Aaron Boone: analyst (2010–present) Baseball Tonight and Monday Night Baseball
Alex Cora: analyst (2013–present) Baseball Tonight
Doug Glanville: analyst (2010–present) Baseball Tonight
John Kruk: analyst (2004–present) Baseball Tonight, analyst (2013–present) Sunday Night Baseball
Barry Larkin: analyst (2011–present) Baseball Tonight
Mark Mulder: analyst (2011–present) Baseball Tonight
Curt Schilling: analyst (2010–present) Baseball Tonight, analyst (2014–present) Sunday Night Baseball
Chris Singleton: analyst (2008–present) Baseball Tonight, analyst (2010) Monday Night Baseball
Rick Sutcliffe: analyst (2002–present) Monday Night Baseball and Wednesday Night Baseball

This is ESPN's roster of analysts. They went with Mendoza b/c it's "disruptive" instead of merit.

Cliche ridden. A total bore.

She's a chick.

No thanks.

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You're gonna find some friends here, NOOB.
Welcome.

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That list is shit, she's as good or better than everyone other than Doug Glanville.

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And Kruk blows.

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She looks like Kirstie alley in drag

She is 6% better than some of the other ESPN baseball guys.

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a lot of these posts complaining this hard about broadcasters looks like something you'd see in a mental ward. "I want to listen to the broadcast! AUGH! I HATE THIS GUY! I HATE HER! HE SUCKS! OH, SHE SUCKS!" so, turn off the sound? "NO! GOTTA LISTEN TO THE BROADCAST! SHE SUCKS! OH, HE SUCKS! THIS GUY? SUCKS. SUCKS!" *mute* "TURN IT BACK ON! OH, JEEZ THIS GUY SUCKS! AAAGGHGHGGHGHH!!"

are you having a stroke ?

i have to present those in the mental ward authentically. all caps and hysterical.

well i was just worried about you, that's all

i can understand. between the world burning today and the cubs game...i mean, i'm melting pretty hard.

I believe Kruk's balls have been put in a medical waste dumping facility.

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the death throes of an outdated sport

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Archer was better than the others. He's pretty well spoken for a young guy. Sure he had a few umms in there, but the content was solid.

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yea i thought overall he was pretty good

Not against a woman or anyone doing the job, but I just thought she was awful.

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Easy for me I mute all the games ...don't need some idiot talking about 2 seamers and how it's one and done.For all you Little Leaguers out there if you don't know the game by now you never will

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I'm going to bounce from the spot for awhile but I will be back at some point to argue with you about this hoops stuff again. Playoffs have been great this season. See ya up the road.

I'm out.

It's not that different with any of the color guys. I have noticed terrible football color analysis. For instance, I think it was Simms who compared Mike Vick to Big Ben and said Ben gets rid of the ball faster. Every time I have watched the Steelers, Ben holds onto the ball longer than anyone and tries to make a play in the pocket. Gruden said more dumb stuff last MNF game than I care to remember.

The national color guys often show they have no knowledge of the teams playing the game. It is obvious they have not watched the teams to have a good perspective on their play.

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you beat me to saying it!

in the spirit of irony i find it =] that julie dicaro hasn't blocked me on twitter yet, cuz as you and your radio BFFs know blocking me is par for the course of a quality life. tho in fairness i think i only gave her a "SOMEONE BANG THE IRONY GONG" when she was talking about how the pro-kane ppl are speculating on a case that they really know nothing about!

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There is no reason to have a woman analyst other than to say you have a woman analyst. Analysts should be former players and coaches.

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This would seem to fall in line with "coaches should be former players".

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No, they are two different situations.

A coach has a wide array of qualities that could make them a good coach, as they were so many different hats. They also have an army of assistant coaches and support.

An analyst is there to do one specific job - analyze a game... and that should include analysis of player/coach mindsets, what they are thinking in different situations, and what happens behind the scenes. No one has that perspective except a former coach or player.

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Except that every coach and player is different and you cannot possibly know what is in the mind of another.

An analyst is mostly there to analyze the technical side of the game. The tangibles. And she has done that very well.

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

They tend to give those jobs to ex-ballplayers and people, you know, "in broadcasting."

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The color commentators? No, they are typically ex-players. Not always, but typically. Maybe you're thinking of the play-by-play guy.

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Why not just hire a homeless person in each town each week? It's not terribly removed from the "merit" system utilized to bring her into the booth.

I happen to not want to hear a female voice during most sporting events; it's just a preference, no different from I prefer broccoli over cauliflower; nothing more to it than that. I do, for example, like Mary Carillo during tennis on NBC. so it's not like I have some blanket anti-broad thing.



It's Seinfeld, ya dork.

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Oh. I'm bad at Seinfeld.

Agree w/ your sentiments, TinyDon.

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I haven't heard much of her work but to me she sounds like someone broadcasting a game for NPR.

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
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