[nfbwatlk] Ron Fairly

Thu Oct 12 13:39:32 CDT 2006

Yeah ... I've heard that one. Sure sounds funny to hear Vince talking 
about going out west to Cincinnati!

Mike

On Thu, 12 Oct 2006, walt cone wrote:

> Hi Mike,
>
>    I have an old broadcast game of the 1957 brooklyn dodgers verses
> Chicago cubs with Sandy Koufax pitching with both Vinny and Jerry
> dogit anouncing the game.
>
>
> On 10/12/06, Mike Freeman <k7uij at panix.com> wrote:
>> Ever heard a recording of the complete broadcast day of WJSV
>> (Washington, D.C.) for September 21, 1939? In the middle of the
>> afternoon, there's a Washington Senators game (abbreviated because there
>> was a Roosevelt speech beforehand). Man, does the game go fast -- few
>> commercials between innings!
>>
>> Mike
>>
>> On Thu, 12 Oct 2006, Prows, Bennett (HHS/OCR) wrote:
>>
>>> The complaint about missing some of the game after commercials has been
>>> prevalent for a couple of years.  I know it is one of my pet peeves.
>>> Apparently, the radio broadcasters have heard this complaint, because
>>> you will sometimes hear some of them cut short the description of the
>>> last play of an inning to get to the commercials.  I understand it all
>>> started when the major leagues put in new between inning rules to try to
>>> help speed up the game.  I understand they allow teams 2 minutes and 5
>>> seconds between innings.  You would think that'd be enough for radio and
>>> TV, but apparently, with all the 30 second spots, 5 seconds isn't enough
>>> to cover both before and after commercial introductions and
>>> extroductions, (as they call them.
>>>
>>> I think they ought to shorten commercials by a few seconds each.  But,
>>> then, they couldn't afford to pay all those teams so much money to
>>> broadcast the games.  Huh?
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>>> On Behalf Of Lauren Merryfield
>>> Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2006 9:59 PM
>>> To: NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List
>>> Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] Ron Fairly
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>> Jim and I have noticed the mumblind on the tv channel and then
>>> commercials
>>> coming out way louder.  We wondered if it was a problem with Comcast
>>> (Tomcats.)  And we've noticed them coming back too late on commercials,
>>> too.
>>> They do that on the radio, too.  How do you contact them?  Could you
>>> give me
>>> the info?  I think this is important enough to contact them about.
>>>
>>> There was this thought lurking in the back of my mind that it was my
>>> hearing
>>> going on me but Jim noticed it, too.  So now there's more than just the
>>> two
>>> of us noticing the sound problem.
>>> thanks
>>> Lauren
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>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Carl Jarvis" <carjar at olypen.com>
>>> To: "NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List" <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 3:32 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] Ron Fairly
>>>
>>>
>>>> One more thing and then I'll shut up on this subject.
>>>> For many years you could turn on the radio or the TV and get play by
>>> play
>>>> coverage of the Mariners.  But in recent times the TV side has become
>>> much
>>>> more a gab session.  There are times when several plays go by without
>>>> Dave,
>>>> Rick or Ron mentioning what's happening.  And what's happened to the
>>>> volume
>>>> these past several years.  No, my hearing is not fading.  If I switch
>>>> channels the volume is over whelming.  But the game broadcast seems to
>>>
>>>> drift
>>>> down to a soft whisper at times.
>>>> Many of our older clients are serious fans of the Mariners.  They love
>>> the
>>>> game but become frustrated over what they call "the mumbling" by Dave
>>> and
>>>> others.  I sent several emails to the Mariners relaying this concern,
>>> but
>>>> never received a reply.
>>>> And my final gripe is the many times that we are switched to a
>>> commercial
>>>> break and when we return we find that one or even two pitches have
>>> already
>>>> been thrown.  Once the opposing player was rounding second base on his
>>> way
>>>> home.  I can only assume that he hit a homer since I was busy learning
>>> all
>>>> about insurance sold by a strange duck.
>>>>
>>>> Carl Jarvis
>>>>
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