What I Like... With SportsNet N.Y. MLB Analyst Keith Hernandez
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SportsNet N.Y. Analyst
Keith Hernandez |
In our continuing series, SportsBusiness Daily/SportsBusiness Journal asks top sports personalities for their thoughts, ideas, aspirations and likes. Today, we talk to SportsNet N.Y. analyst KEITH HERNANDEZ.
A story that bears watching: Steroid abuse.
An insight: Things that are worthwhile do not come easy.
An influential person in my career: My father, KEN BOYER and LOU BROCK.
A timeless idea: Keeping score at a baseball game.
A business deal I admire: RUPERT MURDOCH starting Fox News Channel.
A sports facility: Wrigley Field.
A business decision: Murdoch buying The Wall Street Journal.
A strategy: The Oakland Raiders' motto: "Just Win, Baby."
A hire: The Los Angeles Dodgers hiring JOE TORRE.
A trend: I don't like trends.
An innovation: Strike zone graphics on ESPN.
A pro league or team business initiative: The N.Y. Mets forming SNY and the N.Y. Yankees forming YES.
A decision-maker: HARRY TRUMAN.
A competitor's idea: Strive to be the very best and when you decide to do something, do it to the best of your abilities and finish the job.
An idea or invention I wish I had thought of: Velcro.
A fantasy job: Retirement.
What I like about my job: It keeps me in the game.
Sports: It teaches rules to play by, sportsmanship and competition.
Baseball: There is no clock on this game.
Sports media: Allows me to broadcast baseball games.
Pro sports: Entertainment value.
College sports: Spirit.
Competing: It is what our country is all about.
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| Hernandez Wants To See The Great Pyramids |
What I would like to change: The lowering of the bar in our country.
See: The Great Pyramids.
See more of: Love of country.
See different: Prime-time TV programming.
Refresh: Quality TV programming.
Reinvent: The wheel.
Reintroduce: Starting pitchers going nine innings.
Eliminate: The designated hitter.
Continue: Upward mobility.
What I don't like in general: The extreme partisanship in this country.
Pet peeve: Parents who let their kids misbehave in public.
In sports: Hype.
About pro sports: The disconnect between players and fans.
About college sports: Overzealous alumni.
In business: Corporate-ladder climbers.
In sports business: Too much emphasis on money.
About the direction of sports business: Bottom line being profit instead of winning.
In media: 24/7 news cycle.
In sports marketing: Hype.
In sports facilities: Too much music during play with volume too high.
About sports fans: Front-running.
What I like about people: Honesty and character.
That would surprise those who know me: I hate confrontation.
Above all else: Accomplishment.
About myself: A loyal friend.
Heroes: JESUS CHRIST, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, RONALD REAGAN, WINSTON CHURCHILL and Harry Truman.
Players: MICKEY MANTLE, Lou Brock, WILLIE MAYS, FRANK ROBINSON, KEN BOYER, HANK AARON, WAYNE GRETZKY, Y.A. TITTLE, OSCAR ROBERTSON, MAGIC JOHNSON, LARRY BIRD, MICHAEL JORDAN, JOE MONTANA and JERRY RICE.
Team: San Francisco 49ers.
City: San Francisco.
Possession: 1979 National League MVP Award.
Time of year: Autumn.
Music: Rhythm & Blues, Rock, Jazz.
Books: "The Talisman," "East of Eden," "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy," "Notre Dame de Paris," "Toilers of the Sea," "The Count of Monte Cristo," "The Three Musketeers," "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," "Little Big Man," "Moby-Dick," "Catch-22," "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes."
Authors: VICTOR HUGO, JOHN STEINBECK, JOHN LECARRE.
Magazine: The Economist.
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Hernandez Identifies Yahoo Sports
As His Favorite Web Site |
Web site: Yahoo Sports.
Blog: Metsblog.com.
Chore: Home maintenance.
Hobby: Plastic-model building.
Trip: Athens, Greece.
Movies: "Lawrence of Arabia," "Casablanca," "Shane," "The Ipcress File" and many more.
TV: "The Prisoner" series.
Concerts: Jethro Tull.
Artist: All Impressionists.
Food: My wife's.
Dessert: Banana split.
Drink: Perfect "Knob Creek" Manhattan up.
Scent: The Ocean.
Vacation spot: Mexico.
Cars: Corvette ('60-66).
Singers: TOM JONES, ANDY WILLIAMS, PAUL SIMON, KETTY LESTER, NAT KING COLE, FRANK SINATRA, GORDON LIGHTFOOT, JACKSON BROWNE.
Quote: "You can fool some of the people some of the time, but not all of the people all the time."
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