Most/Least Clueless Announcers?

[JR12]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Hawk Harrelson beats them all.

Maybe he bothers me more because he is a local guy, he is the White Sox announcer and goes crazy about every umpiring mistake that he thinks takes place and will go on and on for innings. He is just a complete idiot and maybe why he let Tony LaRussa go when he was the GM of the Sox soon after they had won division in 1983 (I believe). There are too many examples of how stupid he is. People from Chicago know how dumb he is.

Peace

We all know.

[CT1]

Originally Posted by nopachunts

Surprisingly he spoke well of Joe Morgan except when it came to rule interpretations.

Not that surprising. I've said for years that young players can learn a lot about how to play the game from listening to Morgan. I'm surprised that he hasn't been tabbed to manage or coach for a MLB team.

[ASA/NYSSOBLUE]

Originally Posted by Richvee

In YES' defense. Clueless Sterling and Waldman work for WABC radio and not YES. I'm a Yankee fan, but if I'm at work or in the car, I'll listen the Mets because I just can't take Sterling and Waldman. I have the MLB package as well, and two guys that come to mind that will go on and on about any call that goes against their team is Duane Staats and whoever his partner is down in Tampa.

Sterling would be better with a different partner, I think - when he was Kay, he was actually pretty good. I keep wishing the Yankees could convince Waldman to 'retire',, and replace her with Kimberly Jones, who i think would be an excellent 'color' person. I also wish YES would have a more stable lineup - even though the 'rotation' is fairly predictable, it still kind of annoying trying to figure out who is going being actually working any particular series.

[JR12]

Everytime Jim Palmer "says tie goes to the runner", I want to pull out my eyeballs with my thumbs!

[Richvee]

Originally Posted by ASA/NYSSOBLUE

Sterling would be better with a different partner, I think - when he was Kay, he was actually pretty good. I keep wishing the Yankees could convince Waldman to 'retire',, and replace her with Kimberly Jones, who i think would be an excellent 'color' person. I also wish YES would have a more stable lineup - even though the 'rotation' is fairly predictable, it still kind of annoying trying to figure out who is going being actually working any particular series.

Agree 100%. Actually enjoyed Sterling/Kaye combo. Love Kimberly Jones. Maybe to pretty for full time radio though

[lawump]

The San Diego announcing team is the largest collection of umpire-haters on air today (based on my experience watching MLB Extra Innings). That includes Dick Enberg.

[Rich Ives]

Originally Posted by nopachunts

Surprisingly he spoke well of Joe Morgan except when it came to rule interpretations.

Joe knows baseball. Some folks get so hung up on his lack of rule knowledge that they assume he's clueless about the other stuff too.

[Rich Ives]

Originally Posted by JR12

Everytime Jim Palmer "says tie goes to the runner", I want to pull out my eyeballs with my thumbs!

It's true. Why pull out your eyeballs.

The issue is whether or not a tie can exist or be perceived.

But if there was actually a tie the runner is safe by rule because the tag has to be made before the runner touches the base to get an out. If it's a tie it wasn't before. Safe.

[Steven Tyler]

Originally Posted by Richvee

Agree 100%. Actually enjoyed Sterling/Kaye combo. Love Kimberly Jones. Maybe to pretty for full time radio though

After seeing that picture, they could get Botox as a sponsor.

Kinda favors Mr. Ed to me.

[dash_riprock]

Originally Posted by Rich Ives

It's true. Why pull out your eyeballs.

The issue is whether or not a tie can exist or be perceived.

But if there was actually a tie the runner is safe by rule because the tag has to be made before the runner touches the base to get an out. If it's a tie it wasn't before. Safe.

Not always. On a retouch appeal (doubling-up), tie goes to the fielder - by rule.

[Jay R]

What gets to me about Joe Morgan is his need to repeat everything three times. He'll make a decent baseball observation, but by the time he's repeating it the third time in his slow methodical way I'm ready to turn the channel or mute the volume.

[Rich Ives]

Originally Posted by dash_riprock

Not always. On a retouch appeal (doubling-up), tie goes to the fielder - by rule.

True but that's not a force and nobody yells on that one anyhow in my experience. It's more of an "aw sh!t" reaction on an unavoidable one or a berating of the runner on an avoidable one.

[gpdeppert]

Originally Posted by Richvee

In YES' defense. Clueless Sterling and Waldman work for WABC radio and not YES. I'm a Yankee fan, but if I'm at work or in the car, I'll listen the Mets because I just can't take Sterling and Waldman. I have the MLB package as well, and two guys that come to mind that will go on and on about any call that goes against their team is Duane Staats and whoever his partner is down in Tampa.

Listening to those two clowns makes me long for the days of Frank Messer, Bill White (yes THAT Bill White) and, of course, Phil Rizzuto.

Waldman and Sterling are insufferable. I could understand Rizzuto being a "homer"; in fact I would expect it. He was balanced by Messer and White, but with these two it is COMPLETELY over the top.

[dash_riprock]

A few years ago, the Mets were playing the Red Sox late in the season, and the Yanks and Sox were both contenders for the division/wild card. I don't remember whom the Yanks were playing, but there was break in the action and Suzyn was doing the out-of-town scoreboard. When she got to the Mets/Sox game, she snickered: "Who do you root for?"

She is either:

A) Clueless, or
B) A closet Red Sox fan

[gpdeppert]

Originally Posted by dash_riprock

a few years ago, the mets were playing the red sox late in the season, and the yanks and sox were both contenders for the division/wild card. I don't remember whom the yanks were playing, but there was break in the action and suzyn was doing the out-of-town scoreboard. When she got to the mets/sox game, she snickered: "who do you root for?"

she is either:

A) clueless, or
b) a closet red sox fan

a.