1. I often highlight great calls at Traina Thoughts. But a great call does not necessarily have to come during a positive moment. Pain and disappointment can also lead to memorable calls.
This brings us to a play-by-play Twins man Dick Bremer.
Minnesota dropped its third straight game against Cleveland on Thursday. The loss was also the second in a row to come through a home run by the Guardians.
On Wednesday, Cleveland’s Josh Naylor hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the 10 to give his team a 7-6 victory.
Bremer’s call wasn’t overly salty, but he wasn’t in the mood for nonsense. “Fly ball, deep left, [Nick] Gordon looks up, gone.” Bremer then remained silent for 20 seconds before saying “another bullpen collapse for the Twins.”
But the next day, after Andrés Giménez hit a two-run explosion in the bottom of the ninth to cut the score to 2–2 and end the game, it was too much for Bremer.
“High fly right center field and deep. I think we had enough of the Cleveland Guardians. “
The call alone was funny, but you have to hear the tone of Bremer’s voice and the dramatic pauses to get the full effect of the pain he felt.
Local announcers are special because they are often also fans. And Bremer perfectly encapsulated what the Twins fans felt as Giménez’s ball flew off the pitch.
I must also acknowledge the Twins radio call that picks up on Minnesota’s rough loss Thursday:
2. Another note on the Guardians winning. See what Andrés Giménez did after hitting his dinger who won the game.
3. Hot making shows usually involve screaming and yelling and jibberish. ESPN’s Brian Windhorst went with the completely opposite approach in the First Take of the Week, and was riveted.
4. The first week of the Tyreek Hill podcast, compare Patrick Mahomes to Tua Tagovailoa. In the second week of Hill’s podcast, he said he received death threats by comparing Mahomes to Tua. In the third week of Hill’s podcast, he compares him and Tua to Carmen Electra and Dennis Rodman. I need Tyreek Hill to help me promote the SI Media Podcast.
5. Avalanche defense Bo Byram was almost kept away from the team’s parade on Thursday because police thought he was a fan.
6. The last episode of my SI Media Podcast features a conversation with Erin Andrews of Fox Sports.
Fox’s NFL crew No. 1 side reporter talks about the wild changes that have taken place this season with her longtime partners Joe Buck and Troy Aikman leaving Fox for ESPN, Kevin Burkhardt and Greg Olsen are elevated to No. 1 spot and announcement. that Tom Brady will join Fox once he retires.
Has ESPN ever approached Andrews to join Buck and Aikman? How did Andrews find out that Aikman was going to leave for ESPN? Did she force Fox to go after Tom Brady after he retired?
Andrews also talks about why Derek Jeter is special to her, as Larry David used an incident at her wedding as a story on Curb Your Enthusiasm and the controversy over her post-game hug with Aaron Rodgers after the victory of ‘Packers’ Christmas Day against the Browns.
After the conversation with Andrews, Sal Licata from WFAN and SNY in New York, joins Jimmy for the weekly segment “Traina Thoughts”. This week, the guys break up talking about Clayton Kershaw’s comments about Freddie Freeman’s loyalty to the Braves, because Jimmy hates July 4, if the media figures of the sports should not stick with sports and much more.
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7. RANDOM VIDEO OF THE DAY: A League of Their Own came out in theaters 30 years ago today. There may not be a better scene in a sports movie than this.
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