Lewin 2012 and WFAN (split from Hagin 2012?)

[MFS62]

metirish wrote: Liking this fella more and more.

Yes, but Nina Espinosa?
Sounds like one of the answers to the questions GIs would ask to find the English-speaking infiltraters in their midst.

Later

[G-Fafif]

Checked link. Best had it as "Nino," at least now he does, so fixed above.

Or it could be Nino led a double life.

[Guest GYC]

Ceetar wrote: apparently he's a hockey guy too. Should make Howie happy.

This is how I mention that I met Howie Rose during my internship sometime within the last few months and he was doing Fran Healy impressions.

[metirish]

Howie was Lewin with the PBP?, caught his Mets Extra, liked him.

[TransMonk]

It was my first time with Lewin and I think he's an immediate improvement over Wayne.

It may be easy to get up for Opening Day, but we'll see how he does in a June blowout against the Orioles.

I think he is going to be OK.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Before Lewin started his first inning of pbp Howie gave a nice heartfelt shout-out to Wayne Hagin, but managed also to give a nice introduction to Lewin as "a guy I know you're gonna love." It was a nice moment. Obviously Wayne must be a super guy irl, but didn't get it done here and I guess Howie feels a bit responsible, like maybe he could have fought harder for him or something.

Either way, I like this pairing. Lewin got off a great line when they acknowledged Howie was more Honeymooners and Lewin more Family Guy. Turning back to the game, Lewin goes: Davis addresses the ball. I guess a lot of people missed it which was the point of their conversation.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Lewin got off a great line when they acknowledged Howie was more Honeymooners and Lewin more Family Guy. Turning back to the game, Lewin goes: Davis addresses the ball. I guess a lot of people missed it which was the point of their conversation.

Hellooooooooooooh ball

[Edgy MD]

Lewin recites Batista's failures to date and then:

You root for a guy like Miguel Batista. He writes novels and poetry. He paints and has a picture of Albert Einstein in his locker. He may be the exact 180-degree opposite of Guillermo Mota.

[Ceetar]

small sample size and all, but I'm sold on Lewin.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Ceetar wrote: small sample size and all, but I'm sold on Lewin.

Steal of the offseason, near as I can tell.

[TransMonk]

Agreed...he's a keeper.

[metirish]

Gotta say that I love Howie and Josh, their chemistry is effortless. I got to my car today as Wright was on deck in the 8th. It just so happened that a little bird entered the booth right then and couldn't get out, then the banter started back and forth between Howie and Josh at the birds expense.

It was great stuff punctuated by Josh telling Howie that he was going to try and guide the bird out in case he impeded Howie's call of Wright putting the Mets ahead, and of course Wright with the big hit and Howie with the great call that apparently frightened the bird out of the booth.

Like I said it was all so easy, Howie sounds very comfortable and Josh fits right in.

[Guest themetfairy]

I heard that too - it was awesome

[metirish]

Howie and Josh were also giving Gary the business for wearing a Finland hockey shirt.

[bmfc1]

Josh Lewin continues to effortlessly weaves in pop-culture references. There must be thousands already but here are two: he described yesterday as a "blue sky afternoon" which was probably referencing the Allman Brothers song "Blue Sky." A few weeks ago, he made a Seinfeld reference that Howie didn't get. The ballboy brought out baseballs to the ump and for some reason, they mentioned that the ballboy's name was Jimmy. Lewin said "Jimmy likes bringing baseballs." This was noting the Seinfeld episode with the guy named Jimmy who talked about himself in the first-person.

What's most important is that he is excellent at describing the game. He hasn't done baseball on the radio in years but you can't tell this from how good he is.

Edited May 18, 2012 by Guest

[Gwreck]

I find myself listening to the radio more often than watching the games on TV.

As good as the SNY announcers are (alas, even 6 years in, Gary is not quite as good on TV as he was on radio), the addition of Josh to pair with Howie has been such an improvement on the radio broadcast, it makes it particularly enjoyable.

[HahnSolo]

Gwreck wrote: I find myself listening to the radio more often than watching the games on TV. As good as the SNY announcers are (alas, even 6 years in, Gary is not quite as good on TV as he was on radio), the addition of Josh to pair with Howie has been such an improvement on the radio broadcast, it makes it particularly enjoyable.

Agreed. Within a month, Lewin and Howie have a chemistry that Wayne and Howie I don't think ever got.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Howie worked with Wayne.

He likes working with Josh.

[bmfc1]

Today: Howie and Josh, were discussing the use of advanced stats. Howie said that they are pieces of the puzzle, but:

Howie: I would rather find out about a baseball player from a baseball scout than the cast of The Big Bang Theory.

Josh: Bazinga!

[metsmarathon]

regarding howie, i suppose that's true, but it depends on what you're looking for. if you want a description of what hte player plays like, you wont get it from the stats. if you want to know how well the player plays, you might not get a full picture from teh scout.

[Edgy MD]

I've been thinking for years that Howie was over-rated by you chumps, but I take that back. Now that he's been de-Wayned, I'm coming around to the idea that he's a top-shelf broadcaster, who hasn't, since Gary Cohen went TV, had a partner who got his references, and allowed him to be who he is.

[nymr83]

Rose has grown on me as well and I agree that Lewin who I like is a big part of it.
I do still miss Bob Murphy on the radio.

[TransMonk]

Nymr83 wrote: I do still miss Bob Murphy on the radio.

This, for sure.

[Ceetar]

Edgy DC wrote: I've been thinking for years that Howie was over-rated by you chumps, but I take that back. Now that he's been de-Wayned, I'm coming around to the idea that he's a top-shelf broadcaster, who hasn't, since Gary Cohen went TV, had a partner who got his references, and allowed him to be who he is.

I think Wayne did end up muting his enthusiasm a bit. I love how he occasionally slides in jokes that only some people get, never making light of it, just slips it in there and keeps going as if it's perfectly natural to mention changing trains at Jamaica while describing a fielder going after a pop-up even though it's likely a fair portion of the audience were confused about where or what that was all about.

[Edgy MD]

Jim Duquette, giving up a kidney for his daughter.

[metirish]

Christ, what a way to open it

Jim Duquette once gave Scott Kazmir to the Rays for Victor Zambrano

[Edgy MD]

Yeah, that was awful.

[Edgy MD]

Reports have the kidney transplant as successful and the new kidney fulling functioning on behalf of young Ms. Duquette.

[metirish]

Great news