Category: Baseball Broadcasting

The Kevin Brown Matter: Was he coerced under stress and extorted? Should he have been tougher?

By David J. Halberstam 08/15/2023 0

The episode of Kevin Brown…..Who really knows where Kevin Brown was stretching during his suspension? […]

Monte Moore, first A’s voice in Oakland began with team in KC in 1962; Did three Series on NBC TV

By David J. Halberstam 07/27/2023 1

Monte Moore (left) called three straight World Series on NBC joining an institutional national […]

Ken Levine, screenwriter and former MLB play-by-player, assesses Fox’ coverage of the All-Star Game

By Ken Levine 07/15/2023 1

Judging by this week’s All-Star Game, I’m starting to wonder if MLB’s game plan […]

Roster of network TV baseball assignments; Younger MLB voices getting exposure; Notes

By Jake Baskin 04/12/2023 1

There’s likely to be more analysts than listed herein at this point: He’s worked hard […]

Lots of Changes as Baseball embarks upon its 2023 broadcast season; Retirees, Health issues, Firings +

By Jake Baskin 04/06/2023 1

Chicago White Sox announcer Jason Benetti was the play-by-play voice of Peacock’s Sunday MLB […]

Full List of baseball announcers for the 2023 season; Radio, TV and More; Team-by-Team

By Jake Baskin 04/05/2023 1

Most teams do not use the same broadcast crew for the entire season, particularly […]

Curt Smith: “Vin Scully instantly hauls a story from the shelf” and “to navigate a sea of dead air”

By David J. Halberstam 01/18/2023 3

In the last of this series, our interaction with the man who wrote the tome, […]

Curt Smith focuses on the 50s through the 70s; from characters like Bob Uecker through Bob Prince

By David J. Halberstam 01/11/2023 1

We continue our discussion about baseball broadcasting with historian, Curt Smith, picking it up […]

Four generations of Carays! Harry, Skip, Chip and now identical twins Chris and Stefan Caray are in AA

By Philip Tepper 05/03/2022 1

Chris and Stefan Caray: Double-A’s bright stars – making ishtory The minor league baseball […]

MLB has exciting young stars this season and a full 162 game schedule: How about mic’ing up some players?

By Ethan Feller 04/22/2021 1

Major League Baseball is having a moment. Can it last? Major League Baseball is at […]

Play Ball! Baseball is back; A full directory of team voices; including details of off-season changes

By Jake Baskin 04/01/2021 2

Baseball is back and with it comes encouragement. Harsh winters are behind us and long […]