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Ok, this has probably been done here, but I didn't see it...I watch lots of baseball, and many of you do too.....so, I would like to hear who are your favourite TV broadcasting teams...and least favourites....(let's exclude Mr. Vin Scully, since he in a class of his own)....

1. Baltimore  Gary Thorne, Jim Palmer...great voice, and Jim Palmer

2. Toronto Buck Martinez, Pat Tabler..clear, honest, humour and pleasant to listen to

3. San Diego Dick Enberg..smooth pipes of Dick Enberg

....Least Favourite...

1. Chicago White Sox   Ken Harrelson, Steve Stone...nauseating homers

 
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Active: Vin Scully (LADodgers) & Tom Hamilton (Indians)

Retired: Harry Caray (ChiCubs) & Joe Tait (ClevCavaliers)

Man, Joe Tait is one from my youth that really hurt when he hung'em up.  Verbally painted pictures like no other.

 
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Yes ok....if I were mentioning retired men, I would include Curt Gowdy and Jim Simpson.....their voices were made for sports...but I was interested in current play by play....I am a professional sports better, and watch bits of almost every game...so, I hear them all....I was interested in other peoples thoughts...
 
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Hate the Mets but Gary Cohen is excellent, would love to have him replace Michael Kay.
 
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1967 Cardinal Baseball featured Jack Buck and Harry Carry.  Can't get much better than that
 
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don't have a favorite...and i realize i am in the minority on this one, but i would rather blow my brains out than listen to vin scully announce a game...

 
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Active San Fran local duo.

My favorite of ém all.

 
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Vin Scully will never run out of stories.

Paul O'Neill is always a joy to listen to when he does Yankee fans.

I enjoy the Rockies guys but according to the awfulannouncing.com, they're ranked second to last (right in front of Hawk).

I loved Daron Sutton and Mark Grace in Arizona before they were replaced. Now I can't watch their channel because Steve Berthiaume's voice annoys the fu*k out of me.

I feel like the Nationals are homers.

And I'm a fan of the Kruk and Kuip combo in SanFran.

Here's a 2014 rankings from awfulannouncing.com...

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ag3QD6yAj5tYdGcwcVUxTUJ0TkpTWVlHYmJsQU9EckE&usp=sharing#gid=0
 
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I know it's a TV topic but Don Sutton, Jim Powell and Mark Lemke are the most entertaining broadcasters I've heard anywhere.
 
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And I was only thinking baseball but outside the sport...give me Gus Johnson to call any sport. He calls games for the San Jose Earthquakes in MLS and I'm sure he can even make an MLS game exciting.
 
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Steve Stone is legit and actually a Cubs fan. It's the Hawk that is the whining homer.
 
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Quote Originally Posted by jmw59:

1967 Cardinal Baseball featured Jack Buck and Harry Carry.  Can't get much better than that


Jack Buck was one of the greats.

His son, Little Joe, disappoints.
~~~~~ZOSO~~~~~
 
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Enberg is the best current announcer,, Harry Caray is the all time greatest
 
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Quote Originally Posted by Sparky10191:

And I was only thinking baseball but outside the sport...give me Gus Johnson to call any sport. He calls games for the San Jose Earthquakes in MLS and I'm sure he can even make an MLS game exciting.

Yes, Gus Johnson knows how to call a game for sure....he can make a game sound like his life was depending on it! 

 
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Jon Miller


 
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DeWayne Staats was Harry Caray's competent substitute when he became sick, and he's been doing a bang up job in Tampa ever since. 
 
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surprising no one has mentioned  Bob Eucker.
 
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Quote Originally Posted by vetdrm:

surprising no one has mentioned  Bob Eucker.

Love him but he's on the radio now. Plus...who doesn't know "Juuuuuuust a bit outside"
 
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My favorite for MLB:

1.) SF Giants (Krukow, Kuiper, and Jon Miller)
2.) Rays (Dwayne Statz and Brian Anderson)
3.) Padres (person Enberg, Mark Grant)
4.) Brewers (Brian Anderson, Bill Schroder)


Hands down the Giants guys are the best. You can interchange the rest. 
 
 
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Quote Originally Posted by Sparky10191:

And I was only thinking baseball but outside the sport...give me Gus Johnson to call any sport. He calls games for the San Jose Earthquakes in MLS and I'm sure he can even make an MLS game exciting.


Gus Johnson would make a fishing competition exciting.

My favorite from Gus was when he was announcing the UCLA/Gonzaga basketball game back in '06 (the game when Adam Morrison was sitting on the floor crying before the game was over).
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