Sutton dissed?

[pitchleague]

maybe this is why Vin Scully never has a partner in the booth with him anymore. He knows he can do both jobs at once. I wish more teams would incorporate that. Brewers radio is the same--you'll rarely (but occassionally) hear Powell while it's Uecker's innings and vice versa, but most of the time it's just them. Other team's radio crews have both guys (or some teams have three!) on at the same time (Cubs, I'm looking at you) and it's annoying because they cut each other off all the time. Plus, I'm used to the "one-man" booth that the Crew uses.

[craigharmann]

When Jim and Bob get going together on the radio, though, it is classic, funny stuff! Jim has learned what buttons to push with Bob to get him going. That's why, at times, I would much rather listen to games on the radio than watch them on TV.

[Bruce Ciskie]

Holding anyone to standards set by Vin Scully is fruitless. The guy is the gold standard in our business.

[JohnBriggs12]

Face it, Sutton would be a salesman somewhere if it weren't for his dad. Schroeder at least made it to the major leagues. He probably has more respect for a guy like Anderson who worked his way up in the business without the advantage of a famous name.

[TeeJayh1980]

Watching the Extra Innings package, you could feel the room get cool when the camera panned to a guy wearing a Brewer "bucket head" with a nice message to Sutton. Sutton brushed it off with something like "oh there's a guy referring to a bit I did in my previous job". He never explained it further other than a brief mention of Schroeder who the camera then showed. Actually it was Grace who had more to say about Schroeder than Sutton.

 

Good riddance.

 

So what was the message to Sutton? Haha, I'm dying to know!

[lukevan]

That's why, at times, I would much rather listen to games on the radio than watch them on TV.

 

I don't get the Brewer games on TV, just listen to Uecker and Powell, and when I do watch the games, they aren't the same. Ueck and Powell are fantastic.

 

Really, you should be able to have one guy call the action. Most of today's "analysts" are just former players who can speak well, not students of the game who know everything about baseball.

[Bring Back the Stein]

I agree with anyone who said that previous tendencies toward Sutton will hold. I never could stand him and the same was true last night. Some people like him. I get it. But how about Grace? I know his "fun" history, but still, what a train wreck. Obviously, he beats Schroeder in terms of on-the-field talent and having a better career from which he can mine better stories, but I have to say that Schroeder's tortoise-like delivery is much more to my liking. Felt at times like Gracey was on a meth jag.

[Fatter than Joey]

By how about Grace? I know his "fun" history, but still, what a train wreck

 

Grace was awful during the 9th inning last night when McClung was pitching.

[HebrewHammer]

Grace was probably drunk by then.

[gmanspack]

I now go to college out in AZ, so I hear Daron and Grace a lot. They are brutal. Daron is the worst....he was on the radio hear talking up how much he wants to kill the Brewers, how he and the DBacks "owe" them something. Just being immature about the whole thing. He seemed mega bitter during each of the first two telecasts, and when the Brewers got their big leads, he went into baby pouting mode. I'm glad he's gone, but now I have to put up with him.

[davego]

I can tell you with high confidence that Bill wasn't the biggest Sutton fan.

Why do you say this Brian? Not asking your source, but more so why was their a rub between the two?

[BrewBabyBrew]

I can tell you it does get worse. Getting Comcast broadcasts of the Cubs announcers moaning about every strike call they can't buy tonight, and the darned White Sox announcers shouting "HE GONE!" after every K is pretty rough.

[Bring Back the Stein]

I will concede one thing to Sutton and only one: I do miss the call on the next pitch. BA doesn't seem to do much of that.

[Kurt]

I don't think I've ever heard Mark Grace say a word up until last year and I wish I never heard him talk because it tottaly ruined the impression I had of him since I was little.

[Brian the Automator]

I can tell you with high confidence that Bill wasn't the biggest Sutton fan.

 

Why do you say this Brian? Not asking your source, but more so why was their a rub between the two?

I don't know why there was a rub, but my source is about as close as close gets to Bill.

 

[TracyThom]

He's an embarrassment to his profession, to baseball, and to the D'Backs. I can never figure out why baseball allows such dopes to be the faces/voices of the game.

Wow, Joe that's brutal. Did he rear end your car in the parking lot or something? http://static.yuku.com//domainskins/bypass/img/smileys/laugh.gif

[True CryM]

Listening to Sutton announce Brewer games is one thing. Listening to Sutton announce for a neutral or opposing team is a whole other world. There was one point in the game last night where Grace said something along the lines of, "Rickie Weeks is having an outstanding series thus far, going X for X". Immediately after Sutton drops in with, "He's still hitting .220". This prompted my Dbacks, Cubs, and Nationals friends to say, "Wow, he's kind of an ******". This is now the typical Sutton.

[unsanitary999]

For the record, I'd much, much, MUCH rather have Daron Sutton and somebody else than Bill Shroeder in the crew.

 

Also, Jim Powell should start doing TV broadcasts by himself.

[BCZF]

This club I belong to has Schroeder as a speaker a few times a year, and around the time of the winter meetings he spoke (at Long Wongs) with BA, and said "you're not gonna up and leave after five years, are ya"? And then said "well one good thing, all of my ex partners leave and go on to make a s--- load of money"..

 

Lets just say, he didn't sound all weepy that Daron left.

 

 

And BA is really a good guy in person, kinda shy..

[BrewCrewForever]

I can tell you with high confidence that Bill wasn't the biggest Sutton fan.

I have to say that really surprises me. They sure seemed to be close? Any more you can add to this Brian?

[dvoiss]

I never liked Sutton. I thought he was an arrogant obnoxious know it all. I know the people on this board liked his enthusiasm but he was over the top. Glad he's gone. I like the new guy much better.

[DuWayne Steurer]

Although Anderson seems to be Schroeder's "yes man" a bit too often, I like him a world better than Sutton. Sutton was awful.

 

And I understand Anderson deferring to Schroeder at times, as I'm sure Bill is much more versed on Brewer's history. That being said, it couldn't hurt for him to drop in his own 2 cents from time to time.

[DuWayne Steurer]

Also, Jim Powell should start doing TV broadcasts by himself.

Powell is employed by WTMJ, so I doubt that would ever happen. Anyways, I think calling a game for a tv audience is much different than calling it for a radio audience, and I think Powell does an exemplary job of calling the game, and then filling the dead time in between pitches and at bats. I think he's really "made" for radio, and it would be a shame to lose him to the TV booth.

 

(offset quote --1992)

[BrewCrewForever]

Brian, can you please explain more on why Schroeder was not a big fan of Sutton?

[BillScottCanRake]

Brian, can you please explain more on why Schroeder was not a big fan of Sutton?

 

I don't mean to answer for Brian, but I don't think he can. Here is what Brian said earlier in the thread when asked that question.

 

I don't know why there was a rub, but my source is about as close as close gets to Bill.