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In this week’s episode of Slate’s sports podcast Hang Up and Listen, Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca discuss the World Series matchup between the New York Mets and Kansas City Royals with baseball writer Rany Jazayerli. They also talk about the NFL’s first foray into Internet-only broadcasting and what it means for the future of sports television. Finally, they’re joined by Puck Daddy’s Greg Wyshynski to assess the NHL’s new 3-on-3 overtime format and the debuts of supposed generational stars Connor McDavid and Jack Eichel.
Here are links to some of the articles and other items mentioned on the show:
- Follow Rany Jazayerli on Twitter and read his stories on Grantland.
- Tom Verducci’s Sports Illustrated piece on how the Kansas City Royals’ coaching and scouting paid off against the Toronto Blue Jays.
- The New York Mets’ pitchers throw very hard, and the Royals’ hitters pound fastballs.
- The Royals’ mascot Sluggerrr might be having an affair with Mrs. Met.
- Earlier this year, Royals pitcher Yordano Ventura was ejected from a game for hitting Oakland’s Brett Lawrie with a pitch.
- Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitsch on the NFL’s first Internet-only broadcast.
- Bloomberg assessed Yahoo’s $17 million deal.
- The Yahoo broadcast averaged 2.36 million viewers.
- Yahoo sold all of its ad inventory after reducing the price of commercials from a reported $200,000 per half-minute to $50,000.
- Follow Greg Wyshynski on Twitter and listen to his podcast.
- Greg Wyshynski’s book Take Your Eye Off the Puck.
- Yahoo’s Dan Wetzel says 3-on-3 overtime is hockey on cocaine.
- Video of the NHL’s first-ever 3-on-3 overtime, between the Flyers and Lightning.*
- Winnipeg’s Dustin Byfuglien says the new format is terrible.
- The history of overtime periods in the NHL.
- The New York Times on hockey’s new stars, Connor McDavid and Jack Eichel.
Hang Up and Listen’s weekly Biancalanas:
Mike’s Biancalana: Which long-suffering fans are the most long-suffering fans, according to Google?
Stefan’s Biancalana: Stop calling the New York Giants the New York Football Giants.
Josh’s Biancalana: Will amazing Paralympic long jumper Markus Rehm be allowed to compete in the 2016 Olympics?
On this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment, Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca revisit recent segments on Leonard Fournette and the deaths of high school football players. Visit slate.com/hangupplus and try it free for two weeks.
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Podcast production and edit by Zack Dinerstein.
You can email us at hangup@slate.com.
Correction, Oct. 29, 2015: Due to an editing error, the write up of this podcast misstated that a video of the Flyers and Lightning was the first-ever 3-on-3 overtime in the NFL. It was the first-ever in the NHL.
