randymerkin

Exciting news! I am pleased to announce that I have written another book called Beyond The Glass: More Stories From A Sports Radio Producer. It was a labor of love and I hope you enjoy it! The link to order will be in the comments.

Congratulations!

And didn’t win the Heisman!

@thekapman @JeffAgrest @ESPN1000 @xjhoodespn @sheanorling @nakithebeatman Terrible news. Such a great caller. RIP

We are so blessed on our radio show on @espn1000 to have such loyal fans. @xjhoodespn @sheanorling @nakithebeatman and I love our fans. One of them, Joey G who called all the time died yesterday and we extend our deepest sympathies to his family. We love you Joey G.

@tjwacker Great run Travis. Best of luck

Onward.

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Let’s go!

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@K_Williamsmedia @JamalCollier @BaltimoreBanner Congratulations!

I'm thrilled to announce that I'll be joining the @BaltimoreBanner as the new Washington Nationals reporter! I'm incredibly grateful for the chance to cover the Nationals as the Banner expands its coverage to D.C. thebanner.com/banner-pr/andr…

Personal news: Today’s my last day at the @Suntimes. Working for my hometown paper was a thrill. I’m forever grateful and blessed for the opportunity to cover sports all throughout the city. The passion for high school sports in this city is truly special.

@W_Drehs Very cool!

Had the kindest, most thoughtful thing happen today. As a thank you, one of my students, a senior who is a remarkable talent full of so much life, gave me this INCREDIBLE 1-of-1 colored pencil drawing she did a few years back. I am speechless. Something I’ll cherish forever.

Thanks buddy! You were a pretty good boss😂😂

@dottie_pepper Great job Dottie!

Post-Masters recovery is for real, even for the 4 -legged members of the team. Grateful for every step, prayer and encouraging word. Privilege to be on the ground for a repeat for Rory McIlroy. The jacket still fits!

@GeorgeSavaricas @TheMasters I was in the car for over 2 hours on Friday and Sunday listening to your coverage. Absolutely outstanding!

Augusta airport, Monday after @TheMasters…

@_samcalhoun Pretty close. Almost the same shot!

That might be exactly where Tiger’s lie was in 05

Insane effort

@jlalk Great insight

I spent 5 hours on my feet at Augusta before I even saw a golf shot. Went to the Masters practice round this week...best Tuesday of my life. We got there at 6 AM. Already a long line at the first gate. By 7:15 we were through. By 9:00 we still hadn't touched the course. Here's where all that time went: 1) The merch shop is controlled chaos. No phones allowed inside. So you're just standing in line making friends with strangers for 30 minutes. Once you're in, most of the good stuff is behind the counter on display with a number. You walk up and say "I'll take three of number 73 and two of 57." No price tags visible on most of it. It almost feels like a shopping spree, which is only made worse by the fact that this might be a once-in-a-lifetime trip. I've never spent more money before 9AM. 2) The course is nothing like TV. The elevation changes are insane. The first tee drops about 50 feet before climbing back uphill. I had no idea. The green on 7 is more tilted than you'd ever guess. The approach on 8 is way steeper than it looks on screen. The fairway bunkers are so deep that I wouldn't wish them on my worst enemy. 3) People make big sacrifices to get to Augusta At Amen corner, I met two Australian guys who flew in from Sydney. Their plane had to turn around over Fiji because a passenger went into anaphylactic shock from trail mix. One had a five-week-old baby at home. The other had a 20-month-old and a pregnant wife. They still made the trip. 4) The bathroom situation deserves its own post. They have attendants in the men's room directing traffic. "Number two? Against the wall. Number one? This line." There's a dedicated attendant to wiping down the toilets after each person uses it. No other event moves people around as efficiently as the Masters 5) 16 is electric. Practice round Tuesday is when they skip balls across the water. The crowd loses it every time someone tries. Goes absolutely nuts when one makes it across. Watched Rory skip one that rolled all the way through the green into the crowd and trickled back out. He tried to play it from there. Almost came back to his feet. 6) The end of the day was the best part. By late afternoon, most players were off the course. Almost everyone had cleared out from Amen Corner. We walked back to 12 and it was just... quiet. Peaceful. Then watched the grounds crew replace divots on the 12 tee box. They carve out oval-shaped pieces, lay in fresh sod, and hammer it down with a mallet. On every single tee box. Every single day. That's Augusta. I also brought my camera for the first time in a while. I used to shoot golf content on the side, and it felt really good to pick it back up again.

@DarrinUtynek Thanks Darrin!

Congrats @randymerkin!

She is the best!

@Michael_Cerami Congratulations!

ATTENTION! Huge news! My book is officially available! You can get it at Amazon or on Barnes & Noble right now! But you can ALSO get it straight from the publisher with 30% off using the code: BNTRIP triumphbooks.com/my-first-trip-…

@mikewilkening @MitchRosen670 Wow thank you Mike!

@MitchRosen670 @randymerkin Once of the nicest folks on this site & a legend.

Congrats to @randymerkin longtime competitor and recently a great teammate. One of the best Sports Radio Producers ever. Looking forward to reading his new book!

@Dave_Shore @MitchRosen670 Thanks Dave!

@MitchRosen670 @randymerkin Well said and congrats Randy. We all want to put a book together but still a small percentage actually do it!