Thanks. Most was an excellent PBP announcer. In the days before most games were on TV, he verbally created a mental visual that was just outstanding.Most called a non-stop game by himself, sitting in a small open metal mesh box high above courtside, and did so in a vivid manner for decades. He did both PbP and color. And gave you nick-names in his spare time. As a listener you understood the ball movement and where the players were on the court listening to him on a tinny transistor radio. And he was entertaining as hell. Comparing Most's work in the 60s or 70s to far slower paced games like football and baseball with a dedicated color guy getting feeds with info and data from spotters, is comparing apples to Spaldings.
Good, why would I want someone on my local broadcast who wasn't a homer?Tommy was good on CBS but too much of a homer for the Celtics.
Limit of three of eachPBP: Castig, Santos, Cusick, Most
Color: Eck, Gino
Done, thanks.Limit of three of each
bold your nominees, please
Wait. So we shouldn't expect WBZ-FM to experiment with Felger and Mazz filling in for Grande and Max? Or Socci and Zo?Good, why would I want someone on my local broadcast who wasn't a homer?
Tommy was the greatest.
Edited narrow it to threePBP: Most, Castiglione, Gorman
Color: Eck, Remy, Heinsohn
You must have me on ignoreHave to say I'm shocked the thread's gone this far without a single nomination for Ken Coleman, so I'm going to add his name. There were so many nights when I was a kid where I fell asleep with a transistor radio under my pillow listening to Coleman and Castig (then Castig and Bob Starr).
And since I'm on the subject of the Red Sox when I was a kid, Bob Montgomery deserves some love on the color side.
Forgot about Goucher. He is great.PBP: Dave Goucher, Gil Santos
Color: Andy Brickley, Gino, Remy
Figured I'd toss a nomination Goucher's way. I only skimmed so perhaps I missed it but I didn't see a nomination for him yet. I think he is excellent is is one of the very best hockey PbP guys out there. I wish NESN canned Edwards and hired Goucher when Goucher was pursuing the Vegas TV job.
I haven't seen a single vote for Jim Woods. Surely you mean Martin!Leaders so far, and I'm going to leave this open to the weekend:
PBP:
Woods
Santos
McDonough
Castiglione
Gorman
CC:
Eckersley
Heinsohn
Remy
Capelletti
Brickley
Ordway wasn't terrible with Johnny Most. And if you were a middle aged woman during Monty's time in Boston you would have loved him
No, I meant Most. Not sure where Woods came from. I will edit aboveI haven't seen a single vote for Jim Woods. Surely you mean Martin!
I voted for Martin and WoodsI haven't seen a single vote for Jim Woods. Surely you mean Martin!
Maybe it depends on age and media access. As a young kid in the early-to-mid-80s in Cambridge (which had no cable provider, and thus no C's games on SportsChannel), Johnny Most was who I counted on to paint the picture most nights in the Bird/Parish/McHale era. And God, did I delight in how much he hated the Pistons.That's helpful to know. Like I said, I only caught him starting in 1980, and by then, he was almost impossible to listen to. So he must have been a lot better in his younger days.
I'll bite. What's Sup?Gorman, Castiglione - PBP
CC:
Eck, SUP ZO
At some point during his show callers developed a pattern of greeting Zo with "SUP ZO!!!!", kind of mimicing his larger than life personalityI'll bite. What's Sup?
Bob Wilson, hands down. Basso profundo!Which Boston broadcaster has/had the best voice? Most probably had the most distinctive.
Yeah, I hardly ever listened to the Bs on the radio because all the games were on TV, but he did have a great voice.Bob Wilson, hands down. Basso profundo!
I think Dave O’Brien has the best pipes. Love his voice.Which Boston broadcaster has/had the best voice? Most probably had the most distinctive.
Monty would go on and on about the cause and/or blame of any passed ball or wild pitch. Like he had to prove to everyone his catching career. Beat them to death.Leaders so far, and I'm going to leave this open to the weekend:
PBP:
Most
Santos
McDonough
Castiglione
Gorman
CC:
Eckersley
Heinsohn
Remy
Capelletti
Brickley
Ordway wasn't terrible with Johnny Most. And if you were a middle aged woman during Monty's time in Boston you would have loved him