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The MLB Local TV Announcer Rankings
Awful Announcing ^ | April 28, 2014 | Joe Lucia

Posted on 04/28/2014 3:37:56 PM PDT by EveningStar

Over the last two weeks, we polled the Awful Announcing readers on their opinions of each local broadcast team around the majors. The polls were broken down division by division to gain the perspective of both fans and rivals for each broadcast team.

The votes are in, and we weighted your grades on a four point scale for each broadcast crew and sorted them to determine who your favorite and least favorite broadcast teams were. Each “A” vote received 4 points, 3 points for a “B” vote, down to 0 points for an “F” vote. The total points scored were divided by the total number of votes to calculate what amounts to a GPA for each broadcast booth.

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TOPICS: Sports; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: announcers; baseball; mlb
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1. San Francisco Giants
2. Los Angeles Dodgers
30. (last place) Chicago White Sox

Full vote breakdown

1 posted on 04/28/2014 3:37:56 PM PDT by EveningStar
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To: EveningStar

If you watch a Rangers game on TV, definitely turn down the TV sound, and turn on Eric Nadel’s radio broadcast.


2 posted on 04/28/2014 3:39:53 PM PDT by dfwgator
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3 posted on 04/28/2014 3:43:05 PM PDT by EveningStar
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To: EveningStar

Palmer's still got it!

4 posted on 04/28/2014 3:46:13 PM PDT by rabidralph
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To: rabidralph

nice panties, jim!


5 posted on 04/28/2014 3:47:44 PM PDT by Levy78
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To: dfwgator

“If you watch a Rangers game on TV, definitely turn down the TV sound, and turn on Eric Nadel’s radio broadcast.”

Steve Busby and Tom Grieve (TAG) suffer in comparison to Eric Nadel because Eric Nadel is so good. Busby and TAG are really pretty good compared to many others. In fact I think they are as good as most national broadcast teams. They are not overt homers like many local broadcasters. Busby has a nice understated style that works well with TAG’s goofiness.

That is provided TAG can refrain from talking about cookies.


6 posted on 04/28/2014 3:51:50 PM PDT by Fai Mao (Genius at Large)
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To: EveningStar
One of these polls is needed for the NFL, although it probably would not change anything.

Phil Simms is one of the worst color men on TV...sometimes I think he knows nothing about he game. He's great at telling the audience what they have just seen for themselves. And if I hear "We talked about" one more time I'll flip my lid.

7 posted on 04/28/2014 4:01:19 PM PDT by Banjoguy
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To: EveningStar
The Mets have the best announcers both TV and Radio

Even though the Mets stank these last few years, they have made the games entertaining

Like Keith Hernandez admiring a female fan's hot dog & more

However, the Yankee Broadcasters are the worst ever. Especially, radio team. that woman is so annoying.

8 posted on 04/28/2014 4:01:50 PM PDT by qam1 (There's been a huge party. All plates and the bottles are empty, all that's left is the bill to pay)
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To: dfwgator
Back in the day...when the "Show-Time" Lakers were around...every time the Lakers were on the big networks...

I'd turn the T.V. sound off...and tune into Chick Hearn on the radio!!

He was class..and classic!

9 posted on 04/28/2014 4:05:34 PM PDT by Osage Orange (I have strong feelings about gun control. If there's a gun around, I want to be controlling it.)
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To: EveningStar

Da Pale Ho’s in last place?

What else can you say but, “He gone!”


10 posted on 04/28/2014 4:10:37 PM PDT by Cletus.D.Yokel (Catastrophic Anthropogenic Climate Alterations - The Acronym explains the science.)
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To: EveningStar

I like Mario and Rod in Detroit. There will never be anyone to hold a candle to Ernie Harwell but Mario and Rod are OK.

The absolute worst are the ESPN national announcers. It doesn’t matter who is playing, they’ll spend most of the game talking about the Yankees and Red Sox.

A couple years ago during a game in Detroit covered by ESPN the camera showed a view of the Ambassador bridge and one of those morons said it was the golden gate bridge.


11 posted on 04/28/2014 4:12:34 PM PDT by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: EveningStar

No doubt about last place! White Sox announcer Ken Harrelson makes me want to start cutting myself again. Anyone who says some other announcer is worse has never been forced to listen to the jacka... er, I mean, Hawk!


12 posted on 04/28/2014 4:13:55 PM PDT by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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To: EveningStar
Great list.

All I can say is the Baltimore Orioles games are a pleasure to watch and the Nationals are painful.

13 posted on 04/28/2014 4:18:22 PM PDT by Vision (Living in beauty)
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To: Banjoguy

I loved Madden don’t watch much anymore after the super bowl shuffle kinda lost interest


14 posted on 04/28/2014 4:18:41 PM PDT by al baby (Hi MomÂ… I was refereeing to Obama)
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To: EveningStar

The king in my opinion.

Ernie Harwell calls Detroit Tigers 1987 Clincher

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sO2BpXuZcYg#t=46


15 posted on 04/28/2014 4:20:10 PM PDT by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: EveningStar

“Color” commentator are for soccer moms.

Is there anything worse than watching a game and constantly having your mind dragged down into those depths?

Answer: no, there is not.


16 posted on 04/28/2014 4:25:39 PM PDT by Talisker (One who commands, must obey.)
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To: EveningStar

Jerry Remy makes me cringe. Always has, always will.


17 posted on 04/28/2014 4:31:10 PM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (This is known as "bad luck". - Robert A. Heinlein)
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To: cripplecreek
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The rain is over and gone

The flowers appear on the Earth

The time of the singing of birds is come

And the voice of the turtle is heard in our land.

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18 posted on 04/28/2014 4:38:49 PM PDT by EveningStar
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets
Jerry Remy makes me cringe. Always has, always will.

His son makes me tremble.

19 posted on 04/28/2014 4:39:59 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Stalin Blamed The Kulaks,Obama Blames The Tea Party)
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To: EveningStar
There was a guy with the Red Sox some years ago named Ned Martin who was the best,IMO.IIRC he went national (NBC?) toward the end of his career.
20 posted on 04/28/2014 4:41:35 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Stalin Blamed The Kulaks,Obama Blames The Tea Party)
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