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A few weeks ago, my brother Chris was at CitiField for a Mets game and one of the twins was doing what she likes to do at a game…keep score. An usher walked by, looked down and asked her why she was doing homework at a game. When she explained she was keeping score of …
We know the argument. Baseball is slow, it’s your fathers and mother’s game, millennials don’t want to watch and on and on and on. However as we marked the 20th anniversary of MLB leading the foray into the streaming the business, there is an argument to be had that baseball may be having tis most …
In a normal year thousands would be heading to or watching the Little League World Series and all its drama as teams from around the country and around the world advanced through regionals to eventually make it to the World Championships in Williamsport, Pa. This year, no dice due to the Pandemic. So how has …
The following guest post is by colleague Scott Huntington… ESPN+ is changing the game. With their recent collaboration with Disney, ESPN is offering a wide range of new options, including expanded coverage of Little League sports games. What Is EPSN+? The subscription service offers prime live coverage of essential sports and game events, including boxing …
The Jersey Shore is always an interesting barometer for what America is thinking, from politics to pop culture. It’s mix of people from as far away as Canada and Europe as well as the surrounding states, but people young and old into a fun melting pot which always makes for great people watching. Ironically, the …
It’s the time of year when youth sports starts to really kick in again. Anyone who has ever played Little League or soccer or Pop Warner football in the United States knows the signs…the local car dealer, the insurance salesman, the pizzeria who spend some of their hard earned dollars for an outfield or a …
The youth sports aggregation space is the Holy Grail to marketers. As media companies continue to home better ways to engage high school sports and the walls for brand alignment come down, youth sports, at the most grassroots level, remains largely disjointed and extremely hyper local. While groups like Little League and Pop Warner provide …
It is here again with very little notice, starting on Friday the 13th and going into NBA All-Star Weekend, while both last weekend and next weekend remain open for possibilities. The official start of college baseball season. While most media outlets are closely following every pitch and move prior to the official opening of spring …
