Kevin Brown

[Frobby]

1 hour ago, spleen1015 said:

Duke is putting it on Virigina and KB breaks out with...

"Virginia's just tilting at windmills right now!"

After he has to explain the Don Quixote reference to fellow announcer, the announcer breaks out with...

"Sometimes I forget how dorky you are."

That's our Kevin Brown, frenz.

I’d say the other announcer is pretty illiterate to not understand that reference.   

[survivedc]

3 hours ago, Frobby said:

I’d say the other announcer is pretty illiterate to not understand that reference.   

How many millions of people have not read Don Quixote yet get it? I’d like people that professionally talk and explain things be able to have a little outside sports knowledge.

[Can_of_corn]

6 minutes ago, survivedc said:

How many millions of people have not read Don Quixote yet get it? I’d like people that professionally talk and explain things be able to have a little outside sports knowledge.

You don't even have to had read it to get the reference,

[Sanfran327]

I'd like to give KB some props for a funny call on Westburg's walkoff last night. "Westburg with a Wild, Wild, Walkoff" was clever. 

[osfan83]

I agree with Roy....best since Jon Miller. And I too have been in broadcasting for a long time. 

[HowAboutThat]

11 minutes ago, osfan83 said:

I agree with Roy....best since Jon Miller. And I too have been in broadcasting for a long time. 

He’s getting better but there remains no comparison between Brown and Eric Nadel/Matt Hicks.

Or between Brown and Joe Angel/Gary Thorne.

[Malike]

He did say the winning run was on in the bottom of the 8th. The run scored, but it clearly wasn't the winning run. He's okay, though.

[Roy Firestone]

13 minutes ago, Malike said:

He did say the winning run was on in the bottom of the 8th. The run scored, but it clearly wasn't the winning run. He's okay, though.

In my opinion, and I've been in broadcasting for 45 years...he's the best young announcer I've heard do baseball play by play...and easily the best Oriole broadcaster since Jon Miller...but thats my opinion. And I respect my opinion.

[Malike]

1 minute ago, Roy Firestone said:

In my opinion, and I've been in broadcasting for 45 years...he's the best young announcer I've heard do baseball play by play...and easily the best Oriole broadcaster since Jon Miller...but thats my opinion. And I respect my opinion.

 

1 minute ago, Roy Firestone said:

In my opinion, and I've been in broadcasting for 45 years...he's the best young announcer I've heard do baseball play by play...and easily the best Oriole broadcaster since Jon Miller...but thats my opinion. And I respect my opinion.

I don't have any problems with Kevin Brown. I enjoy him, just pointing out his faux pas from last night.

[CynBeth]

I love KB, Ben, and Jim. I hope they get nice extensions.

[rm5678]

2 hours ago, Malike said:

 

I don't have any problems with Kevin Brown. I enjoy him, just pointing out his faux pas from last night.

He just needs to stop talking about the "Swifties."

[Can_of_corn]

1 minute ago, rm5678 said:

He just needs to stop talking about the "Swifties."

I think it's funny how triggered people get over her and them.

[Frobby]

2 hours ago, Malike said:

 

I don't have any problems with Kevin Brown. I enjoy him, just pointing out his faux pas from last night.

I guess it was a faux pas.  I think he understood it was only the 8th inning and it would only be the winning run if the bullpen held the lead.   

[SteveA]

1 hour ago, Frobby said:

I guess it was a faux pas.  I think he understood it was only the 8th inning and it would only be the winning run if the bullpen held the lead.   

Definitely not a mistake Jon Miller would have made.   He was a stickler for correct terminology and would have said "go-ahead run".   He does not call it a ground rule double when the ball bounced into the stands, he insists on calling it an "automatic double", because it is based on a standard baseball rule that applies everywhere rather than a ground rule which is specific to a ballpark (i.e. top of the grounds crew roof is a  HR, the catwalks in Tropicana, various yellow lines in different ballparks, etc.   Those are ground rules).

[Billy F-Face3]

I like Kevin Brown. But I wouldn't go as far as saying he's the best since Jon Miller. I rather liked Gary Thorne too. 

I think Kevin keeps getting better as he continues to do his thing. And he has his own endearing individual personality that he brings to the entertainment product of the baseball games, too. He mixes well with Ben and Jim.

My only criticism is when he gets too distracted with sidetracked thoughts and doesn't pay attention to the action on the field inside the game that's happening.