![]() ![]() ![]() Mendoza’s performance has been a happy revelation. Jessica Mendoza on calling Dodgers games with Joe Davis “It helps so much that we’re both kind of nerdy. We’re in their living room every single day so the wearability factor, I think, is an important one and I think some lightness is an important ingredient in that wearability.” Hopefully the viewers feel like they’re that third friend sitting at home enjoying the broadcast, enjoying the game with the broadcasters, laughing at some of the same things. “I always like to think of the broadcast as two friends sitting together watching a ballgame. “If you’re not being yourself - and for me that is hopefully somebody who has fun and enjoys what he’s watching - you’re not going to be an enjoyable listen. “If you are too serious, too rigid and at the end of the day not yourself, baseball is going to expose who you are, the good and the bad,” Davis said by phone. They’ve set a light tone without descending to slapstick comedy, and it works. They both spend time on the field before the game - not every broadcaster does - and they’ve picked up quirks and nuances they’re able to turn into engaging conversation. ![]() They’re easy to listen to, good storytellers and analytical without spewing out-of-context numbers. Here’s to having a couple of baseball nerds in the booth.ĭavis and Mendoza, who are working together on SportsNet LA’s telecasts of the Dodgers’ three-game series at Arizona this week, have been entertaining and informative in their brief time together. ![]()
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