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It is time for our periodic Mailbag Edition of Traina Thoughts. You guys came through with some excellent questions and a lot of Savannah Bananas trolling. Ever since then, listeners have been sending me emails and DMs with various facts, thoughts and questions about the Bananas.
It is time for our periodic Mailbag Edition of Traina Thoughts. You guys came through with some excellent questions and a lot of Savannah Bananas trolling.. Ever since then, listeners have been sending me emails and DMs with various facts, thoughts and questions about the Bananas. So that is the explanation for the first few questions today.Jimmy, which would you rather do: watch all 20+ Yankees games on Prime with no flipping channels the entire game, or attend one Savanah Bananas game in person?podcast listener since I’ve spent much time there discussing my disdain for Yankees games that air on Amazon Prime, as well as about the Savannah Bananas popularity. The answer here is simple. I’d go to the Bananas game. It’s one night, three hours. I’d be outside on a nice summer night. I can enjoy some ballpark food and mock the stupidity of teams breaking out the Macarena in the middle of a pitch.I would tell her I’d pay for the tickets, but she has to find someone else in the family to take her. Jimmy, I’m heading to the Savannah Bannanas “show” at Citizens Bank Park this weekend. Would you be interested in my review? I’m and old school baseball fan, and I have a partial Phillies season ticket plan. I’m very interested to see if it keeps my attention for 2 hours.I would say WWE vs. AEW. Even if you don’t watch wrestling or follow wrestling, you are familiar with what the WWE is. The company is part of Americana. WWE generates massive profits, the wrestlers cross over into pop culture and it just signed a $5 billion Netflix deal. While I think FS1 during the day is a complete disaster, the network does air MLB playoff games and college football games, so it has some important value to a sports fan. FS1, though, isn’t even remotely close to being on the same level as ESPN.podcast in May, I think he’d prefer to have a studio job that revolves around game action. Reali mentionedand MLB Network as jobs that would appeal to him. I’m sure, though, that he would listen to any offer involving taking over thewhen Dan retires in a few years since his personality is similar to Patrick’s in that they don’t do hot takes and aren’t the stereotypically loud, bombastic radio host. If you’re wfan, would you hire Craig carton for a digital show? There’s big push for digital and then no one loses job and if you don’t like whatever show is on wfan, you have an alternative that’s still wfan and not something elseI don’t think WFAN would create a show to go head-to-head against another one of its shows, but the business is different now and radio seems to be only about creating conflict and saying the most nonsensical things possible, so maybe that strategy makes sense because then the station can have Carton fighting against the hosts of whatever show he’s up against.Have you ever listened to golf or tennis on SiriusXM? For me, tennis doesn't really work, but golf somehow does.I have listened to a little bit of golf on SiriusXM in the past when I’ve had a wager on an event. Oddly enough, it’s quite a fun and enthralling listen—and I’m not even a golf guy! I think a big part of that is because Mike Tirico was on the call. But you are right, golf on the radio works pretty well. The tee shots and putts really allow the play-by-play person to be descriptive, go into great detail and shine on the call. Have ever interviewed Brent Musburger. If not are you interested and what would be one question you would ask himpodcast a couple of times, but it’s been a long time since his last appearance. I will try to get him on this football season.While I’d rather drink bleach than go to Disney World, I have no judgment on anyone, adults included, who love going to the theme park. I actually give Cardona credit for the passion and dedication to making trips to Disney. If you love something that much, embrace it and enjoy it. Why does WWE keep booking D-List celebs over hard working wrestlers? Travis Scott, I-Show Speed, and now Jelly Roll?Come on. Do you REALLY not know the answer to this question? You know it’s a gimmick to attract fans who aren’t into wrestling and bring in some new viewers, as well as generate publicity from outlets that don’t cover wrestling. I’m not saying it works or that it’s smart. But the goal is obvious. With the Billy Joel documentary out I have a two-parter: 1. Favorite concert you’ve gone to of his and 2. Favorite song. FWIW- Mine would be MSG over Xmas in 18’ and Prelude/Angry Young Man gets me so hype driving into work.On July 18, 2008, Billy Joel played the second of his two nights at Shea Stadium to close the building before it was to get demolished. I was fortunate enough to attend. The set list was amazing, Paul McCartney was a surprise guest at the end and did two songs , Tony Bennett joined Joel on “New York State of Mind“ and Steven Tyler joined Joel for “Walk This Way.“ Two other things I remember about that concert. It was about 500 degrees that night, which was not ideal for enjoying a show, and I suffered a slight panic attack when the floors started shaking from everyone bouncing up and down during “We Didn’t Start the Fire.“ If you were visiting NY for the first time and only had time for 1 dinner and then a slice on your way back to the airport, where would you go? Any borough is fine.Peter Luger’s steakhouse in Brooklyn for the meal and then Joe’s Pizza in Greenwich Village for the slice.I absolutely love what Amazon has done. I think its studio show has a chance to be fantastic, with Taylor Rooks, Dirk Nowitzki and Blake Griffin. Amazon obviously hit a home run by hiring Ian Eagle and Kevin Harlan to call games. In addition, Amazon has a chance to have breakout stars nationally in Michael Grady and Eric Collins, who will also call games.Who is the best play-by-play announcer working currently? – @wickedwritah, but he is the complete package. Instantly gives you big-game feel, calls the game flawlessly, has tremendous chemistry with his partner , knows how to mix in humor, doesn’t treat the game like the most important thing on earth and has the pipes.Sunday Ticket is close to $500 now if you don’t have a YouTubeTV subscription, so I don’t want to tell anyone to spend that kind of money. Just speaking for myself, it’s totally worth it. I want to be able to watch any game I want whenever I want. I don’t want be held hostage by whatever game CBS or Fox is airing and I don’t want to watch random field goals onYes, the 1 p.m. slate has taken a hit. That is just a fact. But here in New York, we’re usually stuck with the Jets and Giants at 1 p.m. and those teams are unwatchable, so I thank the Lord every Sunday for Sunday Ticket.The NFL’s current television rights deal expires after the 2033 season, but the NFL has an opt-out after 2029. So it will either be 2030 or ’34 when a divisional round playoff game goes to Apple or YouTube or Amazon. There is no doubt about. Those three entities can offer the NFL a blank check for the rights to a divisional game. And the NFL will take it.There is only one answer: Kevin Harlan.I think I answered this in a recent mailbag, but I’ll explain again. I don’t watch MMA, I don’t follow MMA and I have less than zero interest in MMA. Nothing about it appeals to me and I have no interest in watching people beat each other up. To steal a line from the great Chris “Mad Dog” Russo, if there was an MMA fight taking place in my backyard, I’d draw the blinds.Jimmy Traina is a staff writer and podcast host for Sports Illustrated. A 20-year veteran in the industry, he’s been covering the sports media landscape for seven years and writes a daily column, Traina Thoughts. Traina has hosted the Sports Illustrated Media Podcast since 2018, a show known for interviews with some of the most important and powerful people in sports media. He also was the creator and writer of SI’s Hot Clicks feature from 2007 to '13.
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