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Everybody knows the names Dan and Ben Shulman. Buck Martinez is something of a local institution. Joe Siddall has worked both radio and TV. And even relative newcomer Chris Leroux is becoming a common voice.
And then there's the broadcast team of Rodger Brulotte and Denis Casavant.
Who?
Turns out they're the voices of Le Jays Bleu on the TVA French network. Casavant is remembered by many in Quebec as the one time voice of the Expos, so he goes back a long way, having called those games for 17 years on radio and also on RDS. He's done play-by-play for many other sports, as well.
Brulotte is the colour man, providing analysis of the Jays en Francais. He's also worked almost 20 years on French radio and RDS back when the Expos were still alive and well in Montreal.
As the only baseball team north of the border, the Jays have become Canada's team. So it makes sense they would get coverage in Quebec, although how the locals feel about a franchise in essentially the capital of English Canada isn't clear.
Both have a wealth of experience, but I'm betting most here have never heard of them. I have to admit that, until I read their bios (below) on the MLB announcers page, I never had, either.
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I wonder what the Jays television ratings are like in Quebec. I am sure if [not in my lifetime] the Leafs make it to the Stanley Cup Final, there would be almost zero support for them in Quebec Habland. I will bet there is very little support for the Oilers in Calgary.
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mace wrote:
I wonder what the Jays television ratings are like in Quebec. I am sure if [not in my lifetime] the Leafs make it to the Stanley Cup Final, there would be almost zero support for them in Quebec Habland. I will bet there is very little support for the Oilers in Calgary.
They might hate-watch it just to see if they lose.