*I'll be a guest on tonight's NBC Bay Area's "Sports Sunday" with Raj Mathai and Raiders all-pro-corner, Nnamdi Asomghou.
Asomghou has become a semi-regular on the show and based on his previous appearances, I can almost certainly conclude that he would make for a pretty decent color analyst because he says a lot, knows a lot and isn't afraid to articulate a point.
Look for Asomghou to surface on either ESPN or another outlet after his playing days.
*Lost amid the Giants successful contract resolution involving Mike Krukow and Duane Kuiper is the status of ex-ESPN "SNB" tonsil, Jon Miller. Miller is under contract for the Giants another two years, but that did not include extra weekend games that he will work now that he'll know longer be doing Sunday Night Baseball. It isn't clear how much more money Miller wants, but you can bet he's seeking extra compensation.
See what happens when you win a World Series? It's not just the players you have to take care of.
*The longer the A's don't resolve their radio situation, i.e., KTRB, the more likely they'll end up, more than likely, on another different, probably smaller radio station for the 2011 baseball season. While most teams begin selling and promoting the upcoming season almost immediately after the conclusion of the last campaign, the A's have been more fixated on their pursuit of San Jose, which seems comical at this point.
It also shows that ownership is bereft of certain basic common business models, which clearly frontman, Lew Wolff, and majority owner, John Fisher, lack.
My best guess is that the A's will eventually find a small station and work a deal. It's a shame given the enormous talent of lead, pby-man, Ken Korach. He deserves better and so do Oakland A's fans.
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I would like to think I'm part of your new wave of popularity..and that Nambdy is deserving too of media interest.He speaks well,doesnt aggravate me. I just get a bit tired of either Kate or the other blond(can't tell who's who sometimes-dang,dont they see how alike they are?..change hair style or something) going melty melt when she talks to him.
ReplyDeleteI think the more Lew the Wolff and his cronies procrastinate on the broadcast issue, the more pathetic the A's look. Maybe they should approach a college or a high school radio station with their attitude. Not only will the school benefit so will the state. If that's the case, they should approach KVHS radio at Clayton Valley High School in Concord they could use the money!
ReplyDeleteRich, It seems you give favorable coverage to people in the "biz" that "scratch your back". Comcast is a joke yet you praise them (or give them a pass). Why? Oh yeah, you appear on their air. Same with NBC Bay Area.
ReplyDeleteOn the other hand, you bad mouth Ken Dito, when you initially lauded his show as an alternative to KNBR at 9am. Is it because he won't put you on? It's just very transparent to those of us in the know. But you are who you are...
Anon, 11: 10: You obviously haven't read my posts becuase I have been critical of both NBC Bay Area, (its news director) and have taken various critical shots at Comcast, as well as praised its content.
ReplyDeleteAs for Dito, at one time, yes, early on, I actually lauded his show, but given the state of KTRB, his show, like the few others there, have faltered, dramatically.
Who or what places me on thier show doesn't dictate my praise or critical thoughts, even those in the know will tell you.
Rich,
ReplyDeleteYou wrote: "It also shows that ownership is bereft of certain basic common business models, which clearly frontman, Lew Wolff, and majority owner, John Fisher, lack."
I'm not a fan of A's ownership, at all, however: They are apparently turning a profit by owning/running the A's, and certainly Wolff and Fisher have been profitable in their previous business ventures, or they would have never been in a position to purchase the A's in the first place.
Are they running the team as most fans would want them to? No. Are they successful owners, from a business standpoint? I would say yes. They are making money, playing within the rules. You, me, and other A's fans may not agree with how they are doing it, but to say they are lacking some basic business acumen is, I believe, wrong.
I feel Wolff sees the A's as the means to a particular end; that end being to develop land into commercial and residential developments. The new A's ballpark is that means to do so. Their primary goals is not WS championships in Oakland; it's real estate development. They saw the A's, and a new ballpark, as a way to reach that goal. That's why Oakland doesn't work for them- they can't acquire the acreage they want to develop. The swamps of Fremont would work. Somewhere in San Jose would work. Not Oakland. How about near the 680/580 interchange in Dublin? How about the Naval Weapons Station in Concord? Both locations have BART, freeway access, and most importantly to Wolff- land that HE can develop, not others developing around his ballpark. But Oakland doesn't have the land he needs to develop.
If the A's are going to stay in Oakland (and I hope they do), they will need to be sold to an ownership group that is committed to Oakland. Larry Ellison? George (I guarantee it) Zimmer?
I enjoy reading your column.
So Rich,with Sunday nights game cancelled-your on Tuesday?
ReplyDeleteNope, I did Sunday night at 11: 30
ReplyDeleteI tried to listen to Ken Dito a few times, he sounds like he did on KGO, hard to understand him with his spitting and splattering & playing cuts from the sound board like nobody has already heard all the stuff. Boring, talks about baseball in the middle of December. Next time I tried to listen, the p.o.s. station was off the air again. Pay your bills.
ReplyDeleteA suggestion to Rich: Hay, interview Jed York, is that a possibility?