Host Jessica Kleinschmidt interviews Yankees, Nets, WNBA, NBA, and women's college basketball announcer Ryan Ruocco. Jessica and Ryan discuss a wide range of topics including the rise of the WNBA, working with CC Sabathia, being on the call for Domingo Germán's perfect game, and more.

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-2:36: Vin Scully telling Ryan to be himself

-4:59: Was it easy for Ryan to be himself at first in the broadcast booth?

-9:04: Where does the confidence come from?

-10:35: Having different broadcasting styles when covering different sports

-12:52: Being a rules expert as a play-by-play broadcaster

-16:00: Nerding out over the rules

-17:07: Everyone on the broadcast team coming together

-19:08: Family at home and broadcast family

-24:47: WNBA growth since Ryan started calling games in 2013

-34:52: Higher WNBA salaries

-37:03: Working with CC Sabathia/What they learned from each other

-41:03: Podcasting

-43:52: Domingo Germán’s perfect game

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