Canadian born, Geoff Baker has covered some big news stories, many of which have turned into controversy in which all of them the veracity of his stories was proved.
You may recall Tim Johnson managed the Toronto Blue Jays, only to be fired for lying to the players about a Vietnam career that didn't exist.
Carlos Delgado, Baker reported was no longer standing for God Bless America during games in Puerto Rico. The story was picked up by major USA new outlets forcing Delgado to have to address the issue with the MLB media.
The same type of attention to detail accompanied Baker when he arrived in Seattle covering the Seattle Mariners. Baker broke the story on dysfunction with the Mariners management team as part of a story involving Eric Wedge and Howard Lincoln.
Most recently Geoff was on point again as the location for a proposed NBA team was front page news in Seattle only to get unravelled as Key Arena carried the day for an NHL areana.
In this episode Baker talks with Jonah Sigel about the Toronto Sports Media scene, difference between coverage there and other markets like Philadelphia and what it is going to be like trying to get Seattle ready for NHL hockey and the Seattle Kraken.
As we sit on November 22nd, there is ONE media member in Seattle who has ever worked full time covering an NHL team. ONE. Baker isn't it by the way. Ryan Clark of The Athletic is, having covered the Avalanche for the most recent two years.