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Call me biased for the Giants guys, but they really do have the best. I've had MLB.TV for ten years now and literally taken time to hear every radio and TV broadcast from every team before, and no other guys touch their TV or radio. There isn't much homerism outside of emotion for a particular moment, either.
The only caveat is for it to be best, Duane Kuiper must be with Mike Krukow on TV.
As far as radio, they have Jon Miller (come on!) and Dave Fleming. What I fear most is that Fleming might leave for full-time national broadcasting someday (he's that good), and the other three are getting up there in age and may retire soon.
I cannot go back to Joe Angel, please no, never! Even Ted Robinson was not my favorite. These guys are the best, but they are only here and now. I might not be able to say that in 2020.
Keep in mind, there are other TV guys that I really do like, just not as much as SF. Unfortunately, I'm not a big Scully fan, though I will admit he's really good at keeping a conversation going with himself for a full game.Samsung PN60F8500 PDP / Anthem MRX 720 / Klipsch RC-62 II / Klipsch RF-82 II (x2) / Insignia NS-B2111 (x2) / SVS PC13-Ultra / SVS SB-2000 / Sony MDR-7506 Professional / Audio-Technica ATH-R70x / Sony PS3 & PS4 / DirecTV HR44-500 / DarbeeVision DVP-5000 / Panamax M5400-PM / Elgato HD60Comment
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Regarding PEDs CMH nailed it. While I don't think it's nearly as prevalent as it once was there are still guys looking for shortcuts and remember there's also HGH and other means beyond traditional steroids. I'd say there's probably 10% of players on something/trying to get away with it.
As for radio guys, I remember taking a trip a couple years ago and really enjoying the Twins radio broadcast. I can't really recommend Toronto's radio broadcast, while I have tremendous respect for Jerry Howarth he tends to get a little repetitive at times HOWEVER, the future is bright as Mike Wilner (who tends to do middle innings during home games) is excellent right now and will make for a great radio PBP guy once Jerry gives up the reigns.Member of the Official OS Bills Backers Club
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I'm with you on not caring. Hell, if I had the chance to do them knowing it would give me a better chance to make it to the Majors, I would absolutely do it. You're talking about increasing your earning potential astronomically.
I will disagree on the "harm his body" part. HGH and steroids can be very beneficial when used properly. HGH is damn near a miracle drug with very few, if any, side effects.Comment
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Agreed. I'm assuming there are guys that abuse them and don't use them properly. I mean, there are guys still getting caught by using less than advanced strains and types of PEDs.
It interests me because I theorize financial prosperity aids in future avoidance. Always seems it's minor leaguers / foreign players new to the country, or young players short of a big contract getting caught and suspended.
They likely can only purchase cheaper brands. Or don't have the connections and experience to identify poor products."It may well be that we spectators, who are not divinely gifted as athletes, are the only ones able to truly see, articulate and animate the experience of the gift we are denied. And that those who receive and act out the gift of athletic genius must, perforce, be blind and dumb about it -- and not because blindness and dumbness are the price of the gift, but because they are its essence." - David Foster Wallace
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On the contrary: I have already mentioned my displeasure of past Giants announcers, as well as possible future Giants announcers. I also couldn't care less about Kruk without Kuip, and the other way around (and they also are terrible in the MVP Baseball video game series). Finally, Miller is a national broadcast phenom, and Fleming is soon to be one (which most everyone agrees about who have heard them, and cannot say the same for one Joe Morgan).
Most other people also haven't heard the other announcers. I have. I have not given them all 20+ games or anything like that, and as I said I do like a lot of others... but there are also a lot that I dislike.Samsung PN60F8500 PDP / Anthem MRX 720 / Klipsch RC-62 II / Klipsch RF-82 II (x2) / Insignia NS-B2111 (x2) / SVS PC13-Ultra / SVS SB-2000 / Sony MDR-7506 Professional / Audio-Technica ATH-R70x / Sony PS3 & PS4 / DirecTV HR44-500 / DarbeeVision DVP-5000 / Panamax M5400-PM / Elgato HD60Comment
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Sometimes I'll be listening to a game on my drive and I'll think to myself "good grief how boring are these people?"
I should start paying attention to which games and which guys.Comment
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It's still worth it.
Rule 5 picks are marginal big leaguers almost by definition. Of the 36 players picked in the the 2011-2013 Rule 5 picks, only four are currently in the big leagues. But 12 of those 36 “stuck” on a roster for their Rule 5 season, which means they made the major league minimum salary (currently $507,500) in that year in the big leagues, plus an additional $100 a day per diem on road trips.
The financial difference between being a non-40-man roster player and a big leaguer is massive. Minor leaguers in Triple-A who are not on the 40-man roster often make less than $2,000 a month. A big leaguer making the major league minimum makes more than $2,000 per day. In his roughly 10 days on the big league roster, Stumpf has already made more than $25,000, significantly more than he made all of last year in the minors.Oakland Athletics San Jose Sharks
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Have the Phillies found a new loophole in the Rule 5 system? OK, instead of stashing you on the DL all season...and we don't have a stable active roster spot for you...oh look, eat some of this powder...it's totally not a PED.Chicago Cubs | Chicago Bulls | Green Bay Packers | Michigan WolverinesComment
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So that fan at the Rays game got hit by a ball that went through the netting? Cha-ching.OSHA Inspector for the NBA.Comment
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Not at all. The lady that got hit in Pittsburgh almost 365 days ago didn't take any legal action, and couldn't.
From the back of her ticket, and assuming every ticket:
"The holder assumes all risk and danger incidental to the Event, whether occurring prior to, during or subsequent to the Event, including specifically [but not exclusively], the danger of being injured by thrown bats, thrown or batted balls and objects thrown into the stands for entertainment purposes and agrees that the Pittsburgh Pirates, Major League Baseball, the Participating Clubs, their agents and players and other individuals are not liable for injuries resulting from such causes.”Last edited by TripleCrown9; 04-16-2016, 04:11 AM.Boston Red Sox
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