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From: rossiter@cornell.UUCP (David Rossiter)
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Subject: NBC and other announcers
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Date: Mon, 15-Oct-84 13:44:50 EDT
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Posted: Mon Oct 15 13:44:50 1984
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(this line to be stuffed by Vin Scully...)

Comparing NBC's bumbling idiocy and banalities ('the play that turned the
season around...', come on, fellas) to ABC's professionalism in the LCS
is very disheartening.  Especially in the NL, with Reg-gie, Earl, and
Don Drysdale, they had some very knowledgeable and impartial BASEBALL people.
Vin Scully has been a shameless homer ever since he followed O'Malley in
the Exodus of 1958, and Garagiola has 0 brains.  I didn't feel they were
pro- or anti-Tiger, just inept.  It's an insult to baseball fans to have
to sit thru NBC.  My trick is to listen to CHML, Hamilton, Ontario, with
the regular Blue Jay announcers (plus Buck Martinez!); typically Canadian:
very fair and accurate.  Since this is Canada, CBS doesn't have the
exclusive radio rights.  (CHML is at 900AM).

On the subject of GOOD announcers, I would nominate Ralph Kiner and
Tim McCarver of the Mets TV.  Kiner is a true hall-of-famer in so many
ways.  His announcing is impartial, although obviously he's a Mets fan.
He says what's good and what's bad with each team.  After the game is
the interview with the star of the game, who is with the winning team.
Seeing a true great from one era (Kiner) interviewing, and obviously
empathizing with, a great from our time (like Ozzie Smith) is the
essence of baseball culture.  McCarver is enthusiastic and really knows
pitching (he ought to!).  I'm sure other teams' fans can say good things
about their announcers, too.  P.s. they really screwed McCarver in the
LCS, what a trivial job (McCarver to Mrs. Jody Davis : 'what do you think
of that home run??', I mean really...).

Just to show how impartial I am, I'll say I enjoy Bill White and Bobby
Murcer of the (ugh) Yankees.  White is totally class, and how he stays
around that den of thieves is beyond me.  After all, Michaels just raised
his eyebrows at George and he was gone.  Murcer is so popular he can say
whatever he wants.  Rizzuto is truly a jerk.

This seems like a useful subject to while away the winter.  Will anyone
have first-hand news from the Instructional or Latin leagues??