Does Brian Anderson not get it?

[crewcrazy]

I don't have much of a problem with him mentioning a no-hitter if it's getting reasonably late in the game (if the guy makes it through 6th, by all means, go nuts). What I have a problem with is how he'll openly bash those who are superstitious and the hint of arrogance he gives off while he's doing it. At least during Bush's no-hit bid, Jim Powell sounded reluctant to mention the hit column -- you could tell he respected the superstition and tradition of the game while he was calling the action.

[SoCal Brew Crew Fan]

IIRC Vin Scully always thought that it was the announcer's job to let the audience know if there was a no-hitter going on, FWIW. I know that I'm in the minority on this, but I really like Anderson and Shroeder (sp?). I live in Minnesota, and if there is one thing keeping Blyleven out of the Hall of Fame it's his knob-ness. Living in Saint Paul, I also subscribe to the DirecTV baseball package so I get the feeds from the other cities. It is my opinion that Pittsburgh, Chicago Cubs (obviously, right?), Arizona (I don't like Sutton), and the epitome of bad announcing, Cincinnati, all have far more to complain about in their coverage. After watching a Cincinnati feed, Anderson seems awesome.

 

Could not agree more...anyone who has Extra Innings knows how much better Brian & Bill are than most of the league. Just because you hear a lot of the same things over a 162 game schedule, some get tired of the idiosyncracies of their given announcer, but I'm telling you...these guys are good, very good and we are lucky to have them.

[crewcrazy]

I don't have much of a problem with him mentioning a no-hitter if it's getting reasonably late in the game (if the guy makes it through 6th, by all means, go nuts). What I have a problem with is how he'll openly bash those who are superstitious and the hint of arrogance he gives off while he's doing it. At least during Bush's no-hit bid, Jim Powell sounded reluctant to mention the hit column -- you could tell he respected the superstition and tradition of the game while he was calling the action.

[SoCal Brew Crew Fan]

IIRC Vin Scully always thought that it was the announcer's job to let the audience know if there was a no-hitter going on, FWIW. I know that I'm in the minority on this, but I really like Anderson and Shroeder (sp?). I live in Minnesota, and if there is one thing keeping Blyleven out of the Hall of Fame it's his knob-ness. Living in Saint Paul, I also subscribe to the DirecTV baseball package so I get the feeds from the other cities. It is my opinion that Pittsburgh, Chicago Cubs (obviously, right?), Arizona (I don't like Sutton), and the epitome of bad announcing, Cincinnati, all have far more to complain about in their coverage. After watching a Cincinnati feed, Anderson seems awesome.

 

Could not agree more...anyone who has Extra Innings knows how much better Brian & Bill are than most of the league. Just because you hear a lot of the same things over a 162 game schedule, some get tired of the idiosyncracies of their given announcer, but I'm telling you...these guys are good, very good and we are lucky to have them.

[crewcrazy]

I don't have much of a problem with him mentioning a no-hitter if it's getting reasonably late in the game (if the guy makes it through 6th, by all means, go nuts). What I have a problem with is how he'll openly bash those who are superstitious and the hint of arrogance he gives off while he's doing it. At least during Bush's no-hit bid, Jim Powell sounded reluctant to mention the hit column -- you could tell he respected the superstition and tradition of the game while he was calling the action.