Yankees broadcasters aren’t limited by ownership influence

People rarely agree on topics these days, but in rare instances, a group moves in unison. That’s exactly what happened in the baseball world when news broke of the suspension involving Baltimore Orioles announcer Kevin Brown. Orioles’ ownership, led by John Angelos, suspended Brown for comments made during a July 23rd broadcast against the Tampa Bay Rays. Brown seemingly reiterated a statistic regarding the Oriole’s subpar record against the Rays in prior seasons. This stat was also present in the July 23rd game notes, which are put together by the Orioles’ public relations department.

The harmless comments were made on the team-owned network MASN, which reiterates the tightrope that many…