Season 9 Episode 21- Jeff Passan, Neil Best

Steve interviews Jeff Passan (00:07:26)from ESPN's baseball coverage. Jeff talks about the latest Houston Astros scandal, tries to explain why Major League Baseball's free agency moves so much slower than other sports, and tells us what Daniel Hudson said to him after he recorded the last out of the World Series. Jeff also explains why he continually does the podcast despite Steve being a mush mouth and why he doesn't do very many other podcasts. Also, Neil Best (00:41:24) from New York Newsday joins us to talk about sports radio in New York City. Neil talks about the ratings battle between Michael Kay and Mike Francesa, explains what WFAN will do when Mike leaves the station, and wishes upon a star with Steve on various scenarios featuring Chris Russo. Steve starts the show by recapping a crazy week for the podcast that included a writeup on Awful Announcing. The book club talks about books by Rob Miech and Greg Prato. The show ends with one last thing about Paula's new decision to throw a tantrum everyday when its time for bed. For more information follow the podcast on twitter @sports_casters Email: [email protected]