Go Pussycats!
Posted on 04/07/2009 8:27:07 AM PDT by mattstat
Enough with the pitch count! It was 88 last pitch—and even with my limited mathematical ability I can figure out that the next must be 89. Keep quiet about on-base percentages against away-team lefties. I don’t care if you met the pitcher in the clubhouse. Stop pestering us with details and get on with the game!
Whew. I feel a little better. Now that I’ve calmed down…
Whether it’s wise or folly, I am a fan of the Detroit Tigers.
I listen to them on MLB’s Gameday audio—an exceptional bargain, by the way; only $15 a year and you can listen to any game from either team’s home radio station. The old games are archived.
If the Tigers aren’t playing, I’ll tune in to any game that is on. Usually this is the Damn Yankees or the Mets, since I live in Manhattan. But sometimes I play scout and try other teams.
I have heard the home-team announcers from almost every team, and am therefore something of a radio connoisseur. This ability has allowed me to note that a depressing trend in sportscasting is gaining momentum: Announcers who do everything but call the game. ...
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Excuse me, PAL, but this is, after all, BASEBALL! They HAVE TO count the pitches, talk about who they passed in the club house, show the players wives, discuss how Babe Ruth would have done against todays pitching, wonder about where they’re going to eat later on. It is mandatory. They have to fill out the completely actionless 1 hour and 35 minutes of the 1 hour and 40 minute game!!! PLAY BALL!! And bring me a magazine and my bowling shoes.
The late Curt Gowdy was the master at his craft.
I was listening to the Basketball game last night on the radio. I had to leave in the middle of the first half, and had never listened to a bb game before on the radio. I was impressed, the Westwood guy and John Thompson did a great job mixing color and play by play..
Go Pussycats!
Oh, if only there were more commentators like Vin Scully. I am not a Dodgers fan, but they do have the best.
Cheer up! I posted on another thread last night that its likely the Jays are the worst team in the AL this year. After Halladay they got zip and should be easy pickings for anyone. So its all upside from now on for the Tiggers. :)
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