Cubs Radio

by Ron Mexico on Jun 18, 2007 10:33 AM PDT

So on Sunday, I was stuck listening to the game on XM radio and got the Cubs Radio team. I am not sure if you listen to them everyday you would like them, but I found them to be truly entertaining and gave a good perspective on the game. They are homers, but not nearly as bad as the Padres announcers.

Around the 7th inning they tried to take solence in the fact they were going to lose this game, series and season series to the Padres. They said we have good but not great starting pitching (really?), a great bullpen and play outstanding defense especially that Kale kid at SS and the rising star at 1st base. They also said we have no good players on offensive, but due to the good pitching and defensive is how the Padres can beat an offesive superior team like the Cubbies.

Really? While I won't even get into the starting pitching comment (the cubs have better starting pitching than the Padres??), the superior offensive team is not the cubbies. We may not have any "hosehold" names like all the overpaid whiners on the cubs, but we can hold our own on offense. Playing in the band box that is Wrigley Field, the cubbies have scored 307 runs, the Padre playing in yellowstone park have scored 303 runs. Now my math skills tell me that 307>303, but I don't think a 1.3% increase in runs equals "superior".

I am excited about the BoSox series, statistically it should be a matchup of the two best teams in the major. We just need Jake and company to take care of the falling O's.

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The WGN annoucers

they said some funny stuff too. one of the best was: "if you look up "locked in" in the dictionary, you will find a picture of mike cameron. LMFAO.

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by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Jun 18, 2007 11:28 AM PDT reply actions

You'll find that most announcers

unless they TRULY follow the other team, or get a really good pre-game recap (I think often the announcers will meet with each other or the other teams skipper or what not and trade notes, not sure what the pre-game intel gathering entails), make some ridiculous generalizations.

I truly appreciate other team announcers that are versed enough to know other teams TRUE weaknesses and strengths and mitigating factors. For example, PETCO, it just gets old for us whenever every new announcer goes into the 30 minute science lesson on the marine layer.

That being said, they will still be biased.

Some of our now long departed (tear) cubbie fans here used to criticize Matt V for his homer calls so its funny you mention how the Cubs announcers are slight homers. If you love your team, it will come out. I don't see anything wrong with that. You are either boring, a homer, or Vin Scully. Tell me that Jerry coleman saying "YOU CAN HANG A STAR ON THAT ONE BABY!!" is not being a homer, but I love it everytime I hear it.

by bktabinga on Jun 19, 2007 12:09 PM PDT reply actions

I too have XM

and I couldn't stand listening to Ron Santo on Friday morning for the day game. Every time a ball came off the bat they're first reaction was like it was shot out of a cannon.

I know that all annoucners are homers, but I feel like that team is one of the worst. I listen to XM 175 all the time (MLB HomePlate) and I have the misfortunte of hearing their calls as recaps on a regular basis. When they were doing the Barret/Zambrano incident, you could hear Santo say "Oh crap" when Barett's throw went wide of third. They are a truly horrible announce team.

by Phantom on Jun 19, 2007 12:45 PM PDT reply actions