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MLB Picks The Top 10 World Series TV/Radio Calls Of All Time
There is something about baseball in particular that lends itself to broadcasting. Some of the most memorable moments in World Series history have been accompanied by a soundtrack that reverberates long after the games have ended.
Major League Baseball's compilation of the Top 10 calls of the finals help prove that point. I've highlighted here before what I think is the greatest call ever, and it involved Vin Scully's amazing restraint after a hobbled Kirk Gibson hits perhaps the most unlikely home run in the sport's history to give the L.A. Dodgers a last second win against the top reliever in the game.
It's not the home run that got me - I could never stand Gibson. The real hero for me is Vin Scully, who lets this unbelievable moment run uninterrupted for over a minute without him saying a single word. It's a lesson I wish Blue Jay announcers would learn. Sometimes saying nothing is the best thing to say of all.
You won't be disappointed to know that also in this compendium of great moments is Tom Cheek's amazing "Touch 'em all Joe!" call for the Joe Carter winning home run that made World Series champs of the Blue Jays for the second time.
If you're a fan of the art of baseball broadcasting, this is worth your time.
Relive 10 of the best calls in World Series history
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Coincidental that this should come out on the same day as the MLB list above. It's an argument that baseball is made to be listened to on the radio and you don't need to watch it on TV. Not sure I buy that, but radio and baseball are amongst the oldest of media partners.
"Baseball is the perfect sport for the radio. While the pitch clock has certainly helped speed the games up, the rhythm and cadence of the game still gives the announcers just the right amount of time to set the scene, give precise, terse color commentary, and build the drama.
The care and attention to detail that ESPN MLB radio announcer Jon Sciambi takes when he describes everything from the colors and stitching of each team’s uniforms to the batter’s reactions to a called third strike paints such a vivid picture that is mostly taken for granted, understandably, on TV broadcasts."
You Should Listen to the World Series on the Radio
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