Bob Costas & Al Michaels will call a baseball game together
TMC
The NBC Sports stars will team up for one game next week. It will be
Michaels' first time calling a baseball game since 1995.
Mason Barge
Hmmz. If they promote it sufficiently (so that I know when it's happening
without a lot of effort) I might actually watch it. OTOH, it's almost
sure to be a Yankees game.
SkippyPB
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Costas is a blowhard. Can't stand him.
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Tarkus
> On Thu, 30 Jun 2011 12:22:32 -0400, Mason Barge<mason...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> >On Wed, 29 Jun 2011 18:30:48 -0700 (PDT), TMC<tmc...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>>> >>http://aol.sportingnews.com/mlb/story/2011-06-29/bob-costas-al-michaels-to-team-up-in-mlb-broadcast-booth
>>> >>
>>> >>The NBC Sports stars will team up for one game next week. It will be
>>> >>Michaels' first time calling a baseball game since 1995.
>> >
>> >Hmmz. If they promote it sufficiently (so that I know when it's happening
>> >without a lot of effort) I might actually watch it. OTOH, it's almost
>> >sure to be a Yankees game.
> Costas is a blowhard. Can't stand him.
You mean you don't like listening to how great the game used to be (when
the Yankees won a lot more than they do now), and how bad it is now?
polymod
Poly
Peter Lawrence
The article linked above stated that Michaels and Costas will be
broadcasting the Mets-Giants game on July 8 on the MLB Network.
- Peter
Ian J. Ball
Peter Lawrence <humm...@aol.com> wrote:
Ugh: Giants. >:/
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Ugh: Mets. >:/
Mason Barge
<ijball-...@mac.invalid> wrote:
>In article <iuiuqt$4gr$2...@dont-email.me>,
> Peter Lawrence <humm...@aol.com> wrote:
>
>> On 6/30/11 9:22 AM, Mason Barge wrote:
>> > On Wed, 29 Jun 2011 18:30:48 -0700 (PDT), TMC<tmc...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> http://aol.sportingnews.com/mlb/story/2011-06-29/bob-costas-al-michaels-to-
>> >> team-up-in-mlb-broadcast-booth
>> >>
>> >> The NBC Sports stars will team up for one game next week. It will be
>> >> Michaels' first time calling a baseball game since 1995.
>> >
>> > Hmmz. If they promote it sufficiently (so that I know when it's happening
>> > without a lot of effort) I might actually watch it. OTOH, it's almost
>> > sure to be a Yankees game.
>>
>> The article linked above stated that Michaels and Costas will be
>> broadcasting the Mets-Giants game on July 8 on the MLB Network.
>
>Ugh: Giants. >:/
The Giants are a big favorite among top-level sportscasters. I don't know
why -- maybe people based in LA think of San Francisco as their vacation
home.
"Yeah, I've got a little place in the country I go to on weekends, right
on the edge of the Mission District."
Obveeus
Maybe it is because the sportscasters are old enough that they still think
of the Giants as their favorite New York team?
Ruben Safir
I don't know why. SF is a denser city than LA and more metropolitian.
In fact, it has the second largest density of any major city in the
nation. If broadcasters like SF it is because its a terrific town, one
of the truly great places to go and the new stadium is just gorgeous and
within walking distances of downtown. I have deep affection for SF.
Great people. Wonderful food, shopping, theater, and I can spend my
life in Salcalito.
>
> "Yeah, I've got a little place in the country I go to on weekends, right
> on the edge of the Mission District."
That would be the ball park.
Ruben
TMC
>
> >>In article <iuiuqt$4g...@dont-email.me>,> >>> > On Wed, 29 Jun 2011 18:30:48 -0700 (PDT), TMC<tmc1...@gmail.com>
> >>> > wrote:
>
> >>> >>http://aol.sportingnews.com/mlb/story/2011-06-29/bob-costas-al-michae...
> >>> >> team-up-in-mlb-broadcast-booth
>
> >>> >> The NBC Sports stars will team up for one game next week. It will be
> >>> >> Michaels' first time calling a baseball game since 1995.
>
> >>> > Hmmz. If they promote it sufficiently (so that I know when it's
> >>> > happening
> >>> > without a lot of effort) I might actually watch it. OTOH, it's almost
> >>> > sure to be a Yankees game.
>
> >>> The article linked above stated that Michaels and Costas will be
> >>> broadcasting the Mets-Giants game on July 8 on the MLB Network.
>
> >>Ugh: Giants. >:/
>
> > The Giants are a big favorite among top-level sportscasters. I don't know
> > why -- maybe people based in LA think of San Francisco as their vacation
> > home.
>
> Maybe it is because the sportscasters are old enough that they still think
> of the Giants as their favorite New York team?
Al Michaels was a broadcaster for the Giants prior to coming to ABC in
the early 1970s. And he was of course, at the center of the Loma
Prieta earthquake during the 1989 World Series. So naturally, there's
a close connection going in.
Awesome Lincecum
news:dmnr0715c4i2r99ou...@4ax.com:
> On Thu, 30 Jun 2011 15:58:44 -0700, "Ian J. Ball"
> <ijball-...@mac.invalid> wrote:
>
>>In article <iuiuqt$4gr$2...@dont-email.me>,
>> Peter Lawrence <humm...@aol.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On 6/30/11 9:22 AM, Mason Barge wrote:
>>> > On Wed, 29 Jun 2011 18:30:48 -0700 (PDT),
>>> > TMC<tmc...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> http://aol.sportingnews.com/mlb/story/2011-06-29/bob-costas-al
>>> >> -michaels-to- team-up-in-mlb-broadcast-booth
>>> >>
>>> >> The NBC Sports stars will team up for one game next week. It
>>> >> will be Michaels' first time calling a baseball game since
>>> >> 1995.
>>> >
>>> > Hmmz. If they promote it sufficiently (so that I know when
>>> > it's happening without a lot of effort) I might actually watch
>>> > it. OTOH, it's almost sure to be a Yankees game.
>>>
>>> The article linked above stated that Michaels and Costas will be
>>> broadcasting the Mets-Giants game on July 8 on the MLB Network.
>>
>>Ugh: Giants. >:/
>
> The Giants are a big favorite among top-level sportscasters. I
> don't know why -- maybe people based in LA think of San Francisco
> as their vacation home.
Well, which baseball city do you think is better to visit than SF?
Stewart
Boston (Fenway) is a great baseball city to go to.
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Mason Barge
If you mean what city among those which have a MLB team would be my
favorite city to visit for a vacation, you couldn't beat Frisco. Lots of
places I would love to spend a few days or a week: San Diego, LA, Seattle,
Chicago, NYC, Boston, Washington.
If you are including the actual baseball, the equation changes. I haven't
been to the new stadium in SF, but Candlestick was a miserable ball park.
Gary Rosen
news:r0pu07lb1n334uuqs...@4ax.com...
> I haven't been to the new stadium in SF
Yeah, here's a reliable source of info on watching baseball in SF, the
"new" stadium has been here over a decade and hosted two WS.
- Gary Rosen
John McWilliams
But he called it "Frisco", so he's in the know.......
Stewart
It's a great stadium to see a game. Walking the outfield wall during
the game certainly is a plus.
--
Peter Lawrence
>
> Al Michaels was a broadcaster for the Giants prior to coming to ABC in
> the early 1970s. And he was of course, at the center of the Loma
> Prieta earthquake during the 1989 World Series. So naturally, there's
> a close connection going in.
Also since his days as the Giants broadcaster in the 1970's, Michaels has
lived in the Bay Area in a suburb south of San Francisco.
- Peter
Peter Lawrence
>>
>> The Giants are a big favorite among top-level sportscasters. I
>> don't know why -- maybe people based in LA think of San Francisco
>> as their vacation home.
>
> Well, which baseball city do you think is better to visit than SF?
Don't know if they're better, but I would rate them just as good: New York
City, Boston, Chicago, and DC.
- Peter
Awesome Lincecum
> On 2 Jul 2011 09:12:54 GMT, Awesome Lincecum <Linc...@sf.giants>
> wrote:
>
>>Mason Barge <mason...@gmail.com> wrote in
>>news:dmnr0715c4i2r99ou...@4ax.com:
>>
>>> On Thu, 30 Jun 2011 15:58:44 -0700, "Ian J. Ball"
>>> <ijball-...@mac.invalid> wrote:
>>>
>>>>In article <iuiuqt$4gr$2...@dont-email.me>,
>>>> Peter Lawrence <humm...@aol.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 6/30/11 9:22 AM, Mason Barge wrote:
>>>>> > On Wed, 29 Jun 2011 18:30:48 -0700 (PDT),
>>>>> > TMC<tmc...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> http://aol.sportingnews.com/mlb/story/2011-06-29/bob-costas-
>>>>> >> al -michaels-to- team-up-in-mlb-broadcast-booth
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> The NBC Sports stars will team up for one game next week.
>>>>> >> It will be Michaels' first time calling a baseball game
>>>>> >> since 1995.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Hmmz. If they promote it sufficiently (so that I know when
>>>>> > it's happening without a lot of effort) I might actually
>>>>> > watch it. OTOH, it's almost sure to be a Yankees game.
>>>>>
>>>>> The article linked above stated that Michaels and Costas will
>>>>> be broadcasting the Mets-Giants game on July 8 on the MLB
>>>>> Network.
>>>>
>>>>Ugh: Giants. >:/
>>>
>>> The Giants are a big favorite among top-level sportscasters. I
>>> don't know why -- maybe people based in LA think of San
>>> Francisco as their vacation home.
>>
>>Well, which baseball city do you think is better to visit than SF?
>
> If you mean what city among those which have a MLB team would be
> my favorite city to visit for a vacation, you couldn't beat
> Frisco. Lots of places I would love to spend a few days or a
> week: San Diego, LA, Seattle, Chicago, NYC, Boston, Washington.
Well, you're the one who said you don't know why the Giants are a big
favorite among top-level sportscasters. I think you've just answered
your own question. :-)