ManningCast? 'My idea first' says CC Sabathia, back with MLB alternate-broadcast 'Clubhouse Edition'
Longtime pitcher CC Sabathia said that he had the idea before brothers Peyton and Eli Manning generated buzz for their secondary viewing option on ESPN's "Monday Night Football."
Chris BumbacaManningCast who? CC Sabathia says he had the alternate-broadcast gig down first, before brothers Peyton and Eli generated buzz throughout the fall for the secondary viewing option on ESPN's "Monday Night Football."
"It was my idea first," the retired New York Yankees pitcher told USA TODAY Sports. "We were the original, 100 percent. ESPN, the Mannings, they did a good job with it. But yeah, we definitely started that at MLB Network."
Debating who invented the alternate, casual sports broadcast (and even setting parameters for such a conversation) is a fool's errand. The point is that on Monday, Sabathia will return to MLB Network's "Clubhouse Edition" for the second season of non-traditional game telecasts when the New York Mets face the San Diego Padres (9:30 p.m. ET).
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