“ I always love the people who lost always released statements that said, 'We refused to do a financially irresponsible deal.'”
Torre is expected to remain a panelist on Around The Horn and a contributor to Pardon The Interruption.
"It will have as its highest-paid member of the bundle, ESPN, and those other networks associated with ESPN are along for the ride."
The league is somewhat competent and understands that it is about scale rather than profit.
“Do you think they are gonna do away with that money?”
"If half the country is watching your game for free, how many of those people would pay a big sum of money to watch the game?"
"I never instructed people to put more highlights of games that we had on-the-air."
“The idea of Apple buying Disney comes at an interesting time.”
"He was a consummate and courageous journalist who was holding truth to power and standing up for the rights of those less-privileged and more maligned up...
“If you’re going to win the streaming wars, you’re going to have to have sports."