Sam Neumann @samneumann.bsky.social · 25/09/2026You couldn’t show me this until after Temple played football today?!! 001
Reposted by Sam NeumannAwful Announcing @awfulannouncing.bsky.social · 08/09/2026dlvr.itAs media vultures circle, Dabo Swinney only has himself to blameThis originally appeared in Tuesday morning’s edition of The A Block, Awful Announcing’s daily newsletter with the latest sports media news, commentary, and analysis. Sign up here and be the first to know everything going on in the sports media world. When I arrived in Clemson, South Carolina, for my first job out of college, I… 0101
Reposted by Sam NeumannAwful Announcing @awfulannouncing.bsky.social · 03/09/2026dlvr.itNetflix’s Tom Pelissero met with Bill Simmons the same day he was let go by ESPNBy the time Tom Pelissero learned he no longer had a job, his suitcase was already thirty feet in the air, tucked into the cargo hold of a plane bound for Los Angeles. He was sitting in the Sky Club at the Minneapolis airport, a few hours from guest-hosting a week of The Rich Eisen… 021
Reposted by Sam NeumannAwful Announcing @awfulannouncing.bsky.social · 03/09/2026We refreshed our Starter Pack if you're looking for our staff... 066
Reposted by Sam NeumannAwful Announcing @awfulannouncing.bsky.social · 26/08/2026dlvr.itJemele Hill on Colin Kaepernick, 10 years laterTen years ago, Colin Kaepernick sat during the national anthem in peaceful protest of Black oppression and police brutality in America. Kaepernick, then the quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers, had refused to stand for the national anthem earlier that offseason. But nobody really noticed until Aug. 26, 2016, when he didn’t stand for the… 0152
Reposted by Sam NeumannAwful Announcing @awfulannouncing.bsky.social · 20/08/2026dlvr.itPeanut butter, jelly, and Keith Hernandez: The secret formula behind SNY’s Mets broadcastBeing a New York Mets fan isn’t for the faint of heart. Trust me, I would know. I’m not the only Mets fan on staff at Awful Announcing, but I am the most vocal. And since I watch somewhere between 1-162, that would technically make me one of the most qualified to write about the… 0133
Reposted by Sam NeumannAwful Announcing @awfulannouncing.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Awful Announcing’s 2026 MLB local broadcaster rankingsawfulannouncing.comAwful Announcing’s 2026 MLB local broadcaster rankingsWe asked you to grade the 2026 local MLB announcers and, 85,000 individual votes later, we have our rankings from No. 30 to No. 1! 4255
Reposted by Sam NeumannAwful Announcing @awfulannouncing.bsky.social · 13/07/2026dlvr.itTony Reali launching ‘REAL DEAL,’ a sports culture podcast with iHeartPodcastsTony Reali has his next act. More than a year after Around the Horn ended its run on ESPN, the longtime host is debuting REAL DEAL with Tony Reali on Tuesday, July 14, on iHeartPodcasts, distributed by his own Real Ones Media, with new episodes releasing every Tuesday. Each week, Reali and a rotating cast… 0174
Reposted by Sam NeumannJarrett Seidler @seidler.bsky.social · 30/06/2026watching Vientos and Mauricio’s level of helplessness against Louis Varland’s breaking balls is a worse indictment of their former hitting coach currently mouthing off than anything else I could post in response to his sour grapes 14710
Sam Neumann @samneumann.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Tried to have an actually nuanced conversation about this topic, since no one else wants to have it... 110
Reposted by Sam NeumannSean Keeley @seankeeley.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Hey. @awfulannouncing.bsky.social is hiring. We're looking for a P/T Nights/Weekends Editor. 15/20 hours/week, West Coast hours, weekend availability a must. Opportunity to turn it into an F/T gig for the right person. Feel free to DM me with any questions. www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/44... 22517
Reposted by Sam NeumannAwful Announcing @awfulannouncing.bsky.social · 10/06/2026dlvr.itHow New York Soccer Journal rose from the ashes of Hudson River BlueFor as long as Hudson River Blue existed, the site did something that no outlet in the Tri-State Area with a larger staff and bigger budget ever quite managed to pull off: it showed up. Every week, for 13 years, through five executive editors, two platform structures, and a divorce from SB Nation, someone at… 1153
Reposted by Sam NeumannSean Keeley @seankeeley.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Awful Announcing is accepting freelance pitches if you're into that sort of thing. Keep it sports media/sports business-centric, plz...forms.gleAwful Announcing Freelance SubmissionsPlease use this form to submit freelance article pitches to Awful Announcing. If you have any issues, please contact sean@thecomeback.com. 376
Sam Neumann @samneumann.bsky.social · 02/06/2026@seidler.bsky.social Never wrong, just early. Jared Young supremacy! 010
Reposted by Sam NeumannAwful Announcing @awfulannouncing.bsky.social · 28/05/2026dlvr.it10 years ago, Tom Hallion’s ass was in the jackpotMay 28, 2016, was not a great day for large, beloved figures being taken out before their time. Not only did Harambe — the 17-year-old western lowland gorilla whose death at the Cincinnati Zoo would consume the internet for the better part of a year — meet his end that afternoon, but Noah Syndergaard was… 0284
Sam Neumann @samneumann.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Virginia has to spend years getting dragged through courts and referendums over maps while TN can just kneecap Memphis politically because they feel like it. One side gets buried in process and the other gets to openly game the system in broad daylight. 120
Sam Neumann @samneumann.bsky.social · 04/05/2026On my umpteenth rewatch of Seinfeld, and you can you obviously tell when Larry David left the show because George just becomes a caricature of himself. Stills signs of prime Costanza, but it’s noticeably not the same. 000
Reposted by Sam NeumannDiana Moskovitz @dianamoskovitz.bsky.social · 15/04/2026I wrote about Dianna Russini, the constant pressure female reporters face to prove they aren't sleeping with sources (plus the pressure we do get from sources to get involved with them), and why all of this is so uncomfortable to talk about. Gift link:defector.comYou Can Never Let Them Think They Have A Chance | DefectorI don’t remember the first time someone hit on me as a reporter. I believe this is because my brain has come to treat these events as unremarkable. For any woman in journalism, they pile up over the y... 30971270
Reposted by Sam NeumannAwful Announcing @awfulannouncing.bsky.social · 15/04/2026Jeff Passan's new baseball podcast is anchored by a man who he's never seen. “I don’t want to know what you look like. The longer we can keep up this mystery, the better.” awfulannouncing.com/orig/jeff-pa...awfulannouncing.comJeff Passan's new podcast wants to make you a better baseball fanJeff Passan hopes his new podcast will give fans baseball’s smartest conversations that don’t feel like homework. 052
Reposted by Sam NeumannEmma Baccellieri @emmabaccellieri.bsky.social · 14/04/2026"He has seen Staff’s face zero times, and he has decided, as a matter of creative principle, to keep it that way." that's right babyawfulannouncing.comJeff Passan's new podcast wants to make you a better baseball fanJeff Passan hopes his new podcast will give fans baseball’s smartest conversations that don’t feel like homework. 3274
Reposted by Sam Neumannlindsey adler @lindseyadler.bsky.social · 14/04/2026love this profile of richard staff, one of my absolute closest friends and someone who i have never met in person awfulannouncing.com/orig/jeff-pa...awfulannouncing.comJeff Passan's new podcast wants to make you a better baseball fanJeff Passan hopes his new podcast will give fans baseball’s smartest conversations that don’t feel like homework. 6484
Reposted by Sam NeumannSam Neumann @samneumann.bsky.social · 03/04/2026We got an interesting tip that former ESPN/The Undefeated NBA writer Chris Palmer passed away in October of last year. I’m not finding much — if anything — in terms of media coverage, besides the attached obituary. Genuinely had no idea, and I'm curious if anyone knows more?dignitymemorial.comChristopher Palmer Obituary - Culver City, CACelebrate the life of Christopher Palmer, leave a kind word or memory and get funeral service information care of Gates, Kingsley & Gates Smith Salsbury Funeral Directors. 0125
Sam Neumann @samneumann.bsky.social · 03/04/2026We got an interesting tip that former ESPN/The Undefeated NBA writer Chris Palmer passed away in October of last year. I’m not finding much — if anything — in terms of media coverage, besides the attached obituary. Genuinely had no idea, and I'm curious if anyone knows more?dignitymemorial.comChristopher Palmer Obituary - Culver City, CACelebrate the life of Christopher Palmer, leave a kind word or memory and get funeral service information care of Gates, Kingsley & Gates Smith Salsbury Funeral Directors. 0125
Reposted by Sam NeumannAwful Announcing @awfulannouncing.bsky.social · 27/03/2026dlvr.itClinton Yates out at ESPN, Andscape amid network programming changesClinton Yates is out at ESPN. In a statement provided to Awful Announcing, ESPN confirmed that Yates’ role on the national radio network and KSPN will conclude as part of changes to its 10 a.m. to noon ET programming window, and that his work as a senior writer with Andscape will also end, with no Read more... The post Clinton Yates out at ESPN, Andscape amid network programming changes appeared first on Awful Announcing. 195
Reposted by Sam NeumannAwful Announcing @awfulannouncing.bsky.social · 23/03/2026dlvr.itSports media fell in love with Greenville, SC during NCAA TournamentI’ve lived in Greenville, South Carolina, since October 2022, so I have a vested interest in saying what I’m about to say. But I’m also not going to be one of those locals who respond to every glowing out-of-town take with some variation of “please don’t move here.” Greenville is having a moment right now, Read more... The post Sports media fell in love with Greenville, SC during NCAA Tournament appeared first on Awful Announcing. 172
Reposted by Sam NeumannRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 22/03/2026Trump: I’m going to put ICE in the airports, where they will target and arrest all the illegals, especially Somalis, because I hate the Democrats Headlines: Trump puts ICE officers in airports to ease long lines, provide relief for weary travelers 234104243454
Reposted by Sam NeumannThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 09/03/2026Breaking News: New video adds to evidence that a U.S. missile likely hit an Iranian school where 175 people, many of them children, were reportedly killed.nyti.msU.S. Tomahawk Hit Naval Base Beside Iranian School, Video ShowsThe evidence contradicts President Trump’s claim that Iran was responsible for a strike at the school that killed 175 people, most of them children. 16225501140
Sam Neumann @samneumann.bsky.social · 07/03/2026MLB Network is dropping an Italy access piece later today w/ World Baseball Classic Global Ambassador Ken Griffey Jr., Michael Lorenzen, and Jac Caglianone. Here’s a sneak peek: 2243
Reposted by Sam NeumannAwful Announcing @awfulannouncing.bsky.social · 24/02/2026Josh Pate's explanation did not add up Tune into The Play-By-Play LIVE every MWF at 2pm ET! 0112
Reposted by Sam NeumannAwful Announcing @awfulannouncing.bsky.social · 10/02/2026We have crossed over 10k followers on TikTok. We'd love to annoy you over there as well, but in vertical format. If inclined, give us a follow! www.tiktok.com/@awful_annou... 2142
Sam Neumann @samneumann.bsky.social · 09/02/2026Vrabel not going for 2 there is inexcusable. Literally no reason not to. 010
Sam Neumann @samneumann.bsky.social · 06/02/2026The worst people you know are suddenly experts on genetics and human biology. Again. 010
Sam Neumann @samneumann.bsky.social · 04/02/2026Really gutted for the talented sports writers and storytellers who lost their jobs today. The WaPo sports desk was an institution and everything you hoped and dreamed a sports section would be. There should be nothing but shame for the leadership that allowed this to happen. 020
Sam Neumann @samneumann.bsky.social · 31/01/2026I’m trying my best to spend more time on this app. X, the everything app, is an absolute soulless hellscape, but for better or worse, it’s pretty useful for us at AA. 120
Sam Neumann @samneumann.bsky.social · 31/01/2026Besides the point, but I’m truly amazed how bad the aggregation has been for this. I’m not sure why I’m surprised — maybe because I reported it — but these are pretty shameless. 010
Reposted by Sam NeumannJake Tapper, long-suffering Philly sports fan @jaketapper.bsky.social · 30/01/2026DOJ has since killed this link. This is what was there: 27655272920
Sam Neumann @samneumann.bsky.social · 29/01/2026Neu News (sorry, I know, I know). Awful Announcing has learned that ESPN and Jason Kelce won't be seeking a second season of his late-night show in 2026. That doesn't mean the show has been canceled, but Kelce will explore other creative opportunities. awfulannouncing.com/espn/jason-k...awfulannouncing.comJason Kelce not seeking second season of late-night show in 2026Jason Kelce and ESPN will not pursue a second season of "They Call It Late Night" in 2026, Awful Announcing has learned. 2111
Sam Neumann @samneumann.bsky.social · 26/01/2026I’m really, really happy for Sam Darnold, but we can acknowledge that it was never going to happen with the Jets and that everything good and bad that’s transpired in his career had led him here. 000
Sam Neumann @samneumann.bsky.social · 26/01/2026The NFL has bet on the average fan not giving a shit about this and sadly they were right. 000
Reposted by Sam NeumannPrem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 25/01/2026An insane, perfect encapsulation of it all: The same day Trump’s agents kill a Veterans Affairs ICU nurse in broad daylight, the CEOs of Apple and Amazon join Trump to watch a private screening of a film about his wife directed by an alleged sexual abuser who was seen shirtless in the Epstein Files 26362612275
Reposted by Sam NeumannMichael Pina @michaelvpina.bsky.social · 24/01/2026the nba postponed a game because the united states government is killing its citizens 86102142527
Sam Neumann @samneumann.bsky.social · 24/01/2026Planning to investigate! Just such feckless leadership at a time when Minnesotans need an actual tangible principal. 010
Sam Neumann @samneumann.bsky.social · 22/01/2026Costas will also continue contributing to MLB Network, which includes a fresh interview with LA Dodgers manager Dave Roberts tonight at 9 p.m. ET. 1164
Reposted by Sam NeumannYour Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 08/01/2026we’re never returning to “normal “ that world is dead and gone we create a new one, or we live in hell 233916969
Reposted by Sam NeumannAwful Announcing @awfulannouncing.bsky.social · 06/01/2026dlvr.itDoes the NFL have a credibility crisis in its broadcasting ranks?This originally appeared in Tuesday morning’s edition of The A Block, Awful Announcing’s daily newsletter with the latest sports media news, commentary, and analysis. Sign up here and be the first to know everything going on in the sports media world. Tom Brady can own a stake in the Raiders while calling games for Fox. Troy Read more... The post Does the NFL have a credibility crisis in its broadcasting ranks? appeared first on Awful Announcing. 7155
Sam Neumann @samneumann.bsky.social · 31/12/2025This is absolute horseshit considering that at the 2021 Cheez-It Bowl all I got was COVID. 000
