“This used to be a quality program that I looked forward to every day. Last year Baseball Today was fantastic, this year the production added too many "Booya!" elements that proved to be annoying. But I'd still have given it 4 or 5 stars; however, the recent addition of Peter Pascarelli and apparent dismissal of Alan Schwarz has bumped this down to a 1-star review and caused me to unsubscribe to the podcast. Pascarelli's terrible: he's slow, lacks any enthusiasm or excitement, and peppers his speech with entirely too many "um's" and "ah's." In addition, Schwarz was a sabermetrician and enjoyed discussing the statistic side of the sport (this came at no detriment); Pascarelli prefers stock yet undefinable and somewhat meaningless phrases to describe ballplayers. It's a shame that ESPN has made this change.”Read full review »
ajamesd via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/05/07
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“I've been listening to this podcast for several months. I think Peter Pascarelli's doing a fine job. My main complaint is with the promptness of the shows' releases. I like to listen before I go to work, and lately, I haven't been able to rely on it being available. A recap of...”Read full review »
thegroovewrangler via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/31/07
“Really hope ESPN uses the offseason to work on the format of this once-great Podcast. The untimely departure of Alan Swartrz really threw this show into a sharp downward spiral. It was once the top source for daily baseball analysis and insight. It is now an absolutely turgid recap of...”Read full review »
Green+White2000 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/16/07