{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6601eaae5d82c70016ee389d/675f7800272fba937c87db14?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ryan Ruocco on WNBA, CC Sabathia, Domingo Germán’s perfect game, and more","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6601eaae5d82c70016ee389d/1734415043049-1d366186-5378-455e-b23d-f0e88ca52a15.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Host Jessica Kleinschmidt interviews Yankees, Nets, WNBA, NBA, and women's college basketball announcer Ryan Ruocco. Jessica and Ryan discuss a wide range of topics including the rise of the WNBA, working with CC Sabathia, being on the call for Domingo Germán's perfect game, and more.</p><p><br></p><p>For even more discussion, head over to awfulannouncing.com and follow us on Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, Threads, LinkedIn, TikTok, Bluesky, and YouTube: @awfulannouncing.</p><p><br></p><p>-2:36: Vin Scully telling Ryan to be himself</p><p>-4:59: Was it easy for Ryan to be himself at first in the broadcast booth?</p><p>-9:04: Where does the confidence come from?</p><p>-10:35: Having different broadcasting styles when covering different sports</p><p>-12:52: Being a rules expert as a play-by-play broadcaster</p><p>-16:00: Nerding out over the rules</p><p>-17:07: Everyone on the broadcast team coming together</p><p>-19:08: Family at home and broadcast family</p><p>-24:47: WNBA growth since Ryan started calling games in 2013</p><p>-34:52: Higher WNBA salaries</p><p>-37:03: Working with CC Sabathia/What they learned from each other</p><p>-41:03: Podcasting</p><p>-43:52: Domingo Germán’s perfect game</p><p><br></p><p>Download Short and to the Point:</p><p><a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/short-and-to-the-point/id1685893782\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Listen on Apple</a></p><p><a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/show/6Dgz6WIhzi0ODMsUJS8ogv\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Listen on Spotify</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/awfulannouncing\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Awful Announcing on X</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/awfulannouncing\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Awful Announcing on Facebook</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/awful_announcing/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Awful Announcing on Instagram</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.threads.net/@awful_announcing\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Awful Announcing on Threads</a></p><p><a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/awfulannouncing.bsky.social\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Awful Announcing on BlueSky</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/awfulannouncing/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Awful Announcing on LinkedIn</a></p>","author_name":"Awful Announcing"}