Accord Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 Ranking the Marlins' television announcers Where does new Marlins play-by-play voice Rich Waltz fit in? Our take: No. 3 with upside. 1. Dave O'Brien (1997-2001): Nobody did it better for Fish. Excellent and versatile on ESPN. 2. Len Kaspar (2002-04): Strong voice; landed prestigious Cubs job. Avoids goofs, takes few chances for gems. 3. Rich Waltz (2005-): Beginning to sparkle. Learning team, finding his pace with analyst Tommy Hutton. 4. Joe Angel (1997-2000): Best moments came on early Marlins radio. Humor, timing sometimes off on TV. 5. Jay Randolph (1993-96): Got the ball rolling for club's pioneering TV efforts. Note: Years refer to time as TV play-by-play announcers; Angel and O'Brien shared duties in 1997-2000 on television and radio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Tank Frenzy Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 Joe Angel-He is my all-time favorite. "The Marlins are in the WIN column" still gives me goosebumbs. Has a great voice for calling a game. Len Kasper Dave O'Brien Waltz Randolph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Punisher Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 I miss the Joe Angel & Tommy Hutton duo, anybody feel the same? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJBurnett34 Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 I remember Dave O'Brien even though he didnt have much to talk because he was here in the early millenium when the Marlins were a horrible team.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marlins2003 Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 I like Waltz but it's too early to rank him. That said... 1. Joe Angel 2. Dave O'Brien 3. Len Kasper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flag Man Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 I miss the Joe Angel & Tommy Hutton duo, anybody feel the same? 761423[/snapback] Two strong knowledgable personalities. Added great but appropriate dimensions to the games. (Joe wouldn't kiss Franchise ass so we lost him.) O'Brien was not a team player. Good announcer but interested only in his career. "Didn't play well with others." Jay Randolph, decent PBP announcer, helluva nice guy, but ready for retirement (though I'd rather have him in pre-game than p***y Minervini.) Len Kasper was great because he instinctively worked well with Tommy. Waltz doesn't. It's nice to root for him. But, painful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildMarlinMan2003 Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 Dave O'Brien WAS THE GREATEST! I miss him. Waltz sucks. Why does he get so excited for the other teams? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marlins2003 Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 Dave O'Brien WAS THE GREATEST! I miss him. Waltz sucks. Why does he get so excited for the other teams? 761465[/snapback] I don't agree that Waltz sucks, but we can agree to disagree on that. In my mind it isn't that he gets so excited about good plays or a homerun by another team (to the detriment of the Marlins) as it is that he gets excited by watching baseball played well. I have to admit that even when I'm coaching LL I'll find myself applauding a good play by the opposing team because I get excited by the play more than by which team did it. It's just his enthusiasm for the game not that he doesn't want the Fish to win. Of that I'm sure. He's no fool, he knows what side his bread is buttered on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boog Sciambi Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 Dave O'Brien WAS THE GREATEST! I miss him. Waltz sucks. Why does he get so excited for the other teams? 761465[/snapback] I don't agree that Waltz sucks, but we can agree to disagree on that. In my mind it isn't that he gets so excited about good plays or a homerun by another team (to the detriment of the Marlins) as it is that he gets excited by watching baseball played well. I have to admit that even when I'm coaching LL I'll find myself applauding a good play by the opposing team because I get excited by the play more than by which team did it. It's just his enthusiasm for the game not that he doesn't want the Fish to win. Of that I'm sure. He's no fool, he knows what side his bread is buttered on. 761468[/snapback] thats a good point, i coached little league last year too and there was this one game it was a tie game and we had a runner on third with 1 out and our kid hit a line drive and the third baseman dove towards the ball down the line caught it and landed on the base. we were so excited about that play we didn't care that we tied. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geemoney Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 Accord....who made those rankings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSwift25 Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 I don't understand why people like Kasper so much, he was good, but in Angel you had a ton of excitement, O'Brien was the voice of the franchise, and just thinking of Randolph reminds me of when the team was on Sunshine, ah, nostalgia. This is going to get me a lot of flack, but I don't see that big of a difference between Kasper and Waltz, and IMO, the color guy makes the booth. I've been watching a bunch of games on Extra Innings (and I've had to watch a lot of Marlins games on non-Marlins feeds) and the guys that I think are "good" announce crews always have a solid color guy, a prime example being the Rockies. So, my rankings: O'Brien Angel Kasper/Waltz Randolph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gator286 Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 waltz does get a little too giddy for the other team, and it seems that the marlins just aren't his home team yet. maybe it's just me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minus_13 Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 Of course the Marlins are not Waltz's team yet... it's been what... 2 months? Oh... 1. Angel 2. O'Brien 3. Kasper 4. Waltz But with time, I expect Waltz to climb that list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bman8316 Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 Joe Angel-He is my all-time favorite. "The Marlins are in the WIN column" still gives me goosebumbs. Has a great voice for calling a game. 761407[/snapback] I still use that quote after every Marlin win :thumbup . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legacyofCangelosi Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 1. angel 2. o brien 3. kasper 4. waltz 5. randolph Kasper was average, angel was by far the best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarlinsContinueTo ShowDomi Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 1. angel 2. o brien 3. kasper 4. waltz 5. randolph Kasper was average, angel was by far the best 762709[/snapback] My list is almost the same as this venerable youngster, but I would put Waltz at the bottom until proven otherwise. I like him somewhat, but I haven't seen enough yet to really make a fair comparison. Angel was my favorite, O'brien was the most talented (in my opinion), Kasper reminds me of the good times, although I think he is a little overrated because of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreshFish Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 Felo Ramirez and Yiki Quintana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild Card Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 Am I the only one here who has Kasper as their #1 guy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orisha Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 Felo Ramirez and Yiki Quintana 762745[/snapback] they said TV announcers. with that being said, felo is SHOT. they need to put armando fernandez lima in, he is better than those two put together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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