Brian Anderson to do Rockies/Phillies series

[Baldkin]

http://awfulannouncing.blogspot.com/2009/10/your-full-yet-conditional-mlb.html

 

They must've liked him enough last year to give him another gig. Way to go BA. We're fortunate to have one of the best.

[TooLiveBrew]

Congrats, BA! Well-deserved, just as it was last year. Please stay with the Brewers!

[Polish Falcons]

I like Brian Anderson but sometimes he harps on statistics too repetitively and I get so annoyed that I turn on the radio instead. Then again you can't beat Eucker.

[topper09er]

Its good for the brewers to get a little national exposure, but I dont like BA at all. He is boring and never adds anything interesting to the broadcast, just harps on the same few things over and over and usually makes several mistakes every broadcast by quoting incorrect stats. Also, I KNOW THAT THE BREWERS WOULD LIKE A GROUNDBALL WITH THE BASES LOADED AND 1 OUT.

[Paulus88]

The only problems I have with BA is that I feel he hypes up the action. Mediocre ballplayers are given more credit then they are due and routine plays are made into something more. Sometimes the action in baseball is a little undramatic and that's okay.

 

Also, and this is more of a general criticism of the field, but why do TV announcers feel the need to talk all the time. I can see the action and the graphics on the screen so I don't need them described to me. I'd rather have it be like radio where the greats always have a little dead air.

[DocLuna7]

Overall I suppose he's fine, but for some reason the constant "no-hitter" talk during Bush's gem against Philadelphia early in the season started to irk me. I know he was just trying to make a point about the ridiculousness of certain baseball superstitions, but still.

[bullox]

and usually makes several mistakes every broadcast

God forbid a human being make a mistake.

[yount19.u]

This thread has the feel of a French wine tasting.......a bit snobby.

 

Well deserved BA!

[Schlitz001]

I am also happy for BA, but that doesn't mean the fans have to like him.

[Baldkin]

Personally, I love BA. Its amazing how much better he sounds with a competent partner in the booth. Last year the way he played off of Smoltz was pretty amazing.

 

I'll never understand complaints about BA when there's the other brutal announcers, like Chip Caray out there. At least BA will get the players names right in the game he's doing.

[adamb100]

Brian Anderson may make a big deal about tiny plays but he's trying to make those tiny plays more entertaining to watch for when the game does start to become slow and boring.

[TooLiveBrew]

I have to say, after watching/listening to each of the Divisional Series, the BA/Joe Simpson pairing is hands-down the best team. Not that it's hard to be better than Chip Caray/Ron Darling or anything... actually, it'd be hard to be worse than those two clowns.

 

A tip of the cap to Brian, though. He's really done a nice job showcasing his talent again this postseason (but I hope not a good enough job to get hired away!).

[wisportswriter]

The NY Post agrees with you, TooLive.

 

Anderson is way above average when it comes to TV baseball men. Very good. Brewers fans (myself included) are lucky to have him.

[TooLiveBrew]

Wow, that writeup is beyond flattering. I'm happy for BA to get recognized -- he definitely deserves it.

 

"...while we're stuck with TBS's No. 1 guy, Chip Caray, on Yankees-Twins, TBS's second-string duo of Brian Anderson and Joe Simpson have helped make Phillies-Rockies a good watch and an even better listen.

...

[Anderson & Simpson] have been alert, yet relaxed, pleasant and amusing without being silly or shticky. When something happens, they sound excited, not hysterical. They don't choose to analyze every pitch and swing nor are they inclined to decorate their thoughts with extra fancy."

 

 

I've grown so tired of Chip Caray's senseless screaming into the microphone (though that's more of a tip-of-the-iceberg than definitive gripe http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif).