gtman55 Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 5 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said: I’ll miss Ben and Jim. Not sure why you dislike Kevin Brown so much. Sure he can be silly and corny at times but overall he's a really good play by play announcer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CallMeBrooksie Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 44 minutes ago, gtman55 said: Not sure why you dislike Kevin Brown so much. Sure he can be silly and corny at times but overall he's a really good play by play announcer. It's kind of just his schtick around here. I refuse to believe that anyone who endured Scott Garceau could genuinely feel that way about Kevin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dzorange Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 (edited) I might be the only one, but I listen to the away broadcasts for maybe around half of the games. Not because Brown, Ben and Palmer aren't tremendous home team commentators. They are. I just like to break things up and keep things a bit fresh. I'm also interested in how the rest of the league perceives the Orioles. While other teams commentators can be brutal to listen to with the home team sometimes, I find most of their opinions on the Orioles to be pretty objective or even favor the O's a bit too much. And sometimes you really do miss out on other great broadcasters by doing so. I love Kevin Brown, but there are a few other play-by-play guys that I love even more. Guys like Dan Schulman for the Blue Jays or Gary Cohen of the Mets or Jason Benetti of the White Sox. I will say that I find there to be a big drop off in quality after Brown, Ben and Palmer. More than normal. I think Brett Hollander does a good job and I like it when he subs in. Almost anybody else for play by play or color and I'm going to the away broadcasts. At least Jim Hunter isn't a thing anymore, though. Edited September 27, 2023 by dzorange 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yark14 Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 26 minutes ago, dzorange said: I will say that I find there to be a big drop off in quality after Brown, Ben and Palmer. More than normal. I think Brett Hollander does a good job and I like it when he subs in. Almost anybody else for play by play or color and I'm going to the away broadcasts. At least Jim Hunter isn't a thing anymore, though. If I hear the radio crew say "Ribeye Reese Levin" one more time I'm going to cut my ears off. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frobby Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 28 minutes ago, dzorange said: I might be the only one, but I listen to the away broadcasts for maybe around half of the games. Not because Brown, Ben and Palmer aren't tremendous home team commentators. They are. I just like to break things up and keep things a bit fresh. I'm also interested in how the rest of the league perceives the Orioles. While other teams commentators can be brutal to listen to with the home team sometimes, I find most of their opinions on the Orioles to be pretty objective or even favor the O's a bit too much. And sometimes you really do miss out on other great broadcasters by doing so. I love Kevin Brown, but there are a few other play-by-play guys that I love even more. Guys like Dan Schulman for the Blue Jays or Gary Cohen of the Mets or Jason Benetti of the White Sox. I gave ten seconds of thought to watching the Nats crew announce last night’s game, then thought better of it. And as the OP says, after 5 more games we’ll be watching other announcers for as long as the O’s last in the postseason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dzorange Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Frobby said: I gave ten seconds of thought to watching the Nats crew announce last night’s game, then thought better of it. And as the OP says, after 5 more games we’ll be watching other announcers for as long as the O’s last in the postseason. I didn't watch yesterday's game. I'll have to take a quick listen to see how they are. Awful Announcing had them ranked 3rd to last in the commentary rankings - https://awfulannouncing.com/orig/2023-mlb-local-broadcaster-rankings.html Edited September 27, 2023 by dzorange Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tntoriole Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 They have made a special season all the more special!! An outstanding team!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frobby Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 8 minutes ago, dzorange said: I didn't watch yesterday's game. I'll have to take a quick listen to see how they are. Awful Announcing had them ranked 3rd to last in the commentary rankings - https://awfulannouncing.com/orig/2023-mlb-local-broadcaster-rankings.html The O’s crew is ranked 10th - not bad. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Can_of_corn Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 45 minutes ago, dzorange said: I might be the only one, but I listen to the away broadcasts for maybe around half of the games. Not because Brown, Ben and Palmer aren't tremendous home team commentators. They are. I just like to break things up and keep things a bit fresh. I'm also interested in how the rest of the league perceives the Orioles. While other teams commentators can be brutal to listen to with the home team sometimes, I find most of their opinions on the Orioles to be pretty objective or even favor the O's a bit too much. And sometimes you really do miss out on other great broadcasters by doing so. I love Kevin Brown, but there are a few other play-by-play guys that I love even more. Guys like Dan Schulman for the Blue Jays or Gary Cohen of the Mets or Jason Benetti of the White Sox. I will say that I find there to be a big drop off in quality after Brown, Ben and Palmer. More than normal. I think Brett Hollander does a good job and I like it when he subs in. Almost anybody else for play by play or color and I'm going to the away broadcasts. At least Jim Hunter isn't a thing anymore, though. Rays TV crew is pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooreisbetter27 Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 3 minutes ago, Frobby said: The O’s crew is ranked 10th - not bad. They seem to really like Gary Thorne. We were top 6 in all their previous rankings with Thorne. As for the Nats broadcast... I have always found them completely unwatchable (unlistenable?). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dystopia Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 I like Dan Shulman and Buck Martinez. Buck used to do our games for a stretch there. I don’t find a big drop off in quality between KB and Geoff Arnold and BH. Some drop off, yes, but not significant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose Milligan Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 2 hours ago, gtman55 said: Not sure why you dislike Kevin Brown so much. Sure he can be silly and corny at times but overall he's a really good play by play announcer. Sums it up well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frobby Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 6 minutes ago, dystopia said: I like Dan Shulman and Buck Martinez. Buck used to do our games for a stretch there. I don’t find a big drop off in quality between KB and Geoff Arnold and BH. Some drop off, yes, but not significant. I couldn’t stand Buck Martinez when he was here. He used to alternate with Mike Flanagan and I used to pray it was a Flanagan night. (Palmer did fewer games in those days, I think.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose Milligan Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 1 hour ago, CallMeBrooksie said: It's kind of just his schtick around here. I refuse to believe that anyone who endured Scott Garceau could genuinely feel that way about Kevin. I also never said I like Scott Garceau better. I’d prefer Kevin Brown to Garceau, obviously, but I just don’t really care for Kevin Brown. It’s not a schtick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roll Tide Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 2 hours ago, Moose Milligan said: I’ll miss Ben and Jim. Interestingly I really liked Bordick when he was on the broadcasts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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