GKR in GQ

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

2nd Best Team in Baseball, as per some dude who makes lists for 'em.

(They also name the worst teams-- Dibble and Carpenter do figure somewhat prominently.)

[Fman99]

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: 2nd Best Team in Baseball, as per some dude who makes lists for 'em. (They also name the worst teams-- Dibble and Carpenter do figure somewhat prominently.)

Slotted only behind the redoubtable Vin Scully, I can accept that.

[Guest themetfairy]

Fman99 wrote: LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: 2nd Best Team in Baseball, as per some dude who makes lists for 'em. (They also name the worst teams-- Dibble and Carpenter do figure somewhat prominently.) Slotted only behind the redoubtable Vin Scully, I can accept that.

Agreed.

And yes, Hawk Harrelson for the White Sox is the worst homer imaginable!

[Willets Point]

When Vin Scully dies I want them to just play his recorded voice over games. It'll be challenging but I'm sure they can program a computer that can find Scully moments that fit the action on the field at the time.

[DocTee]

Agreed on the Giants team. If you ever get the chance, listen to their broadcast. Kuiper has the most impressive voice this side of Bob Murphy.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

themetfairy wrote: Fman99 wrote: LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: 2nd Best Team in Baseball, as per some dude who makes lists for 'em. (They also name the worst teams-- Dibble and Carpenter do figure somewhat prominently.) Slotted only behind the redoubtable Vin Scully, I can accept that. Agreed. And yes, Hawk Harrelson for the White Sox is the worst homer imaginable!

I don't think I've ever caught more than an inning of the occasional Sox game on WGN without turning the sound off.

[Guest Edgy DC]

More importantly, Keith has been lately guesting in Mark Trail and is about to get his face punched in.

[Centerfield]

Fman99 wrote: LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: 2nd Best Team in Baseball, as per some dude who makes lists for 'em. (They also name the worst teams-- Dibble and Carpenter do figure somewhat prominently.) Slotted only behind the redoubtable Vin Scully, I can accept that.

Yup. I would actually disagree if they slotted them in before him. I mean, it's Scully. Hearing his voice makes me feel ten years old.

[MFS62]

The link is blocked by the security software on the PC I'm using.
Where do they place the ESPN crew?

Later

[Willets Point]

MFS62 wrote: The link is blocked by the security software on the PC I'm using. Where do they place the ESPN crew? Later

They only cover the 5 best and 5 worst crews and all are local broadcast teams.

[MFS62]

Thanks,
Later

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

TOP 5:
5) Rojas/Gubicza, LAA
4) Orsillo/Remy, BOS (Can't take Remy. I'd imagine that quite a few outsiders feel the same way about Keith. But they're wrong.)
3) Kuiper/Krukow, SF (I kinda like these guys, too.)
2) GKR
1) Scully, LAD (Well, yeah... but no mention of his reliever?)

BOTTOM 5:
5) Carpenter/Dibble, WAS (Well, yeah.)
4) Underwood/Manning, CLE
3) Staats/Kennedy, TB (Kennedy is terrible on Fox... I can only imagine how he is when he's allowed to graze.)
2) Brenneman/Brantley, CIN (Caught 'em a couple of times on EI; they are all over the f*cking place-- like a drunk, dumb GKR during a rout... but every game)
1) Harrelson/Stone, CWS (Braying homerism at its apotheosis)

[Guest Edgy DC]

Maybe they've upped their act, but in recent years listening to Arizona's crew was exactly like hanging out with drunken bully-boy unfunny-cutup jocks.

[Benjamin Grimm]

A couple of years ago I noticed the San Diego crew as being especially bad. Don't remember who they were, and I don't know if they still have the same team, but they were awful.

I'm also thumbs-down on the Florida and Washington guys.

I seem to recall the Cincinnati guys not being too bad.

[Guest Edgy DC]

San Diego, Florida, Washington. Yup, yup, yop.

[Willets Point]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I seem to recall the Cincinnati guys not being too bad.

I recall the Cincinnati crew spending an entire game talking about high school football.

[Guest themetfairy]

The Mariners' crew are homer heavy.

I like the Athletics' team. Plus it's always nice seeing that Ray Fosse is enjoying a post-playing days career.

[DocTee]

Fosse's great. When the A's had Greg Papa working alongside him (not to mention Bill King on radio, RIP) they were even better.

[Willets Point]

You know, the fans should vote for the All-Star Game announcers too.