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  • SPEEDY MCCREADY
    SPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 26,857
    Anyone here listen to the Cubs radio broadcast? 90% of the games I follow are the radio broadcast.
    One thing I have become aware of?
    Mark Grote has absolutely NO RADIO SKILLS whatsoever. That man belongs nowhere near a radio booth. Listening to him do play-by-play last night was just painful.
    Take me piece by piece.....
    Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
  • Gtilley8
    Gtilley8 Detroit Posts: 985
    edited August 2016
    SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

    Anyone here listen to the Cubs radio broadcast? 90% of the games I follow are the radio broadcast.
    One thing I have become aware of?
    Mark Grote has absolutely NO RADIO SKILLS whatsoever. That man belongs nowhere near a radio booth. Listening to him do play-by-play last night was just painful.

    I'm always watching on MLB.tv on my ipad and stream through Google chrome cast. My wife loves a good Len Kasper home run call. Doesn't come close to the days of Steve Stone and Harry Carry - but it'll have to do. (or Santo on the radio for that matter)
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  • 2-feign-reluctance
    2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,460
    lolobugg said:

    dimitrispearljam said:

    Saw my first game at chicago 18th august
    Was fun..great time..cubs won :)

    you were staying pretty close to Wrigley too. :lol:
    be careful or you might catch our sickness.
    He was too busy mackin' on the ladies!! :heart:
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  • Degeneratefk
    Degeneratefk Posts: 3,123
    Gtilley8 said:

    SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

    Anyone here listen to the Cubs radio broadcast? 90% of the games I follow are the radio broadcast.
    One thing I have become aware of?
    Mark Grote has absolutely NO RADIO SKILLS whatsoever. That man belongs nowhere near a radio booth. Listening to him do play-by-play last night was just painful.

    I'm always watching on MLB.tv on my ipad and stream through Google chrome cast. My wife loves a good Len Kasper home run call. Doesn't come close to the days of Steve Stone and Harry Carry - but it'll have to do. (or Santo on the radio for that matter)
    I loved Harry and Steve. I also enjoyed listening to the guy that said "swung on, belted," Was that skip Careys son during the 98 season?
    will myself to find a home, a home within myself
    we will find a way, we will find our place
  • Wma31394
    Wma31394 Posts: 3,045
    SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

    Anyone here listen to the Cubs radio broadcast? 90% of the games I follow are the radio broadcast.
    One thing I have become aware of?
    Mark Grote has absolutely NO RADIO SKILLS whatsoever. That man belongs nowhere near a radio booth. Listening to him do play-by-play last night was just painful.

    Absolutely brutal..such a shame since Hughes is so good..i can't listen anymore...
    "Going where the water tastes like wine!"
  • Wma31394
    Wma31394 Posts: 3,045
    Degeneratefk said:

    Gtilley8 said:

    SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

    Anyone here listen to the Cubs radio broadcast? 90% of the games I follow are the radio broadcast.
    One thing I have become aware of?
    Mark Grote has absolutely NO RADIO SKILLS whatsoever. That man belongs nowhere near a radio booth. Listening to him do play-by-play last night was just painful.

    I'm always watching on MLB.tv on my ipad and stream through Google chrome cast. My wife loves a good Len Kasper home run call. Doesn't come close to the days of Steve Stone and Harry Carry - but it'll have to do. (or Santo on the radio for that matter)
    I loved Harry and Steve. I also enjoyed listening to the guy that said "swung on, belted," Was that skip Careys son during the 98 season?
    You mean doctor download?? Didn't care for Chip. I wish stoney would come back. "For all you youngsters out there...."
    "Going where the water tastes like wine!"
  • Degeneratefk
    Degeneratefk Posts: 3,123
    Wma31394 said:

    Degeneratefk said:

    Gtilley8 said:

    SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

    Anyone here listen to the Cubs radio broadcast? 90% of the games I follow are the radio broadcast.
    One thing I have become aware of?
    Mark Grote has absolutely NO RADIO SKILLS whatsoever. That man belongs nowhere near a radio booth. Listening to him do play-by-play last night was just painful.

    I'm always watching on MLB.tv on my ipad and stream through Google chrome cast. My wife loves a good Len Kasper home run call. Doesn't come close to the days of Steve Stone and Harry Carry - but it'll have to do. (or Santo on the radio for that matter)
    I loved Harry and Steve. I also enjoyed listening to the guy that said "swung on, belted," Was that skip Careys son during the 98 season?
    You mean doctor download?? Didn't care for Chip. I wish stoney would come back. "For all you youngsters out there...."
    I get pissed off hearing Steve doing a white Sox game. He still bleeds cub blue. When they are announcing a cubs/Sox game, hes always talking about the cubs players. And I hate hawk harrleson.
    will myself to find a home, a home within myself
    we will find a way, we will find our place
  • Gtilley8
    Gtilley8 Detroit Posts: 985
    Degeneratefk said:

    Gtilley8 said:

    SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

    Anyone here listen to the Cubs radio broadcast? 90% of the games I follow are the radio broadcast.
    One thing I have become aware of?
    Mark Grote has absolutely NO RADIO SKILLS whatsoever. That man belongs nowhere near a radio booth. Listening to him do play-by-play last night was just painful.

    I'm always watching on MLB.tv on my ipad and stream through Google chrome cast. My wife loves a good Len Kasper home run call. Doesn't come close to the days of Steve Stone and Harry Carry - but it'll have to do. (or Santo on the radio for that matter)
    I loved Harry and Steve. I also enjoyed listening to the guy that said "swung on, belted," Was that skip Careys son during the 98 season?
    I did love the summer of '98. Heard a lot of that "swung on, belted" that year. Tainted for me now. I'll never forget nearly getting kicked out of the old tiger stadium then for putting up K signs for Kerry Wood.
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    2006 - 5/22 - Auburn Hills, MI
    2007 - 8/5 - Chicago, IL
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    2016 - 4/16 - Greenville, SC; 8/20 - Chicago, IL; 8/22 - Chicago, IL
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  • SPEEDY MCCREADY
    SPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 26,857
    Wma31394 said:

    SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

    Anyone here listen to the Cubs radio broadcast? 90% of the games I follow are the radio broadcast.
    One thing I have become aware of?
    Mark Grote has absolutely NO RADIO SKILLS whatsoever. That man belongs nowhere near a radio booth. Listening to him do play-by-play last night was just painful.

    Absolutely brutal..such a shame since Hughes is so good..i can't listen anymore...
    Hughes took last night off for whatever reason...
    And Grote and Coomer just BUTCHERED the entire radio broadcast.

    As Bryant crosses the plate with a run...
    Grote announces.."And Bryant is safe at 1st"

    As Contreras throws a runner out at 2nd....
    Grote calls him safe...Then says "Oh wait, he is out"

    As Pitt scores a run in the TOP of the 13th....
    Grote announces that Pittsburgh "Has won the game"

    Just fucking ridiculous.
    Take me piece by piece.....
    Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
  • Wma31394
    Wma31394 Posts: 3,045
    SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

    Wma31394 said:

    SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

    Anyone here listen to the Cubs radio broadcast? 90% of the games I follow are the radio broadcast.
    One thing I have become aware of?
    Mark Grote has absolutely NO RADIO SKILLS whatsoever. That man belongs nowhere near a radio booth. Listening to him do play-by-play last night was just painful.

    Absolutely brutal..such a shame since Hughes is so good..i can't listen anymore...
    Hughes took last night off for whatever reason...
    And Grote and Coomer just BUTCHERED the entire radio broadcast.

    As Bryant crosses the plate with a run...
    Grote announces.."And Bryant is safe at 1st"

    As Contreras throws a runner out at 2nd....
    Grote calls him safe...Then says "Oh wait, he is out"

    As Pitt scores a run in the TOP of the 13th....
    Grote announces that Pittsburgh "Has won the game"

    Just fucking ridiculous.
    Jeez sounds like a train wreck!! Ok So Coomer is the regular guy. I don't listen to too many games on the radio but from what I have heard the chemistry between him and pat is average at best. Pat and Stoney would be my dream team.
    "Going where the water tastes like wine!"
  • SPEEDY MCCREADY
    SPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 26,857
    Wma31394 said:

    SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

    Wma31394 said:

    SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

    Anyone here listen to the Cubs radio broadcast? 90% of the games I follow are the radio broadcast.
    One thing I have become aware of?
    Mark Grote has absolutely NO RADIO SKILLS whatsoever. That man belongs nowhere near a radio booth. Listening to him do play-by-play last night was just painful.

    Absolutely brutal..such a shame since Hughes is so good..i can't listen anymore...
    Hughes took last night off for whatever reason...
    And Grote and Coomer just BUTCHERED the entire radio broadcast.

    As Bryant crosses the plate with a run...
    Grote announces.."And Bryant is safe at 1st"

    As Contreras throws a runner out at 2nd....
    Grote calls him safe...Then says "Oh wait, he is out"

    As Pitt scores a run in the TOP of the 13th....
    Grote announces that Pittsburgh "Has won the game"

    Just fucking ridiculous.
    Jeez sounds like a train wreck!! Ok So Coomer is the regular guy. I don't listen to too many games on the radio but from what I have heard the chemistry between him and pat is average at best. Pat and Stoney would be my dream team.
    Coomer is getting better..But he certainly has plenty of room for improvement.

    Another thing that I don't understand. Every game, Hughes will take a break and let Coomer do play by play. Why? Does Hughes really need a break? It's a 3-4 hour broadcast. Why is he taking a break?
    Take me piece by piece.....
    Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
  • darwinstheory
    darwinstheory LaPorte, IN Posts: 7,363
    I really hope these things do not mean that Pat Hughes is about done. That dude is great. I too miss Steve Stone on the right side of town
    "A smart monkey doesn't monkey around with another monkey's monkey" - Darwin's Theory
  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,274
    harry caray was one of the worst announcers in the history of baseball. his grandson sucked, too, but in a different way. skip was OK, but he did braves games.

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    If I had known then what I know now...

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  • 2-feign-reluctance
    2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,460
    Wobbie said:

    harry caray was one of the worst announcers in the history of baseball. his grandson sucked, too, but in a different way. skip was OK, but he did braves games.

    image

    Is that Jim Carrey on the left?
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  • Malroth
    Malroth broken down chevrolet Posts: 2,556
    I've listened to Harry Carey cough an entire inning.
    Any body see the Harry Carey documentary they showed during a rain delay.
    My favorite parts were when he went to a little league game? with his son and he was commenting on how this one kid was playing. His son said, "That's your Grandson".
    He told a story about trying to outdrink Frank Sinatra, and around five in the morning, he told Frank "I don't know how you do this, I'm going home."
    The worst of times..they don't phase me,
    even if I look and act really crazy.
  • Degeneratefk
    Degeneratefk Posts: 3,123
    Wobbie said:

    harry caray was one of the worst announcers in the history of baseball. his grandson sucked, too, but in a different way. skip was OK, but he did braves games.

    image

    The more you talk, the dumber everyone else gets.
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    we will find a way, we will find our place
  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,274
    me? or harry?

    he may have been OK before he became an old drunk but I only knew him as the old drunk who didn't know what the fuck was going on and couldn't pronounce names.
    If I had known then what I know now...

    Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
    EV LA 11
    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
    Missoula 24
  • HesCalledDyer
    HesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,491
    Degeneratefk said:

    Wma31394 said:

    Degeneratefk said:

    Gtilley8 said:

    SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

    Anyone here listen to the Cubs radio broadcast? 90% of the games I follow are the radio broadcast.
    One thing I have become aware of?
    Mark Grote has absolutely NO RADIO SKILLS whatsoever. That man belongs nowhere near a radio booth. Listening to him do play-by-play last night was just painful.

    I'm always watching on MLB.tv on my ipad and stream through Google chrome cast. My wife loves a good Len Kasper home run call. Doesn't come close to the days of Steve Stone and Harry Carry - but it'll have to do. (or Santo on the radio for that matter)
    I loved Harry and Steve. I also enjoyed listening to the guy that said "swung on, belted," Was that skip Careys son during the 98 season?
    You mean doctor download?? Didn't care for Chip. I wish stoney would come back. "For all you youngsters out there...."
    I get pissed off hearing Steve doing a white Sox game. He still bleeds cub blue. When they are announcing a cubs/Sox game, hes always talking about the cubs players. And I hate hawk harrleson.
    Harrelson is the fuckin worst god damn thing on earth. I'd rather listen to Joe Buck call Cubs games the rest of my life than be subject to fucking Hawk call one inning of anything ever. I don't wish death upon anyone, but when "he gon" I certainly won't be fuckin heartbroke. Just god fucking awful.
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  • SPEEDY MCCREADY
    SPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 26,857
    HesCalledDyer said:

    Degeneratefk said:

    Wma31394 said:

    Degeneratefk said:

    Gtilley8 said:

    SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

    Anyone here listen to the Cubs radio broadcast? 90% of the games I follow are the radio broadcast.
    One thing I have become aware of?
    Mark Grote has absolutely NO RADIO SKILLS whatsoever. That man belongs nowhere near a radio booth. Listening to him do play-by-play last night was just painful.

    I'm always watching on MLB.tv on my ipad and stream through Google chrome cast. My wife loves a good Len Kasper home run call. Doesn't come close to the days of Steve Stone and Harry Carry - but it'll have to do. (or Santo on the radio for that matter)
    I loved Harry and Steve. I also enjoyed listening to the guy that said "swung on, belted," Was that skip Careys son during the 98 season?
    You mean doctor download?? Didn't care for Chip. I wish stoney would come back. "For all you youngsters out there...."
    I get pissed off hearing Steve doing a white Sox game. He still bleeds cub blue. When they are announcing a cubs/Sox game, hes always talking about the cubs players. And I hate hawk harrleson.
    Harrelson is the fuckin worst god damn thing on earth. I'd rather listen to Joe Buck call Cubs games the rest of my life than be subject to fucking Hawk call one inning of anything ever. I don't wish death upon anyone, but when "he gon" I certainly won't be fuckin heartbroke. Just god fucking awful.
    And as Hawk ages.
    He becomes more miserable.

    Can't stand him.
    Which is why I have listened to maybe a total of 1 hour of Hawk in the last 20 years.
    Take me piece by piece.....
    Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,725
    HesCalledDyer said:

    dimitrispearljam said:

    Saw my first game at chicago 18th august
    Was fun..great time..cubs won :)

    Where was your seat, Dimi? I was in the center field bleachers. You got to see a great game, that's for certain!
    i was at the bleechers...left on the big screen.,,.up,last row
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