Sixth inning of a tied game two is way too early to call a series over but not having watched either of these teams much this year, I am going to say that one looks significantly better than the other in pretty much every phase.
They thought they'd relate better to the two managers in the series.I guess I probably shouldn't have declared that I know what is in a guy's heart or mind based on a reference that I just learned 10 minutes ago. It sure sounds bad, but perhaps there's a usage I don't know about.
But, either way, I'll say this -- what the fuck is MLB thinking putting three medicare eligible people in the same booth of a game? Their combined ages is like 217. Is this really what MLB is hoping for?
You guys make a lot of ageist comments. There are so many stupid young and middle-aged baseball booth guys, for one thing and you have Vin Scully, who was still worth a listen in his retirement age, at 88.This. Even without the incident today, he should have been in the retirement home years ago.
Golf clapThey thought they'd relate better to the two managers in the series.
I am going to take this to heart and try to do better.You guys make a lot of ageist comments.
Well, I am impressed by your openness. (Really, no snark intended.)I am going to take this to heart and try to do better.
To be less crass with the point I made above, I suppose I would put it this way. In no way do think it's impossible for an older announcer to appeal to a younger audience. But listening to these three guys and the things that they seem to think matters to the listener, they have a viewpoint that to my ear sounds as though it would be less likely to appeal to younger views of the game, which I think is important at this moment in time for major league baseball.
Orsillo is younger, but 52. Does he really appeal to a younger audience?Well, I am impressed by your openness. (Really, no snark intended.)
For folks who prefer younger announcers, Orsillo is in the booth for Atlanta/Milwaukee.
Yes, but Pat Summerall was pretty bad in the first Rams SB. It’s a hard job to begin with. I certainly would be good at it and I definitely wouldn’t be good at it at 83 or whatever. People decline at different rates. Some 85 year-olds are super sharp. Some are not. I have no idea about Kaat but he obviously made a huge error today.Orsillo is younger, but 52. Does he really appeal to a younger audience?
Edit: for the record, I bitched about Tim McCarver a lot, but re-watching some of those 2003-2004 games he was better than I remembered. Even in 2013 he was ok.
Agreed all around. Summerall was horrible in XXXVI.Yes, but Pat Summerall was pretty bad in the first Rams SB. It’s a hard job to begin with. I certainly would be good at it and I definitely wouldn’t be good at it at 83 or whatever. People decline at different rates. Some 85 year-olds are super sharp. Some are not. I have no idea about Kaat but he obviously made a huge error today.
It was wonderful, in my opinion, and I'm an old lady.I really thought the ESPN 2 broadcast of the WC game between the Sox and MFY was great. I'm not exactly the demo that MLB needs either, but I sort of have to believe that kind of informational based approach might appeal to a more information-driven generation.
In particular, I found it refreshing that they didn't spend half the broadcast complaining about how the sport is played today.I really thought the ESPN 2 broadcast of the WC game between the Sox and MFY was great. I'm not exactly the demo that MLB needs either, but I sort of have to believe that kind of informational based approach might appeal to a more information-driven generation.
How dare you! Tony LaRussa chiseled the tablet on bullpen managementI don't really understand the White Sox bullpen plan at all. You have Kopech and Hendricks, it's 4-4 in the 7th. Why are you not trying to get 3 from those guys and see if you can push across a run or two? Instead it's Bummer and Kimbrel and game over. Brutal mismanagement.
Don't know. Late 90s MFY made 5 of 6When was the last time a team made 5 straight ALCS?
It appears Oakland from 1971-1975. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_League_Championship_SeriesWhen was the last time a team made 5 straight ALCS?
Would a young edgy announcer really work in baseball? Mike Monaco is really young and he pretty much sounds like Sean McDonough. I can’t imagine what a baseball announcer that would appeal to a younger audience would sound like.Orsillo is younger, but 52. Does he really appeal to a younger audience?
Edit: for the record, I bitched about Tim McCarver a lot, but re-watching some of those 2003-2004 games he was better than I remembered. Even in 2013 he was ok.
PBP doesn’t matter. But the problem with analysts is that the best ones are recently retired players… who at youngest are mid-30sWould a young edgy announcer really work in baseball? Mike Monaco is really young and he pretty much sounds like Sean McDonough. I can’t imagine what a baseball announcer that would appeal to a younger audience would sound like.
Unless the Dodgers get there, then I'll be rooting for a meteor strike.This series is a reminder that barring a Red Sox run through the AL playoffs, I'll be rooting for the NL in the series this year.
Man was that team loaded..................they made a run at the Royals for the division in 1976 and almost got there..........then Finley traded away the whole team and that was that.Don't know. Late 90s MFY made 5 of 6
edit ... the 71-75 A's
Oh, I wish I could remember the poster who used to threaten me with that, knowing I can't stand Kimbrel. Come on, own up and identify yourself, whoever you are!I distinctly remember posters on the Main Board saying the 2021 team was “a Kimbrel trade away from going to the World Series” but cheaped out. Yikes.
No doubt. Another gemIf the White Sox go three and out ... expect dirty laundry to be aired
I was the one agitating for Craig at every turn and making fun of your fears. I admit it. Though I’m not the one who said we cheaped out by not getting him. Even I wouldn’t have paid that price.Oh, I wish I could remember the poster who used to threaten me with that, knowing I can't stand Kimbrel. Come on, own up and identify yourself, whoever you are!