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Thom Brennaman, welcome to the unemployment line

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by wicked, Aug 19, 2020.

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  1. BitterYoungMatador2

    BitterYoungMatador2 Well-Known Member

    I think a lot of these guys get the jobs and keep the jobs not because they’re good but because they have deep, distinguished voices. Bill Schonley may not have been the greatest broadcaster but he has a distinct voice. Same goes for the elder Brenneman, Herb Score back in the day with the Indians, etc.
     
    BitterYoungMatador2, Aug 21, 2020
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  2. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    I can't remember the 1988 Olympics other than Ben Johnson and when they were broadcast -- and I wasn't a small kid. Johnson vs. Carl Lewis was during the day over there, so prime time here? Game of the Week likely still happening in 1988.
     
    MileHigh, Aug 21, 2020
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  3. 3_Octave_Fart

    3_Octave_Fart Well-Known Member

    Game of the Week was going on through 1989. But I seem to remember a lot more Costas-Kubek than usual that summer.
     
    3_Octave_Fart, Aug 21, 2020
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  4. MTM

    MTM Well-Known Member

    For pretending to be in Los Angeles, the Angels broadcasters are horrible. Victor Rojas is as bland on TV as Smith is on radio. Arte Moreno wasted money on Pujols and Hamilton so he goes cheap on broadcasters.
     
    MTM, Aug 21, 2020
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  5. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    I think Vin and Joe capped their run with the 1988 World Series.
     
    MileHigh, Aug 21, 2020
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  6. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    Which is fine, I guess, since Rex Hudler is no longer there, so bland is good. Which is not good for a team with Trout and Maddon.
     
    MileHigh, Aug 21, 2020
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  7. BitterYoungMatador2

    BitterYoungMatador2 Well-Known Member

    Joe was replaced by Tom Seaver because Garagiola went back to The Today Show.
     
    BitterYoungMatador2, Aug 21, 2020
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  8. DanOregon

    DanOregon Well-Known Member

    I miss baseball announcers that told stories between pitches. Bill King, Lon Simmonds, Hank Greenwald and Vin Scully were great at that. Hell, Joe Garagiola and Bob Uecker were/are great at that.
     
    DanOregon, Aug 21, 2020
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  9. HanSenSE

    HanSenSE Well-Known Member

    Yep. It was Scully and Tom Seaver in 1989 on the main game, Costas and Tony Kubek on the backup game.
     
    HanSenSE, Aug 21, 2020
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  10. DanOregon

    DanOregon Well-Known Member

    Didn't Vin do CBS baseball in the 90s?
     
    DanOregon, Aug 21, 2020
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  11. BitterYoungMatador2

    BitterYoungMatador2 Well-Known Member

    Joe Buck and McCarver did the main game on CBS. Can’t remember who the backup team was.
     
    BitterYoungMatador2, Aug 21, 2020
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  12. Flip Wilson

    Flip Wilson Well-Known Member

    Yep. The "voice" of the local ESPN radio affiliate here brought in his son to work at the station a few years ago, and son isn't very good. But he, dad and a couple of other drive-time guys all got fired a month or so ago and landed at the local university-specific website that does some broadcast stuff. Son still isn't very good.
     
    Flip Wilson, Aug 21, 2020
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