New Female Member of Sunday Night Baseball Announcing Team

[OLDSANDBAGGER]

What is your opinion of the job Jessica Mendoza did last night on SN Baseball? I knew Schilling was suspended but wondered if they would replace him or just go with two in the booth. Never heard of Jessica Mendoza before. To me it was a really pleasant surprise.

She is not some bimbo hired to look good but not really knowing sports. This lady, who per her bio has a husband and two kids, is very knowledgeable about baseball. Indeed she was a great athlete in her own sport, fast pitch softball, at Stanford and on two U.S.A. Olympic teams, winning a gold and a silver.

She seemed relaxed talking about hitting and nuances of the game. Congrats to her and ESPN and I hope she becomes a permanent addition.

 

[yisman]

Re: New Female Member of Sunday Night Baseball Announcing Team

yeah she made her debut last week I believe, I was watching a weekday game and she was on

 

[OLDSANDBAGGER]

Re: New Female Member of Sunday Night Baseball Announcing Team

Right, they mentioned that. Also Kruk joked with her about her first Sunday Night game being a no hitter. Seemed to fit right in.

 

[John Kelly]

Re: New Female Member of Sunday Night Baseball Announcing Team

Sometimes the best man for the job is a woman.

 

[TEXED]

Re: New Female Member of Sunday Night Baseball Announcing Team

I enjoyed her for awhile, but soon got tired of her talking so much . For me she went into too much endless detail on hitting etc.. Seemed like I kept putting on mute shortly after switching over. But she seemed like a nice enough person.

 

[railbird]

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I like shilling. But ravetch Peterson and nomad need to be fired ASAP.

 

[winkyduck]

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I like shilling. But ravetch Peterson and nomad need to be fired ASAP.

Nomar works for the Dodgers - only did the LLWS for ESPN.

I thought Jessica did a GREAT job. She knows more than 99.999999% of all people watching

 

[blueline]

https://thespun.com/more/mlb/espn-decides-on-sunday-night-baseball-broadcasters

 

[John Kelly]

Vasgersian adds value to every telecast he anchors.

A-Rod offers the player perspective and Olney is a solid reporter.

The Jessica Mendoza Era on Sunday Night Baseball is over.

I'd claim the 3-2 pitch was fouled off.

 

[railbird]

ill be sure NOT to watch

 

[WildBill]

Do people really not watch because who the broadcasters are? I mean its TV coverage of a game, you don't have any good alternatives if you care about the game. And if you don't care about the game, why would you tune in anyways and then decide forget it, I don't like one of the analysts?

 

[KevinStott11]

She is great. Has been since Day One.

 

[Valuist]

A-Rod is very good.

 

[parlaynow]

Arod ego maniac!

 

[Valuist]

Arod ego maniac!

You can say that about 90% of pro athletes.

 

[Wade]

women don't belong in sports

 

[MrTop]

mendoza came from announcing the METS before this with ron darling

 

[John Kelly]

mendoza came from announcing the METS before this with ron darling

I was unaware of her work with the Mets.

Fast-pitch softball and Major League Baseball are two different games.

She always fashioned herself as a hitting expert.

I watch a lot of games with no sound.

 

[Sportsrmylife]

mendoza came from announcing the METS before this with ron darling

won't be long before ARod is hitting that on the side.

No body wants a 50 year old JLo booty.

 

[John Kelly]

Arod ego maniac!

You can say that about 90% of pro athletes.

I'll take OVER 90% for the limit.

 

[John Kelly]

 

[John Kelly]

 

[John Kelly]

Where's Jennie Finch?

 

[MrTop]

they have women all over sports now. Next they will take Lebron's job

 

[John Kelly]

The WNBA players recently received a significant pay raise in their newest Collective Bargaining Agreement.

No one attends the games in Atlanta or New York.

I saw several games in Atlanta and New York last season with fewer than 1,000 people in the stands.

Ridiculous.