Episode 308 of the "Sports Illustrated Media Podcast" features an interview with Joe Buck. The longtime FOX play-by-play broadcaster talks about calling baseball games during the pandemic, how he and John Smoltz will be calling games this season and how comfortable he would feel being at a ballpark. Buck also revealed why he likes the new rule in which a runner will be put on second base to start extra innings and discussed other changes for the season, including cardboard cutouts of fans in stands and piped in crowd noise. Other topics include the online haters, FOX's NFL schedule, why athletes are comfortable with Andy Cohen and Howard Stern and much more. 
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