Adam Ottavino

They gave me a little bit more freedom to talk as if I'm the fourth member of the booth.

And that way I can be looped in on more things and we can stick, we can be a little more nimble depending on what happens in the moment.

And then I just thought Jason Panetti who worked the game, uh, that I worked in Seattle just did a great job of keeping me involved.

Uh,

I think it's a great thing that NBC is doing, having the local broadcast flavor in the booth from each side.

I think that's a good thing.

I think that's something that the fans have been saying they've wanted for a long time, so I like that.

But having guys like me or Kirsch or I think Dexter Fowler is going to be a part of our broadcast on Sunday as well, kind of as more of a constant there, gives you some...

Gives you something to look forward to week to week that's a little bit different than what the other outfits are doing.

And ultimately, you know, if we're there, you might as well use us.

So, I mean, you got to give a lot of credit to the producers as well as Jason for handling that really, really well.

Yeah, the rhythm and also it's like what we're looking for and how you want it to come off on the broadcast.

I mean, in the first game I did, the Mets-Pirates game on opening day, I thought I did a good job with my information.

Like, my content was good, but I was just like, get the information right, deliver it.

Like, there was no personality there.

I wasn't trying to, like, be funny or, like, even have a good time.

I was just like, get the information.

That's my job.

You know, be correct about things.

But then in the second game, we made some adjustments, and I felt like I was, you know, I felt much looser, much more comfortable.