Number twenty-nine in a series. Broadcast: Baltimore Orioles on Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN), Boston at Orioles, 8/20/08; Announcers: Jim Hunter (play-by-play), Jim Palmer (analyst), Amber Theoharis (the 8th, and last, woman to fill the reporter role — but she had nothing of substance to do, so enough about her). Share on Facebook
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Joe’s MLB on TV Report – A’s
Number twenty-eight in a series. Broadcast: Oakland A’s on Comcast Sportsnet-Bay Area, A’s at Minnesota, 8/18/08; Announcers: Glen Kuiper (play-by-play), Ray Fosse (analyst) Perhaps it had to do with the collapse of the A’s season — they’re currently 19 1/2 games behind the Angels in the AL West and have traded away three pitchers who [...]
Joe’s MLB on TV Report – Marlins
Number twenty-seven in a series. Broadcast: Florida Marlins on Sun Sports, Chicago Cubs at Marlins, 8/16/08; Announcers: Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Tommy Hutton (analyst), Craig Minervini (reporter) Of the many, many, many game elements or graphics featuring a commercial sponsor — the Coors Light 6th Inning, the AFLAC trivia question, the Aspen Dental Play That Made [...]
Joe’s MLB on TV Report – Rangers
Number twenty-six in a series. Broadcast: Texas Rangers on FSN Southwest, Tampa Bay at Rangers, 8/15/08; Announcers: Josh Lewin (play-by-play), Tom Grieve (analyst), Jim Knox (reporter) With a few hours until the deadline for signing draft picks (a team that didn’t sign a drafted player lost the rights to that player, who goes back into [...]
Joe’s MLB on TV Report – Rays
Number twenty-five in a series. Broadcast: Tampa Bay Rays on FSN Florida, Rays at Oakland, 8/14/08; Announcers: Dewayne Staats (play-by-play), Brian Anderson (analyst), Todd Kalas (reporter) When I sit down and watch a game for purposes of writing one of these reports, I take notes on what I see and hear. Since I don’t know [...]
Joe’s MLB on TV Report – Diamondbacks
Number twenty-four in a series. Broadcast: Arizona Diamondbacks on FSN Arizona, Atlanta at Diamondbacks, 8/7/08; Announcers: Daron Sutton (play-by-play), Mark Grace (analyst), Todd Walsh (reporter) You probably know that Mark Grace is a former All-Star first baseman who spent most of his career with the Cubs before signing with the D-backs after the 2000 season. [...]
Joe’s MLB on TV Report – MLB on TBS
Number twenty-three in a series. Broadcast: Sunday MLB on TBS, LA Angels at NY Yankees, 8/3/08; Announcers: Chip Caray (play-by-play), Ron Darling (analyst) Before we begin, I just want to say that I cherish the thought of writing these reviews. If you agree, feel free to express yourself. You may not like what I say; [...]
Joe’s MLB on TV Report – Phillies
Number twenty-two in a series. Broadcast: Philadelphia Phillies on Comcast Sportsnet Philadelphia, Phillies at Washington, 7/30/08; Announcers: Harry Kalas (play-by-play), Tom McCarthy (play-by-play/reporter), Chris Wheeler (analyst), Gary Matthews (analyst). In April 1971 the Phillies played their first game at Veterans Stadium, their brand new, state-of-the-art facility. (Really. It wasn’t always a dump.) The master of [...]
Joe’s MLB on TV Report – Braves
Number twenty-one in a series: we’re legal! Broadcast: Atlanta Braves on SportSouth, St. Louis at Braves, 7/28/08; Announcers: Jon Sciambi (play-by-play), Joe Simpson (analyst) Remember when just about every Atlanta Braves game was televised on TBS? Although I’m not a Braves fan, as a baseball fan I liked the fact that the games were available [...]
Joe’s MLB on TV Report – Giants
Twentieth in a series. Broadcast: San Francisco Giants on Comcast Sportsnet Bay Area, Arizona at Giants, 7/27/08; Announcers: Duane Kuiper (play-by-play), Mike Krukow (analyst), Amy Gutierrez (reporter, 7th woman on the reporter’s beat) The highlight of this game for the announcers came in the first inning. Arizona’s Randy Johnson began his windup when a horn [...]
Joe’s MLB on TV Report – Cardinals
Nineteenth in a series. Broadcast: St. Louis Cardinals on FSN Midwest, Milwaukee at Cardinals, 7/24/08; Announcers: Dan McLaughlin (play-by-play), Al Hrabosky (analyst) With one out in the top of the 9th inning of this game, Cardinals pitcher Ryan Franklin was named the “Budweiser Great Player of the Game.” At that moment, Franklin was on the [...]
Joe’s MLB on TV Report – Cubs and Astros
Eighteenth in a series. Game: Chicago Cubs at Houston Astros, 7/19/08 Broadcasts: Chicago — Comcast Sportsnet Chicago, Announcers: Len Kasper (play-by-play), Bob Brenly (analyst); Houston — FSN Houston, Announcers: Bill Brown (play-by-play), Jim Deshaies (analyst), Patti Smith (reporter – and woman number six out of 17 teams reviewed thus far) You may remember — at [...]
Joe’s MLB on TV Report – Tigers
Seventeenth in a series. Broadcast: Detroit Tigers on FSN Detroit, Tigers at Baltimore, 7/17/08; Announcers: Mario Impemba (play-by-play), Rod Allen (analyst) Normally, the MLB Extra Innings package for digital cable provides just one team’s broadcast for each available game. However, for the first few days after the All-Star break, they’ve run a free preview and [...]
Joe’s MLB on TV Report – ESPN
Sixteenth in a series. Broadcast: ESPN Sunday Night Baseball, Colorado at New York Mets, 7/13/08; Announcers: Jon Miller (play-by-play), Joe Morgan (analysis), Peter Gammons (reporter) More than a few people feel that ESPN shows a bias towards New York teams in their sports coverage. If you’re one of those people, this was not the night [...]
Joe’s MLB on TV Report – Indians
Fifteenth in a series. Broadcast: Cleveland Indians on SportsTime Ohio (STO), Tampa Bay at Indians, 7/10/08; Announcers: Matt Underwood (play-by-play), Rick Manning (analysis) The bottom of the 4th inning was all about…golf. Brian Whitcomb, president of the PGA, was in the booth (along with a big trophy — why they needed to show the trophy [...]