-Duke rivalry at first Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Jessica Kleinschmidt interviews WWE Superstar and member of the Street Profits Montez Ford. Jessica and Montez, who is on the show thanks to Snickers, discuss a wide range of topics including getting payback toward The Final Testament, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson inspiring Montez when he was a kid, being married to Bianca Belair and filming a reality show together, and more.NOTE: We recorded with Montez Monday morning, just before his WrestleMania match was announced.For even more discussion, head over to awfulannouncing.com and follow us on Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, Threads, LinkedIn, TikTok, Bluesky, and YouTube: @awfulannouncing.-1:58: Welcome Montez to Short and to the Point-2:01: Montez’s attire-2:57: Snickers-4:28: Where does Montez’s confidence come from?-7:47: WrestleMania vibe backstage-9:19: Losing opportunity to be in WrestleMania Tag Title match-11:10: What do the Street Profits need to do in order to be at next year’s WrestleMania and competing for the Tag Titles?-12:15: Setting the tone-13:33: Athletic background helping in ring-16:05: Desire to constantly improve-18:33: Being open and authentic/discussing weaknesses-22:04: The Rock inspiring Montez when he was a kid and paying it forward today-24:51: A revamp of 90s WWE happening?-26:13: Bianca Belair/maintaining a marriage while wrestling and doing a reality show-28:55: Being open about personal life-30:34: Women who make the first move more likely leading to marriage Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're trying something different this week.There isn't much sports talk this week, but host Jessica Kleinschmidt interviews relationship expert and life coach Michael Sartain. Jessica and Michael discuss a wide range of topics including describing what "modern dating" is, developing a healthy relationship, having too much dating advice, and more.For even more discussion, head over to awfulannouncing.com and follow us on Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, Threads, LinkedIn, TikTok, Bluesky, and YouTube: @awfulannouncing.-2:03: Welcome Michael to Short and to the Point-2:16: Defining “modern dating”-7:52: Lack of courting-13:17: Coinciding having a career and having peace-15:06: Giving advice to a woman to be more feminine-16:51: Lack of trust in relationships-21:45: Needing the ability to walk away-23:30: “Stop giving attention to women because you are attracted to them"-28:49: Making a good first impression without making it all about looks-32:06: The irony of a man constantly used to being around beautiful women-35:01: Ratings-37:38: Drama-40:14: Having a crush or being bored-43:27: OnlyFans-46:14: Being lovebombed-50:21: Being overloaded with dating advice-55:22: Not trusting your heart-57:00: Monogamy-1:02:41: Divorce-1:05:13: Evolution of sports talk radio-1:08:42: Sports as an escape Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Jessica Kleinschmidt interviews MLB pitcher Dan Straily. Jessica and Dan discuss a wide range of topics including trying to get signed by an MLB team, being in the right mental state of being a free agent as the season starts, having the motivation to not give up and retire, and more.For even more discussion, head over to awfulannouncing.com and follow us on Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, Threads, LinkedIn, TikTok, Bluesky, and YouTube: @awfulannouncing.-2:56: Welcome Dan to Short and to the Point-3:37: Being a free agent this season compared to previous seasons-8:36: Trying to evolve as a pitcher when you don’t know your role-11:00: Mental battle of waiting to be signed-13:26: Being able to self-evaluate-15:13: Where does confidence come from?-17:33: Inaccurate radar guns-20:26: Tripping up a batter’s timing-22:42: Not quitting-27:02: Who would play Dan in a movie about his story?-28:09: Dan’s wife, Amanda, inspiring him-33:59: Going to Spring Training-37:30: A.J. Griffin-38:48: People no longer in baseball-42:34: Being able to tell who’s a lifer and who isn’t-46:00: Stephen Strasburg or Mike Trout-48:03: Making the Big Leagues-50:21: Making MLB debut-53:03: Memorable outings-59:40: Highs and lows in playoffs-1:03:38: Business side of baseball-1:13:32: Changing mental state when being traded-1:17:51: Baseball being a job sometimes-1:26:02: Failing as a part of baseball-1:29:19: Shohei Ohtani-1:32:35: Reaction to Ohtani’s contract-1:38:53: Getting an autograph from Dan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Jessica Kleinschmidt interviews Olympic bronze medalist boxer Oshae "Suga" Jones. Jessica and Oshae discuss a wide range of topics including participating in the 2020 Summer Olympics, trying to make weight, being bullied in school, being feminine out of the ring, the state of women's boxing and state of women's sports, and more.Oshae will fight against Sonya Dreiling, March 29 on DAZN, the DAZN app, and Overtime’s social media channels.For even more discussion, head over to awfulannouncing.com and follow us on Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, Threads, LinkedIn, TikTok, Bluesky, and YouTube: @awfulannouncing.-1:40: Welcome Oshae Jones to Short and to the Point-1:47: Being the first of something (Oshae was the first boxer from Ohio to compete in the Olympics)-2:29: Was the Olympics always the goal?-3:17: Boxing as a career-4:03: First paycheck from boxing-5:05: Going to the Olympics-7:29: Socializing at the Olympics-8:24: Finding balance of training and rest-8:49: Mentality about making weight-10:12: Food Oshae misses the most-11:06: Benefit of having family training with you-12:30: Overcoming fears-13:53: Influenced by others-14:29: Being bullied in school-16:12: Going from being bullied to being praised-17:10: Showing off femininity-19:03: Embracing femininity-19:56: Social media-20:36: Messages from people who were motivated-21:35: Getting international attention-22:17: Entrances-23:06: Learning lessons in losing-24:01: Mentality after a loss-25:18: Embracing the process-25:52: Belt or win that sticks out for Oshae?-26:30: Stopping to smell the roses-27:17: Mindset of training-28:01: Conditioning routine-29:04: Competitive outside the ring-29:37: Not wrestling competitively-30:24: Sportsmanship-31:45: Reeling ego in while fighting-33:33: Day of fight routine-34:59: Music choices on fight day-36:45: Has society appreciated female boxing?-38:32: How can society support women’s sports better-39:56: Shift in support for women’s boxing Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Jessica Kleinschmidt interviews WWE "Friday Night SmackDown" host Corey Graves. Jessica and Corey discuss a wide range of topics including becoming the host of "Friday Night SmackDown," Michael Cole and Triple H getting him into WWE commentary, wife Carmella opening up about her miscarriage, working with Pat McAfee, Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania, and more.For even more discussion, head over to awfulannouncing.com and follow us on Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, Threads, LinkedIn, TikTok, Bluesky, and YouTube: @awfulannouncing.-1:33: Welcome Corey Graves to Short and to the Point-1:42: Becoming the voice of “SmackDown”-3:04: Comparing preparation for an analyst to a host-4:32: Managing the nerves-6:11: Being yourself-7:28: Being patient with yourself when learning commentary on the fly-8:46: Developing a broadcasting style -10:25: Tapping into the passion-11:21: Lessons from Michael Cole-13:13: Injecting drama into broadcasts-15:36: Praise from Michael Cole-17:48: Characteristics Cole saw in Corey to get him to try commentary-19:08: Educating and entertaining the audience as an analyst-20:25: Working with Pat McAfee-21:27: Relationship with Triple H-22:56: How is Triple H on the headset?-23:38: Changes in how the media covers pro wrestling-26:13: Comparing today’s WWE to the Attitude Era-28:26: Walking out as a wrestler compared to as a commentator-30:39: Retiring from in-ring wrestling-33:18: Being known more as a commentator than as wrestler-35:00: Announcing retirement-37:11: What would Corey want “broadcaster Corey” to tell “wrestler Corey?”-38:08: Carmella’s support of Corey-40:45: Being open with discussing relationship-44:07: Carmella opening up about her miscarriage-45:28: Embracing the fact that both people in a relationship aren’t perfect-48:02: Tackling parenthood together with their WWE schedules-50:05: Cody Rhodes-54:22: Needing to fail in order to succeed Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Jessica Kleinschmidt interviews 15-time AMA motorcycle champion and NBC analyst for the Monster Energy AMA Supercross series Ricky Carmichael. Jessica and Ricky discuss a wide range of topics including hating racing as a kid, his displeasure with the "GOAT" nickname, racing in NASCAR, and more.For even more discussion, head over to awfulannouncing.com and follow us on Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, Threads, LinkedIn, TikTok, Bluesky, and YouTube: @awfulannouncing.-2:51: Welcome Ricky Carmichael to Short and to the Point-3:03: Transition from racer to commentator to host-5:59: Starting out in broadcasting-8:08: Evolution of social media during Ricky’s career-10:41: What is Ricky not good at?-13:56: Importance of having confidence, or lack thereof-15:51: Respecting opponents/being hard on yourself-16:49: Hating racing at the beginning-20:14: Racing feeling like a job-22:40: High school-24:04: Giving advice-27:31: Revisiting the GOAT farm-31:39 Baseball-36:19: Catering to younger crowd in motorsports-37:56: Being called the “GOAT”-41:27: Hall of Fame voting talk-43:40: Retirement-48:06: Comfortable with embracing retirement-48:31: NASCAR racing-49:49: Difficulty going from motorcycles to NASCAR-51:48: Keeping racing mentality going from motorcycles to NASCAR-53:11: Daytona race track design-56:22: What goes into track design?-57:37: James Stewart's growth as an analyst Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Jessica Kleinschmidt interviews ESPN NBA reporter/host Cassidy Hubbarth. Jessica and Cassidy discuss a wide range of topics including growing up in Chicago during the Bulls' dynasty, Filipino culture and the NBA, trying to keep family life private as a public figure, being a mom, and more.For even more discussion, head over to awfulannouncing.com and follow us on Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, Threads, LinkedIn, TikTok, Bluesky, and YouTube: @awfulannouncing.-2:15: Welcome Cassidy Hubbarth to Short and to the Point-2:21: Growing up in Chicago during the Bulls’ dynasty-4:29: Stopping yourself from saying “we”-5:39: How has fandom changed now that Cassidy is in sports media?-7:18: Finding the balance between being a reporter and being a fan-9:26: Changes in digital media since Cassidy started-13:32: People being anti-digital at first-16:22: Filipino culture and basketball-19:32: Working with Nikko Ramos-21:41: Women in sports media/growing the sideline reporter position-23:22: Learning not to compare yourself to others-26:06: Adjusting work/life balance after becoming a mom-28:46: Advice to someone in sports media who wants to be a mom-31:45: Sneaker culture-34:27: Compliments-35:47: Balancing comfort and style-39:48: Parenting advice Part 2-45:34: Keeping family life private Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Jessica Kleinschmidt interviews Kansas City Royals first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Jessica and Vinnie discuss a wide range of topics including returning to the Royals, having high expectations for the Royals in 2024, hosting a podcast, being Zack Greinke's teammate, and more.For even more discussion, head over to awfulannouncing.com and follow us on Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, Threads, LinkedIn, TikTok, Bluesky, and YouTube: @awfulannouncing.-2:00: Welcome Vinnie Pasquantino to Short and to the Point-2:31: Where does the IDGAF attitude come from?-3:53: Players opening up more-5:24: Spring training/rehabbing shoulder-6:03: Mentality when dealing with an injury-7:31: Royals being a playoff team in 2024-9:33: Bobby Witt Jr.-11:08: Salvador Pérez-12:09: What makes for a good clubhouse?-13:33: Added expectations and pressure for the 2024 Royals season-14:02: Takeaways from 2023-14:43: Maintaining motivation throughout a season-16:54: Possibility of being traded during wedding-18:03: Dealing with rumors-18:40: Hosting a podcast-21:13: Biggest surprise when hosting a podcast-22:38: Profile picture-26:13: Zack Greinke-27:43: Getting older-30:06: Being promoted to the Big Leagues-32:24: Do players care about being on prospect lists?-33:51: Being able to tell who can play before they do-35:59: Emotions of being promoted-38:19: Difficulties coming back from injury-38:37: Being a “stud” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Jessica Kleinschmidt interviews NFL Network writer/standup comedian Adam Rank. Jessica and Adam discuss a wide range of topics including the Super Bowl, working at NFL Media, performing standup, Taylor Swift at NFL games, being an Angels fan in the post-Shohei Ohtani era, and more.For even more discussion, head over to awfulannouncing.com and follow us on Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, Threads, LinkedIn, TikTok, Bluesky, and YouTube: @awfulannouncing.-2:02: Welcome Adam Rank to Short and to the Point-3:19: Changes within NFL media since Adam started-5:49: Going from being a fan to working in the media-8:24: Blogs-12:27: Owning getting predictions wrong-15:43: Joe Flacco-18:00: Pressure on high-priced players-21:36: Adam’s stand-up comedy-26:05: Doing crowd work in stand-up-27:42: Dealing with people not laughing at your jokes-31:28: Remembering the jokes that don’t land-37:02: 49ers-Chiefs Super Bowl-38:20: Taylor Swift at NFL games-40:59: Being an Angels fan post-Ohtani-48:04: What should MLB media do that NFL media is already doing a good job covering the sport? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Jessica Kleinschmidt interviews NFL players Ryan Jensen and Garrett Gilkey. Ryan and Garrett discuss with Jessica a wide range of topics including athletes needing to open up more about mental health, their luxury home company GILK, playing with Tom Brady, and more.For even more discussion, head over to awfulannouncing.com and follow us on Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, Threads, LinkedIn, TikTok, Bluesky, and YouTube: @awfulannouncing.If you are interested in checking out GILK, visit their website gilk.com and follow GILK on Instagram @wearegilk.-2:16: Welcome Ryan and Garrett to Short and to the Point-2:42: What are Ryan and Garrett up to?-4:13: GILK’s mission-5:43: Transitions in life-7:37: Making the decision to retire as a pro athlete-11:31: Attaching trauma to what a player is going through in retirement-14:15: Using competitive nature an athlete has in GILK-15:31: Processing injury and transitioning into a post-playing career-17:37: Being teammates with Tom Brady-18:27: Being a “protector” on and off the field-19:51: Transparency being important in GILK-25:21: What Ryan and Garrett experienced that told them they were being taken advantage of-28:45: Vulnerability being a taboo topic for athletes-31:26: The “dumb jock” stereotype-35:05: Ryan not being an asshole-39:04: What does the Buccaneers organization mean to Ryan and Garrett-42:22: Athletes opening up about mental health-45:18: Dave Canales Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Jessica Kleinschmidt interviews ESPN baseball analyst Eduardo Pérez. Jessica and Eduardo discuss a wide range of topics including Craig Counsell to the Chicago Cubs, Eduardo's thoughts on the media when he was a player compared to being a commentator, Shohei Ohtani's massive contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, and more.For even more discussion, head over to awfulannouncing.com and follow us on Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, Threads, LinkedIn, TikTok, Bluesky, and YouTube: @awfulannouncing.-2:26: Welcome Eduardo Pérez to Short and to the Point-2:54: Adjusting to changes in the game as a player turned broadcaster-6:52: Mentality of progressing through baseball-8:48: Being an extension of the Latino community through broadcasting-11:12: Interview style-12:59: Dealing with media as a player compared to being in media-15:33: Speed of reporting news over the years-17:13: Cubs/Rangers on ESPN Opening Day-19:45: Managers getting paid-21:12: How can a manager be a difference maker?-24:12: Observing to see if a manger is struggling to get control of clubhouse-27:45: Shohei Ohtani-29:51: Would Eduardo someday become a coach or manager? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Jessica Kleinschmidt interviews Yahoo Sports' and Fox Sports Radio host Jason Fitz. Jessica and Jason discuss a wide range of topics including Jim Harbaugh's future, Bill Belichick leaving the Patriots, playing fiddle for The Band Perry, being let go by ESPN, and more.For even more discussion, head over to awfulannouncing.com and follow us on Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, Threads, LinkedIn, TikTok, Bluesky, and YouTube: @awfulannouncing.-2:57: Welcome Jason Fitz to Short and to the Point-3:00: Covering National Championship Game-4:00: Stopping to smell the roses when working in sports-5:38: Performing concerts in huge stadiums-7:01: Is it easier to perform when having a routine every night?-8:36: Creating memories through music and sports-11:10: College football resurgence-13:42: Jim Harbaugh staying at Michigan-16:08: Houston Astros/Michigan Wolverines parallels-19:54: “College football is dying” narrative-22:59: Jim Harbaugh as a college head coach compared to as an NFL head coach-25:55: Jim Harbaugh not a great fit for the Raiders-29:09: Will a non-quarterback win NFL MVP this season?-32:54: Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots’ structure-35:36: Patriots’ roster-36:36: Nick Saban era and evolving with the times-39:55: Leaving ESPN-43:55: Is “betting on yourself” teachable?-46:51: Inserting music background into sports-48:52: Concert someone needs to go see Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

During his Tuesday weekly appearance on "The Pat McAfee Show," New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers insinuated that ABC late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel is on Jeffrey Epstein's list of associates and co-conspirators of a child sex-trafficking operation. Kimmel responded on X, denying any involvement or contact with Epstein and threatening legal action against Rodgers. Is this the straw that breaks the camel's back for Disney regarding Rodgers' McAfee appearances on ESPN? Host Jessica Kleinschmidt spoke with Awful Announcing writers Brendon Kleen and Sam Neumann on a live episode of Short and to the Point.For even more discussion, head over to awfulannouncing.com and follow us on Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, Threads, Bluesky, and YouTube: @awfulannouncing Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.