2017-04-05: Rockies (Chatwood) at Brewers (Peralta) 7:10 PM CDT [Brewers win, 6-1, avoid dreaded 0-162 campaign]

[MrTPlush]

That was worse than Villar.

[FVBrewerFan]

Two out hit with risp, bravo. And good baserunning to boot.

 

Annnnnd strike the good baserunning part.

[jerichoholicninja]

Disagree. Try listening to other local broadcast teams. Announcers are always a matter of taste, I like both BA and rock.

 

I've listened to others. I like a lot more than BA. There's some I don't like. Anderson is such a nationally touted guy but his picture is in the dictionary next to the word vanilla. I look forward to the day when he finally becomes too big for Milwaukee and he moves on. Hopefully taking Rock with him.

[young guns]

Where was the cameraman covering second on perezs hit? [sarcasm]First villarnow the cameraman, this team cant do anything right![/sarcasm]

[MrTPlush]

Disagree. Try listening to other local broadcast teams. Announcers are always a matter of taste, I like both BA and rock.

 

I've listened to others. I like a lot more than BA. There's some I don't like. Anderson is such a nationally touted guy but his picture is in the dictionary next to the word vanilla. I look forward to the day when he finally becomes too big for Milwaukee and he moves on. Hopefully taking Rock with him.

 

No you don't. No you definitely do not. Do you know who is next on the depth chart?

[jerichoholicninja]

Disagree. Try listening to other local broadcast teams. Announcers are always a matter of taste, I like both BA and rock.

 

I've listened to others. I like a lot more than BA. There's some I don't like. Anderson is such a nationally touted guy but his picture is in the dictionary next to the word vanilla. I look forward to the day when he finally becomes too big for Milwaukee and he moves on. Hopefully taking Rock with him.

 

No you don't. No you definitely do not. Do you know who is next on the depth chart?

 

It's not Augie, Davey, or Cashun if that's what you're getting at. I'd assume Dillard's the next up.

[brewmann04]

wow that two runners caught off base tonight. This again seems to be a returning problem and the main question who is in charged of their base running

[yfinn6]

Disagree. Try listening to other local broadcast teams. Announcers are always a matter of taste, I like both BA and rock.

 

I've listened to others. I like a lot more than BA. There's some I don't like. Anderson is such a nationally touted guy but his picture is in the dictionary next to the word vanilla. I look forward to the day when he finally becomes too big for Milwaukee and he moves on. Hopefully taking Rock with him.

 

If the alternative is Daron Sutton, I'll take BA every.single.time.

[jerichoholicninja]

Disagree. Try listening to other local broadcast teams. Announcers are always a matter of taste, I like both BA and rock.

 

I've listened to others. I like a lot more than BA. There's some I don't like. Anderson is such a nationally touted guy but his picture is in the dictionary next to the word vanilla. I look forward to the day when he finally becomes too big for Milwaukee and he moves on. Hopefully taking Rock with him.

 

If the alternative is Daron Sutton, I'll take BA every.single.time.

 

I could go either way on that. Daron could at least be entertaining sometimes.

[yfinn6]

He definitely said Manny Pina right there. And then followed it up with Pena.

[Patrick425]

It's not Augie, Davey, or Cashun if that's what you're getting at. I'd assume Dillard's the next up.

 

As in Tim Dillard? That would be awesome!

[MillerParkSouth]

I absolutely love BA and Rock. When I had MLB.tv I would listen to a lot of away broadcasts and I was stunned at how bad most of them were. We have it really good.

[FVBrewerFan]

They sure cut down on the ks tonight, Kirk N not withstanding.

[MrTPlush]

I absolutely love BA and Rock. When I had MLB.tv I would listen to a lot of away broadcasts and I was stunned at how bad most of them were. We have it really good.

 

Agreed there are some disasters out there. Most of them former players who got the gig for that reason only.

[markedman5]

BA is the best TV play by play guy we've had with the possible exeption of Matt Vasgersian.

 

Hope he never leaves Milwaukee.

[jerichoholicninja]

BA is the best TV play by play guy we've had with the possible exeption of Matt Vasgersian.

 

Hope he never leaves Milwaukee.

 

I'm not being combative, but why? What does he do that you like?

[homer]

GO Brewers

[FVBrewerFan]

BA is the best TV play by play guy we've had with the possible exeption of Matt Vasgersian.

 

Hope he never leaves Milwaukee.

 

I'm not being combative, but why? What does he do that you like?

 

For me? I think they play off each other very well. Good overall knowledge about players, rules of the game, strategy. And nice balance between game talk and general nonsense and fun banter.

 

Plus, they walk the line of being homers about perfectly for me.

[yfinn6]

BA is the best TV play by play guy we've had with the possible exeption of Matt Vasgersian.

 

Hope he never leaves Milwaukee.

 

I'm not being combative, but why? What does he do that you like?

 

It's what he doesn't do. He's not completely fake like Sutton was, of the announcers I've listened to on MLBtv he's probably the most objective about the team yet still maintaining obvious allegiance to the Brewers.

 

For what he does do, I think he and Bill have pretty good chemistry, and I can usually tone out most of the stuff I know is repetitive and just pick up on them when they're joking with each other.

 

A lot of the things people find annoying about announcers - in any sport - have been things I can just stop listening to since I know it's just recycled garbage or the same analysis we've heard over and over again knowing that every broadcast team everywhere does that and it's the nature of broadcasting, especially baseball where you have a lot of dead-space to fill with some sort of banter.

[jerichoholicninja]

BA is the best TV play by play guy we've had with the possible exeption of Matt Vasgersian.

 

Hope he never leaves Milwaukee.

 

I'm not being combative, but why? What does he do that you like?

 

For me? I think they play off each other very well. Good overall knowledge about players, rules of the game, strategy. And nice balance between game talk and general nonsense and fun banter.

 

Plus, they walk the line of being homers about perfectly for me.

 

BA is the exact opposite of a homer. Like I said in my post that started all this, he spends a good deal of time talking about how awesome the other team is. Sure, you need to talk about your opponents strengths but he's been talking about the Rockies like they're the greatest offense in the history of baseball.

[pacopete4]

Villar hits that one for the haters.

 

Offense has been fun so far this season.

[markedman5]

BA is the best TV play by play guy we've had with the possible exeption of Matt Vasgersian.

 

Hope he never leaves Milwaukee.

 

I'm not being combative, but why? What does he do that you like?

 

It's what he doesn't do. He's not completely fake like Sutton was, of the announcers I've listened to on MLBtv he's probably the most objective about the team yet still maintaining obvious allegiance to the Brewers.

 

For what he does do, I think he and Bill have pretty good chemistry, and I can usually tone out most of the stuff I know is repetitive and just pick up on them when they're joking with each other.

 

A lot of the things people find annoying about announcers - in any sport - have been things I can just stop listening to since I know it's just recycled garbage or the same analysis we've heard over and over again knowing that every broadcast team everywhere does that and it's the nature of broadcasting, especially baseball where you have a lot of dead-space to fill with some sort of banter.

 

I think this sums it up pretty well.

 

To be succinct .....he is a pro.

 

Ps. I'm enjoying tonight's game much more then the first 2.....

[FVBrewerFan]

Coors or not, they were first in ops in the nl by a mile last season. So he said it's a dangerous line-up. Not much of a stretch there.

[pacopete4]

Bold prediction- Taylor Jungmann gets our first win.

 

 

Oh so close.

[MrTPlush]

BA is the exact opposite of a homer. Like I said in my post that started all this, he spends a good deal of time talking about how awesome the other team is. Sure, you need to talk about your opponents strengths but he's been talking about the Rockies like they're the greatest offense in the history of baseball.

 

The reason you like other announcers is probably because you haven't watched them 162 times a year for the past decade. Watch any other announcer for 1,000 games and they will annoy you with certain things.