Ed Goren Quotes (38 Quotes)

I think just to look at ratings compared to past years, there's a lot more to the story.

At this point, you root for volume. You start an LCS with a number in your head, and it's like playing blackjack. The big number is 21 (games).

Big-time sport on free over-the-air television is a wonderful product but, nevertheless, we're all facing the situation that the cost of the product is still an issue,

You can't satisfy everyone all the time. We tried. And we didn't satisfy everyone.

It's safe to say that Fox and NBC have not made money on the NASCAR deal. It would maybe even be safe to say that we lost money (Fox in 2002 wrote off 297 million on its NASCAR rights investment).

I wasn't sure I had the right game on, ... I was listening to a professional broadcaster. He was clear, concise and telling.

People who knew Troy outside the locker room knew he had very firm opinions on how the game should be played, ... I got to see that side of Troy.

The numbers speak for themselves with the growth in NASCAR audience year after year,

You can only laugh. I've heard desperate living is never pretty. Madison Avenue cares about two things ratings and demos.

Thom's passion and enthusiasm for college football, combined with his big-game voice, made him the perfect choice. I am positive that college football fans from coast to coast will enjoy listening to him next January.

There's no question that we're facing in television the most competitive primetime season in recent memory, ... You have to look at how the World Series has held up versus a very strong primetime lineup across the board on any given night.

I think Game 1 of this World Series - if you go back three years or four years - will do better (ratings wise) than we did back then. I think (in terms of ratings) this World Series will hold up extremely well.

NFL coaches are the masters of coach-speak. In baseball, I think we get some solid information. I think it's an asset to get clarifications on in-game situations. I think it's very effective.

We started at such a low base (for advertising) as we tried to convince Madison Avenue that this was a national sport that we've been playing catch-up,

Troy sees everything the first time, ... He doesn't have to wait for the replay. That gives him a huge advantage.

We knew it wasn't a matter of if it was going to rain, but when,

If no one wants to seriously take my theory that working in the booth maybe hurting his career on the mound, so be it. But if there's a major league hitter out there who might be scouting Leiter off what he says on tube, let us know, ... We'd like to interview him.

It's not a case of who's in the booth increasing ratings, ... But unless you present your best face, you stand a chance of losing ratings. We feel it (the cost of a third member of the team) is a wash.

Get us to seven games and we have a shot.

Troy's remarkable vision, understanding of the game and penchant for hard work were evident since day one, ... He has already blossomed into an outstanding announcer and I'm looking forward to the work that he and Joe Buck produce with the added room that a two-man booth provides. I know they will form the absolute best NFL broadcast team in the business.

We'll have to compare the numbers from this year to ratings for the years prior to the Red Sox and Cardinals. I think this will be a memorable World Series with incredible ratings. I think the numbers will hold up extremely well and will be in the ballpark with last year.

Our cable operation is very healthy, as is ESPN, ... The network operations are on a different model. You can make an argument there are only two healthy network sports operations.

I suggest every Nielsen set stay on all the way through the end of the post-game or you might miss a very special moment,

From our perspective, we just want good games, but I think a lot of baseball fans are going to be looking forward not only to this weekend's series but also to these two teams meeting again in the ALCS.

I think it will be an entertaining booth, ... A three-man booth has limitations. Most people prefer a two-man booth.

I think at the outset there are a lot of games that would have to be broadcast so it's difficult to look at it at this point as a network play at that time of year. But I'd like to believe down the road once this tournament evolves that our interest will grow.

You can always look at the schedule and say, Why' ... It's not an easy answer. But you play in the afternoon, then you have issues with people who can't see that game because they're at work. You know what It happens once a year. ... This is one day in a month.

With the hurricane bearing down on Florida, he is taking care of his family. He might still be available. With hurricanes, you never know. It might totally miss Florida, and if that happens, he will be joining us when he can.

There might be times when we use split-screens (covering games simultaneously) and even times Am I really saying this where we blow off a commercial.

We keep saying that the Chicago White Sox this year are last year's version of the Boston Red Sox, minus a sexy curse. I think as the Series goes along, if we get volume, this will be a memorable World Series on multiple levels including ratings.

Translation Volume equals a seven-game series. ''Get us to Game 7 and we'll be in the ballpark. The last two Octobers, Fox has been the No. 1 network and we did it on the back of baseball.

I think the concept is a wonderful concept. It'll be carried on television. Because of the nationalism involved, it could take on greater meaning in countries like Japan or the Dominican Republic or Venezuela than perhaps it would in the United States. But because of the nationalistic feeling, it could be a nice little launching pad because it is played in March. I think it's an interesting concept that should grow over the years. If you give it time, five or six or seven years from now, this could be a nice addition to the sports landscape and a big event.

We have reasonable geographical distribution this time around. You're not looking at New York-New York or Giants-Angels. We're going to be fine.

Present me a team, and I'll give you a story line.

For me, this was great television. For the kid who wants to get to the majors, it's a 100 lesson. For Goren, it's the reason he made the hire. But what about the hitter in Atlanta or New York or Miami I don't think there's anything that Al describes in a broadcast that would give opposing batters an advantage against him, ... but if I were a young pitcher coming up, I'd take notes.

You just hope for volume. If we get a six- or seven-game World Series, this thing will build naturally,

But if the format needs to change, then we'll adapt.

People who don't like baseball say it's a slow game. It's only slow if the director sits on the center-field camera and waits for the next pitch to come. Our philosophy is to use close-up shots to enhance the action.