“He was able to strike a very tricky balance, where he covered the story, whatever the story was, but always with an understanding of the people he was talking to or reporting on,” La Russa wrote. “He pushed, that was his job, but he never pushed too far because he wasn’t happy with what you were saying. When you give respect the way Pedro did, you get respect back.”
Sports media week in review: Jason Benetti’s Statcast-driven Home Run Derby call, Adam Amin’s ‘Brick’ award and … good news for Skip Bayless
