re: Announcers you wish were still &quot;in the game&quot;

Posted by bigezsaint

Bossier City

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Posted on 9/28/16 at 5:13 am to OWLFAN86

Ron Franklin....One of my absolute favorites!

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Posted by DJ3K

Member since Dec 2011

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Posted on 9/28/16 at 6:20 am to OWLFAN86

Bob Sheppard. He had such a smooth voice when calling up New York games

Posted by Jcorye1

Tom Brady = GoAT

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Posted on 9/28/16 at 6:34 am to OWLFAN86

Pat Summerall

Posted by Zephyrius

Wharton, La.

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Posted on 9/28/16 at 6:50 am to Jcorye1

Jack Buck and Hank Stram... They did the radio broadcasts for Monday Night Football and the SuperBowl. They were awesome!!!

Always loved Sumerall and Madden for CBS/ Fox.

Posted by Wally Sparks

Atlanta

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Posted on 9/28/16 at 8:29 am to OWLFAN86

Keith Jackson
Skip Caray
Vin Scully (as of next month)

Posted by dukke v

PLUTO

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Posted on 9/28/16 at 8:34 am to mattz1122

This......

Posted by SoDakHawk

South Dakota

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Posted on 9/28/16 at 8:41 am to dukke v

Which one do I miss the most? Ron Santo on Cubs radio broadcasts. Hasn't been the same since he passed away.

Posted by Skillet

Member since Aug 2006

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Posted on 9/28/16 at 8:51 am to OWLFAN86

Chris Economaki
Bob Peters & Brad Brian
Wayne Mack & Danny Abramovitch
Lowell Passe
Buck Laughlin
Pepper Brooks

Posted by witty alias

Member since Nov 2012

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Posted on 9/28/16 at 9:16 am to craigbiggio

Enberg still does Padre games.

Posted by El Magnifico

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Posted on 9/28/16 at 9:55 am to OWLFAN86

Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
Keith Jackson and Bob Griese

Posted by loweralabamatrojan

Lower Alabama

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Posted on 9/28/16 at 10:23 am to mattz1122

quote:
Keith Jackson Dick Enberg Costas for baseball (aside from just MLB TV work)

I'd add the original MNF crew to this.

Howard Cosell, Frank Gifford and Don Meredith were as entertaining as the games they called.

Posted by MountainTiger

The foot of Mt. Belzoni

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Posted on 9/28/16 at 11:16 am to OWLFAN86

Red Barber

Posted by FightinTigersDammit

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Posted on 9/28/16 at 11:38 am to Obi-Wan Tiger

quote:
Gene Elston
Curt Gowdy

Good taste, my man.

Posted by jlnoles79

Member since Jan 2014

12911 posts

Posted on 9/28/16 at 12:30 pm to FightinTigersDammit

Ron Franklin
Ken Squire
Don Criqui
Skip & Pete

I always liked the duo Tom Hammond and Larry Conley doing basketball

Posted by SoFla Tideroller

South Florida

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Posted on 9/28/16 at 12:50 pm to OWLFAN86

Keith Jackson

Good call on Skip Caray. Would love to have Pete Van Wieren, Ernie Johnson and him back to call Braves games.

Posted by jlnoles79

Member since Jan 2014

12911 posts

Posted on 9/28/16 at 1:04 pm to SoFla Tideroller

quote:
Good call on Skip Caray. Would love to have Pete Van Wieren, Ernie Johnson and him back to call Braves games.

Skip was funny and Pete was the nerd

I remember sneaking out of my room to watch a late west coast Braves game in the 90's. I think it was '93 when they were in the division race vs the Giants.
The Braves lost at the Dodgers by walking in the winning run. I remember Skip saying "It's enough to drive you to drink"

I hated they lost that game, but that was funny.