MattySnipes
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That might be itI think I know what you are talking about now. He says something like "tell those blankety-blanks the league isn't too tough for the kid yet." They talked about that in the SportsCentury piece on him.
That might be itI think I know what you are talking about now. He says something like "tell those blankety-blanks the league isn't too tough for the kid yet." They talked about that in the SportsCentury piece on him.
How do you fire the Great One when he sucks?
Charles Barkley at least has a personality.
You make it look like his decision to step aside. If he does decide to do it, I think it will end up being a 1 year and done. I can’t see Gretzky being critical of anyone, and if you aren’t then you can’t really do the job.
ESPN has pitched Wayne Gretzky on a NHL broadcasting role
ESPN pursuing Wayne Gretzky in broadcasting role: Sources
Will be interesting to see if this goes anywhere.
Conflicts of interest have never stopped ESPN from hiring an analyst. See: A-Rod, Jessica Mendoza, their entire Tennis team...
many sports announcers might be primarily assigned to do team X so national games are a supplement contract for games basis.
you will see much of nbc hockey crew go to espn or tbs to do games that aren’t part of core nbc like tirico
The examples I used were not that (which as you mention are common). A-Rod and Mendoza served as ESPN Sunday Night Baseball analyst while being employed in the front offices of the Yankees and Mets respectively. It was a problem with Mendoza when the Astros garbage can scandal broke out because the Mets had just hired Beltran (who was at the center of the scandal) as manager from Astros and she went on ESPN as an analyst blaming the people who leaked out the cheating scandal.
Many of ESPN’s tennis analysts also serve as active coaches to some of the tour players, which is barely brought up when you watch their coverage of the grand slams.
That’s the type of conflict on interest I was talking about. It would be a similar conflict if Gretzky took an analyst job and kept his Oilers role. That’s different than a broadcast for a local team broadcasting national games as well. They are for the most part removed from the teams themselves. Not being active in the front office.
I really haven't thought about openings, much less a fit for him -- but I think he'll be coaching in some capacity somewhere next season.That's a bad idea.
If you want a name draw you can still find people with tv personalities. Hire Torts and put him opposite Olbermann.
I don’t see the conflict of interest. Many teams own their own game broadcasts and thus employ thus crew.
There is a difference in player scouting vs PR/business/ marketing
tennis is very different because it’s an individual sport. Many former players become coaches or pro advisors.
You would think Sportsnet would hire him before letting him become available;lable to the US networks.
Sportsnet has taken such a bath on the NHL deal, I don't know that they want to pay more than minimum wage. A number of their more recent hirings suggests cost is a reason they got their jobs.
That's a bad idea.
If you want a name draw you can still find people with tv personalities. Hire Torts and put him opposite Olbermann.
Torts and Larry Brooks would be must watch TVThat's a bad idea.
If you want a name draw you can still find people with tv personalities. Hire Torts and put him opposite Olbermann.