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This is Defector, a new sports blog and media company. We made this place together, we own it together, we run it together. Without access, without favor, without discretion, and without interference.

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The Defector Crewneck Sweatshirt Is Back In Stock

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Merch v3

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Kathryn Xu

Jason Benetti looks on from the White Sox broadcasting booth.

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White Sox Lose The Broadcaster Who Made Their Games Tolerable

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Mark Jackson, Jeff Van Gundy, and Mike Breen report on a playoff game.

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ESPN Lays Off Mark Jackson One Month After Dropping Jeff Van Gundy

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Patrick Redford

SACRAMENTO, CA - DECEMBER 22: Annoucer Mark Jones and Commentator Kayte Christensen during the game between the Los Angeles Clippers and Sacramento Kings on December 22, 2021 at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2021 NBAE (Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images)

LA Clippers v Sacramento Kings

A Guide To Mark Jones’s Food References And Do-It-Yourself Kits

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Colorado Rockies v Los Angeles Dodgers

The Game Bent Around Vin Scully’s Voice

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Ray Ratto

LOS ANGELES - APRIL 13: the Los Angeles Dodgers the San Francisco Giants on September 2, 2009 at Dodger Stadiium in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)

San Francisco Giants v Los Angeles Dodgers

Vin Scully Knew When The Best Words Were No Words

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Who’s Stroking Out On First?

Media Meltdowns

Crisis Averted: Bill Walton Fails To Complete Random Thought About Russian Invasion During Basketball Broadcast

Lunkhead Broadcaster Chooses Exact Wrong Sequence Of Words To Describe Game-Winning Shot

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Drew Magary

of AT&T's Original Series 'You Me Her' speaks onstage during AT&T AUDIENCE Network Presents at 2017 Winter TCA at Langham Hotel on January 5, 2017 in Pasadena, California.

AT&T AUDIENCE Network Presents at 2017 Winter TCA

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It’s Time I Lived My Truth: I Love Joe Buck

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John Smoltz Moves Closer To Escaping His Personal Hell Of Watching Baseball

Jake Fraley leaps to rob a walk-off home run.

10 Uninterrupted Minutes Of FRAYHAYLAYYYYY, Sure

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This Shrieking Hornets Broadcaster Must Knock It Off, Immediately

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Miami Heat v Denver Nuggets

ESPN Layoffs Signal Arrival Of Sports Broadcasting’s Grim Future

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Former Kings Announcer Grant Napear Attempts A Comeback, But Shows He’s Learned Nothing

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