Brewers On Deck 2014 roundup (Highlight: Matt Lepay to fill in on FSWI for BA)

[Invader3K]

Let's use this thread for news and other tidbits from today's On Deck fan event. People who are attending can post their experiences, etc.

 

In somewhat major breaking news, Brian Anderson just announced that Badgers announcer Matt Lepay will be his fill-in when BA is doing games for TBS.

[sauveb]

I love the Matt Lepay announcement. His enthusiasm and intensity will be a great addition to the Brewers broadcast booth.

[Storm]

So, is Craig Coshun no longer on the broadcast?

[BradWI]

Braun on the reception he'll receive on the road: "As a competitor, in a really odd way, I enjoy it."

 

Embracing the classic heel role. Love it.

[hawing]

So, is Craig Coshun no longer on the broadcast?

I've been watching the brewers.com live feed of parts of the On Deck programming. At one point Craig Coshun was described as part of the radio and TV crew. That makes me wonder if he might take some radio-team trips that Uecker does not. This is nothing but my own personal speculation. I'd expect Coshun to remain part of Brewers Live, in any case.

 

Having Lepay on the broadcast team is so great - enough to make me more likely to watch FSWI road telecasts. Imagine what he might do for a home run call.

[molitor fan]

LePay is great news....Anderson is going to be gone alot methinks...his national role is only going to expand

 

Also, can I just say how much I love Mark A? It would have been easy to go into a financial shell after the attendance has dropped but he has allowed us to be aggressive.

[TooLiveBrew]

LePay is great news....Anderson is going to be gone alot methinks...his national role is only going to expand

I think the writing's on the wall with BA. I have no idea what his contract is like, but I have to guess he has more than enough national exposure at this point to be a candidate for major jobs. It's hard for me to believe LePay would be getting involved only to cover a handful of games. Maybe he's next in line for the job.

[PrinceEatMeat]

I'm excited about Lepay. I was getting worried that Coshun was in line to take BA's job when he inevitably moves on. Lepay should be a big upgrade over Coshun. Coshun is good in his pre and post game role, but he just isn't a good fit in play-by-play. I'm excited to listen to Lepay.

[brewmann04]

Any update about individual game tickets going on sale. Sorry to be a pain don't want to miss out on my first trip out there.

[Bikeage77]

Arctic tailgate is usually the third Saturday in February I think? Tickets go on sale at either 9 or 10am.

[MNBrew]

I think I read a TH tweet that Lepay's involvement doesn't affect Coshun's status at all.

[1992casey]

One of the articles indicated that Craig would be sticking to his regular host job rather than having to fill in frequently on play by play.

[JohnBriggs12]

I'd be really excited if Lepay got the radio gig. Two seasons of Joe Block have been two too many. I'm still waiting for him to describe a play in a manner which accurately tells me what's happening at the time it happens.

[3and2Fastball]

Craig Coshun seems like a great person who does a lot for charity and loves Wisconsin sports, but Matt Lepay is a huge upgrade over him as a play by play guy

[RobDeer 45]

Anyone know how old Lepay is? I'd love to have him in the TV or Radio booth for the Brewers for years to come!

[1992casey]

Matt is 51.

[RockCoCougars]

It will be interesting to see how Lepay translates to baseball. He's very good at football/basketball, but there is a lot more 'downtime' in baseball.

[3and2Fastball]

It will be interesting to see how Lepay translates to baseball. He's very good at football/basketball, but there is a lot more 'downtime' in baseball.

 

That downtime is when Rock gets to repeat the same 6 or 7 things he says all season about hitters

[LS Brewer]

I'm not even a Badger Football fan but I love Matt Lepay's enthusiastic touchdown call.

[502 to Right]

I think Lepay will be too over the top for baseball. Maybe he'll tone it down. But I have a feeling he's going to be like Tom Hamilton who does radio for the Indians. (who is from Wisconsin I just read). Just way, way over the top.

[SoCal Brew Crew Fan]

Not sure if there is a more recent thread on Matt Lepay, but I thought he was terrific this weekend. He was enthusiastic and knowledgeable. Also seemed to have a good rapport with Rock. I'm a big BA fan, but Matt is one heckuva sub. Way better than Coshun...he's far better suited for the anchor chair on Brewers Live than the PBP booth.

 

Well done Matt!!!

[remfire]

Couldn't agree more. I've been listening to Lepay and Lucas do football and basketball for years. The seamless transition from one sport to the next makes him special in my eyes. I keep expecting him to say, if someone goes first to third on a hit, "He's to the 30, to the 40, Braun to midfield, the 40, the 30. Braun finally taken down at the 25. First Down Brewers!"

[pitchleague]

I'll disagree. I found him boring. I didn't pick up on he and Rock feeding off each other well. It seemed forced and semi-uncomfortable.

 

That said, they got a bit better as the weekend went along. But other than his big calls on Braun's HR and Davis' blast, I wasn't impressed with his baseball announcing skills.

[liveforoctober]

I'll disagree. I found him boring. I didn't pick up on he and Rock feeding off each other well. It seemed forced and semi-uncomfortable.

 

That said, they got a bit better as the weekend went along. But other than his big calls on Braun's HR and Davis' blast, I wasn't impressed with his baseball announcing skills.

 

Give him a chance? He is only 30ish innings in... let him take his coat off and get comfortable.

[RightFieldCoder]

I agree that they don't seem to be feeding off each other, but that just takes time. I think he's made a fine transition to baseball. Lepay seems better than BA's first few games. I think he may be another good one. I wish the Brewers were as good at finding HS pitchers as they are finding play by play men.