[nfbwatlk] Ron Fairly

[Mike Freeman]

No; haven't heard that guy. Doesn't surprise me, though.

Whom the gods would destroy, they give TV!

Mike

On Wed, 4 Oct 2006, Prows, Bennett (HHS/OCR) wrote:

> One more thing on this,
>
> Have you heard Kevin Kalabrow
> Doing a radio baseball game.  The guy who did well on radio for the
> Sonics in the fast moving sport of basketball, can't announce his way
> out of a wet paper bag on baseball.  Not only that, but I think he's
> gotten lazy on TV as well.  His simulcasts last year left the radio
> folks sometimes wondering what was happening.  Funny how TV does that to
> a lot of announcers.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> On Behalf Of Mike Freeman
> Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 1:49 PM
> To: NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] Ron Fairly
>
> Yeah ... I thought Dave had confused radio with TV!
>
> Mike
>
> On Wed, 4 Oct 2006, Prows, Bennett (HHS/OCR) wrote:
>
>> Now, Now...  Mustn't steroid-type on this list.  (Grin.)  Johny Miller
>> is great.  I disagree about Rick Rizz.  He has improved 100 percent
>> since his beginnings here.  Maybe partly I have gotten used to his
> way,
>> but there is a lot of difference.  For that matter, Dave Niehaus
> wasn't
>> the greatest when he started here in 1977.  He got better over time.
>> And, seems now he's getting lazy.  If you notice he uses "on the way"
>> when describing almost every pitch.  (smile.)
>>
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>> On Behalf Of Mackenstadt, Gary
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 1:25 PM
>> To: NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] Ron Fairly
>>
>> Mike: I agree.  Remember Russ Hodges?  Red Barber was great.  I
> thought
>> Mil Allen was boring, but he is in the Hall of Fame.  I bet he would
> not
>> made it if he broadcasted for the Washington Senators rather than the
>> Yankees.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org]On
>> Behalf Of Mike Freeman
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 1:08 PM
>> To: NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] Ron Fairly
>>
>>
>> I like Johnny Miller of the giants and Harry Callas (sp) of the
>> Phillies. He does some NFL promo stuff also.
>>
>> Wonder how Barry Bonds would do as a color man? Steroids wouldn't help
>> much there!
>>
>> Mike
>>
>> On Wed, 4 Oct 2006, Kevin LaRose wrote:
>>
>>> Rich Walts is with the Florida Marlins broadcast team these days.
>> Speaking
>>> about former ballplayers as broadcasters, Rick Monday does a pretty
>> passable
>>> job for the Dodgers. And one of the Giants broadcasters is named Dave
>>> Fleming. I haven't been able to determine if he's the former Mariner
>> pitcher
>>> of the same name.
>>> KL
>>>
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