TNT Has Jumped on the Worst Trend in Sports Broadcasting

It may be the playoffs, but TNT doesn't think the games are important enough to have its broadcasters in the arena to call the games. | Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images

1. I ranted and raved weeks ago about Fox not sending broadcasters to Toyko for the Cubs-Dodgers opening series. FS1 already embarrasses itself and disrespects Major League Baseball by having its announcers remotely broadcast many games on their Saturday afternoon schedule.

TNT, though, is taking things to a new level (or should I say, new low) because it’s making their NHL broadcasters call some PLAYOFF games from a studio in Atlanta.