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From: tommyo@ihuxw.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball
Subject: World Series Announcing
Message-ID: <523@ihuxw.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 12-Oct-83 12:35:01 EDT
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Posted: Wed Oct 12 12:35:01 1983
Date-Received: Thu, 13-Oct-83 21:33:06 EDT
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To put it bluntly, when it comes to announcing baseball,
Howard is a loser.  I`m talking worse than the `99 Clev
Spiders!  He doesn`t know baseball, so he has to come up
with stories that someone probably wrote for him.  His
interview with Reagan was the pits!  He gives us Denny`s
story and 2 innings later we get Denny retelling it.
The bit about Bowie "Lame Duck" Kuhn was totally unnecessary.
Howard just wants to make us think he`s so in tune with
Kuhn that he`s got an inside story.  Howard also always
cheers for the winning team.  This is especially true
on the Monday NFL games, but notice how he goes overboard
anytime anyone makes a good play.  And if a team comes
back, he always gives you the "Oh, they`re such a great
comeback team".  Howard, I wish you`d go away and NEVER
come back.

Weaver is a very intelligent man when it comes to baseball.
Having him in the booth is a big plus, but Cosell is SO
bad that it`s not balanced.  I`d love to hear Al Michaels,
who`s good in his own right, tell him to shut up!

I thought about doing the "Great American Switch-off" and
turning on CBS sports for the audio.  Anyone know who`s doing
the radio and if it would be worth it just so I don`t have
to listen to Howard the horrific?

Philly in 5!!

Tom O`Connor