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Post by saxon on Jul 25, 2021 13:48:27 GMT
Thorne is great, we're lucky to have IMO the best broadcasting teams in baseball, both radio and TV. You can't get better. Yeah I enjoyed hearing Keith and Gary work together last weekend. I realize that most people prefer Gary Cohen but Cohen talks too much for my tastes. Sometimes I wish that mlb.tv still offered the "sounds of the game " option. After about 30 minutes, I usually watch the game muted, and those MLB memories moments instead of commercials drive me nuts; too freaking loud and usually players and teams that I don't like.
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Post by brianstark on Jul 25, 2021 15:28:29 GMT
I like Gary C personally, but that might be because I've spoken with him personally a couple of times, and he and my Dad had a couple of meetings back a while ago at road games. My Mom said he was nothing but pleasant and talkative. He and my Dad shared a lot in their personal Mets histories, so our family has a high opinion of him.
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Post by abat on Jul 25, 2021 17:06:08 GMT
I think we're spoiled with GKR. Years ago before you could choose the announcers you wanted on MLB.tv I used to have to suffer through other teams' announcers.
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Post by saxon on Jul 25, 2021 17:50:39 GMT
I think we're spoiled with GKR. Years ago before you could choose the announcers you wanted on MLB.tv I used to have to suffer through other teams' announcers. The Philly, Marlins, Yankees announcers were the worst team announcers. However, Hawk Harrelson and Joe Buck are the worst ones not associated with those teams. Jerry Remy is awful as well
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Post by brianstark on Jul 26, 2021 2:55:21 GMT
Washington Nationals. That announcing team makes me want to shove dull pencils into my ears.
New York Yankees. Awful. What is supposed to be the "classiest" team in baseball has the biggest clown out there. "THUUUUUUUUU Yankees A Whinnnnn". No, You're a clown, YOOOOOOUUUUURE a CLOOOOOWN.
The two worst television and radio announcing teams in all of baseball.
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Post by CMF on Jul 26, 2021 13:37:15 GMT
"That is high, that is far, that is deep" and "Seeee yaaa".
Two tools.
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Post by saxon on Aug 6, 2021 22:48:08 GMT
Catching situation linkMets starting catching situation becoming a shared venture between James McCann, Tomas Nido PHILADELPHIA - James McCann remains the New York Mets’ starting catcher. But there’s no doubt Tomas Nido is cutting into his playing time. Nido made his 10th start since the All-Star Break on Friday night when the Mets opened a three-game series in Philadelphia with first place on the line in the National League East. In the same time frame, McCann has started 12 times. Neither is tearing the cover off the ball. McCann is 11-for-50 with two runs, two extra-base hits and four RBIs since the break, while Nido is 7-for-34 with three runs, two extra-base hits and an RBI. Mets manager Luis Rojas admitted he has made a point to give Nido more playing time but isn’t displeased with McCann’s production. “I talked to McCann and told him I was going to give (Nido) more time,” said Rojas before Friday’s game. “We’re not splitting. Nido will be catching more but not necessarily more than (McCann). Nido has thrown well for us, he’s had some good swings and we want to keep him active. Also we like Nido with (pitcher Marcus) Stroman because of his sinker on the receiving end, so our decision is just to give him a little more playing time.” Nido’s last six starts before the All-Star Break all came in one half of a doubleheader as the Mets went through a stretch of six doubleheaders in 22 days. He also saw more time when McCann was scuffling in May, and Rojas wanted his starter to spend some more time working on his offense. But this situation is more about Nido’s growth than any factor involving McCann, a key offseason signing who inked a four-year, $40-million contract. “We didn’t talk about that this time,” assured Rojas. “(McCann’s) swung the bat well the last week even though he hasn’t gotten results, so that wasn’t the message this time. In May we talked about taking some extra time with the hitting coaches. To his credit, he did and it helped. But it’s just a matter of giving Nido a little more time, and we’ll just communicate to them day to day who is catching the next day.”
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