I mean I'm not sure what the problem is. I don't have cable so I barely watch any games on TV. But I am very attuned to social media and Reddit and Jessica Mendoza is constantly a topic of ire. Perhaps it's because of her gender because I doubt ESPN would keep her around if she was doing a bad job as a reporter. I mean if you want to explain why she is so bad, go ahead and do it. I'm curious.
"lol i don't know what you guys are complaining about! i mean, i don't watch any of the games she covers so i have no context but if you wanna explain to me, i'll pretend to listen"
she's accomplished in her own world of softball which is great. i gave her a chance too when she started, laughed at the guys who were too afraid of having a woman on their television during primetime who wasn't baking a cake. i've listened to her on olney's podcast which she's on every week. i've tried.
her particular skills don't lend themselves to an entire baseball game. she's into the human interest stories and banal stats. she did an exhaustive inning plus retrospective on addison reed's pokemon card collection during a game. she talks endlessly about certain player's "cookie zones". she doesn't contribute to a discussion she memorizes her talking point and either talks over whoever is talking or brings it up when it's not needed. she's not a good broadcaster. she's a good analyst but let's be honest, she examines player's mechanics...something most players can do. what sets her apart is that she is a woman doing it in a man's sport. hey, if you're good at it, good for you. she's not. i've listened to her on olney's podcast. she doesn't do analysis, she espn's stories about how players or teams "want it more".
most of the people who complain about her are people who watch a lot of baseball and don't like what she brings to a broadcast. it has nothing to do with what is between her legs and everything to do with the material she presents and how she presents it.