"Going Off The Grid" is a weekly survey of sports execs and personalities offering their thoughts on a handful of pressing (and trivial) issues in sports and pop culture. This week, our panel sounds off on Monster Energy's NASCAR sponsorship and how to improve the World Baseball Classic.
- Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment VP/Programming Tim Kemp
– He's always looking for the next big thing to bring to Brooklyn.
- Visa Chief Brand & Innovation Marketing Officer Chris Curtin
– He enjoys reggae music and bad television.
- Fox Regional Sports Network VP/Business Development & Digital Media Michael Spirito
– He would like to change the ending of Super Bowl XLII.
- MiLB Senior Exec Advisor to the President Dan O'Brien Jr.
– His interests in pop culture are determined by his 21-year-old niece.
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Monster's NASCAR sponsorship so far has been... |
Favorite college basketball announcer |
Movie/TV character I can relate to |
Improve the World Baseball Classic in three words |
Part of your daily agenda that would surprise people |
Kemp |
A great brand alignment |
Gus Johnson |
Buzz Lightyear from "Toy Story" |
Move to summer |
Drinks a gallon of water everyday |
Curtin |
A shrewd move for both parties |
Bill Raftery or Jay Bilas |
Denzel Washington in "Remember the Titans" |
Create more momentum |
Gave up coffee for lent |
Spirito |
Too soon to call |
Verne Lundquist |
Jay Pritchett in "Modern Family" |
Move finals to summer
(or cancel it) |
Reads some of a book every day |
O'Brien Jr. |
Revealing |
Jim Nantz |
Gene Hackman in "Hoosiers" |
No tiebreaker formulas |
Runs 3 miles a day |
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