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Andrew Marchand & Jon Meterparel analyze the simplicity of The Masters and what went wrong on No. 18. Plus, Mark Jones is done at ESPN, the Dianna Russini-Mike Vrabel situation, the DOJ looks into the NFL, Brendan Carr tweeting Marchand, Joe Buck wants to stay at ESPN and more on the 32-minute podcast.

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Topics …

* What networks could learn from The Masters’ presentation

* The “Electronic Wizard” gets his due

* The 1986 Masterpiece

* Roger Goodell is in a place you never want to be in

* CBS was lost on the 18th hole

* Assessing CBS’ overall coverage of The Masters

* Dottie Pepper and who excelled during the tournament

* What Amazon Prime Video did right on its Masters’ debut and how it applies to its other sports

* What do we make of Mark Jones’ more than three decade run of ESPN

* Mike Breen criticizes the NBA over first round broadcast setup

* This is the money-making part of the ABC/ESPN, NBC/Peacock & Amazon Prime Video deals

* What to make of the Dianna Russini-Mike Vrabel situation and investigation

* FCC Chairman Brendan Carr tweeting Marchand’s Athletic column on Amazon, The Masters & the Super Bowl

* Does the DOJ probe hurt the NFL’s leverage in TV renegotiations

* Jay Marine and the “fullness of time” Super Bowl

* What to make of Joe Buck telling Richard Deitsch he wants to finish his career at ESPN

* The interesting move of Ex-Washington Postie Ben Strauss turning up at ESPN and doing some media stories

* Who was the 2018 World Series MVP

Other elements ….

* Turk Wendell gave Marchand a yellow card in the Mets’ clubhouse

* Meterparel’s famous fantasy baseball league

* Meterparel and the Ithacan

* New potential show feature

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