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Richard Deitsch @richarddeitsch.bsky.social · 12h

For any @bluejays.com fans who want some content.

Richard Deitsch @richarddeitsch.bsky.social · 17h

NEW BONUS PODCAST

The guest is @donnovanbennett.bsky.social:

The topic: Why the Blue Jays are the biggest story in Canada right now.

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Sports Media with Richard Deitsch

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Bruce Feldman @brucefeldmancfb.bsky.social · 15h

“It’s the arrogance of it all."

Bill Belichick pledged an NFL approach at North Carolina. It has proven to be a complete disaster. Here's @theathletic.com’s story on why UNC football has turned into such a dumpster fire:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/670...

Bill Belichick pledged an NFL approach at North Carolina. Program insiders call it flawed

Inside the decisions that have led to North Carolina's on-field dysfunction.

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Richard Deitsch @richarddeitsch.bsky.social · 17h

NEW MEDIA COLUMN:

NFL TV ratings are soaring. Now understand why that is happening

www.nytimes.com/athletic/669...

You have noticed NFL TV ratings are soaring. Now understand why that is happening

TV ratings can by mystifying. Richard Deitsch offers a clear-eyed explanation for the high NFL TV ratings that will help you understand it.

www.nytimes.com

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Richard Deitsch @richarddeitsch.bsky.social · 16h

This is a phenomenal piece.

Matt Gelb @mattgelb.bsky.social · 18h

More than an hour after it happened, Orion Kerkering went back to the dugout. He was alone. Then, someone put his arm around him. The Phillies shared a collective pain because it felt like more than a season had just ended. Story: www.nytimes.com/athletic/670...

Phillies share the pain after Orion Kerkering’s error leads to crushing elimination loss

Inside the clubhouse, there was shock, anger, concern for the young reliever — and a sense that something more than a season had ended.

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Richard Deitsch @richarddeitsch.bsky.social · 17h

NEW BONUS PODCAST

The guest is @donnovanbennett.bsky.social:

The topic: Why the Blue Jays are the biggest story in Canada right now.

link.chtbl.com/SportsMediaP...

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch

The Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch is a weekly show that features interviews with members of the sports media about their work, as well as roundtables with sports media reporters about tele...

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Richard Deitsch @richarddeitsch.bsky.social · 17h

NEW MEDIA COLUMN:

NFL TV ratings are soaring. Now understand why that is happening

www.nytimes.com/athletic/669...

You have noticed NFL TV ratings are soaring. Now understand why that is happening

TV ratings can by mystifying. Richard Deitsch offers a clear-eyed explanation for the high NFL TV ratings that will help you understand it.

www.nytimes.com

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Richard Deitsch @richarddeitsch.bsky.social · 1d

Unlike most sports writers, I'm neither a Bruce lover or hater. I appreciate his career and respect his truth. I respect Dylan for being counter-culture for his time. But Cash worked in a lot of very conservative audience circles and always came off bad ass. Tough to do and the definition of cool.

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Waylon Jennings Randolph @arriagaii.bsky.social · 1d

Compared to Ohtani and McDavid, the basketball legend can seem deeply lackadaisical. It took years for me to appreciate his fascist, maniacal devotion to competitiveness.

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Richard Deitsch @richarddeitsch.bsky.social · 1d

"Compared to Dylan and Springsteen, the country-music legend can seem deeply uncool."

This subhead is legit insane.

It's also very revealing but it offers some very weird East Coast big city version of comparing cool.

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Richard Deitsch @richarddeitsch.bsky.social · 1d

Why Thomas Edison does not get his due.

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Richard Deitsch @richarddeitsch.bsky.social · 1d

It's finally time to give Michael Jordan his due.

Benjamin Hoffman @bhh.bsky.social · 1d

Ah yes, famously uncool singer Johnny Cash. I am glad noted arbiter of cool the Wall Street Journal is willing to reconsider his case.

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Richard Deitsch @richarddeitsch.bsky.social · 1d

The cover of SPORTS ILLUSTRATED from 47 years ago today.

The more things change, the more things...

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Richard Deitsch @richarddeitsch.bsky.social · 1d

WNBA reaches 11-year media rights deal to broadcast games on Versant beginning in 2026

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WNBA reaches 11-year media rights deal to broadcast games on Versant beginning in 2026

The deal will have USA Network airing 50+ WNBA games annually, including a still-to-be-defined number of playoff games in select years

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Richard Deitsch @richarddeitsch.bsky.social · 1d

These are always a estimate or sampling of a representative population. No possible way to accurately reflect those with alternate means of viewership.

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Richard Deitsch @richarddeitsch.bsky.social · 1d

Nearly 1/10 of the entire country (average is the standard metric in television).

Just an incredible viewership number in Canada.

SportsnetPR @sportsnetpr.bsky.social · 1d

Yankees vs. Blue Jays ALDS averaged 3.7M viewers on Sportsnet, with 11.5M Canadians tuning in at some point throughout the series💥

An average of 3.8M Canadians watched Game 4 last night, plus an average of 2.9M stayed tuned to watch the champagne pops in post-game! 🍾

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Richard Deitsch @richarddeitsch.bsky.social · 1d

a picture of a tiger with the word tiger written on it

ALT: a picture of a tiger with the word tiger written on it

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Richard Deitsch @richarddeitsch.bsky.social · 1d

My Olympic on-site time is over. I covered seven. I was blessed there more than I deserved. Time for others to be onsite.

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Richard Deitsch @richarddeitsch.bsky.social · 1d

If you are interested in the Blue Jays, I spoke to Fox Sprorts on what it's like to introduce a team to an American audience that they did not see nationally during the season.

www.nytimes.com/athletic/668...

Huge in Canada, the Toronto Blue Jays get their TV spotlight with U.S. fans

The Jays are making their U.S. debut on Fox this season during their playoff series with New York. The TV team is ready to make the intro.

www.nytimes.com

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Richard Deitsch @richarddeitsch.bsky.social · 1d

Here is when Inside The NBA will be on during the NBA regular season.

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Richard Deitsch @richarddeitsch.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: The Olympic hockey tournaments are going to be massive for NBC/Peacock. Here is who will be broadcasting the games.

www.nytimes.com/athletic/670...

Kenny Albert, Eddie Olczyk to lead NBC's U.S. hockey coverage at 2026 Winter Olympics

www.nytimes.com

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Richard Deitsch @richarddeitsch.bsky.social · 2d

Left Field. Nice,

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Richard Deitsch @richarddeitsch.bsky.social · 2d

CRTC > FCC

Ian Hunter @bluejayhunter.com · 2d

Kevin Gausman does not give a bleep about the censors.

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Richard Deitsch @richarddeitsch.bsky.social · 2d

I spent most of my life in NYC before moving to Canada. So much fandom in the States is city or area-specific. Understandbly so.

It’s why the Blue Jays are so unique for me. A pro team where the fan base is literally an entire country.

Just a fucking cool thing.

Richard Deitsch @richarddeitsch.bsky.social · 25d

I have never enjoyed an MLB team more than this year’s Toronto Blue Jays team. At a time where domestic and world news hammers you down daily, they have provided me and my family with endless optimism and spirit. It doesn’t matter in the big picture but then again, it’s also everything.

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Richard Deitsch @richarddeitsch.bsky.social · 2d

Absolutely incredible.

Richard Deitsch @richarddeitsch.bsky.social · 25d

I have never enjoyed an MLB team more than this year’s Toronto Blue Jays team. At a time where domestic and world news hammers you down daily, they have provided me and my family with endless optimism and spirit. It doesn’t matter in the big picture but then again, it’s also everything.

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Richard Deitsch @richarddeitsch.bsky.social · 2d

Obviously, very low on the scale of importance here but for this interested.

Mark Schlereth will be filling in for Mark Sanchez this week on FOX's coverage of Seahawks-Jaguars.

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