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Originally Posted by pstrickert
In order to get some ideas for the PbP in OOTP, I spent a lot of time this baseball season listening to radio broadcasters. (And, yes, I agree that the MLB app for the iPad is terrific.) I don't claim to be an expert, but I was able to hear (and compare) nearly every radio broadcast team. With the exception of Ron Santo, they were all highly competent. The best of them make it look easy, but I'm sure it's not. IMHO, the KC Royals team is perhaps the best. Natural, fluid, insightful. It is obvious that they do a lot of homework. The SF Giants team is also quite good (though Jon Miller might be a tad overrated). Scully is excellent, of course. Uecker is one-of-a-kind. I also enjoyed hearing the Reds broadcasters. I could tolerate the NYY team, if we could subtract Sterling's "signature calls" completely. Just my 2 cents.  |
Yeah, I've listened to all the crews for several years now and I'd agree almost completely -- I love the Royals radio crew. No frills, no dumbing down, just clean, highly "listenable" broadcasting. Agreed, as well, on the Giants and your other notes...