Must Gary Thorne be a doomsday prophet?

[Old_Bay_Oriole]

Is he contractually obligated to harp on every bad situation the Orioles have and constantly point out when things are going poorly?

[blkeen]

And.. The positivity around here is gone in 3..2...

[RayC]

He is really insufferable, with his constant repeat of the number of pitches (like a calculator) and that "signature call" "Goodbye Home Run!!". It was nice to watch the games over the past few days when he was absent, even though we had to put up with Hunter.

[Lucky Jim]

I don't love Thorne, but I certainly don't mind him. Palmer clearly enjoys him.

[byrdz]

Really, we are complaining about Thorne??

[Old_Bay_Oriole]

He is really insufferable, with his constant repeat of the number of pitches (like a calculator) and that "signature call" "Goodbye Home Run!!". It was nice to watch the games over the past few days when he was absent, even though we had to put up with Hunter.

My thoughts exactly. Pointing out an obviously bad situation is obnoxious, and Thorne has a knack for it

[CA-ORIOLE]

Really, we are complaining about Thorne??

He's easily the dumbest baseball announcer I've ever heard.

[clapdiddy]

He's easily the dumbest baseball announcer I've ever heard.

You obviously haven't been watching Jim Hunter. Thorne is Einstein compared to Hunter.

[BrunoCherrytown]

Everytime a homerun is hit by another team I always wonder why they get to have an announcer in our broadcast booth.

[CA-ORIOLE]

You obviously haven't been watching Jim Hunter. Thorne is Einstein compared to Hunter.

Does Hunter call a fastball from a curve or know the basic rules of baseball?

[RayC]

He's easily the dumbest baseball announcer I've ever heard.

You are right, but he's an attorney, so he must be "really smart"!

[CA-ORIOLE]

You are right, but he's an attorney, so he must be "really smart"!

I know he's been a hockey guy, but you would think after all this time as a baseball announcer that he would have taken more time to learn the basics of the game.

[RayC]

I know he's been a hockey guy, but you would think after all this time as a baseball announcer that he would have taken more time to learn the basics of the game.

He's so smart, he doesn't need to learn it. He already knows it all.

[CA-ORIOLE]

He's so smart, he doesn't need to learn it. He already knows it all.

Thorne: "offspeed breaking ball"

..... Maybe we'll get a "2 RBI HR" today.

[Old_Bay_Oriole]

or how about noting a 2 game hitting streak? Also known as being in the MLB