Back at the end of the season when I started seeing more Rangers games, it dawned on me that they had Corey Seager and I thought, man am I ever glad he's not with the Dodgers anymore.
John Most the raspy radio voice of the Boston Celtics
He fiddles he didles.
Smoked 10 packs a day to keep his voice that velvety sound.
Johnny Most looked like he sounded. I ran track with one of his kids and Johnny showed up for a meet. Stayed in his car AFAICT; I was surprised when I walked past the car and there was Johnny. Man, he looked old and worn out.
77th best umpire in MLB (out of 92). Yes, last night's game was a disaster for the Snakes, but since the Rangers scored 10 runs with 2 outs, you have to figure that some of those missed calls resulted in runs after the inning was extended by a bad call...
Umpire Alfonso Márquez (ranked 77th of 92) missed 13 calls in World Series Game 3.
With a correct call rate of 89.9%, this was the 5th worst game of the playoffs.
77th best umpire in MLB (out of 92). Yes, last night's game was a disaster for the Snakes, but since the Rangers scored 10 runs with 2 outs, you have to figure that some of those missed calls resulted in runs after the inning was extended by a bad call...
As expected, I'm more interested in the Hallmark channel right now than in baseball. Yes...sour grapes. I'm still mad at the Phillies for folding.
That said...
I've decided to root for Arizona, solely so that they might beat Texas (ie Dallas) on Saturday night in game 7, followed by an Eagles win on Sunday afternoon. Misery loves company.
77th best umpire in MLB (out of 92). Yes, last night's game was a disaster for the Snakes, but since the Rangers scored 10 runs with 2 outs, you have to figure that some of those missed calls resulted in runs after the inning was extended by a bad call...
Umpire Alfonso Márquez (ranked 77th of 92) missed 13 calls in World Series Game 3.
With a correct call rate of 89.9%, this was the 5th worst game of the playoffs.
...Anyhow, for me, the players create those types of moments.
you're right... a lot of the voices are "local", but this isn't nearly as memorable without Vin's voice. It's not just this moment...it's the association of the voice AS baseball.
Players do make the moment. He absolutely can't make the call if Gibson doesn't hit the ball out... but the voice makes it historic.
Joe Buck has some of that. I was never a huge fan of his...but he's better than everyone else (IMO).
No...it's the same game..at least the same reason.
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If you grew up a sports fan before cable TV, radio voices are permanent fixtures in your head. As a Philly kid...it was Gene Hart and Harry Kalas. I can still here "The Flyers win the cup (4 or 5 times)" and "it's a long fly ball...to deep left field...it's outta here...".
I don't know the announcer's name...but I can still hear the Boston call of Bird stealing the inbound in the finals. And of course..." the Giants win the Pennant, the Giants win the Pennant".
Buck is the guy who creates those types of moments.
I get your point but the voices you point out as iconic were those of home-team announcers reporting some unexpected and exciting occurrences - primarily on the radio. I liked listening to MLB games when they were broadcast by local TV or radio stations with local announcers, even if was not a big fan of the team: Phil Rizzuto, Ralph Kiner, Lindsey Nelson, etc. in NY.
I remember Carlton Fisk's extra-inning home run in the 1975 World Series, but I don't remember who called it - likely Curt Gowdy or Joe Garagiola.
Buck, like Al Michaels and Bob Costas before him, have this awful method of trying to "create " those moments with rehearsed dramatics (i.e. Michaels' call of the 1980 Olympics "Miracle on Ice" game). I never particularly liked listening to them for very long - it was like they all took lessons on how to be smug and annoying from Howard Cosell. Buck doing NFL games doesn't bother me as much as when he does MLB, but I find him the most annoying of the three. Anyhow, for me, the players create those types of moments.
Iâm Joe Buck and thatâs the Hall of Famer Troy Aikman.
Oops wrong game
No...it's the same game..at least the same reason.
When Joe worked for Fox, he did both. I haven't seen much football this season, but it's not the same without those two doing the 4 o'clock game on Fox. They were the modern-day Summerall and Madden. When they are there...you should be there too, because it's important.
The two of them hosting MNF on ESPN is a waste. Sure...they are making $800k-$1M per night...but they're just being selfish.
It's sorta like Vin Scully not doing baseball because UCLA hired him to do their broadcast.
If you grew up a sports fan before cable TV, radio voices are permanent fixtures in your head. As a Philly kid...it was Gene Hart and Harry Kalas. I can still here "The Flyers win the cup (4 or 5 times)" and "it's a long fly ball...to deep left field...it's outta here...".
I don't know the announcer's name...but I can still hear the Boston call of Bird stealing the inbound in the finals. And of course..." the Giants win the Pennant, the Giants win the Pennant".
Buck is the guy who creates those types of moments.
Tommy Pham had the opportunity to become the 1st player to go 5-for-5 in a World Series game, so it was a surprise when he was pinch-hit for late in Game 2. Turns out it was his idea.
There is a feeling among Australian Rules Football followers that watching a match as a "neutral" is a good thing. Sure you want your team to win and love watching them play even when they break your heart. But, fundamentally it is about loving the sport and you can sometimes appreciate the play better without being partisan.
The comparison to the AFL in the US would be the NFL. Baseball is a different animal.
The AFL plays 23 matches during the season, and the winner plays an additional 3 matches. Each match is win or go home. The NFL has 17 games, and a similar playoff system (3 or 4 games to get to the Super Bowl).
The World Series is 7 games...played over 9 nights... with most of the games ending past 11 p.m. on the East Coast (it used to be a lot longer until this year...often past midnight). It's a huge time suck in a short period of time, so if you're not a fan of one of the teams, or betting on the games, having an interest "for the love of the game" is difficult. Many will watch a bit here and there, but it's not the Super Bowl... which is an informal national holiday here.
There is a feeling among Australian Rules Football followers that watching a match as a "neutral" is a good thing. Sure you want your team to win and love watching them play even when they break your heart. But, fundamentally it is about loving the sport and you can sometimes appreciate the play better without being partisan.
I agree with that but I can also see where people think it's not an interesting game because if you don't have anything invested in it, the "failing 7 times out of 10 means you're an all star" aspect of it really does loom large.
jrz this is stressing me out
That stinks but this is shaping up to be a great World Series that no one cares about.
There is a feeling among Australian Rules Football followers that watching a match as a "neutral" is a good thing. Sure you want your team to win and love watching them play even when they break your heart. But, fundamentally it is about loving the sport and you can sometimes appreciate the play better without being partisan.
