GQ names the Best and Worst from MLB's Broadcast Booths

[hammersavage]

I think its a pretty good list (http://www.gq.com/sports/lists/201007/five-best-worst-mlb-broadcast-booths#slide=1). Scully deservedly is #1 and the putridity that is Hawk Harrelson and Steve Stone are named the worst. Thank god.



And my boys got some love! I completely agree, they entertain and inform every game.

http://www.gq.com/images/sports/2010/07/announcers/announcers-best-mets.jpg

[A.J.]

Woo hoo!

http://www.gq.com/images/sports/2010/07/announcers/announcers-best-redsox.jpg

[Freitag]

The only reason Michael Kay didn't make the "worst" list is because Singleton, Leiter, and O'Neill save his butt every game.

I agree 100% about the Mets booth. Without a doubt, one of my favorites. SNY's entire presentation is rock-solid.

[KingModem]

Finally someone calls out the Hawk as being the worst in the business. So fucking annoying...

[Judge Smails]

I thought only the gays read GQ. Can't imagine there's much interest in a baseball announcer article unless they got pictures of them shirtless.

[Dudeman]

Scully is near perfection.

<object width="500" height="405"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/EIHaSvPM554&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/EIHaSvPM554&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="500" height="405"></embed></object>

[K.C.]

Tom McCarthy and Chris Wheeler should be on the worst list.

The Phillies' radio announcers (Todd Franzke and Larry Andersen) are some of the best in the biz, but those stiffs on TV are horrifically bad.

[Barnaby Jones]

The Phillies' radio announcers (Todd Franzke and Larry Andersen) are some of the best in the biz, but those stiffs on TV are horrifically bad.

Be polite! Harry can't help himself!

[midwestjeff]

San Fran, LA, and NY make up the top five.

Coastal bias much?

That list is garbage.

GQ must stand for gay queers.

[Mitch&Murray]

Woo hoo!

http://www.gq.com/images/sports/2010/07/announcers/announcers-best-redsox.jpg

They get voted 4th best then get discribed as about the worst anouncers you'd ever hear.



4) Boston Red Sox—Don Orsillo and Jerry Remy

Remy has an arresting voice, with a thick Massachusetts accent—not the sound of your typical broadcaster—and he talks in a string of short bursts. He also has no volume control. In fact, when he first chimes in, one worries that some beer-brave Sawx fan has stumbled into the booth. It's a big personality to cram into a headset, but Orsillo makes it work by playing the straight—if bland—man, by calling a solid game, and by getting out of Remy's way, when necessary. Remy will misspeak (hilariously) on occasion, like: "Sometimes it's hard to get down that sacrifice fly," on a botched bunt attempt. But it's always in service of the game's action, and it never slows him down.

[Kevin]

Woo hoo!

http://www.gq.com/images/sports/2010/07/announcers/announcers-best-redsox.jpg

All because of Remy..

He should get #1 just for that air guitar thing he then and fell of his ass while doing.

Prob the funniest thing i have ever seen.

<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CNyqANolCXw&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/CNyqANolCXw&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>

[A.J.]

All because of Remy..

He should get #1 just for that air guitar thing he then and fell of his ass while doing.

Prob the funniest thing i have ever seen.

<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CNyqANolCXw&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/CNyqANolCXw&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>

Remy is the shit. I wish I could find the clip of that fan at Fenway who got hit with the slice of pizza. His Gvac-like cackle when they showed the replays had me crying.

[TjM]

Any list that does not include Sterling as the worst fails.

[Kevin]

Any list that does not include Sterling as the worst fails.

Pretty much..

GARDY GOES YARDY, THE GARNDER PLANTS ONE!

GOOD THEAMES ARE HERE AGAIN!

Two of his many awful calls.

[K.C.]

Pretty much..

GARDY GOES YARDY, THE GARNDER PLANTS ONE!

GOOD THEAMES ARE HERE AGAIN!

Two of his many awful calls.

The Grandy Man Can!!! The Grandy Man Can!!!!

Curtis, you're something sort of Grandish!

[Holes]

Interesting list. If the White Sox booth team made the list without the mention of Steve Stone, then the Yankees should be named the worst just because of Michael Kay (or Suzyn Waldman). I consider myself a diehard Yankee fan, but cannot watch them with Kay doing the games. That being said, I watch a lot of other games every night. I have to say that Hawk Harrelson is very entertaining to listen to. He is a homer, yes, but at least he doesn't try to hide it. Michael Kay on the other hand, tries to hide it which only makes it worse.

The Reds booth is actually not that bad, well, at least Brenneman is not that bad.

Vin Scully grates on me although he probably deserves to be number 1. If you listen to him, he will tell you what the guy ate for breakfast for the entire week as long as time permits. Too much irrelevant information. Granted, the baseball-related bits of info are gold though.

The number one worst broadcast booth is any booth that includes Tim McCarver, hands down!

[ozzie]

GQ names the Best and Worst from MLB's Broadcast Booths

What was the criteria, lapel and tie width?

[Kevin]

The Grandy Man Can!!! The Grandy Man Can!!!!

Curtis, you're something sort of Grandish!

SWISHALICIOUS!!!

[Kevin]

Interesting list. If the White Sox booth team made the list without the mention of Steve Stone, then the Yankees should be named the worst just because of Michael Kay (or Suzyn Waldman). I consider myself a diehard Yankee fan, but cannot watch them with Kay doing the games. That being said, I watch a lot of other games every night. I have to say that Hawk Harrelson is very entertaining to listen to. He is a homer, yes, but at least he doesn't try to hide it. Michael Kay on the other hand, tries to hide it which only makes it worse.

The Reds booth is actually not that bad, well, at least Brenneman is not that bad.

Vin Scully grates on me although he probably deserves to be number 1. If you listen to him, he will tell you what the guy ate for breakfast for the entire week as long as time permits. Too much irrelevant information. Granted, the baseball-related bits of info are gold though.

The number one worst broadcast booth is any booth that includes Tim McCarver, hands down!

Hawk is the worst announcer ever besides John Sterling.

Kay is terrible but he works well with his partners.

He says stupid things and they kill him for it.

He is probably high as a kite during every game.

[Holes]

Hawk is the worst announcer ever besides John Sterling.

Kay is terrible but he works well with his partners.

He says stupid things and they kill him for it.

He is probably high as a kite during every game.

He says the dumbest things and asks the dumbest questions. He'll ask Paul O'niell a stupid question that a child who has yet to play baseball would ask.

[Kevin]

He says the dumbest things and asks the dumbest questions. He'll ask Paul O'niell a stupid question that a child who has yet to play baseball would ask.

The two best ones i can remember were.

If you jumped out of a plane, and hit a cloud, does it slow your fall?

(HE REALLY ASKED THAT)

Lieter just stood speachless for like 5 minutes after that.

2nd one was.

Don't you find it amazing how birds do all those formations they do without even practicing?

That and that AWFUL hat he wore during game 1 of the ALDS last year.

[Holes]

The two best ones i can remember were.

If you jumped out of a plane, and hit a cloud, does it slow your fall?

(HE REALLY ASKED THAT)

Lieter just stood speachless for like 5 minutes after that.

2nd one was.

Don't you find it amazing how birds do all those formations they do without even practicing?

That and that AWFUL hat he wore during game 1 of the ALDS last year.


What is your take on Tim McCarver?

[Kevin]

What is your take on Tim McCarver?

He treats his listeners like 5 year olds

Explaining everything to its full, over and over again.

He is annoying.

[Suspect Chin]

http://www.homeruncards.com/imagesrc/ron-santo.jpg

So what if he has no legs.

[epo]

So wait...I have Uecker on radio and Brian Anderson on television and nothing?

Fuck you GQ, no wonder only the gays read your magazine.

[Rhah]

Being a Cubs fan, I completely agree with the top worst.

[A.J.]

Woo hoo!

http://www.gq.com/images/sports/2010/07/announcers/announcers-best-redsox.jpg

Sweet! The Remdawg extends his contract with NESN! (http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/red-sox/post/_/id/4539/remy-nesn-extend-contract)

[WRESTLINGFAN]

Rarely heard.

Vin Scully calling Hanks 715th

Right around 2:45 powerful and eloquent words



<iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/GvfYg_kNtTk" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>