Even when JD was with the Astros I’d listen to Scully instead. Listening to him was pure baseball joy. I would also learn more about the Astro players through him than the hometown crew. No idea how he was able to do it but it seemed he had a knack for getting to know the players in a way other folks couldn’t.
Snuffy’s version feels more like a combination of rubbernecking and gloating that I can’t seem to understand.
Neither does he.
He’s so far beyond the second best that I struggle for a comparison. Maybe Gretzky.
Jack Buck and Harry Kalas were quite good in their primes. Not lagging too far behind Vin.
I think the key take away in all of this is two 3-ways are better than one 4-way.
I’ll give you one of these for two of those.
A 4-way just seems like it’d be too much work. There’s definitely a point of diminishing returns for each “way” added beyond two.
Yes, that’s correct. Once the Mariners are crowned division champions, you look at cumulative head-to-head records between Houston, Toronto and Texas for the Wild Card spots. The Astros have the best at 12-8; Rangers second at 10-10; Blue Jays last at 5-9. Therefore, the Blue Jays would miss the playoffs in that scenario.
Nope – If Seattle wins all four, the stRangers are out.
ETA – Cabrera seems to have handled this far above; I failed to look at the remaining post count.
Speaking of our announcers on a whole I think they are great. I think Kalas is fine, not in the same ballpark as Bill Brown though.
I think a lot of what bugs me about Todd, is his lack of depth perception, he has a harder time than anyone I’ve listened to, discerning how far a ball is hit. Feels like every couple innings he gets all excited for an Astros hitter only for the ball to be caught 6 feet short of the warning track.
Dewey Defeats Truman!
The only other in Scully’s league is Red Barber, his mentor.
Nobody has ever willfully conjured Cabrera.
I can’t think of a single time someone willingly got Cabrera’d.
Cabrera does
So, we are rooting for the Astros to sweep (always), and Seattle to win 3 out of 4?
Chapman melting down in the 9th.
You hate to see it…
No outs, bases loaded for Seattle, down 2-1
Single
Single
Wild pitch advances runners
4 pitch walk.
Bases loaded no out.