Fangraphs' crowdsourcing ranks O's TV broadcast crew no. 5 in MLB

[Frobby]

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/2016-broadcaster-rankings-tv-10-1/

I guess we can't complain.

[waroriole]

Nobody is better than Thorne/Palmer. Maybe Scully, but that's tough to beat.

[Hallas]

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/2016-broadcaster-rankings-tv-10-1/

I guess we can't complain.

I haven't heard enough Giants, Cubs, or Mets broadcasts to really have much to say there.

Can't really argue with Vin Scully at the top. He has one of the smoothest PBP voices I've ever heard. Knocking off the top spot would kind of be like kicking Barristan Selmy out of the kingsguard.

[Barnaby Graves]

Fangraphs' crowdsourcing

[wildcard]

IMO Thorne and Palmer are excellent. Bordick is kind of vanilla. Replacing him with Ben McDonald or Brian Roberts could be an improvement.

[Phantom]

If you've ever watched another teams broadcast, you'll know how good we have it.

[weams]

IMO Thorne and Palmer are excellent. Bordick is kind of vanilla. Replacing him with Ben McDonald or Brian Roberts could be an improvement.

If you've ever watched another teams broadcast, you'll know how good we have it.

We are very fortunate. Gary is top three for certain.

[Moose Milligan]

If you've ever watched another teams broadcast, you'll know how good we have it.

Absolutely. If the Orioles aren't on but the Nats are, it's almost unbearable to watch due to FP Santangelo and the PBP guy. I can't remember his name but those two together are insufferable.

[Moose Milligan]

• “Palmer is great with on-field analysis and his favorite subject, Jim Palmer.” :rofl::mwahaha:

It's funny because it's so true. Anyone else, it'd probably be annoying but Palmer totally can get away with it because...well, he's Jim Palmer.

[tntoriole]

If you've ever watched another teams broadcast, you'll know how good we have it.

One of the benefits of MLB.TV is being able to do just that...and I have listened to just about every other group in MLB. I do think Jon Miller remains at the top of my personal list of play by play though Vin Scully's voice is iconic. But Jim Palmer is the best color guy and there is no one even remotely close.

[Phantom]

What shocked me is how horribly biased towards the home team others broadcasters are.

[VeveJones007]

Thorne and Palmer are so great. Perfect balance of analysis, gravity, and lightness.

[Satyr3206]

I have Extra Innings so I get to hear all the other teams announcers. The Orioles crew is definitely top 5 maybe higher.

[ExileAngelos]

I thought Scully and Miller were radio guys. This ranking TV correct?

[OrioleMagic79]

I thought Scully and Miller were radio guys. This ranking TV correct?

Scully is definitely also their TV guy ... I watch the Dodgers often when the O's aren't on because I know that when we lose him it will be the last of the greatest generation of baseball broadcasters finally gone (he's retiring at the end of this season) ...

Jon Miller is the Giants' radio (and occasionally TV) guy, and when we played them last season I, with all due respect to our team of Palmer and Thorne that I love dearly, elected to listen to the game via the Giants' broadcast for nostalgic reasons of the days when Miller was ours ... he is almost a throwback to the Vin Scully era of guys ...