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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 …
Where else can you find talk about broadcast storytelling, debates on the best moments in the history of New York sports, the business of sports in Africa, and yes even the proliferation of AI in media all in one place. That’s what we have in the latest episodes of our podcast. Some good Memorial Day …
It’s always nice to see the little things that get done in storytelling that are worth emulating. Two from this week. Penguins paint the ice. Simple one, especially when you have a paint company…PPG…as your arena sponsor. For the second year in a row, the Pittsburgh Penguins allowed season ticketholders onto the ice to paint …
We keep losing people…good people we have known for a few days, a few years, or a lifetime. This year there have been close friends and distant colleagues we enjoyed staying in touch with; family members and grammar school classmates, as well as people we “knew of” along the trails. This past weekend as we …
How do you try and make a big splash around the biggest TV event of the year with a little project and a little budget. Try and go local and get some buzz on the idea… The Mets are the latest to take advantage of fishing where the fish are, unveiling a commercial that will run …
It is a tradition that has been quietly happening for years, but thanks to some opportunistic marketing folks is steadily turning into a hot stove event that could actually transcend baseball and into other sports. It is “Truck Day,” the day when MLB clubs in cold weather cities literally load up their 18 wheelers with team …
This past week former New York Mets catcher John Stearns passed away after a long battle with cancer, and it served again as a reminder the value that Old Timers Day’s, alumni weekends, and various other gatherings can serve to rekindle storytelling, build fan equity, and even connect a current generation to one prior. The …
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 …
As MLB season heads down the home stretch soon we got to catch up with a voice millions know but may not know the story behind, Colin Cosell, who is the PA Announcer for the New York Mets, New York Riptide, and Brooklyn Cyclones. The grandson of the legendary Howard Cosell, Colin took time out …
Friday at CitiField was the alomost perfect exeperience for a New York sports fan. Amazing weather, a salute to to two heroes past…Tom Seaver and Jackie Robinson. A safe, friendly and fun ballpark with friendly and attentive staff. A win by the home team. All except my usual six month or so quizzical question. In …
