If Doc Emrick is/was Vivaldi or Bach, then growing up in Cleveland, loving baseball, and having Herb Score talk to you each night was like listening to Björk
There won’t be much agreement about my choice here, but John Sterling, corny though he may be, calls each game with the excitement and love of baseball shining through.
I once was a sports broadcaster at a very low level, but have always loved the art of the great ones, and I think your idea for an essay on the nuances of calling each sport is excellent, so I hope you'll do it one day.
Excellent post Joe, thanks so much. Been lucky enough to hear Ernie Harrell call baseball most of my life, and Bob Ufer call Michigan football. Ufer was the biggest homer ever, but also the best play by play football caller maybe ever.
If Doc Emrick is/was Vivaldi or Bach, then growing up in Cleveland, loving baseball, and having Herb Score talk to you each night was like listening to Björk
Also: I loved and miss every second of it.
Joe, you make music with your words
There won’t be much agreement about my choice here, but John Sterling, corny though he may be, calls each game with the excitement and love of baseball shining through.
But he’s not seeing the same game
I once was a sports broadcaster at a very low level, but have always loved the art of the great ones, and I think your idea for an essay on the nuances of calling each sport is excellent, so I hope you'll do it one day.
I fell in love with hockey mostly because of Doc. He called a game like no other.
Excellent post Joe, thanks so much. Been lucky enough to hear Ernie Harrell call baseball most of my life, and Bob Ufer call Michigan football. Ufer was the biggest homer ever, but also the best play by play football caller maybe ever.
And if you want to see how hard it is to call a fast paced sport check this out, one of the funniest things I’ve ever read - https://www.espn.com/espn/columns/story?columnist=reilly_rick&id=4620268