Voting for TV broadcasters underway...

[bruckner9]

And today, it's the American League West:

 

http://awfulannouncing.com/2014/rate-the-local-mlb-announcers-al-west.html

 

[Bobster7587]

I learned that the A's have an analyst named Shooty Babbitt. To hear Mota pronounce that name every night would be pretty awesome.

[bruckner9]

Shooty was a second baseman for the A's back in 1981, and Drysdale had alotta fun with his name at the time!

[Fontana Halo]

Rojas and "Goobie" bore the heck out of me. It's bad enough the team is boring, but putting them into the equation = guaranteed Z's by 9:30 for me.

 

#bringbackphysandhud

[MVTrout]

I love Rojas and Goobie!

[Angels_Make_Me_Drink]

Love Rojas, can't freakin' stand Goobie.

[Tank]

rojas and hudler would be a great team.

 

gubi has improved, but he's still not terribly interesting.

[Eric]

I can't even bring myself to not use a derogatory nickname to describe the color announcer for the Angels, so, in deference to the new rules here, I will refer to him as "he who shall not be named".

 

"He who shall not be named" is the weak link in the broadcast booth every game. Has he gotten better? Possibly, but I wouldn't know simply because no matter how much he has improved he remains one of the, if not the single worst, color announcers I've heard. One nice thing about being out here in Las Vegas is that we get to listen to announcers from all over the country, some good, some bad, and "He who shall not be named" is consistently bad by comparison. Easily the worst color announcer of the choices listed for the AL West.

 

Tim Salmon is still getting some experience under his belt, but already is much better than "He who shall not be named".

 

Victor Rojas, on the otherhand, is easily the best of the bunch on that list. Clear, concise, just enough homer to allow him to get excited for the Angels and disappointed and frustrated when things go the opposition's way, but objective enough to give credit to the other team when applicable and criticize the Angels when necessary.

 

The Angels could vastly improve their broadcast team standing by eliminating but a single individual from the booth.

 

My key to the post is "Out of Touch" by Daryl Hall and John Oates. Why? I don't know, but I'll make up some absolutely random, barely passable excuse as to why I'm referencing 30 year old songs thinking I'm hip in order to defend the fact that I haven't been able to relate to any music produced since. Heck even the Grateful Dead produced more contemporary music than what "He who shall not be named" references on a nightly basis.

[ELEVEN]

Mark Langston has become very good on the radio side. Maybe he should be called up?

[Eric]

Good call. I have been enjoying listening to him in the car, that's for sure. Langston has put in his dues as well. I agree with that suggestion.

[DW711]

I learned that the A's have an analyst named Shooty Babbitt. To hear Mota pronounce that name every night would be pretty awesome.

 

Shooty is pretty cool..he's supposed to do a few games later this season...I like Fosse most of the time.

 

For the whole league..I'd vote for Jon Miller every year.

[Homebrewer]

Shooty is pretty cool..he's supposed to do a few games later this season...I like Fosse most of the time.

 

For the whole league..I'd vote for Jon Miller every year.

Fosse has had a few blatant mistakes in this series alone..but like you say, most of the time he is pretty darn good.

He is SO much better than Gubi, I don't know how Gubi stays in the booth. I'd take Langston over him any day.

Gubi is so bad that I thank heaven all the time for MLB.tv just to get away from him.

 

Shooty mostly does the post game on CSNBA, if I'm correct.

[HaloFan85]

The only thing that matters to me from a color commentator is their 'expert analysis', and Gubi has done a good job with that.  I can care less about their level of enthusiasm.

 

Rex Hudler and 'expert analysis' don't belong in the same sentence.

[yk9001]

The only thing that matters to me from a color commentator is their 'expert analysis', and Gubi has done a good job with that.

 

I must be listening to a different broadcast.

[Richard]

Mark Langston has become very good on the radio side. Maybe he should be called up?

 

Called up to PITCHING COACH.

[ELEVEN]

Called up to PITCHING COACH.

No kidding! Every time I listen in the car he has an insight into why a pitcher is struggling. Maybe they should play the radio broadcast in the dugout while Butcher takes his naps?

[Lhalo]

rojas and hudler would be a great team.

I'm afraid every funny, dry-humor joke from Rojas would fly right over Hud's head.

[markb]

I'm afraid every funny, dry-humor joke from Rojas would fly right over Hud's head.

 

Yeah, Victor's dry sense of humor really needs a bit of a goofball to be on the taking end.  The difference is that Gubi seems very self-aware, whereas Hud is a genuine spaz.  

[LAAFANofLA]

Rojas has a great homerun call. Gubi uses the same delivery in everything he says.

[maximus p]

Rojas has a great homerun call. Gubi uses the same delivery in everything he says.

So you say he stays within himself?