El Diablo

I miss the World Series patch being on the left side of the cap. The camera angle they use on the broadcast made it so much more prominent and helped to make it feel like an event. 

Now they've flipped it for that stupid New Era logo and you hardly see the patches at all. It just doesn't have that same magic.

41 minutes ago, Red Comet said:

 

Thing is, I had an old co-worker at a ticket broker I used to work for (long story) who said that when he worked at a liquor store, Rex Hudler would come in and get 5 shot bottles of Seagram's 7 before he'd go to the booth for Royals home games. I imagine that those were simply liquid appetizers. 

 

Rex is certainly one of those love him or hate him guys. But, he's certainly not forgettable which is a trait that so many broadcasters now unfortunately possess.

There's been a definite slide into blandness in the broadcast booth the last few years, especially since all the older guys have been retiring. I know that guys with the charisma of a John Madden or Harry Carey are hard to find, but there doesn't seem to be much of an effort to replace them, either.

That warms my heart.

17 hours ago, goalieboy82 said:

Man, I remember watching the Cubs on WGN when I was a kid. I was too young to know what drunk was then, but looking back I think there were games when he was blitzed before he even went to the booth.

Sports announcers nowadays should be allowed to drink. 

I miss announcers that I was fairly certain were drunk during the broadcast.

NHL, and also my favorite sport: Blue Jackets, Devils, and Islanders

MLB: Reds, Giants, and Mariners

NFL: Bengals, Browns, and a shifting rotation of Eagles and Bears

College: Oklahoma, Arkansas, and pretty much every team in greater Cincinnati.