Tag: MLB
Chicago Cubs’ Pat Hughes is confident that fans and players will embrace the Pitch Clock
Pat Hughes is beginning his 43d year in the big leagues. He began with […]
NBC plans a baseball broadcast with no announcers; How sad! Anecdotes, rhythm and liveliness lost
When I first heard that baseball, under the title of MLB on NBC would air […]
Historian Curt Smith says changes make HOF’s Ford Frick Award even better; Ballot goes from 8 to10
Perhaps sport’s most prestigious individual radio/TV honor is the Ford C. Frick Award, presented […]
Happy 70th birthday to Bob Costas! The prodigy can do anything; His zeal for baseball is irrepressible
Today, Bob Costas turns 70. Below, we continue our series of profiles of past […]
Halby’s Morsels: The Mannings; What’s next for MNF and Thursday nights?; Garagiola; A-Rod and Kay
No matter what comes of it, the Manning brothers will always be remembered for […]
Jack Buck might as well have been St. Louis’ mayor; He was more popular in town than most of them
Today continues our look at radio/TV Voices of all of baseball’s 10 post-season teams by […]
Gary Thorne says he’s had talks with ESPN about NHL; Calls the late Mets’ voice Bob Murphy his mentor
The man is missed. If you’d hear him, you’d likely identify his voice immediately. […]
The media reacts to the latest controversy plaguing baseball: Pitchers’ use of illegal substances
In the midst of a season in which batting averages are at historic lows, […]
Halby’s Morsels: The fallout of the NHL TV deal, NBC’s statement; ESPN’s coverage of MLB and more
Turner, NBC and the NHL So Turner gets what some are referring to as […]
MLB has exciting young stars this season and a full 162 game schedule: How about mic’ing up some players?
Major League Baseball is having a moment. Can it last? Major League Baseball is at […]
ESPN launches its MLB broadcasts; Matt Vasgersian and Alex Rodriguez get an A on opening night
Opening night was extraordinarily different from any other one in baseball’s long and storied […]