Commentator Discussion Thread

[SAVE65]

I have heard and tend to agree that the commentating is getting a bit stale after years of the same commentating crew in The Show. So I beg the question:

Who would you want to commentate in MLB The Show 11'?



My vote goes for Joe Buck. I think he has an awesome voice for sporting events and whenever I hear him I know its either a big game or the game of the week.

[DonOfDeth]

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I have heard and tend to agree that the commentating is getting a bit stale after years of the same commentating crew in The Show. So I beg the question:

Who would you want to commentate in MLB The Show 11'?



My vote goes for Joe Buck. I think he has an awesome voice for sporting events and whenever I hear him I know its either a big game or the game of the week.

Chip Caray... j/k

[wrigleyville33]

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I have heard and tend to agree that the commentating is getting a bit stale after years of the same commentating crew in The Show. So I beg the question:

Who would you want to commentate in MLB The Show 11'?



My vote goes for Joe Buck. I think he has an awesome voice for sporting events and whenever I hear him I know its either a big game or the game of the week.

Oh God no. Joe Buck is horrible. My vote is Vin Scully.

[shaunjuan2000]

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Vin Sculley was in the old MLB series. Get Tom Hamilton and Rick Manning. And don't even mention Hawk Harrelson and Steve Stone. Don't want to hear, " He gone!"

[SAVE65]

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Oh God no. Joe Buck is horrible. My vote is Vin Scully.

Man I have heard from many people they don't like him but I think he's the best broadcaster going. I know I may take some heat for this but Vin Scully has helped me out so much when i'm having a tough time falling asleep. I know he's "old-school standing around the radio listening to a baseball game" but i'm not much into him and I am a die-hard baseball purist. After second thought he would kinda be interesting in the game. Btw I also like the guy who does the Reds games ( can't think of his name) but I remember he used to be a prime-game broadcaster. I wonder what happened to him to get "demoted"?? Chip wouldn't be bad as you mention it ( I know it was a joke but I like the idea)

[MichaelCook17]

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Anyone besides Hawk. Oh and nobody from
the SF team please.

[mercenaries-fan]

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The Uke!! Bob Uecker would be epic....

[VMart41]

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Vin Sculley was in the old MLB series. Get Tom Hamilton and Rick Manning. And don't even mention Hawk Harrelson and Steve Stone. Don't want to hear, " He gone!"

great idea man as an indians fan i have to agree with you a hundred percent

[basslake]

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And don't even mention Hawk Harrelson and Steve Stone. Don't want to hear, " He gone!"

Steve Stone is a lot better than the Hawk. Coming from a White Sox fan.

[shaunjuan2000]

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"Swing and a drive, wayyyyy back and gone!" A classic Tom Hamilton call. The best MLB radio announcer IMHO.

[MizzyMike05]

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bob uecker would be awesome, but there is no way. i am pretty tired of the same commentating ever year too. nothing like matt v saying the 3rd base coach is doing some skip to my lou. lol. a new lineup of commentators would be great, but i doubt that mlb 11 will have anything different commentating wise. to tell u the truth, i would mind seeing joe buck or joe morgan or anyone like that.

most of the national commentators are pretty good, but i'm a pirates fan, and i think we have the best announcers in the biz. tim neverett has been awesome since coming from colorado. steve blass has been a pittsburgh favorite forever, and i like him. bob walk and greg brown seem to work together nicely, and they know a lot about baseball. and john wehner is cool, but he is a pretty average color commentator with a sweet voice. i still miss lanny frattare, but what the pirates got now is pretty decent. i'm not 100% sure about most other teams announcers, but i'd have to say the pirates announcing crew is very good and respectable. i wouldn't mind seeing the espn crew doing it with joe morgan and co.

[moemoe24]

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The Uke!! Bob Uecker would be epic....

The Uke would be as bad as Hudler.

[econoodle]

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most people asked this question will just pick their teams announcers.
I think the show guys know whats up, they will get it done.
I trust them this time.
Weren't the commentators in the show local California guys?
i think thats why they picked them many years ago, easy to work with being local and all.
rex [la angels]
soup [sd state college hoops]
matt [padres]
MLB network is the stop to pick up MLB THE SHOW 10's crew, I think.

harold reynolds & al leiter ring my bell.
one as a color guy, was as a post game analys who will do the post game highlights and pre game stuff.

[Azamien]

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re: Joe buck -- I like him, but his skills have declined as his ego has grown. He's better doing football than baseball, so I think some of the problem is the McCarver Effect.

As for the Show's announcers, I still have a soft spot for Kruk and Kuip. I watch Giants games when I get a chance just because of how good they are together. But having them do The Show would just send the MVP-ites into a frenzy, so it could be a bad idea.

Whichever direction they go, a two-man booth is the ideal scenario. Three is too many for baseball, and one can get very dry. A lot of what makes Vin Scully great in real life is the stories and the long tangents, and those can't really be replicated in a video game without getting incredibly repetitive. And without those elements, a one-man booth is very dry.

[Speedy]

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MLB network is the stop to pick up MLB THE SHOW 10's crew, I think.

harold reynolds & al leiter ring my bell.
one as a color guy, was as a post game analys who will do the post game highlights and pre game stuff.

I agree with this. HR should definately be a color commentator because I feel he's one of the best analysts in the game; Matt has an awesome baseball voice so I think he should stay. If anything, I would just pick guys from the MLBN crew and mimick a little of their presentation.