I have a problem. I watch and listen to too much baseball. I try to catch every Red Sox and every Yankee game, no matter where I am. I watch the Yankees because I always like to keep up with the enemy — and I doubt there are many Sox or Yankee fans out there who don’t pay close attention to what their rival team is doing on any particular night. And certainly if you are a TV announcer (ahem, MICHAEL KAY), you definitely know who is pitching for the Red Sox on any given night.
What brings me to this? I suffer through the painful calls of John Sterling (”An A-BOMB for A-ROD!!!!” or “The Yankees Win! The-e-e-e-e-e-e-e Yankees win!”) and the over-the-top, ridiculously ecstatic commentary of Suzyn Waldman (”Goodness Gracious! Goodness Gracious! aghhhh Roger Clemens! YESS YESS AGGGHHH!”). I also get to enjoy the gratuitous ass-kissing of Michael Kay who gloriously lauds Jeter every time the guy scratches his balls. You have to hand it to Michael Kay: he is utterly euphoric every time the Yankees do ANYTHING. All of this is ok, as long as you do your job and follow the game of baseball–and that includes the games that go on outside of the Bombers’ schedule. Last night took the cake. After the Sox won, I turned to the end of the Yankee broadcast. Upon hearing the news that the Sox won, Michael Kay says: “Yeah, I think it was Matsuzaka on the mound for the Red Sox tonight . . . .” Now, doesn’t seem like a big deal, but are you seriously telling me that Michael Kay didn’t know that Beckett was pitching last night?
I just figured out the reason for the mistake! Beckett got his 10th win last night, and since there is only one Yankee pitcher who has reached 5 wins (Wang at 7-4), it probably confused Kay.
June 22, 2007 at 1:27 am
I have only heard them once on satalite(sp) radio but I thought the women was horrible and the guy was biased. That being said I can’t stand Remy either. IMO he tries too hard to be politically correct.
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September 9, 2007 at 9:20 am
The Yankees announcers are idiots. It shocks me that The Yankees, the most storied franchise in sports history, allows these people to be “the sound” of their team. John Sterling is so dumb (and i mean exactly that: dumb), that he actually can make Michael Kay seem smart. THAT is incredible. Not only does Sterling endlessly stroke the Yankees proverbial cock for three hours a night, with no shame, he seems to know nothing about baseball outside of the Bronx. (I’ve been listening to him for eight years; things he has taught me about the game: zero.) Waldman might be even worse. It is hard to be as objective, as her voice makes me carsick, even at home.
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April 4, 2009 at 11:13 pm
You sound like a uneducated jealous 12 year old – Michael Kay is a ground breaker for what he does. He is not only talented with words leading into one another but his descriptive flow can not be challenged. Michael Kay also digs into players and ex-players heads to let the listener experience of actually being there. He asks the questions that we the fan want to ask and keeps things very exciting. Only a native New Yorker can do that.
As for Susan Waldman – the reason she sucks and is boring is because she is from Boston where they are boring people. Stephanie who wrote ‘You Stink’ above should watch games without her pocket rocket on full blast so she can actually hear what they are saying. Boo Hoo another boston fan crying again- what’s wrong the pub close too early? I’ve got one word for you ‘AA’
“They cal it the World Series, but it’s usually played in THE BRONX BITCH!”
April 4, 2009 at 11:20 pm
New York is a real City and The Yankees are a Dynasty….You can be a fag and remove this statement – but it doesn’t erase the Truth!
May 6, 2009 at 6:39 pm
please remember when curt gowdy told about a kid dying if cancer.the kid was watching the game.he didnt know he was dying.talk about fools.
June 10, 2009 at 10:42 am
I don’t care where the statement is coming from – a Red Sox fan in this case – but the point is dead on. The Yankees announcers are some of the worst in the history of baseball. I am a life long Yankees fan but I am the first to admit these guys (and woman) are awful.
Waldman makes you carsick. Great line
You should listen to the Oriole’s announcer on the radio. I forget his name, but he is one of the most jealous and bitter announcers I have ever heard. He makes sarcastic comments about the Yankees all game and then at the end even did his Sterling impersonation “Thaaaaaaaaa Yankeeeees LOOOSE”.
Classy.