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Kevin Brown has just signed a NEW multi- year deal to continue as the Oriole TV lead announcer. He will still be able to take other jobs during the season, like his work for ESPN this year, Speaking only for me. I'm happy for him and wish him well. I always say , he's  the BEST TV  announcer  weve had since Jon Miller. The Orioles are very pleased with his work as is ESPN.And so am I.

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Kevin Brown has just signed a NEW multi- year deal to continue as the Oriole TV lead announcer. He will still be able to take other jobs during the season, like his work for ESPN this year, Speaking o

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I love Kevin Brown calling games. He's fantastic. You are in the vast minority of Os fans.

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He’s an up and coming star.  Clearly ESPN believes it. He can be corny at times but he’s excellent overall.

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2 minutes ago, Roy Firestone said:

Kevin Brown has just signed a NEW multi- year deal to continue as the Oriole TV lead announcer. He will still be able to take other jobs during the season, like his work for ESPN this year, Speaking only for me. I'm happy for him and wish him well. I always say , he's  the BEST TV  announcer  weve had since Jon Miller. The Orioles are very pleased with his work as is ESPN.And so am I.

Your man crush is getting a little bit creepy. No one hates him. They just don’t like him calling games. 

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4 minutes ago, Spakman said:

Your man crush is getting a little bit creepy. No one hates him. They just don’t like him calling games. 

Puh-leese. I dont have a "man crush" for Kevin. I have a "man Cush" for Coby Mayo.(LOL) And for those who don't like him calling games, for the next several years I guess they'll have to mute the games..because he's not going anywhere.

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13 minutes ago, Roy Firestone said:

Kevin Brown has just signed a NEW multi- year deal to continue as the Oriole TV lead announcer. He will still be able to take other jobs during the season, like his work for ESPN this year, Speaking only for me. I'm happy for him and wish him well. I always say , he's  the BEST TV  announcer  weve had since Jon Miller. The Orioles are very pleased with his work as is ESPN.And so am I.

Do you mean he’s signed a new contract since two weeks ago?   Or are you just telling us old news?  😉

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Not everyone will like every announcer. I'm sure Jon Miller had people who did like him because he wasn't Chuck Thompson.

I do think it's a pretty low minority of fans that dislike Brown calling games.

He absolutely can be corny, occasionally cringeworthy, and still sometimes forgets when his antidotes fit into a game or when they should be used at another time, but he's also does his home work, has a good voice, and overall is very good play by play guy.

I'm happy he'll be sticking around even if he will make my eyes roll occasionally. Pretty sure his only real hater is @Moose Milligan! :D 

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16 minutes ago, Tony-OH said:

Not everyone will like every announcer. I'm sure Jon Miller had people who did like him because he wasn't Chuck Thompson.

I do think it's a pretty low minority of fans that dislike Brown calling games.

He absolutely can be corny, occasionally cringeworthy, and still sometimes forgets when his antidotes fit into a game or when they should be used at another time, but he's also does his home work, has a good voice, and overall is very good play by play guy.

I'm happy he'll be sticking around even if he will make my eyes roll occasionally. Pretty sure his only real hater is @Moose Milligan! :D 

Keeping him to see the occasional Moose tirade/hissy fit may be worth it alone.  

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14 minutes ago, LookitsPuck said:

And those people are wrong.

There is no right or wrong.  You either like an announcer or you don’t.  It’s subjective.  But the vast majority do like Brown, including me.  

Speaking of announcers I don’t like, I was driving somewhere last week and heard Scott Garceau doing PBP.  I’ve never liked his announcing, and he’s on the air a lot less these days, but let’s just say he’s not getting better with age.  I think he’s now slipped below Melanie in my personal rankings based on what I heard last week.   
 

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There is no right or wrong.  You either like an announcer or you don’t.  It’s subjective.  But the vast majority do like Brown, including me.  

Speaking of announcers I don’t like, I was driving somewhere last week and heard Scott Garceau doing PBP.  I’ve never liked his announcing, and he’s on the air a lot less these days, but let’s just say he’s not getting better with age.  I think he’s now slipped below Melanie in my personal rankings based on what I heard last week.   
 

I was largely being facetious, but I agree 100% with you.

Garceau is beyond awful. To me, you're either getting better or you're already great. Melanie has gotten better over time, Scott Garceau has arguably gotten worse and his floor was already low. He really doesn't bring any excitement or stories, but brings all the other bad characteristics: inability (or no desire) to say the player's names correctly/consistently. And also there just isn't any analytical insight to try and balance it out. You either bring something interesting, golden pipes, something...and I'm not sure what Garceau brings aside from the name. 

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