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Warrior
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The Orioles/Royals are playing in Baltimore tonight in front of about 19 people.
Wow.
Rumors swirling that Muchacho is going to be dealt to the Cubs.
Anywhere but to the MFY's is all I ask.
Doesn't matter, he'll sign with them anyway in the off season, the stiff they have playing third tonight is a tire fire.
Wow.
Rumors swirling that Muchacho is going to be dealt to the Cubs.
Anywhere but to the MFY's is all I ask.
Doesn't matter, he'll sign with them anyway in the off season, the stiff they have playing third tonight is a tire fire.
sammy719
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Hold up....N.Korea denuclearer talks?? Nope!!! The Mulleur investigation??..not, the Texas toy soldier show?? Nadda.....the big news?? The BALTIMORE ORIOLES won 3 games in a row!!!!!!!!!!!!! Look out Yanks/Sox my boys are on a roll, well at least for 3 days anyway 
Louis Badolato
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You are such a Met's homer, Brad, that you have no objectivity. Michael Kay, Paul O'Neill and David Cone do a terrific broadcast. Its the Yankees Radio voices, John Sterling and Susan Waldman that are embarrassing.
And having listened to the Red Sox and Mets telecasters on MLB network highlights, claims that they the Yankees telecasters are biased by Mets and Red Sox fans sound remarkably like pots calling kettles black . . . :rolleyes2:
O's have put Chris Tillman on the DL, postponing the decision to DFA him. Very probable Tillman has pitched his last game as an O. His fall as the O's ace has been stunning, but not sudden. His decline started at the end of July in 2016 and has continued in drastic fashion. In 2017 and 2018, Tillman appeared in 31 games, starting 26 of them. His record is 2-12 over that time, allowing 112 earned runs in just 120 innings, with a WHIP just short of 2. The O's have been more than patient, hoping for the return of their ace with every start they gave him, but it hasn't happened. The fact is, Tillman would never have had so many 'second chances' if the O's had viable SP alternatives. The O's have to move on, viable alternatives or not, they just can't afford to have Tillman on the staff any longer. -- Al
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Not at all Louis. I actually like Sterling and Suzan but Kay is awful. Cone is ok but overall they can’t even touch the Mets trio. I have DirectTV and have the baseball package, which means I get every team’s games. Throughout the course of the season I watch a lot of games and Kay is just baaad. I like the Cardinals crew, especially when McCarver is on and last night I was listening to the Dodgers for a bit and they’re pretty good.
I bet you’re one of those who listen to Kay on his mediocre radio show, which is generally unlistenable. Thank goodness Francesa is back.
And just so you don’t think I’m biased, I hate listening to the Mets radio team. I love Howie Rose but Josh Lewin — no relation, fortunately — grates on me.
Louis Badolato
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I guess its just a question of taste. I can't stand listening to John Sterling and Susan Waldman, and frankly, I would rather eat glass than listen to Tim McCarver, but I think the Yankees television broadcasters, including Kenny Singleton, Michael Kay, John Flahrety, David Cone and Paul O'Neill do a fine job. I do not listen to Michael Kay's radio show, and frankly can't stand Francesca either. There really are no good sports radio talk shows on in New York. All the sports talk guys do is grouse about the teams they follow stinking, or abuse their listeners (especially Franscesca, who is one of the nastiest people in the media).
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Scouting the Next Vin Scully: All Announcing Teams Ranked.
We may be mediocre at signing on the field talent but at least we have the best team in the booth :wink2:
We may be mediocre at signing on the field talent but at least we have the best team in the booth :wink2:
The Nats finally seem to have gotten their act together. They started out 11-16 and just looked blah. Since that low point the Nats have gone 12-2 and have closed within a game of 1st place. The SP's are going strong and the bullpen is beginning to sharpen up, the defense is tight, and although the offense still has holes, the return of Rendon will start to help. The Nats are currently in Arizona, about to play the last game of that season series. Earlier in the season, the Nats lost the first 2 games in the series, 4-5 and 3-4, before winning game #3, 2-1. The last 3 in Arizona have all been Nat wins, 2-1, 3-1, 2-1, a real pitchers series. It's been a real nail-biting series of games between these 2 teams, with the Nats scoring 17 runs in the 6 games, and the Diamondbacks scoring 13. I don't know what Arizona did to their stadium, but the ball doesn't carry very well in there anymore. Lots of flies dying on the warning track. -- Al
O's 4 game winning streak came to an end tonight as Tampa Bay took the 2nd game of a double header. O's have reached the 1/4 mark of the season with a 12-28 record. I still think they will improve (hard to get worse) but I also think it's time to start a rebuild. As usual, the O's SP is leading the way. Their 5 main starters have the following records: Gausman is 3-2, 3.18 ERA; Cashner is 1-4, 4.84 ERA; Bundy is 1-5, 5.31 ERA; Cobb is 0-5, 7.06 ERA; Tillman is 1-5, 10.46 ERA (just went on the DL and is probably done). A combined 6-21, ERA is near 6. Actually, not much to be optimistic about.:rolleyes2: -- Al
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I really enjoy the Giants's broadcast team (they came in 5th on this list). The only guy on the team that I can't stand is Mike Krukow. He is annoying and such a biased homer that even as a die-hard SF fan I have to roll my eyes at most what he says.
I do enjoy the O's announcing teams, they are smart and not too verbose. The Nats need to improve. Santangelo drives me nuts, but Carpenter isn't too bad. Santangelo has a couple of catch phrases that he thinks are cute, but he needs to lose. He also has a bad habit of telling the viewer what the ballplayer is thinking. They are both homers. The O's teams are much better. -- Al
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Who in God's name is David Lengel, and why is his opinion in any way important? Is he a hall of fame broadcaster? What team has he called games for? Calling Michael Kay a top level homer is laughable. And he based his opinion on listening to the call of a single White Sox game. Not exactly my idea of a detailed study on the best broadcasting teams.
Here's a ranking based on votes from hundreds of listeners nationwide. The Giants team was ranked number 1, the Yankees Team #2, the Mets #3 and the Red Sox Team that Mr. Lengel loved was ranked #23:
http://awfulannouncing.com/local-networks/2017-mlb-local-broadcaster-rankings.html/3#main-content
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Warrior
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The Red Sox team is ranked 23rd; oh the shame, the horror, not sure I can go on knowing this, you really know how to hurt a guy there Louis.
Not sure Lengel "loved" the RS team as he has them 13th.
Talk about a whole lot of nothing as far as these rankings.
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Isn’t a nationwide poll a bit ridiculous? I’d bet +95% of fans vote for their home team announcers because that’s all they know. I mean who listens, to any degree, broadcasting teams from other cities? Thus, the voting will naturally steer towards the big population centers.
I know it is part of the game, but all these severe defensive shifts suck. Really tired of seeing hard hit singles to the right side just turned into routine ground outs. JMO and I don't think it will change as it is so successful, but it sure kills a LH hitters day. -- Al
Nats completed the 4 game sweep in Arizona tonight, 6-4, as new Nat Mark Reynolds (former Diamondback) hit 2 Hr's and had 3 RBI's in his first game for DC. Nats pitchers fanned 47 Arizona batters in the 4 games while walking only 4 and giving up only 7 runs. Good job out west. -- Al