Starkville Welcomes Bob Costas!
Welcome back to another edition of Starkville! Jayson and Doug invite in MLB Network do-it-all and broadcasting icon, Bob Costas, to today's show! The 'Ville incumbents ask Costas about what it was like being interviewed for 'The Last Dance' and covering Michael Jordan in his heyday. Is there a baseball equivalent to Michael Jordan in respect to the same way that MJ mesmerized the world back then and today? Where was the Jordan's baseball career trajectory headed had the 1995 strike not happened? Jayson and Doug bestow the title of Commissioner of Baseball upon Bob, wherein he proposes solutions for teams not playing at their home stadiums in a condensed season; enforcing the Minor League extra innings rule in the Majors; will this be an asterisk-riddle season, and how would the new commish handle the scandals that are tarnishing the League?
Starkville with Jayson Stark and Doug Glanville · The Athletic
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Show Notes
Rundown
(6:45) Welcoming in Bob Costas & Getting Buckets During HT of a Syracuse Basketball Game
(9:15) 'The Last Dance', The Jordan Fascination Factor and Career Path Without the Strike
(33:35) Bob Costas: Commissioner of Baseball (For a Day)
(44:00) Adopting Minor League Extra Innings Rule and Other Trialballoons
(56:00) Expression of the Game Without Fans
(1:03:30) Addressing Scandals
(1:23:00) Listener Trivia via @JHawk26
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