Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site cornell.UUCP Path: utzoo!decvax!decwrl!amd!dual!zehntel!ihnp4!houxm!vax135!cornell!rossiter From: rossiter@cornell.UUCP (David Rossiter) Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball Subject: NBC and other announcers Message-ID: <1594@cornell.UUCP> Date: Mon, 15-Oct-84 13:44:50 EDT Article-I.D.: cornell.1594 Posted: Mon Oct 15 13:44:50 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 17-Oct-84 02:24:21 EDT References: <537@loral.UUCP> <392@uwmacc.UUCP> Reply-To: rossiter@gvax.UUCP (David Rossiter) Distribution: na Organization: Cornell Univ. CS Dept. Lines: 36 (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??