The Beat of Sports

On The Bridge today Mike, Brandon and Mike Tuck have a discussion about whether or not Tim Tebow has become a respectable baseball player and if there is a chance that he could eventually get a call up to play with the New York Mets. Then they turn their attention to all of the heat that Papa John's is getting after the chairman stepped down due to after making a racist comment, they discuss if sports teams should distance themselves from the national pizza chain.

What might the second phase of NBA Free Agency look like for the rest of the summer? Are so many players still unsigned by a majority of teams blew it years ago when the league added a large influx of cash to be spent?

On The Bridge today Mike and Brandon are joined by Mike Tuck, they discuss the UCF fans that are still upset at Scott Frost after the coach made a video appearance at The Mikey Awards last night. Brandon gets a hold of the hot-take machine and unleashes some fire on how he feels about Frost and his departure from UCF. Then they discuss the sudden explosion in eyeballs on the NBA Summer League and whether or not fans can take anything away from the games. And they ask the question of the performance in summer league games translate into the regular season.

How does a baseball team make an announcement about building a new stadium but have no plans to fund the project? Especially after spending a decade trying to get the plans right! Major League Baseball should've stopped that event from ever happening. What if the money doesn't happen? isn't it logically that the Rays could just take those plans and move the franchise to another city like Portland or Montreal? Plus what is the latest with David Beckham and his attempts to build a MLS stadium in Miami. And What is the true economic impact by LeBron James leaving Cleveland and why the figure given out is usually not accurate.

On The Bridge today Mike and Marc run through the names of people who might be attendance for the Mikey Awards tonight. Then they discuss what the potential match ups could be for the World Cup Final this weekend, also Mike explains that he has always been a fan of the French soccer team. Then they debate whether or not the newly proposed Tampa Bay Rays stadium will ever get built in Ybor city, Mike goes yes but Marc brings logic into why it might not happen.

NFL fans have always assumed that owners refuse to give players guaranteed contacts is because of the risk of injury, which is a valid reason. But there is a clause in the NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement that makes giving out guaranteed money even harder. Marc explains that for a guaranteed contract to happen owners would have to put all of the money in a designated account immediately.

After players in the NWSL and WNBA have taken to social media to call out the media for the lack of coverage and attendance in the stands, should the media have a responsibility to helping promote a team? Illiana Limon Romero from the Orlando Sentinel joins the show to weigh in on the subject and talk about the bias that still exists in people being against women's sports. Plus she discusses what the future of covering women's sports will look like in the next decade.

On The Bridge today Mike and Marc discuss Bianchi's interview with Paul Finebaum and Mike asks the question if Paul has become the biggest college football opinon-maker in today's media landscape. Then they talk about why their is hype for summer league basketball and if fans should take anything from the games happening in Las Vegas. Plus they give their thoughts on the details surrounding the contract signed by Aaron Gordon to keep him in Orlando.

On The Bridge today, Mike and Marc run through the gamut of things including a debate about certain nominations for the upcoming Mikey Awards and if one caller was improperly nominated. They marvel at the fact that the Orlando Magic front office was able to offload the Bismack Biyombo contract. And then they discuss the continued disappoint for Orlando City even though there were some flashes on Saturday night of what this team could be.

The newest dynasty in the NBA just added more talent last night when the signed all-star center DeMarcus Cousins to replace JaVale McGee. Despite the outcry by NBA Twitter this isn't a big deal considering Boogie is coming off of a serious injury. Marc brings about what could topple the Warriors run, money. The salaries and luxury tax will become such a problem in Golden State that ownership will eventually be forced to split the players up.