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This week on #TheWormcast, FOX Sports studio host Rob Stone who's covered MLS since day one in 1996, joins me to discuss MLS' landmark signing of Lionel Messi for Inter Miami. How Messi is the catalyst for MLS 3.0 and how the league needs to capitalize on the world's most popular athlete to propel its status around the globe. Enjoy!


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This week on #TheWormcast the intersection of AI into sports writing and content production has been transformative and disruptive. How did we get here and what is the future. To help unwind some these questions is my guest, Steve Wasick, the founder of infoSetience. His company uses AI to provide millions of automated articles for CBS Sports and other clients. This is a fascinating topic on so many levels and you'll appreciate Steve's knowledge of Generative AI.
Enjoy!


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This week MLB Network reporter Jon Paul Morosi joins me for episode 73 of The Wormcast. Jon Paul has great passion for baseball and we discuss positive effects of the new rules on the game and suprise teams. Jon Paul also refects on how his time at Harvard provided the tools to be a better sports reporter. Plus he shares his travel stories to Europe and his passion for Italian soccer. Enjoy!

Topics discussed:
2:30 The positive effects of baseball rules changes: pitch clock, bigger bases, elimination of the shift.
16:00 Pirates and Orioles surprising starts.
21:00 Why the Tampa Bay Rays are successful
26:40 The A's are a mess
35:00 The Harvard experience and how that helped Jon Paul develop into a good reporter.
51:20 Changes in reporting landscape
55:00 Sorare ambassador
58:00 Attending a Chelsea match at Stamford Bridge and how newspaper sports coverage in Europe is different than U.S.
1:05:00 Italian soccer - it's always interesting
1:15:00 German soccer game experience

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This week, I'm back with #TheWormcast with Joey Zanaboni, radio play-by-play voice for MLS expansion franchise St. Louis City. The St. Louis native is one of the up and coming voices with a unique story and style of broadcasting which combines his love of literature and pop culture. Joey not only calls games he's a middle school literature teacher as well and we discuss how his passion for reading has made him a better broadcaster. You'll enjoy this conversation.

Topics discussed:
1:30 StL City's brilliant start
12:45 Joey's journey from JUCO and minor league baseball
17:45 Joey's unique style calling baseball
23:30 Joey's broadcasting influences
32:05 How literature andteaching it helps his broadcasting
36:00 adjusting from calling baseball to soccer
41:00 Getting the job with STL City
52:00 Future goals


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This week on the Wormcast we get you ready for the 'Great American Race' the 63rd running of the Daytona 500 with FOX Sports NASCAR pit reporter Jamie Little. Jamie has spend over 20 years with distinction covering motorsports on national televison. She is the first female pit reporter to cover both the Indianpolis 500 and Daytona 500. Jamie is the first female to be the play-by-play host of a nationally televised motor sports series calling the ARCA Menards Series and will be rotating in the same role for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series this season.
Jamie and I discuss her career path, the chaos of reporting on 12-15 cars each NASCAR race pit and top storylines heading into the 75th anniversary NASCAR season. Enjoy episode 71!

Topics discussed:
2:00 Career path
7:30 Building trust and credentials with Indy Car and NASCAR drivers, crew chiefs and owners
14:40 How do you keep up covering 12 to 15 cars in a NASCAR race?
17:45 The incredible access the media receives in NASCAR
21:25 Kevin Harvick moving to the television booth and a legendary fight from 2014
24:50 Favorites for the Daytona 500
25:50 Bubba Wallace/Michael Jordan influence in the sport
28:05 NASCAR at 75
30:15 "Drive to Survive's" affect on NASCAR
32:05 Jamie from pit reporter to play-by-play announcer
35:30 tips for young professionals


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The Wormcast is back with sports media conusltant Pat Crakes. We discuss the business behind the media deals we'll see in 2023. First a review of Amazon's first season as the broadcaster for Thursday Night Football. Why Google spent $2 billion on NFL Sunday Ticket? Major League Baseball's strategy around the Bally's Sports regional networks. Also LIV makes a deal with The CW, NBA, NASCAR, the College Football Playoff and more. Pat brings clarity to the economics in the space, you'll be more knowledgable after this show. Enjoy!


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