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barkingclam posted:Does that extend to radio? For example, if a team plays a game thats on ESPN Radio (let's say a Sunday night game), would they have to use that broadcast for their radio feed? For the most part, the radio guys work every game. You might get multiple radio broadcasts, but the local guys are on.
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Announcer talk: Sean Casey sucks. I love the Mayor, but when the announcer says "that was a nice piece of hitting" every time the ball gets put in play for a hit  .
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| # ? Feb 16, 2012 23:10 |
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Another great (radio) broadcaster is Bob Uecker (Brewers). A much different style than Scully, but absolutely hilarious. He also knows when to shut up for a moment (not saying that Scully doesn't).
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| # ? Feb 16, 2012 23:27 |
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Everyone should listen to John Sterling. He is the greatest. He hasn't missed a game since 1989! He also has many hilarious catchphrases, most of which revolve around puns! The only person I enjoy more than John Sterling is the similarly excellent Michael Kay, especially when paired with John Flaherty
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SWITCH HITLER posted:Everyone should listen to John Sterling. He is the greatest. He hasn't missed a game since 1989! He also has many hilarious catchphrases, most of which revolve around puns! The only person I enjoy more than John Sterling is the similarly excellent Michael Kay, especially when paired with John Flaherty  The best Pirates announcer of my lifetime retired and became a professor at my alma mater. All the rest are pretty bad.
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Chief McHeath posted:Announcer talk: Sean Casey sucks. I love the Mayor, but when the announcer says "that was a nice piece of hitting" every time the ball gets put in play for a hit He also adds a "-ey" to the end of every single persons name which is really, really grating.
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dog poop n doritos posted:He also adds a "-ey" to the end of every single persons name which is really, really grating. Now that's just a nice piece of hitting there by Chris Heisey. poo poo.
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Mornacale posted:The best Pirates announcer of my lifetime retired and became a professor at my alma mater. All the rest are pretty bad. Why do the Pirates have 5 freaking announcers? They shuffle them between TV and radio like a lot of teams, but still, 5? Steve Blass is kinda funny in a dumb sort of way, though. Like Errey on the Penguins games.
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ElwoodCuse posted:Why do the Pirates have 5 freaking announcers? They shuffle them between TV and radio like a lot of teams, but still, 5? How many consecutive Pirates games could you announce before hanging yourself on air?
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| # ? Feb 17, 2012 01:38 |
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Best announcer after Scully and Uecker is Jon Miller doing his Vin Scully impression. Then Miller when it's late in the game and he gets bored and starts riffing.
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Hipster_Doofus posted:Another great (radio) broadcaster is Bob Uecker (Brewers). A much different style than Scully, but absolutely hilarious. He also knows when to shut up for a moment (not saying that Scully doesn't). For anyone doubting how amazing Bob Uecker is - here's him having an average conversation about a furry convention while calling a game. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T291jwBFLvA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5pMaxZJzks Second one's probably the best if you want a better read of his play by play.
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Dr. Kyle Farnsworth posted:Best announcer after Scully and Uecker is Jon Miller doing his Vin Scully impression. Then Miller when it's late in the game and he gets bored and starts riffing. Any announcers are great when it gets late enough in a game.
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Mornacale posted:Any announcers are great when it gets late enough in a game. Especially if its a blow out when they know no one is watching, or if they are drunk like Mike Shannon
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Dr. Kyle Farnsworth posted:Best announcer after Scully and Uecker is Jon Miller doing his Vin Scully impression. Then Miller when it's late in the game and he gets bored and starts riffing. Jon Miller has awesome stories during blowouts/Spring Training. 
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Dave Sims is a thoroughly average announcer except when the Mariners do something awesome and he starts screaming and it owns
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Carlton Banks posted:Especially if its a blow out when they know no one is watching, or if they are drunk like Mike Shannon Drunk Mike Shannon really is a treasure. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwsR4W3uwNA
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I see that there. posted:For anyone doubting how amazing Bob Uecker is - here's him having an average conversation about a furry convention while calling a game. As hilarious as this is, they're already at this kind of stuff in the first inning??
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| # ? Feb 17, 2012 10:35 |
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The best broadcasting moments come when the announcers get bored and start goofing off, see every Red Sox blowout ever, or that one insane 21 inning game where the guy starts doing an impression of a pilot making announcements from the cockpit.
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It just proves that grit and hustle are actually boring storylines and you should talk about anything else.
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spamman posted:As hilarious as this is, they're already at this kind of stuff in the first inning?? Yes, and that's why he's so awesome.
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| # ? Feb 17, 2012 12:46 |
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Uecker owns so hard that after the Brewers clinched the NL Central during his post-game interviews the players all demanded he get down to the clubhouse asap. uuusingers sausages with some nice. crisp. kraut. Mm-hmm!
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Uecker is always going to be Harry Doyle to me. And part of this-
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Just thought I'd bring this up since it seems relevant to this thread... Jonah Keri wrote a piece on the Astros from Grantland that's a great summary of how they are building their new front office from a very analytical foundation. There are lots of good links in the article that serve as great primers on newer concepts, such as the contributions of good pitch framers and the value of the hit-and-run, as well. http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id...-houston-astros I didn't know that there actually have been situations in which the hit-and-run is beneficial, and it's not at all the situations in which I'd think.
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I must admit that it certainly sounds reassuring for Astros fans, as disgusted as I may be with the thought of anyone west of the RI/CT border experiencing joy.
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Protocol 5 posted:The best broadcasting moments come when the announcers get bored and start goofing off, see every Red Sox blowout ever, or that one insane 21 inning game where the guy starts doing an impression of a pilot making announcements from the cockpit. I liked when the Padres announcers ordered pizza during the Padres/Reds 20+ inning game (the one where Aaron Harang became broken forever)
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 Angels at Red Sox had a 13~ inning game after a few hour rain delay. That was fun. The rally masks worked.
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spamman posted:As hilarious as this is, they're already at this kind of stuff in the first inning?? This is how jaded you need to be as a SAS regular. If you need a ruler, it's this dude's post.
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Good Dog posted:
yes but gently caress the angels
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No Safe Word posted:yes but gently caress the angels How silly of me to forget the #1 rule. 
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| # ? Feb 18, 2012 16:26 |
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Dr. Kyle Farnsworth posted:Best announcer after Scully and Uecker is Jon Miller doing his Vin Scully impression. Then Miller when it's late in the game and he gets bored and starts riffing. Scully Miller's Scully impression Miller's Japanese Scully impression Miller's Spanish Scully impression
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I see that there. posted:For anyone doubting how amazing Bob Uecker is - here's him having an average conversation about a furry convention while calling a game. This is incredible. I just saw a furry in real life for the first time recently, and my amazement was just the same.
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PotatoJudge posted:Miller's Spanish Scully impression That's Jaime Jarrin
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I finally caught Ken Burn's 10th Inning. Just as fantastic as the first 9. If you're new to baseball and want to learn some (a ton) history go use Amazon Prime or Netflix and watch all of the documentary Baseball by Ken Burns.
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Since the idea was first discussed here, crossposting this from the N/V thread: Monicro posted:Pitchers and catchers reported today, and as promised, here's the MLB Meet The Teams thread!
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| # ? Feb 19, 2012 23:28 |
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spidoman posted:I finally caught Ken Burn's 10th Inning. Just as fantastic as the first 9.
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| # ? Feb 19, 2012 23:31 |
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If 100 OPS+ or ERA+ is considered league average, is there an equivalent OPS+ or ERA+ for replacement level?
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Meat Recital posted:If 100 OPS+ or ERA+ is considered league average, is there an equivalent OPS+ or ERA+ for replacement level? Since replacement level is calculated relative to position average, the OPS+ of a replacement-level player depends on what position the play. For instance, the following players put up a 0.0 oWAR on B-R in 2011: RF/LF Ben Francisco (97 OPS+) CF Ezequiel Carrera (72 OPS+) SS Brandon Crawford (66 OPS+)
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PotatoJudge posted:Scully The times when Miller gets bored and calls a full plate appearance in another language are the best. Supposedly he would occasionally call an entire half inning in Spanish but I've never heard it myself so it was probably a pretty long time ago. Jon Miller owns, Giants broadcasters own.
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Guys i'm really loving terrible at recognizing what a pitch is on the teevee, someone please lord help me. I don't know, your favorite website with videos or something.
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adaz posted:Guys i'm really loving terrible at recognizing what a pitch is on the teevee, someone please lord help me. I don't know, your favorite website with videos or something.
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