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Pat Summerall, 1930-2013 In 1974, someone at CBS made the very canny and astute move of moving Pat Summerall to play-by-play. All he would do with that is become the standard by which all announcers would be judged over the next 30 years.   |
Sports Central
April 10, 2008
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The Sports Announcer Column (Pt. 2) A look at solid sports announcers worthy of wider praise, even if they are not worthy of the Pantheon. |
Sports Illustrated
May 1, 2001
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The Spirit of St. Louis You can still find 76-year-old Jack Buck at the mike during every St. Louis home game, broadcasting to the Cardinal Nation over more than 100 radio stations. He still sends out the most wonderful descriptions of games you've ever heard... |
Sports Central
August 10, 2006
Kevin Beane |
Confessions of a College Football Glutton Admit it -- this could be you! |
Salon.com
October 26, 2000
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Put the bat down, Fox If only the network bringing us the World Series could get over Roger Clemens' meltdown, maybe it could focus on the basics: Sound and pictures... |
Sports Central
August 16, 2012
Kevin Beane |
TBS's Grand Experiment For the first time in MLB television history, the commentary will be covered by a woman, Michele Smith (well, partially covered -- John Smoltz will be there too, along with Ernie Johnson doing play-by-play). |
Salon.com
June 24, 2002
King Kaufman |
Death and life at the ballpark After the stunning loss of Darryl Kile, the Cardinals played again, and lost. That's life. And that's baseball. |
Sports Illustrated
November 8, 2001
Frank Deford |
"Eccentricities of genius": The World Series Game 7 had it all and then some... |
Sports Central
February 28, 2008
Kevin Beane |
The Sports Announcer Column (Pt. 1) If you value a voice that provides good background music to the game, here are three of the best. |
Sports Central
October 31, 2012
Stephen Kerr |
Defending America's Pastime Now that San Francisco has swept Detroit, and this year's World Series is over, I'll watch some good pro and college football and basketball. But I'm already counting down the days until spring training starts another season. Hurry back, baseball! |
Sports Central
July 3, 2007
Scott Shepherd |
2007 MLB All-Star Snubs When the players and coaches filled out the remaining roster spots with worthy participants, they dropped the ball. |
Sports Illustrated
August 14, 2002
Frank Deford |
Our troubadours Sadly, the era of "the voice of" is coming to an end. |
Sports Central
January 15, 2009
Kevin Beane |
Slant Pattern Reviews the Networks Grading the sports channels and the sports bureaus of the major over-the-air networks. |
Sports Central
September 23, 2010
Kevin Beane |
The Best and Worst Sports Websites Let's get right to it. Here are the sites I love, followed by a couple that I cannot stand. |
The Motley Fool
October 20, 2010
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5 Days and Running The spat continues between Cablevision and Fox. Baseball fans bite fingernails. |
Sports Central
April 7, 2011
Kevin Beane |
Sports Television: Past and Present When I was a kid in the 1980s, sports on television was worlds different than it is now. |
Sports Central
May 31, 2008
Ben Feller |
Why Baseball Needs Replay Now The main reason for replay is to get the calls correct. Another is for baseball to start to shy away from its old school image. |
AskMen.com
August 6, 2003
Matthew Simpson |
Top 10: Legendary Sportscasters They toy with emotions, making heroes out of players and entertaining the masses. With that, here are the top 10 legendary sportscasters according to their popularity and staying power. |
Sports Central
October 21, 2011
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Fall Not-So-Classic Wednesday night was Game 1 of the 2011 World Series and the minds of most sports fans hovered over one of the following thoughts. |
The Motley Fool
November 19, 2010 |
Netflix: Is the Bottom Line Falling Out? Top-line growth is outpacing that of the bottom line, and what investors should keep an eye out for in upcoming reports. |
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November 8, 2012
Kevin Beane |
Ranking the Networks I am a sports fan, and I actually like all of these channels. I say this because I don't want the programming directors of the networks low on the list to jump out their 45th-floor windows. |
Sports Central
March 26, 2005
Greg Wyshynski |
Sports Media's Steroid Hypocrisy Today's sports pundits have more in common with Major League Baseball's braintrust than they'd like to admit -- they all placed their heads in the sand just deep enough to play blind to the sport's steroid subculture while still being able to hear the cash register ring. |
Sports Illustrated
October 26, 2000
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Face it, baseball games are too long The World Series and a previous column on it spark loads of reader mail... |
Sports Central
October 16, 2004
Greg Wyshynski |
Our Daddy, Who Art in Da Bronx Boston Red Sox fans know the difference between conspiracy theories and the supernatural. |
Sports Central
August 13, 2004
Martin Hawrysko |
New NFL TV Rights Could Get Interesting Rumors suggest that Disney might be considering moving Monday Night Football to ESPN. It will not necessarily be the end of the world. |
