I don’t know who Tom Hamilton is. Maybe I’m lucky.
Cleveland Indians radio play-by-play man. If an Indian is going well, he’s all rah-rah. But slip up, and he turns on you in a second.
Case in point: Outfielder Abraham Almonte. The Indians star Michael Brantley has been out most of the year with an injury, and a career sub Almonte has been filling in for him, and doing a respectable job for a sub, hitting around .270.
The other night, in a close game in the 7th inning, Almonte came up with two runners on, and looked bad on two quick strikes. So Hamilton says in a disgusted tone of voice, “This is where you really miss Brantley.”
I.e., he slams Almonte for not being as good as Brantley! Not to mention that Almonte is batting eight, and Brantley, who bats third when he plays, wouldn’t even have been up in that situation.
Vin Scully would never say something like that.