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rene144 wrote: E' finita la stagione

rene144 wrote: E' finita la stagione

rene144 wrote: E' finita la stagione

Jason Fly wrote: Finisce la stagione del baseball, inizia quella dello sci. Io non mi lamento troppo, un po' di disintossicazione mi fa apprezzare di più l'MLB...

rene144 wrote: E' finita la stagione

Jackson9 wrote: Ci sarà qualche leghetta sparsa per il mondo visibile per streaming?
Cavoli, è passata mezza giornata e sono già in astinenza...

webba2000 wrote: E' giunta l'ora di dedicarsi alle altre passioni:
I libri di baseball,
Il mercato del baseball,
Le baseball cards,
e perchè no: un po' di sonno....

Could the 19-year "Sunday Night Baseball" broadcasting partnership of ESPN's Jon Miller and Joe Morgan be coming to an end? And will their ESPN Radio call of the Rays-Phillies World Series be the final chapter?

Well-embedded baseball moles contend the answer is "yes" to both questions. Both Morgan and Miller have two years left on their ESPN contracts, but that would not prevent a change.

Sources said Morgan could be shifted to the network's midweek baseball telecast, where he would work with a new play-by-play partner.
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What's coming to light is how unpopular Morgan has become with many of his ESPN colleagues, who are less than thrilled with the way he prepares for a telecast. Some of them also don't respond well to what they call Morgan's haughty attitude, which he has displayed during some of his more outspoken performances in internal ESPN meetings.
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Prone to on-air mistakes, Morgan also has come under some intense media scrutiny. And during those moments when he's made a mistake, the give and take between him and Miller can sound strained. But some of this stuff (if you don't take it all seriously) is kind of funny.

Take Wednesday night, during the first inning of Game 1. After Chase Utley hit a two-run homer off Scott Kazmir, Morgan said: "And the count went to 3-and-2. With Ryan Howard coming up next they gave him (Utley) a fastball. ... When the count goes to 3-and-2 you have to throw a fastball and Chase Utley does what he does so often."

There was a long pause. Howard swung and missed for strike one. Miller: "Chase Utley fell behind in the count 0-2... "

Morgan: "I thought it was 3-and-2, but you're saying it was 2-and-2."

Miller: "Two balls and two strikes on the count before the (Utley) homer."

rene144 wrote: E' ridicolo. Ci hanno messo 19 anni (l'anno prossimo sarebbe il ventesimo della partnership), ma forse ora l'hanno capito. Certo che Sutcliffe...