Eduardo Pérez on Craig Counsell, media changes, Shohei Ohtani, and more

24/01/2024 34 min
Eduardo Pérez on Craig Counsell, media changes, Shohei Ohtani, and more

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Host Jessica Kleinschmidt interviews ESPN baseball analyst Eduardo Pérez. Jessica and Eduardo discuss a wide range of topics including Craig Counsell to the Chicago Cubs, Eduardo's thoughts on the media when he was a player compared to being a commentator, Shohei Ohtani's massive contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, and more.For even more discussion, head over to awfulannouncing.com and follow us on Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, Threads, LinkedIn, TikTok, Bluesky, and YouTube: @awfulannouncing.-2:26: Welcome Eduardo Pérez to Short and to the Point-2:54: Adjusting to changes in the game as a player turned broadcaster-6:52: Mentality of progressing through baseball-8:48: Being an extension of the Latino community through broadcasting-11:12: Interview style-12:59: Dealing with media as a player compared to being in media-15:33: Speed of reporting news over the years-17:13: Cubs/Rangers on ESPN Opening Day-19:45: Managers getting paid-21:12: How can a manager be a difference maker?-24:12: Observing to see if a manger is struggling to get control of clubhouse-27:45: Shohei Ohtani-29:51: Would Eduardo someday become a coach or manager? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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