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Its a hard job to do well, even harder if youre the jot down to overthink things.
Torre is, among other things, a voluminous thinker, but he makes for an excellent gasbag nevertheless.
He tends to speak in long, heady, idiosyncratic paragraphs.
Theres a theatricality to Torres oratory style.
In another life, perhaps he would have been on Broadway.
Its a sweet arrangement, frankly.
Torre did a bit of everything during his lengthy tenure at ESPN.
I found myself feeling a little bit like a cruise director, he said.
So when Skipper brought him in for a meeting about working together, Torre leapt at the opportunity.
It helped that what was on offer was a chance at complete autonomy.
(Also, a small equity stake in the company, perVariety.)
They handed me a blank piece of paper and basically said, What do you want to do?
It was a truly terrifying thing.
So much of sports media is trying to reverse-engineer the algorithm, he said.
Meaning: going over the latest storylines, projecting the fortunes of certain teams, etc.
(ICYMI: What was originally developed as a series now may become a feature.)
I like the chances of this specific iceberg, he said.
Since breaking off in 2020,The Dan Le Batard Showhas continued to thrive in its independence.
Torre calls it a monster and regards its sizable following as being powerful enough to support an entire company.
For now, at least.
He also expresses faith in Skipper, whos fashioning Meadowlark to be something of an illustrious next act.
Ill roll those dice, sure.
