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[Stitch01]

Probably time, but the end of an era. Going to be wierd not to hear him on the broadcast

http://www.boston.co...tires_from.html

Lot of good memories here.



This will be Gil Santos last season too according to ESPN Boston.

http://espn.go.com/b...xit-report-says

Edited by Stitch01, 20 July 2012 - 08:43 AM.

[collings94]

Big loss for the patriots, Gino is probably the most underated part of the Patriots organization. For all the praise Mike and Tommy get (and rightfully so), Santos and Cappelletti deserve more of their own.

[Blacken]

Uh...Cappelletti has been terrible for a couple of years. He was great once, but it's definitely time and not much of a loss.

[Ed Hillel]

It was indeed time, but also sad. He was once great, one of the best in the business. Unfortunately, this may lead to more Zolak, who somehow doesn't seem to have the ability of voice inflection. His volume goes up and down, but he sounds constipated the entire time.

[5dice]

Sad as it is, Gino has been a bit out of it and it is time. Gil feels like a bigger loss and likely to be a jarring change to something that has been a dependable, comforting sound in my life for years. There are few sports radio things that make me feel as at home as hearing Santos describe the Pats' formation/personnel pre-snap.

[Garshaparra]

Sad as it is, Gino has been a bit out of it and it is time. Gil feels like a bigger loss and likely to be a jarring change to something that has been a dependable, comforting sound in my life for years. There are few sports radio things that make me feel as at home as hearing Santos describe the Pats' formation/personnel pre-snap.

I've often wonder why we've been unusually blessed with exceptional local play-by-play talent compared to most cities. Santos, Johnny Most and Fred Cusick are all absolute legends. LA brings Chick Hearn and Vin Scully to the table, and NYC had Marv Albert and Mel Allen, though all of those guys (except Hearn) moved to national jobs. How did we keep such exceptionally skilled broadcasters for so long?

Anyhow, Gino's best days were well behind him, but I'll always remember his glee during the first Super Bowl win vs. the Rams. He was a homer's homer, as good color guys should be.

Edited by Garshaparra, 20 July 2012 - 10:26 PM.

[estreetfan]

Can somebody please give those of us who are out of market an example of how why Cappelletti's best days are behind him?

[bunchabums]

That Super Bowl clip made me tear up. Greatest game I have ever watched -- a sacrilege as I put it over Sox in 2004 -- and those calls by Gino were all part of the package to make it so great. Can't bring myself to criticize him for the last couple years of broadcasting. It's like remembering your grandfather and saying, "yeah, he was hilarious when he was younger but as he got older he lost his edge and didn't bring it all the time."

[Van Everyman]

There are few sports radio things that make me feel as at home as hearing Santos describe the Pats' formation/personnel pre-snap.

This is very true and beautifully put.

[Blacken]

Can somebody please give those of us who are out of market an example of how why Cappelletti's best days are behind him?

He can't keep track of the game. He constantly confuses players, and at times he just spaces off in the middle of a sentence during the broadcast. Santos isn't great shakes anymore either, and between the two of them I have a hell of a hard time actually understanding what's going on if I'm listening to the game in the car.

[RGREELEY33]

It's funny, when I hear both of their voices in my head, I think back more to the not-so-glory days when blackouts were fairly routine and Hugh Millen and others were behind center. We certainly have been blessed in this city on a lot of fronts sports-wise, and our play-by-play guys are certainly near the top of the list of things.