Who is the best MLB radio announcer?

yachties23 · 04-22-2010, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by VirtualSmitty

Bob Carpenter i've always liked. Did a nice job in St. Louis and ESPN, and I like listening to him paired up with Rob Dibble during Nats games.

Michael Kay for the Yanks I hear a lot. I think he does a solid job. Vin Scully is a legend, but man a few innings listening to him and i'm out like a light

Thats bias Joe. I grew up in the same neighborhood as Kay, went to the same college, and I think Kay is possibly the worst play by play guy in the business.

Ernie Harwell, is on par with Kalas and Scully. Easily one of the best play by play guys I ever had the pleasure to listen too.

VirtualSmitty · 04-22-2010, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by yachties23

Thats bias Joe. I grew up in the same neighborhood as Kay, went to the same college, and I think Kay is possibly the worst play by play guy in the business.

Ernie Harwell, is on par with Kalas and Scully. Easily one of the best play by play guys I ever had the pleasure to listen too.

No doubt it's bias. But it's who i've heard the most of over the years. Even though I watch a ton baseball games, I hardly ever know who the announcers are. Kay beats Keith Hernandez, someone needs to tell Keith to PULL THE MIC AWAY FROM HIS FACE

yachties23 · 04-22-2010, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by VirtualSmitty

No doubt it's bias. But it's who i've heard the most of over the years. Even though I watch a ton baseball games, I hardly ever know who the announcers are. Kay beats Keith Hernandez, someone needs to tell Keith to PULL THE MIC AWAY FROM HIS FACE

Keith is a color guy. Gary Cohen is the met play by play guy and hes pretty good.

VirtualSmitty · 04-23-2010, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by yachties23

Keith is a color guy. Gary Cohen is the met play by play guy and hes pretty good.

Well, there's some bias right there. Keith is still an announcer and the fact he breathes so heavily into the mic, to the point it distracts me from the games sometimes, is a big hit against him.

And there is no way way Kay is the worst in the business. I say you watch some Dback games and listen to Mark Grace and whoever that other guy is, easily the worst pair in the league