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Post by pippsheadache on Aug 6, 2019 21:34:06 GMT -5
We like the same crews. Chi. The Mets do a good job. I like the Orioles crew when they have Thorne and Jim Palmer. Cubbies home announcers are pretty comical. Dry, understated humor that you’ll miss if not listening closely. Is Bob Uecker still doing the Brewers games? |
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Post by rizzuto on Aug 6, 2019 21:35:04 GMT -5
Amazing how the yankees seem to have a backup player that can play above average if theres an injury, but lack rotation depth. Is their AAA starters that bad that they keep relying on relievers? Looks like the Yankees only have 3 minor league pitchers on their 40 man roster Chance Adams who has been up here and has an era over 7, Daniel Camarena who came up for 1 game, and Domingo Acevedo who got called up for a few hours last season and didn't appear in a game. I mean do they not trust any of those 3 to attempt to fill in some of these starts that would have been CC's? They have a lights out reliever that I thought might come up, but I guess not until next year. |
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Post by noetsi on Aug 6, 2019 21:35:21 GMT -5
rats
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Post by pippsheadache on Aug 6, 2019 21:36:02 GMT -5
Valera scorched it to no avail.
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Post by rizzuto on Aug 6, 2019 21:36:11 GMT -5
I thought Tony Kubek was really good. Intelligent commentary, and a bit too honest to suit The Boss. I thought he made a good pairing with Al Trautwig back in the MSG days. Garagiola was a little too corny with the stories for my taste, but he reminds me of listening to games as a kid and I give him nostalgia points for that. The Yankees have had many outstanding announcers over the decades. On the other hand, they also have John and Suzyn. I thought Garagiola was excellent in his younger days, but his wit caught the attention of talk shows. That led him to become a bit more of a self-promoter, plotting for additional work as a guest, guest host, and host of other events. Can’t really blame him. There was a lot of money to be made year round in those venues. So, Joe had a bit of hotdog in him. That’s not so bad... (: And, they didn’t get bankrolled as players back then. |
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Post by noetsi on Aug 6, 2019 21:36:37 GMT -5
hopefully tampa and toronto go 20 innings
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Post by inger on Aug 6, 2019 21:37:03 GMT -5
I'd say the YES crew is near the top of the list when it comes to local broadcasting teams. I like the Giants, Cubs and Mets (when they're aren't doing a Yankee/Mets game) crews too. We like the same crews. Chi. The Mets do a good job. I like the Orioles crew when they have Thorne and Jim Palmer. Not Jim Palmer for me. He sounds like a talking corpse. So droll. So monotonic...Plus, he’s probably in just his underwear most days. And he’s trying not to get too animated so he doesn’t break his plastic surgery or explode his Botox. Mr. Vanity... |
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Post by noetsi on Aug 6, 2019 21:37:40 GMT -5
Valera scorched it to no avail. that could have been a line in the old Abbot and Costello routine... |
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Post by pippsheadache on Aug 6, 2019 21:38:01 GMT -5
Joe Garagiola made his bones telling Yogi Berra anecdotes.
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Post by rizzuto on Aug 6, 2019 21:38:22 GMT -5
Cubbies home announcers are pretty comical. Dry, understated humor that you’ll miss if not listening closely. Is Bob Uecker still doing the Brewers games? Yep, his 49th season! |
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Post by rizzuto on Aug 6, 2019 21:39:30 GMT -5
Joe Garagiola made his bones telling Yogi Berra anecdotes. That’s when I liked him best! |
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Post by inger on Aug 6, 2019 21:39:46 GMT -5
Is Bob Uecker still doing the Brewers games? Yep, his 49th season! He’s STILL go a seat in the front row! One of the greatest commercials ever!... |
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Post by utahyank on Aug 6, 2019 21:40:38 GMT -5
My idea of a dream broadcasting duo would be Steve Stone paired with Barber, or Allen or Ernie Harwell...…..
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Post by rizzuto on Aug 6, 2019 21:41:03 GMT -5
He’s STILL go a seat in the front row! One of the greatest commercials ever!... A genuinely funny man. Great story teller. |
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Post by pippsheadache on Aug 6, 2019 21:41:04 GMT -5
We like the same crews. Chi. The Mets do a good job. I like the Orioles crew when they have Thorne and Jim Palmer. Not Jim Palmer for me. He sounds like a talking corpse. So droll. So monotonic...Plus, he’s probably in just his underwear most days. And he’s trying not to get too animated so he doesn’t break his plastic surgery or explode his Botox. Mr. Vanity... Jim definitely has what the French call amour propre. I find him amusing; guess the drollery works for me. Plus I enjoy the smartass Earl Weaver stories. |
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