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David is an occasional blogger, software engineer, Nintendo fanboy, liberal, news magazine addict, voracious TiVo user, and bibliophile. He was born in St. Louis, grew up in southern Indiana, and returned to St. Louis to attend Washington University. He hasn't managed to escape yet. He's a fan of free wine tastings, too many tv shows to name, and eating out. David makes his living developing web applications used internally by his employer. He doesn't blog about work because he's heard too many stories about that causing workplace troubles. There's more on the about page. |
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30 April 2004 - 10:09 pm
It's the ninth inning and the game is tied with three runs each. The bases are loaded, two outs, and the count is 0-2. Would you be able to lay off the next four pitches to send the winning run in on a walk? I wouldn't, but after having struck out in his three previous at bats (in the fifth, seventh, and eight) Mike Matheny was able to hold back and become the hero of tonight's Cardinals game. What a great way to start a four game series with the Cubs.
But now lets talk about Al Hrabosky. I've been a staunch defender of the mad Hungarian for quite a while, but tonight was too much, even for me. He spent the evening misunderstanding comments that Joe Buck made or repeating the same two or three phrases for the full three hours of the game. So I'm done with him.
On the other hand, Joe Buck is the best announcer in baseball -- at least when he does local games. He's a bit more straight-laced for the national games, but he's pretty laid back when he's on FSM. I remember a game from last season when he spied a person in the stands playing Tetris on their cellphone. First he made fun of her for going to the ball game and playing video games, then he spent half an inning doing Tetris play-by-play over the unsuspecting lady's shoulder. It was awesome. So if Al Hrabosky is the price I have to pay for Joe Buck, I'll grin and bear it. Besides, its not like there are any good color commentators in baseball -- they all have their annoying quirks.
Posted by on 30 April 2004 at 10:09 PM
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I agree about Joe Buck. I grew up watching the Braves' broadcasts and occasionally the Cubs on WGN, and while it was amusing to hear Harry Caray try to pronounce Jose Vizcaino's name, I was not too impressed with the announcing in general. Especially for the Braves, with Skip Caray and Chip Caray (all, I believe, related to Harry).
Posted by Chris Hill Festival on 1 May 2004 - 12:49 AM
Ah but who could forget Harry Caray's wonderful singing voice?
Posted by rkc on 1 May 2004 - 8:06 AM