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theebs;1658509 said:What Gorilla monsoon Cant get no love...?
He looks like an overweight Fredo Corleone
theebs;1658509 said:What Gorilla monsoon Cant get no love...?
I don't think it's corny. I'm not a Dodger's fan and I still think he was the absolute best ever.tecolote;1658433 said:I´m a Dodger fan (unfortunatelly) and although I like football a lot more than baseball, when I listen to Vin Scully, as corny as it sounds, I feel like I´m listening to a member of my family, it takes me back to watching an listening to Dodger games with my Dad and my brother, I can hear hear his call after the Gibson homer (she is gooone), he is by far my favorite sports announcer.
As for football, Madden, Michaels, the Fox Studio guys and I´m starting to warm up to Rich Eisen.
He and Heenan were hilarious together.theebs;1658509 said:What Gorilla monsoon Cant get no love...?
Hostile;1658519 said:He and Heenan were hilarious together.
MichaelWinicki;1658499 said:While wrestling is not considered a sport I thought the late Gordon Solie was the best announcer I've ever heard...
I discovered Vin Scully almost by accident. A HS friend and I went fishing for a week after our Junior year of HS. I mean, we got our grades and hit the mountains. No parents. It was great. We took along a radio and at night the best reception we got was the Dodgers games on AM radio. We listened to Vin Scully every night before calling it a day.tduhain;1658526 said:The WORST radio play-by-play guy I've ever heard is Harry Callis. Yes, the former voice of NFL films is horrible on a live broadcast. His play calls are downright painful because he has one speed - VERY slow. He often makes mistakes and even gets the action mixed up, kinda like Harry Carey did at the end in Chicago.
The BEST announcer of any sport? Vin Scully - hands down. Alert, smart, colorful, articulate, unusually observant, always well informed and fair. Even now it's a delight to listen to him call a game.
Cajuncowboy;1658425 said:I thought the best team out there where there were just two in the booth was Summerall and Brookshier(sp). Absolutely loved the two of them together.
As for the best three man team it has to be Gifford, Meredith and of course Cosell. They were great for the game and made Monday Night Football what it is today. That whole crew should be in Canton for their contributions to the game from the booth.
Hostile;1658550 said:I discovered Vin Scully almost by accident. A HS friend and I went fishing for a week after our Junior year of HS. I mean, we got our grades and hit the mountains. No parents. It was great. We took along a radio and at night the best reception we got was the Dodgers games on AM radio. We listened to Vin Scully every night before calling it a day.
I honestly don't think I've ever been more relaxed than sitting in the mountains around a fire listening to Vin call a baseball game.
It's weird man. I can rarely watch a baseball game on TV. But give me a radio, late at night and I can listen to Vin any time and enjoy the game. He paints a better picture of the game than you can see for yourself.abersonc;1658556 said:I grew up listening to Scully -- in Los Angeles, baseball was my first love - b/c of the statistics -- I would spend every sunday getting up early, stealing a neighbor's paper at 5 am - and then trying to figure out the different baseball stats. We lived about 3 miles from the stadium. We'd walk and sit in the $1 seats with our AM radios tuned to Vin's call.
Scully's voice is the voice of my childhood. I still get chills when I hear his calls -- even though I find baseball almost impossible to watch at his point.
and that Harry Carry quote - man, I've used recounted that one over and over...
Hostile;1658563 said:It's weird man. I can rarely watch a baseball game on TV. But give me a radio, late at night and I can listen to Vin any time and enjoy the game. He paints a better picture of the game than you can see for yourself.
peplaw06;1658572 said:2) Billy Packer -- if that guy is doing an NCAA b-ball game, I put it on mute. EVERY TIME somebody banks a shot off the glass, Packer says "With a lil kiss." Nails... on... chalkboard.