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Title: Orel Hershiser and Dusty Baker
Post by: Twoniner on August 04, 2007, 12:13:04 am
  Two guys that I thought I wouldn't care for as announcers who are actually really good.   I'm sure they will be off the air at ESPN within a month or so.
Title: Re: Orel Hershiser and Dusty Baker
Post by: dirty steve on August 04, 2007, 12:20:11 am
what--no "blacks and hispanics ar more well adapted to play in the heat because of the color of their skin" cracks?  not the dusty i'm used to.
Title: Re: Orel Hershiser and Dusty Baker
Post by: Frobie on August 04, 2007, 12:28:44 am
Don't recall hearing Dusty but I agree that Orel does a much better job as a broadcaster than I would have expected.
Title: Re: Orel Hershiser and Dusty Baker
Post by: Bonomaniac on August 04, 2007, 06:32:25 am
they can't be any worse than Eduardo Perez and/or Orestes Destrada or Vina
Title: Re: Orel Hershiser and Dusty Baker
Post by: Ty in Tampa on August 04, 2007, 08:22:43 am
Dusty, I don't like the guy but I admit, his 'regular baseball guy' persona works ok for me. I haven't heard him say anything stupid but I haven't really heard him that much.
Title: Re: Orel Hershiser and Dusty Baker
Post by: JGrave on August 04, 2007, 11:05:35 am
Don't recall hearing Dusty but I agree that Orel does a much better job as a broadcaster than I would have expected.

A week or so ago during one of the Giants games, Orel was discussing Zito and how his head and hips are late during his motion and it's causing his front leg to land straight.  It was really interesting to hear him discuss how this affects his velocity and control.  I know this has been discussed with regards to Lidge around here but to see him go through it frame by frame was entertaining.     
Title: Re: Orel Hershiser and Dusty Baker
Post by: Jose Cruz III on August 04, 2007, 11:13:32 am
are dating????
Title: Re: Orel Hershiser and Dusty Baker
Post by: Reuben on August 04, 2007, 12:36:48 pm
  Two guys that I thought I wouldn't care for as announcers who are actually really good.   I'm sure they will be off the air at ESPN within a month or so.
Haven't heard them too much on actual games, but I like Hershiser, although on BBTN he's got that crazy-eye look that's a little spooky.
Title: Re: Orel Hershiser and Dusty Baker
Post by: Amy on August 04, 2007, 11:26:26 pm
what--no "blacks and hispanics ar more well adapted to play in the heat because of the color of their skin" cracks?  not the dusty i'm used to.

He can't be any worse than Joe Morgan.
Title: Re: Orel Hershiser and Dusty Baker
Post by: Zac D on August 05, 2007, 01:24:55 am
He can't be any worse than Joe Morgan.

Did you folks hear McCarver during the Cubs-Mets game today? I'll try to quote as precisely as I can.

"You know, the Dallas Cowboys at one point were considered 'America's Team.' If these Chicago Cubs can find a way to get to the playoffs, and find a way to get to the World Series, and find a way with Lou Piniella to win the World Series, that would be one of the top three athletic accomplishments in American history. I don't think I'm overstating that."
Title: Re: Orel Hershiser and Dusty Baker
Post by: Frobie on August 05, 2007, 01:30:09 am
Did you folks hear McCarver during the Cubs-Mets game today? I'll try to quote as precisely as I can.

"You know, the Dallas Cowboys at one point were considered 'America's Team.' If these Chicago Cubs can find a way to get to the playoffs, and find a way to get to the World Series, and find a way with Lou Piniella to win the World Series, that would be one of the top three athletic accomplishments in American history. I don't think I'm overstating that."

I'm gonna go out on a limb and sat that was an overstatement.
Title: Re: Orel Hershiser and Dusty Baker
Post by: PCOL2000 on August 05, 2007, 02:24:58 am
Did you folks hear McCarver during the Cubs-Mets game today? I'll try to quote as precisely as I can.

"You know, the Dallas Cowboys at one point were considered 'America's Team.' If these Chicago Cubs can find a way to get to the playoffs, and find a way to get to the World Series, and find a way with Lou Piniella to win the World Series, that would be one of the top three athletic accomplishments in American history. I don't think I'm overstating that."

i don't watch cubs-steM games
Title: Re: Orel Hershiser and Dusty Baker
Post by: Ty in Tampa on August 05, 2007, 06:31:46 am
Did you folks hear McCarver during the Cubs-Mets game today? I'll try to quote as precisely as I can.

"You know, the Dallas Cowboys at one point were considered 'America's Team.' If these Chicago Cubs can find a way to get to the playoffs, and find a way to get to the World Series, and find a way with Lou Piniella to win the World Series, that would be one of the top three athletic accomplishments in American history. I don't think I'm overstating that."

I heard that. Buck's silence following it was deafening.
Title: Re: Orel Hershiser and Dusty Baker
Post by: Clark in Denver on August 05, 2007, 10:57:37 am
I refuse to watch Fox Saturday baseball because of the number of times it has blacked out the Astros on MLB:EI.

That, and I don't like blood trickling from my ears after watching two innings of baseball.
Title: Re: Orel Hershiser and Dusty Baker
Post by: kevwun on August 05, 2007, 04:42:00 pm
I can't wait until Dusty questions a manager for taking his starter out of the game before he's thrown 140 pitches.
Title: Re: Orel Hershiser and Dusty Baker
Post by: mihoba on August 06, 2007, 11:17:32 am
Didn't Hershiser gripe about Scotty "cheating" years ago? And later tried to backtrack and apologize? Scotty said something to the effect of: 'Why would I accept an apology from that guy?'

Fuck'em.