He reflects the energy of the moment, good or bad. You can usually hear the "downness" (for lack of a better word) in his voice at the end of a call when the opposition has done something. I hate it when announcers for the team I root for also root for that team and get affected by the events of the game. I would rather a mono-tone. Yea, that's exactly what I said. Or not. Actually, if anything, I would rather he sound a lot more pissed when the opposition does something. When the opposition is at the plate and I hear the tone of his voice, I'm expecting to hear an out and some sort of good play for the Cubs. Instead, it's a positive play for them. It annoys the piss out of me as I'm also pissed off about the play. Sue me. Well...i suppsoe there were people who voted against Babe Ruth going into th hall of fame too...