Sending all our love today to the family of Tony D’Archi, who passed away suddenly Monday night. Tony was a long time producer at TSN up until a few years ago. He was an incredibly passionate guy, and threw that into his work, mostly with the CFL.
He’ll be missed be all of us.
Crushing news. Sad to hear of Tony’s passing. He was a wonderful individual who loved our league and what he did. Tony was a big reason for my start at TSN and was always there to help. My sincere condolences to his wife Briana, children and the entire D’Archi family RIP DARCH https://t.co/DxFdKHFSSm
In The Moment … February 4th, 2021 Show 985 Hour 2
Longtime sports writer Mel Antonen died on Saturday. He was a graduate of Hamlin High and Augustana College in South Dakota. He caught the reporting bug when his early stories about baseball in South Dakota were printed in local newspapers. He went on to work for 24 years at USA, writing about some of baseballs biggest games, players, and controversies. He was well known for his radio and television broadcasting work, but he said he always considered himself a newspaperman, fingers stained with ink and memories of hometown baseball fields. Sports broadcaster Mike Henriksen joins us to remember Mel Antonen.
the game to make it better. he made the yankees into a great franchise that people, baseball fans across the world, either love order hated. he developed passion for winning. and that, you know, how many times have you ever heard with the yankees, you know, you either love him or hate him. but he had the money in new york. he built his television deal so he would have more money. and he just kept making good investments and rebuilding the team. yes, he spent a lot of money, but he also had a good farm system, and he understood the importance of that as well. mel, what you re saying, we all have heard of george steinbrenner, even if we grew up on the opposite coast, we can be a fan of the new york yankees even though we re so far away, or around the world for that matter. how are the fans reacting today? whether they loved or learned to love to hate him? well, i think react wig grief, especially yankees fans. he meant a lot to new york.
writer for baseball today. he s joining us today. who is george steinbrenner? he s a man who was a great businessman who loved community and loved sports and loved to compete. py he was known for his bombastic ways. his iron fist, professionalism. but he also had a very soft heart. if you talk to anybody in tampa where he lived for more than 30 year, they ll always remember that he was he was a bombastic owner in baseball. but in tampa, he was a soft-hearted community philanthropist. and you know, mel, some will call him a member or the leader or creator of the evil empire. i mentioned earlier the runup of salaries, the expenses that are now expected when we talk about salaries for major baseball teams. major league baseball teams. on the flip side, others who adore him will say he changed the game to make it better. without a doubt he changed