{"id":391360,"date":"2022-01-07T22:27:32","date_gmt":"2022-01-07T19:27:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/rob-manfred-wanted-me-fired-from-espn\/"},"modified":"2022-01-07T22:27:32","modified_gmt":"2022-01-07T19:27:32","slug":"rob-manfred-wanted-me-fired-from-espn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/rob-manfred-wanted-me-fired-from-espn\/","title":{"rendered":"#Rob Manfred wanted me fired from ESPN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Rob Manfred wanted me fired from ESPN<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Dan Le Batard has many foils in positions of power, and one of them is MLB commissioner Rob Manfred.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting to Andrew Marchand\u2019s scoop in The Post that Ken Rosenthal was exiting MLB Network ostensibly over previous criticism of the commish earlier this week, Le Batard told his audience that Manfred tried, unsuccessfully, to do the same thing to him in 2017. <\/p>\n<p>At that time, Derek Jeter had just purchased the Marlins in Le Batard\u2019s hometown of Miami, and im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely slashed payroll to the bone. Le Batard was\u00a0defensive of criticism of Miami fans that he believed would come from national fans and media over lack of support for a team that had been gutted. He\u00a0teed off on Jeter and had a very contentious interview with Manfred.<\/p>\n<p>This week on the \u201cDan Le Batard Show with Stugotz,\u201d Le Batard referred to the chat with Manfred as \u201cthe single worst interview a sports commissioner has ever given.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe caught him saying some things that we could prove, factually through documentation, were not true,\u201d Le Batard said. \u201cIn doing that interview, what h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ened after that, ESPN defended us a hell of a lot better than MLB Network defended Ken Rosenthal. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/jeter.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Derek Jeter was part of the Marlins ownership group in 2017.\" class=\"wp-image-20752692\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/jeter.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/jeter.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/jeter.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/jeter.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Derek Jeter was part of the Marlins ownership group in 2017.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cMLB Network is a propaganda arm. NFL Network is a propaganda arm. There are things that will not be discussed on those platforms because they are not independent entities. If Rob Manfred could have gotten me fired at ESPN, he would have.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the interview in 2017, Le Batard pressed Manfred on if he knew that Jeter would slash the Marlins\u2019 payroll. Manfred got defensive and said he would not be deposed. At about the same time, the Miami Herald revealed that the Marlins had documents that referred to their organizational plan as \u201cProject Wolverine\u201d \u2014 an obvious reference to payroll slashing \u2014 circulating to investors in advance of the team\u2019s purchase. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>At the time, Burke Magnus, the ESPN executive in charge of the network\u2019s live rights, confirmed in a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/posts\/mlb-officials-complain-to-upper-espn-management-about-dan-le-batard-rob-manfred-interview-01dxjpddm83v\">statement to The Big Lead<\/a> that MLB officials had taken issue with Le Batard\u2019s interview of Manfred.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a terrific relationship with Major League Baseball and we\u2019re in constant communication at all levels, so it\u2019s not uncommon that we would discuss both issues and opportunities in the course of that communication,\u201d Magnus said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/1349278928.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"MLB commissioner Rob Manfred\" class=\"wp-image-20702070\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/1349278928.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/1349278928.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/1349278928.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/1349278928.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>MLB commissioner Rob Manfred<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Le Batard left ESPN in early January 2021 and founded Meadowlark Media with former ESPN president John Skipper later in the year. The platform has a $50 million endorsement deal with DraftKings, and distributes the \u201cDan Le Batard Show with Stugotz\u201d and a good amount of other original audio and video content.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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