Posted on 07/11/2011 12:37:12 PM PDT by EveningStar
My first experience with him was the Miller Lite commercials when I was a kid. I had a hard time separating that from his announcing when I was older.
I never heard him call a real game. He was always the TWIB guy to me.
Vin Scully began his baseball broadcasting career with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1950.
Red Barber called his last game when I was 3.
There’s a little roller up along first, behind the bag! It gets through Buckner! Here comes Knight and the Mets win it! - Scully doin’ the 1986 World Series
Morgan did last year's World Series on radio for ESPN and offered up this little gem about Rangers' manager Ron Washington.
"He likes to get his pitchers to fake a bunt and swing away with runners on. He does this all the time."
Unmentioned is that Washington manages an American League team so hit pitchers are only asked to bat 2-3 series a year when they are playing in National League parks. Then you have to question how often the pitchers are up there in a bunting situation with which to fake a buntto begin with.
Morgan's co-hort Jon Miller left the comment unchallenged.
Not long afterwards, ESPN announced that Miller and Morgan would not be back for another season on Sunday Night Baseball, which they had worked for almost two decades.
Although only vague reasons were given for the change, those in the blogosphere openly wondered if Morgan's comment and Miller's indifference to it had something to do with the change.
No way could anyone leave out Keith Jackson. If the was ever a voice of college football, it was Keith Jackson.
I meant to say “And add Joe Morgan later!”
Now you've got me started:
Keith Jackson
Don Criqui
Charlie Jones
Al Michaels
Paul Keels
Jack Whitaker
Frank Gifford
Pat Summerall
Merlin Olsen
Tom Brookshier
Myron Cope
I completely agree.
I also really enjoyed the team of Harry Caray and Jack Buck when Harry was still announcing for the Cards.
He forgot Mel Allen? How about that!
Sorry, couldn’t resist.
Seriously, I grew up on Braves Baseball on TBS, so Skip Caray, Ernie Johnson, and Pete Van Weiren are the voice of baseball growing up. Certainly *not* John Sterling.
Thx ...
I grew up with Jack Buck. Truth be told, Joe’s different when he’s calling Cards’ games, better on the radio. He needs someone other than Tim McCarver, too.
Since the Dodgers left Dodgertown, Vin Scully is the last active link the Bums have with the Bourgh of Churches and Ebbets Field. When he leaves it will be the end of an era in so many different ways.
He not only called games at Ebbets Field and the Polo Grounds, he probably called games at Braves Field in Boston.
Just to think about how many games he has called and how many great players he has seen...
I can’t comment about Joe Morgan’s announcing ability, however I do have story showing how much he is loved as a player. About 19 or 20 years ago I was at Riverfront for a Sunday night ballgame. The game was being called by Morgan and Jon Miller.
Between innings they ran some video of Reds greats of the past including footage of Joe Morgan. Suddenly the crowd started to applaud, and it turned into a standing ovation that lasted until he stood up and waved to the crowd.
I remember this thickly accented immigrant behind me pointing at the radio booth and telling his kids “That’s Joe Morgan!”.
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