Wax yar ka hor bilowgii taxanaha adduunka ee 1985, ABC waxay ka saartay Howard Cosell howlihiisa ku dhawaaqista jadwalka ciqaab ahaan buugiisa muranka dhaliyay "Waligey ma ciyaarin ciyaarta". Cosell waxaa beddelay Tim McCarver (oo ku biiray ciyaaryahanka ciyaarta ciyaarta Michaels iyo faallo-bixiyaha midabka Jim Palmer), oo bilaabay safarkiisa isagoo qayb ka ah telefishannada badan ee World Series. Sida la sheegay, 1985, Cosell waxaa loo tixgeliyey inuu yahay mid adag in lala shaqeeyo telefishanka baseball. Sida muuqata, Cosell iyo Michaels waxay ku murmeen dood aad u kulul ka dib markii ay soo gabagabeeyeen baahintooda 1984 American League Championship Series
sababtoo ah Cosell ayaa la sheegay in uu sakhraansan yahay dhibaatooyin kale. Wararka ayaa sheegaya in Michaels uu aad ugu riixay madaxda ABC in ay Cosell ka saaraan goobta. Ugu danbeyntii, Michaels wuxuu shacabka u sheegay dhibaatooyinkiisa Cosell. Michaels ayaa sheegtay in "Howard uu noqday qof naxariis daran, xumaan iyo xumaan badan".