Apple TV Broadcaster Joins 'Refuse to Lose' Podcast Before Mariners-Royals Game
The Seattle Mariners return home on Friday night to take on the Kansas City Royals, and Heidi Watney stopped by to discuss the matchup and the coverage from Apple TV.
Brady Farkas speaks with Apple TV reporter Heidi Watney on the 'Refuse to Lose' podcast. After a successful 5-1 road trip through the St. Louis Cardinals and Minnesota Twins, the Seattle Mariners return home on Friday night to take on the Kansas City Royals at T-Mobile Park.
At 16-16, the Mariners are 1. 5 games back in the American League West, while the Royals are in last place in the American League Central. Despite those records, this series will certainly be tough, as starting pitchers Cole Ragans (Friday) and Seth Lugo (Saturday) are expected to take the mound for Kansas City.
Friday night's game will air on Apple TV and will be broadcast by Wayne Randazzo and Dontrelle Willis alongside field reporter Heidi Watney. Watney, a veteran broadcaster, stopped by the most recent ' Refuse to Lose ' podcast to talk about the matchup, her broadcast preparation and more, including the infamous "in-game manager" interviews. Question (paraphrase): Those interviews tend to draw ire from fans, not because of who is asking the questions, but because the managers often don't say a whole lot.
How difficult is to get something out of those guys in such a finite period of time? Answer: (exact): "Because we do have a really small window to get two questions in, and sometimes I'll do like a really quick follow up third if it really necessitates it and the first two answers were really short. But generally speaking, I get two questions and that's it.