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 the draft [...]
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Joe’s MLB on TV Report – Rangers
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 shorthand, it [...]
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. You may [...]
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; that’s only [...]
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 ceremonies for [...]
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 on the [...]
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 suddenly blared [...]
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 mound about [...]
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 least I hope [...]
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 provided both [...]
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 to be [...]
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 is a [...]
Joe’s MLB on TV Report – Dodgers
Fourteenth in a series.
Broadcast: Los Angeles Dodgers on FSN Prime Ticket, Atlanta at Dodgers, 7/7/08; Announcer: Vin Scully
Except for a brief pre-game spot by the post-game show announcers, it’s all Vin Scully, all the time. The Hall of Famer works alone (when he works, that is; these days Scully doesn’t travel east of Denver). It [...]
Joe’s MLB on TV Report – Reds
Thirteenth in a series.
Broadcast: Cincinnati Reds on FSN Ohio, Pittsburgh at Reds, 6/30/08; Announcers: George Grande (play-by-play), Chris Welsh (analyst)
Listening to George Grande, I expected to check his bio on the Reds’ website and find that he’s been with the Reds forever and that he, like Seattle’s Dave Niehaus (see my Mariners’ review), was a [...]
Joe’s MLB on TV Report – Fox
Twelfth in a series.
Broadcast: Fox Saturday Baseball, Yankees at Mets, 6/28/08; Announcers: Joe Buck (play-by-play), Tim McCarver (analyst), Ken Rosenthal (reporter)
We interrupt our regular programming to bring you this Very Special Episode of Joe’s MLB On TV Report, or JMLBOTVR. Or should that be JMOTR since “Major League Baseball” and “Television” are already in acronym [...]
