I was reading an article today about our beloved Fish, and there were a variety of comments on how "embarassing" the Marlins broadcasters are. Did anybody see this?

how so? i think our duo are some of the best in the game.

Rich is entertaining, I suppose.

 

Is there a link to the article?

yea i would like to see this also. these guys are awesome.

Sacreligious....Tommy and Rich are delightful to listen to. Especially Tommy.

Why? Show a quote. I like them.

It was somewhere on the Sun Sentinel website under the Sports section. It was just people posting comments about them.

Whoever said that probably lost out for a broadcasting gig or something.

I believe someone called Tommy a "Homer" or something to that extent.

I believe someone called Tommy a "Homer" or something to that extent.

I would love a link to this supposed article.

Tommy's not a homer. He's ALWAYS willing to bash players. He's even taken shots at Beinfest this year questioning our lack of a guy who could eat up innings.

An announcer being a homer really isn't a bad thing.

Tommy does a great job of covering the game from all angles, I for one, don't think he's a homer.

Tommy does a great job of covering the game from all angles, I for one, don't think he's a homer.

He isn't. He's always the first one to call the fish on a bad play or the many f'n errors.

An announcer being a homer really isn't a bad thing.

 

If many of you guys have MLB Extra Innings you'd realize how good our guys really are. The only ones I like better than Tommy & Rich are the Seattle guys. The worst are the Nationals announcers.....just putrid.

 

And Tommy and Rich are no more homers than any of the other broadcasting crews.

An announcer being a homer really isn't a bad thing.

 

If many of you guys have MLB Extra Innings you'd realize how good our guys really are. The only ones I like better than Tommy & Rich are the Seattle guys. The worst are the Nationals announcers.....just putrid.

 

And Tommy and Rich are no more homers than any of the other broadcasting crews.

I say it's the White Sox announcers. Crap on both ends.

http://www.topix.net/forum/source/south-fl...LAT0NKR4EVHS7L4

 

 

Read all of the comments. Interesting stuff.

I think Rich and Tommy do a fine job in the booth.

I like the Marlins' announcers. The Nats and Orioles have brutal guys in their booths if you ask me.

Eh, count me in the minority. Rich's game calls sound like a bad video game track and Tommy's color is blah.

 

They're not terrible, but I wouldn't qualify them as good. At least they interact well.

 

I will say this though, the lack of national love for Miggy and Hanley has to be at least partially attributed to them as the two get far more excited for Uggla and Amezaga on a day to day and play to play basis. "You know Rich, I just love how Amezaga TURNS THIS LINEUP OVER...oh yeah, Hanley hit another homerun, but HIS NAME IS not DAN UGGLA!!"

Eh, count me in the minority. Rich's game calls sound like a bad video game track and Tommy's color is blah.

 

They're not terrible, but I wouldn't qualify them as good. At least they interact well.

 

I will say this though, the lack of national love for Miggy and Hanley has to be at least partially attributed to them as the two get far more excited for Uggla and Amezaga on a day to day and play to play basis. "You know Rich, I just love how Amezaga TURNS THIS LINEUP OVER...oh yeah, Hanley hit another homerun, but HIS NAME IS not DAN UGGLA!!"

Yes, it's Rich and Tommy's fault. That's why Amezaga gets all the national attention and not Miggie.

Seattle does have a good bunch of announcers who rotate every few innings between radio & TV....Rich Waltz used to be one of them....but Dave Niehaus is Mr. Mariner.

 

Rich & Tommy are top 5 easily in MLB for TV Crews. Another noteworthy crew is Arizona with Daron Sutton & Mark Grace. Vin Scully when he flies solo in Los Angeles is excellent. Kuiper & Krukow on FSN Bay Area for the Giants are pretty good.

I like the Marlins' announcers. The Nats and Orioles have brutal guys in their booths if you ask me.

 

Especially the Nats....just bad. When I see one of their games I just have to turn the volume down completely.

Seattle does have a good bunch of announcers who rotate every few innings between radio & TV....Rich Waltz used to be one of them....but Dave Niehaus is Mr. Mariner.

 

Rich & Tommy are top 5 easily in MLB for TV Crews. Another noteworthy crew is Arizona with Daron Sutton & Mark Grace. Vin Scully when he flies solo in Los Angeles is excellent. Kuiper & Krukow on FSN Bay Area for the Giants are pretty good.

 

Mr Neihaus has one of the most distinctive voices in all of broadcasting. Listening to him is a trip back in time to the great announcers of the 50's & 60's. I look at a lot of Seattle games just to hear him.

 

And I have to admit, that Mark Grace is one hell of a good colour guy. I had my doubts about him, but he has proven to be pretty good, and funny as hell at times.

 

And I would agree Rich & Tommy are top 5......we have been blessed with good announcers. Staats with the Rays can be good and then bad.....so he evens himself out. I would have replaced Magraine myself by now, as he is a big waste of space, and perhaps Dwayne Staats would come off better with a better colour man.

An announcer being a homer really isn't a bad thing.

Re: Michael Kay.