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Trevor Immelman Joining Jim Nantz At NFL Games to Build Chemistry

“I’m going to go join him at a couple of NFL games this fall and just spend some time with him so we can know each other more and try and create that chemistry.”

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When CBS is back on golf coverage in January 2023 with the Farmers Insurance Open, a new lead analyst will be in the booth with Jim Nantz as 2008 Masters champion Trevor Immelman takes the seat previously filled by Sir Nick Faldo (retired). Immelman and Nantz have worked together on the CBS broadcast before, but this will be a new role.

Immelman was a guest on the latest episode of the GOLF’s Subpar podcast and he mentioned that he is trying to speak with Nantz more and will even get together with him at a couple of NFL games this year to get to know each other better.

“Him [Nantz] and I are just in the process of trying to speak to each other more and more and spend more time with each other. I’m going to go join him at a couple of NFL games this fall and just spend some time with him so we can know each other more and try and create that chemistry to where when people see us, they are having a good time and looking forward to watching PGA Tour golf on TV.”

When a new broadcast duo is former, usually you will hear about the two people doing a broadcast of an old game or match together to work out the kinks. Since Immelman and Nantz already have worked together, Immelman did not feel that that needed to happen. Instead, it’s building chemistry that’s important to him.

“At this point, we don’t really have anything planned like that. We both understand the ins and outs of it. I think it will be more about spending time together, understanding how each person talks, what ideas are, the timing of the way you speak so people aren’t stepping on each other. It’s a bit more of the chemistry aspect that I think is important.”

Even when Immelman heard that Faldo was going to retire, being the lead analyst on CBS’s golf coverage wasn’t on the forefront of his mind due to being busy with TV and being the captain of the International side in the upcoming Presidents Cup. Now that he has the role, it hasn’t yet kicked in that he will be in the 18th hole tower with Nantz next year.

“I can’t say it was really on my radar. Incredibly humbled by that. It’s a spot that’s only been held by 4 people before me. Maybe it hasn’t really sunk in yet to be honest. It feels good when I think about it.”

Since getting into TV at the Golf Channel in 2016, Immelman has learned that the role is harder than it appeared while he was a player, but he is not afraid to be critical about the players even though he got to play with a lot of them while he was on the PGA Tour.

“I’m not too worried about that and I haven’t been over the past few years. I’m a pretty honest person…That’s my strategy. If there is something there that I see I don’t like or I don’t agree with, it doesn’t necessarily mean I’m right. I’m never going to be personal in any way. If I see them doing something wrong with their swing or strategy, then you really have to go ahead and call them out…You have to be authentic and you have to be real. If guys get upset about it, it’s just the way it is.”

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Joe Buck Misses Calling Baseball But Says He’s Already Called it for “A Lifetime”

“People go, ‘Do you miss calling baseball?’ — I did it for 35 years, that is a lifetime in broadcasting…I feel like I put my time in.”

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Longtime sports broadcaster Joe Buck gave up calling baseball when he made the switch to ESPN and, while he says he misses the sport, he’s called 35 years’ worth of the sport. On the latest edition of Nothing Left Unsaid with Tim Green, Green asks his former broadcast partner about the lack of baseball in his life. While Buck says he misses parts of baseball, he doesn’t miss all of it.

“People go, ‘Do you miss calling baseball?’ — I did it for 35 years, that is a lifetime in broadcasting…I feel like I put my time in. I did 24 World Series — that’s a lot, 24 more than I ever expected to do on national television. What I do miss is calling the game for the home crowd. I do miss the local stuff, where you go into the booth, and you’re the Cardinal announcer, and when the Cardinals win, ‘Yay,’ and when the Cardinals lose, ‘Boo.’ When you do the network stuff, it’s like death by 1000 cuts. It’s, ‘you hate my team, screw you,’ and it gets in your head and it takes a little bit of the fun out of it…I don’t miss the stress that comes with all that, but I do miss calling baseball for [a local team]…You show up, you’re not just there for an organization, but for their fans, and you’re kind of rooting along with them. That’s fun. And so, I miss that, but as far as the national stuff, I don’t miss a lot of that.”

Buck reiterated points he made months ago on 810 WHB with Jason Anderson. “I miss doing local baseball. I miss putting on a headset and being the eyes and ears of Cardinal fans, Royal fans, Rangers fans, whatever,” Buck said back then. “That’s more fun than being Switzerland and getting all the junk that comes with it.”

He stopped calling baseball when he and longtime football partner Troy Aikman moved from FOX to ESPN to call Monday Night Football. While he said publicly that he would miss calling the World Series, he also said the 2022 World Series would have been his last anyway. Buck says he may one day feel compelled to call baseball again, though, saying, “I’ve never said that before, but I just feel like I’m 53, basically 54, [and] I think it’s too early to say nevers at this point in my life. I think at some point, I’ll get the itch again.”

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Former Red Sox Pitcher Jonathan Papelbon Joins Roster of ‘Foul Territory’ Hosts

“I am joining the Foul Territory podcast full-time, no more guest spots…I’m coming in and I can’t wait to pop a bottle on this year’s baseball season.

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The already-stacked roster on Foul Territory just got its closer. Jonathan Papelbon, formerly of the Boston Red Sox, Washington Nationals, and Philadelphia Phillies, announced today that he was joining fellow former All-Stars A.J. Pierzynski, Todd Frazier, Adam Jones, Lorenzo Cain, Brock Holt and Jason Kipnis on the show.

The podcast also features former MLB Network host Scott Braun and former 11-year MLB catcher Erik Kratz.

“I am joining the Foul Territory podcast full-time, no more guest spots,” Papelbon said in a video posted to his X account. “Whether it’s a big Ohtani gambling scandal or me giving you baseball gambling winners…I’m coming in, no bulls—-, real talk, and I can’t wait to pop a bottle on this year’s baseball season.”

Papelbon has been a contributor to the show in the past as a guest but will now join in an official capacity. He has also contributed to linear and digital content for NESN since 2021 and will reportedly head to the booth this year.

The former closer will join Alanna Rizzo on the Foul Territory network, who was brought on just a week ago to co-host the podcast’s live program, Fair Territory, with baseball insider Ken Rosenthal.

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Sage Steele Debuts Episode 1 of ‘The Sage Steele Show’ Through Bill Maher’s Club Random Studios

“The Sage Steele Show” is the first show on Bill Maher’s Club Random Studios podcast network and episode one features UFC CEO and President Dana White.

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Sage Steele is back in the sports media space with her own YouTube show, The Sage Steele Show. It comes courtesy of Bill Maher’s Club Random Studios and features UFC CEO and president Dana White in Episode 1.

Steele announced the move via her X account, saying that she was, “THRILLED to announce [her] new show! Genuine convos with fearless people who are unafraid to tell their stories & speak their truths in this crazy world!”

Steele left ESPN after 16 years and one First Amendment lawsuit, after claiming the company and her colleagues wanted to suppress her rights to free speech after making public comments about COVID-19 and former President Barack Obama. Steele says she lived in fear during her last few years at the company because of her beliefs and the potential clashes they would have with her colleagues. She made appearances on other programs in the time since her ESPN departure but now finally has a new home.

Steele’s show is the first on Bill Maher’s new Club Random Studios podcast network. She will join other hosts like Billy Corgan and Fred Durst with shows on the network. According to Variety, Club Random will also partner with Kevin Garnett on his KG Certified podcast and develop new shows in-house.

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