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Wednesday, October 10, 2007

N.Y. Times: Sandomir: Yes, There Is Crying in Baseball (and It’s O.K.) (RR)

Suzyn Waldman was unapologetic yesterday for choking up and sobbing briefly in her report Monday night on WCBS-AM after the Indians knocked the Yankees out of the playoffs. “That’s who I am,” she said by telephone. “It’s unusual, but not for me. I am emotional. I’m a conduit between the players and the fans, and everyone was crying.”

She added: “That’s what I felt. I am who I am. I’m emotional. A lot of people like it, a lot of people don’t. I didn’t do it in a game, and I recovered.”

...“There are a lot worse things than crying on the air,” she said.

So Waldman does listen to Yankee radio re-broadcasts. Good for her…for owning up!

Repoz Posted: October 10, 2007 at 08:33 PM | 10 comment(s) Login to Bookmark
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1. Ray (RDP)

Posted: October 10, 2007 at 10:09 PM (#2571281)

Four, don’t interview Jon Bon Jovi or any other entertainer as pitching change filler as Craig Sager did Monday in the sixth inning.

That was pretty annoying. In fact, the whole Sager aspect has been annoying. Rosenthal and Gammons at least provide substantive baseball-related content.

2. SugarBear Blanks

Posted: October 10, 2007 at 10:12 PM (#2571282)

Sandomir has ravaged the Chipster two days straight, something you generally don't see from the genteel NYT.

3. Urban Faber Posted: October 10, 2007 at 10:13 PM (#2571283)

Good Chip Caray analysis in the column too. Chip apparently has a broad definition of "downtown" ... he once said Miller Park was in downtown Milwaukee. I also recall him worrying about the weather affecting the next day's game once in Toronto.

4. Porpoise Delectable Posted: October 10, 2007 at 10:17 PM (#2571288)

Notwithstanding the Evil Empire's preference for homerism on the airwaves, Suzyn Waldman's an OK radio color commmentator, assuming lack of both professionalism and talent aren't taken into consideration.

5. J. Cross Posted: October 10, 2007 at 10:38 PM (#2571304)

Suzyn Waldman shouldn't have to apologize for who she is. She *should*, however, have to apologize for subjecting the rest of us to who she is, instead of living as a hermit for the sake of humanity.

6. DirtyJeeves Posted: October 10, 2007 at 11:01 PM (#2571317)

Four, don’t interview Jon Bon Jovi or any other entertainer as pitching change filler as Craig Sager did Monday in the sixth inning.

"Talk about..."
"Talk a little about..."
"Talk some more about..."

Ask a ####### question.

7. Dan Evensen Posted: October 11, 2007 at 04:15 AM (#2571479)

Any article in a well-read national newspaper that reveals how awful Chip Caray really is is fine by me.

8. Dan The Mediocre Posted: October 11, 2007 at 05:17 AM (#2571497)

I never found Chip Caray to be that awful as a Cubs broadcaster. He did often talk about uninteresting stuff during the game, but he wasn't impossible to listen to like Joe Carter was.

Sidenote: When Jim McMahon sang the 7th inning stretch, Carter asked him how Pete Rozelle was doing. McMahon's response: "Uh, he's dead."

9. Slinger Francisco Barrios (Dr. Memory) Posted: October 11, 2007 at 06:52 PM (#2571986)

I never found Chip Caray to be that awful as a Cubs broadcaster.

I recall a time the Brewers were ahead but in trouble and brought in David Weathers. Weathers didn't get the job done, and Caray started gleefully singing "Stormy Weather". I had to restrain myself from reaching into the TV and throttling him, such was the supernatural power of my rage at his pomposity.

10. Pasta-diving Jeter (jmac66) Posted: October 11, 2007 at 07:01 PM (#2571997)

Two, restore the old practice of adding local announcers from the two teams in a series to add greater knowledge of the players. For the World Series, NBC brought in the Mets’ Lindsey Nelson in 1969, the Tigers’ George Kell in 1968, the Red Sox’ Ned Martin in 1975 and the Reds’ Marty Brennaman in 1976.

why did he happen to pick those particular examples? NBC ALWAYS did it, every year back in the 60's and 70s

many people first heard Harry Caray during the Cards' WS appearances

and Scooter did the some innings of the 76 series on NBC as well, during Yankee home games

EDIT: now that I'm thinking back, when (and why) did they stop doing that?

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