cards radio announcer

[stitchface]

absolutely awful. the only thing I could really discern from the broadcast was that the crowd was the largest of the year, which was mentioned at least 12 times in the two innings I listened to, and that tickets were available for the reds series. this guy reminded me of harry in his later years.

[ManCrushOnNomar]

Yeah, he's pretty unlistenable. Last night while I was driving to St. Louis WGN was starting to go out and I listened to about 2 minutes of the Cardinals broadcast before switching back and listening to Pat and white noise.

[snoodmonger]

I'll admit it; I like the Moonman.

[KyHen]

Dan McLaughlin I like. I think he's got a good voice and calls a pretty fair game. As expected, he is biased... but I think he calls a good game. I'd compare him to a Cubs' Steve Stone. Respectable, but not the best.

 

And then there's Hungo. Oh, Al Hrabosky. God I do hate this guy. I feel like muting my TV every other line that comes out of his mouth. Most biased son of a **** I've heard in my life. I can't stand this guy. His groggy voice, his idoitic comments... pure kool-aid flows out of his mouth. Needless to say.. Hungo : Cards as Carey (was) : Cubs.

[radarluv1]

Dan McLaughlin I like. I think he's got a good voice and calls a pretty fair game. As expected, he is biased... but I think he calls a good game. I'd compare him to a Cubs' Steve Stone. Respectable, but not the best.

 

And then there's Hungo. Oh, Al Hrabosky. God I do hate this guy. I feel like muting my TV every other line that comes out of his mouth. Most biased son of a **** I've heard in my life. I can't stand this guy. His groggy voice, his idoitic comments... pure kool-aid flows out of his mouth. Needless to say.. Hungo : Cards as Carey (was) : Cubs.

 

dont compare hungo to caray. hungo is an aroogant buffoon.

[Tambourine Man]

I'll admit it; I like the Moonman.

 

How can you not like a guy who says stuff like this :) I love the Moonman!

 

 

• "This big standing-room only crowd is settling into their seats."

• "It's raining like a Chinese fire drill!"

• (After Brian Jordan was hit by a pitch for the 4th time on a single road trip):

"Jordan must feel like a Ouija Board."

• (Referring to Bernard Gilkey):

"He was originally born in University City."

"He's faster than a chicken being chased by Ronald McDonald!"

• (Referring to Mike Schmidt):

"the longtime, and soon-to-be, Hall-of-Famer."

• (Referring to Hideo Nomo):

"He's the biggest thing to hit Japan since they dropped the bomb on Nagashima!"

• "This game is off to a rather conspicuous start, don't you think. Jack?"

• "Well, folks, this game began as a tiny worm, and is blossoming into a large cobra."

• "That foul tip bounced up and caught him right in the groins...and that'll really clear your eyes out."

• "A hit up the middle right now would be like a nice ham sandwich and a cold, frosty one."

• (Broadcasting from New York under a full moon):

"I wish you folks back in St. Louis could see this moon."

• (On the day before Easter):

"I just want to tell everyone 'Happy Easter and Happy Hanukkah.'"

• "Things are not always as they appear to be as."

• "Well, he did everything right to get ready for the throw, but if ya ain't got the hose, the water just won't come out."

• "Our next homestand follows this road trip."

• (Referring to a home run by Ted Simmons):

"and that's the bread on Simmons' butter."

• "The right-hander is throwing up (instead of 'up, throwing') in the bullpen."

• "I've heard it said that if you know English, Spanish, Italian, and I think it's French, you can go just about anywhere in this world...except China where they have all those derelicts."

After a pause, Joe Buch suggested that Mike has meant to say "dialects." Mike responded, "Yeah, dialects! That's what I mean...but they've got a lot of derelicts too!"

• "He ran to second faster than a cat in Chinatown."

• "I wouldn't have see it if I hadn't believed it."

• "Don't bite off your head to spite your nose."

• Joe: "Mike, the Cardinals would like to welcome a group of 19 French foreign exchange students in Section 382."

Mike: "Where're they from, Joe?"

Joe: "Uhh, France, I think."

• A couple of years back, Mike and Joe were discussing the unflattering photographs of players that had been flashed on the screen at another ballpark. Mike's take on the quality of the photo selection was:

"Some of those guys look like the picture was taken while they were seeing their first UFO."

After several seconds of laughter, Joe added, "As opposed to their second or third."

• "The wind switched 360 degrees."

• "Boy, a cold, frosty Budweiser would be great about now"...long pause...then an "ahhh"

• Mike's classic: "Ol' Abner Doubleday has done it again."

• "It's raining so hard I thought it was going to stop."

• "The crowd's on their feet for the Canadian Star Bangled Banner."

• "Back in the day when I played, a pitcher had 3 pitches: a fastball, a curveball, a slider, a changeup and a good sinker pitch."

[Abedunk34]

absolutely awful.

 

Joe Buck?

[wolf stansson]

People who don't like Mike are taking things too seriously. That said he does seem to never mention the score. Rooney is a good balance for him.

[RonnieWooWooSanto]

People who don't like Mike are taking things too seriously. That said he does seem to never mention the score. Rooney is a good balance for him.

 

You guys got a steal in the availability of John Rooney. He is an excellent radio guy.

[Mark Priors Calves]

People who don't like Mike are taking things too seriously. That said he does seem to never mention the score. Rooney is a good balance for him.

 

You guys got a steal in the availability of John Rooney. He is an excellent radio guy.

seconded, he's one of the best around.

[KyHen]

dont compare hungo to caray. hungo is an aroogant buffoon.

 

You realize I'm talking about Chip Carey, right? I sure as heck hope you're not defending him.

 

But my guess this is all a big confusion and you think I'm insluting the legend. Which I'm not.

[mjohnson71]

The problem is Rooney gets too geeked up with long fly balls. As much as I hate Shannon; he's almost always right on calling home runs or a fly ball for an out as soon as they are hit.

 

I know I'm committing blasphemy here: but Harry was a horrible judge of home runs.

[windows]

Mike Shannon isn't bad when he talks about the game. But he misses large parts of the game to talk about unrelated stuff. Jack Buck was great for painting a picture with words. Shannon tends to be the exact opposite.

 

The other knock on Shannon is that he's a bit arrogant. Wayne Hagin is a fine announcer and is really good on TV with Rick Horton. And yet for whatever reason, Hagin never got along with Shannon and Hagin got fired for it.

 

The only reason Hagin is back is because Bob Carpenter (another fine announcer) left to become the voice of the Nationals.

[wolf stansson]

I think the issues between Mike and Hagin was Hagin is a straightlaced family man who had no time for Mike's drinking, gambling, and more drinking.

[Ram23]

I think the issues between Mike and Hagin was Hagin is a straightlaced family man who had no time for Mike's drinking, gambling, and more drinking.

 

Mike Shannon hasn't drank for years in the booth.

[wolf stansson]

I think the issues between Mike and Hagin was Hagin is a straightlaced family man who had no time for Mike's drinking, gambling, and more drinking.

 

Mike Shannon hasn't drank for years in the booth.

Didn't say anything about in the booth did I?

 

Just two guys with different interests.

[gus_dog]

I know I'm committing blasphemy here: but Harry was a horrible judge of home runs.

 

I agree with you. No blasphemy here. I never liked Harry Carey. I didn't hate him, but his calls were sometimes like this:

 

"There's a line drive,...ground ball,..no,..pop..., uh, he struck out."

 

Put it this way, the Cubs have had better announcers than Harry. Some were much better.

[Chief_Cardinal]

I think the issues between Mike and Hagin was Hagin is a straightlaced family man who had no time for Mike's drinking, gambling, and more drinking.

 

Mike Shannon hasn't drank for years in the booth.

Didn't say anything about in the booth did I?

 

Just two guys with different interests.

 

I think the problem was spending too much time on his cell phone while the game was in progress.

[XZero771679666304]

I know I'm committing blasphemy here: but Harry was a horrible judge of home runs.

 

I agree with you. No blasphemy here. I never liked Harry Carey. I didn't hate him, but his calls were sometimes like this:

 

"There's a line drive,...ground ball,..no,..pop..., uh, he struck out."

 

Put it this way, the Cubs have had better announcers than Harry. Some were much better.

 

Harry was painful to listen to for years before his death.

 

As for as his home run call, my friend (who is also a rabid Cubs fan) used to mock it as kids. "It might be, it could be, it is.....caught by the pitcher."

 

Horrible judge of the distance of fly balls.