Wednesday, April 27, 2005 |
Broomsville: D'backs 6, Dodgers 3
I don't have much to say about the (embarrassing, pathetic) game itself, but I do have one comment about Charlie Steiner. I was initially very negative about him, but then I decided to give him a chance, and for the most part, he hasn't let me down too much. But today, in the fifth, with J.D. Drew on second and two out, the crowd was roaring because of Milton Bradley, one of the few Dodgers left with a hot streak.
Steiner had launched on a longish story about his opponent on the mound, Brad Halsey, and how they met on the Yankees' bus last year.
The crowd roared behind him.
He kept talking over it.
I couldn't give a tinker's damn about how you met Brad Halsey, jack. What I do care about, and this is vitally important, is that you don't break cardinal rules of radio broadcasting. These were two:
- Never start a long story on two outs. No matter how much Ross Porter ever sounded like he just finished a marble sandwich, he never allowed himself to screw that up.
- Sometimes you have to let the crowd do the talking for you. For examples, try the forty seconds of silence Scully observed after Koufax struck out the side to end his perfect game, or his letting the crowd talk for him after Gibby smacked one into the stands off Eckersley in '88. This is an exciting moment in the game, dummy, you don't just step all over it. Have some freakin' respect for the game, f'r chrissakes. This is just awful and inexcusable, hiring a man who loves to hear himself talk too much.
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