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In the 33-minute Marchand Sports Media Podcast, Andrew Marchand & Jon Meterparel analyze Netflix’s and MLB’s strategy in putting next season’s Opening Day between the Yankees and Giants on the platform.

The duo goes into the NFL and college football with takes on Tom Brady, Greg Olsen, Kris Budden, John Fanta, Chris Myers, among others, Plus, the YouTube-NBC standoff, the Ryder Cup and an all-time Papa Clicker review for Seth Wickersham’s QB book

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What’s on tap …

* What does the Netflix-MLB deal for Opening Day mean for the platform and the league

* John Fanta & Kris Budden receive praise on college football

* Adam Schein CBS/NFL cut-ins have pop and sizzle

* The YouTube TV/NBC dispute is the issue that never ends

* Chris Myers struggled on Pats game

* The Yankees will be on too many different platforms next year

* The issue with the Red Sox clinching a playoff spot on Apple

* Why Netflix, NBC & ESPN are the right brands for MLB

* MLB is losing a lot of money when you compare its new deals to what ESPN would have paid before the opt-out

* An idea for Netflix’s booth that has Yankees and Giants ties

* Evaluating Alex Faust succeeding Bob Costas on TNT Sports MLB playoffs

* The announcer mistake of not picking up the story where it leaves off

* Meterparel’s lighting looks like he’s being interrogated by the police

* Tom Brady’s improvement, but …

* Greg Olsen is still much better

* What Joe Davis gets right and what he gets wrong

* We do not need all-time international stats

* Are the NFL TV analysts as good as college

* Should Trent Green be better at this point

* Some funny CBS NFL animation

* The tipping point for YouTube TV with NBC standoff

* Comparing Spectrum to YouTube TV

* What did Marchand & Meterparel think of the Ryder Cup coverage

* An all-time Papa Clicker Review of Seth Wickersham’s American Kings: A Biography of the Quarterback and a strong review for Stephen Ditmore’s Jim Gilliam: The Forgotten Dodger

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