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Michael Kay On Criticism Of His Bat Boy Comments: ‘Everybody Sucks’

“This is an awful time in our history as a planet and a human race.”

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During a New York Yankees broadcast on YES Network earlier this week, Michael Kay pointed out the club’s bat boy was breaking several long-established rules, including his hair length and facial hair. The clip went viral on social media, with many criticizing Kay for his comments. On Wednesday, he shot back.

The bat boy — Nate — is the son of Cleveland Guardians radio broadcaster Jim Rosenhaus, and was moved from his usual position as a ball boy down the foul lines to bat boy because the usual bat boys returned back to school at Ohio State.

Kay shared that Yankees first baseman Anthony Rizzo joked that Nate should let his hair down, which would go against the club’s rules.

“I didn’t do anything other than say the guy has long hair. I didn’t rip the kid,” said Kay during his 98.7 ESPN New York show while responding to the criticism he’s taken.

“I didn’t write the long article in The New York Post about you. I didn’t write that. ” Rosenberg said.

“Who? They wrote it about me?!” Kay asked.

“I didn’t see that,” uttered La Greca.

“Yeah. I woke up this morning to a headline. It was right below the main page: Michael Kay Has Something to Say About Long-Haired Bat Boy.”

“I didn’t say anything about the kid! I don’t Google myself because I don’t think I’d like what I see, but people on Twitter are saying ‘Old man Kay giving this kid smoke.’ I’m not giving anybody smoke! This is really an awful time,” Kay said, with his voice rising. “This is an awful time in our history as a planet and a human race. Everybody sucks. I’m telling you, they really do. To dig into something and say I attacked someone. I didn’t attack anyone!”

When a producer pointed out that the last line of the article says it’s unclear whether Kay was joking or not, Rosenberg joked “Don’t they know he’s performative!”, alluding to Kay’s insistence he wasn’t serious about threatening the job of a producer earlier this year.

“I got ripped on Awful Announcing, too. ‘He’s the same guy that tried to get a producer at ESPN fired’. No, I didn’t, you clowns. You a-wipes,” Kay said. “I didn’t try to get anyone fired.”

“This is truly the bottom line: people suck. Everybody is out for somebody’s throat. The world sucks. I feel guilty sometimes about bringing children into this. This place sucks. They do! They absolutely do! To get clicks, they’ll sell their soul. To get ratings, they’ll sell their soul. I can’t live like that.”

However, according to Kay, there has been some positive news about the situation. He shared that Nate Rosenhaus is the drummer in a band called The Open Doors, and due to the publicity from his comments, the group has booked a show in Brooklyn.

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Former 670 The Score Host Tommy Williams Has Died

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Tommy Williams, who was heard for a decade on 670 The Score, died on Wednesday at the age of 66.

Williams began his broadcasting career in his hometown of Gary, Indiana in 1982 at WLTH before moving on to The Score. In 2003, Williams became the PA Announcer for the Gary Southshore RailCats of the American Association where he had his signature call to get the attention of the fans, “People, People, People.”

A story in The Times of Northwest Indiana said, “The longtime RailCats public address announcer and Lakeshore Public Media sports journalist was known for broadcasting countless games, interviewing countless athletes and covering Region sports at all levels. The Gary native and co-host of “Prep Sports Report,” “Prep Football Report,” and “Lakeshore PBS Scoreboard” often signed off shows saying, “Gary, Indiana, you know I love you.”

“The cadence he had in his voice echoed across the Region in a way we may never see again. He was widely known and widely loved,” Tom Maloney, vice president of radio operations at Lakeshore Public Media told the paper.

“He’d want to be remembered as the voice of Lakeshore sports,” his Regionally Speaking co-host and producer Dee Dotson told The Times. “Most people will remember him for covering prep sports all the way up to semi-pros. He’ll be remembered for treating each of his subjects like they were world champions. His depth of knowledge of sports at all levels is commendable. He was a walking encyclopedia of stats.” 

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Compass Media Networks Promotes Three Members to Oversee Play-by-Play Sports Platform

“It is our pleasure to give these three talented executives their day in the sun, knowing that they will continue to work incredibly hard to carry on this tradition of excellence.”

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Compass Media Networks has announced the promotions of three long-standing executives, Robert Blum, Tyler Brewer, and Chris Kleiber, who will collectively oversee the content creation, production, and distribution of the company’s play-by-play sports platform.

“For over 16 years, Compass Media Networks has set a standard of excellence for national play-by-play sports with Chris, Rob, and Tyler playing a vital part in our success,” said Peter Kosann, CEO/Founder of Compass Media Networks. “It is our pleasure to give these three talented executives their day in the sun, knowing that they will continue to work incredibly hard to carry on this tradition of excellence.”

Robet Blum has been appointed Vice President & General Manager of Sports and will also continue to serve as Vice President of Affiliate Sales for News-Talk and Sports. Tyler Brewer has been appointed Executive Producer – Sports Programming. And Chris Kleiber has been appointed Senior Producer – Sports Programming.

Compass Media Networks broadcasts annually over 100 play-by-play sporting events involving college men’s basketball and football (including the Big Ten Tournament and the Big Ten Championship Game), NFL 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Sunday Doubleheaders, and complete coverage of the Dallas Cowboys and Las Vegas Raiders. The broadcasts are distributed across hundreds of terrestrial sports, news-talk and music stations as well as digital distribution platforms such as SiriusXM, Verizon Mobile, and the Varsity App.

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Charley Steiner Injured; Tim Neverett to Handle Dodgers Radio Play-by-Play

“This will be the first Opening Day that I will have missed since 1976, when I wore a younger man’s clothes.”

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As the Los Angeles Dodgers get set to take on the St. Louis Cardinals in their first home game on Thursday, team play-by-play voice Charley Steiner has revealed he will not be doing games at the beginning of the season due to a severe back injury.

Through the Dodgers, Steiner posted a statement which said, “Over the winter, I landed on the Injured List with three compound fractures in my back. (I don’t recommend it.) With the start of the baseball season upon us, the Dodgers are ready to go – but I’m not. This will be the first Opening Day that I will have missed since 1976, when I wore a younger man’s clothes. I look forward to returning to the mic later this season. In the meantime, go Dodgers!”

TrueBlueLA.com reports Tim Neverett will handle play-by-play duties while Steiner recovers. Neverett called the first two regular season games with Rick Monday as the Dodgers started the season in South Korea. Neverett and Monday did not travel with the team, however, they called those games in a studio back home.

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