Where is the next Vin Scully?

jp1216 · #1 07-08-2019, 08:07 AM

Indians' Tom Hamilton (age 64) has been on the radio call for almost 30 years. Worth turning the TV volume off during games.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zbhgMLKAsU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oITByn-SpXw

packs · #2 07-08-2019, 11:47 AM

I find most announcing teams to be horrible. I used to think the Yankees had a goofy team and other teams probably had the same friendly atmosphere for their games, but boy was I wrong. When I lived in SF it felt like the entire purpose of the announcing team was to see if I could stay awake for a whole game.

Promethius88 · #3 07-08-2019, 09:07 PM

I agree that I haven't heard them all but the majority of them really suck.

frankbmd · #4 07-08-2019, 09:32 PM

Let me reiterate.

I�m not looking for current announcers who have been around for 25-30 years already, that you have already named.

I�m looking for a young announcer (5 years or less) who you think has the potential to become a long standing legend. Personally I haven�t heard one.

Carry on.

clydepepper · #5 07-08-2019, 09:42 PM

certainly won't come from Atlanta.

commishbob · #6 07-09-2019, 12:00 AM

I had the sports add-on for my Sirius radio just to listen to Vin Scully...and I don't care for the Dodgers a bit ;-). His last season or so he had cut way back, just a few innings on radio, and I sure missed him.

I've still got the sports package. I try not to sound like an old guy yelling at clouds but very few of the radio guys I hear are very memorable. The Astros' crew seems to be very popular but I can't tell one guy from the other.

pclpads · #7 07-09-2019, 02:54 AM

Sadly, it won't be coming from San Diego. The two yahoos now calling Padres games after Jerry Coleman passed are pathetic. They spend more time telling jokes and playing grab ass than calling the games. They are painful to watch / listen to. Probably never heard of Vin Scully. As poor as their efforts consistently are, makes me wonder if the only reason they keep their positions is due to catching the owners in a compromising sitch in the exec shitter.

frankbmd · #8 07-09-2019, 09:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by commishbob

I had the sports add-on for my Sirius radio just to listen to Vin Scully...and I don't care for the Dodgers a bit ;-). His last season or so he had cut way back, just a few innings on radio, and I sure missed him.

I've still got the sports package. I try not to sound like an old guy yelling at clouds but very few of the radio guys I hear are very memorable. The Astros' crew seems to be very popular but I can't tell one guy from the other.

Is this significant? Did Scully’s entertainment value promote more interest in the game than the current crop of “borons”? I think so.

Even as a kid I think my interest in baseball was enhanced by the Game of the Week announcing pair of Pee Wee Reese and Dizzy Dean.

Is there really more interest in launch angles and exit velocities from the “borons” than there is in Dizzy’s rendition of “The Wabash Cannonball” or Scully’s anecdotes about da Bums of the 50s from Brooklyn?

Jim65 · #9 07-09-2019, 05:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by packs

I find most announcing teams to be horrible. I used to think the Yankees had a goofy team and other teams probably had the same friendly atmosphere for their games, but boy was I wrong. When I lived in SF it felt like the entire purpose of the announcing team was to see if I could stay awake for a whole game.

John Sterlings stupid nickname HR calls are the worst. It was clever with Bernie Williams but now he has to have one for every player, its really ridiculous.

packs · #10 07-09-2019, 08:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jim65

John Sterlings stupid nickname HR calls are the worst. It was clever with Bernie Williams but now he has to have one for every player, its really ridiculous.

I guess I was really talking about the booth. Paul O'Neill is always funny to listen to because he hardly talks about the game going on and has a great rapport with Michael Kay. I also love listening to David Cone.

Michael Kay is probably the answer to this question. He might have a lot of years already put in, but he's not an old guy and Sterling is still doing every game every day into his 80s.

vintagebaseballcardguy · #11 07-09-2019, 08:18 AM

Frank, I was thinking about this recently. Sadly, I don't have a name for you...wish I did.

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