Steve Physioc is the Weakest Link

by Rev Halofan on May 25, 2006 12:38 AM PDT in Angels News

Today is an off day. Let's talk about making Angels baseball better. Let's talk about making the 2-3 hours we spend in front of the tube better television, better entertainment. It is time to fire Steve Physioc. We will always be Jackie Autry's middle market chumps with this vanilla hick in the broadcast booth.

Steve Physioc's Ten Insurmountable Inadequacies:

WAY TOO VERBOSE
He talks ad nauseum without arriving at a conclusion - he brings up minutiae that detracts from any story he is telling or any point he is trying to make - the end result is he does not give play-by-play (his role in the telecast), he simply talks about whatever comes to his mind. To top it off, he is not that good of a storyteller or an anecdote-relayer, Physioc demands a viewer's undivided attention to relay a point. Sorry, dude, you are not that entertaining.

TALKS TO THE AUDIENCE AS IF WE ARE FIFTH GRADERS
The biggest difference between Vin Scully and Steve Physioc is that Scully has an adult vocabulary and speaks to us as if we are intelligent, thinking adults with experiences in the real world. Physioc repeats information to be sure we got after spoonfeeding it to us in three-syllable max phrases. At some point, it is insulting.

CANNOT LIVE IN THE PRESENT
He thrives when recounting an event - but cannot for the life of him tell me what is going on RIGHT NOW. This would be passable if he told his tales of what happened succinctly.

For example, he can hardly discuss Orlando Cabrera without somehow digressing into a retelling of Boston's 2004 World Series run - Hey Steve, we all kinda know what happened. To magnify the problem, he is usually meandering through the Cabrera/Boston digression WHILE SOMETHING IS HAPPENING - Something involving the Angels (the team about who we give a shit). But it takes a big play to get him to stop retelling the story of the 2004 Boston Red Sox, complete with recounting names of members of the team, their record in each leg of the '04 playoffs, et cetera.

NO JOY
He fakes enthusiasm while mocking Rex's true love of the moment- I believe he psychologically cannot live in the moment and takes such pleasure in the past because he is certain of what happened and can "BE CORRECT" - so he avoids staking any emotion - or appearing "wrong" - on a present whose outcome is uncertain.

FEIGNED HOMERISM
If he thinks a season full of apologizing for Steve Finley's wretched play was a substitute for genuine enthusiasm, he is wrong.

MONOSYLLABIC VOCABULARY
Rex saying "Nice Swing" and "Really good pitch there" are to be expected of an ex-jock whose specialty beyond his boundless love of the Angels is the occasional discussion from a player's point of view - but when Physioc's vocabulary is maximized at delineating between "Great" and "terrific" plays - Bottom line: This is DULL TELEVISION, dull entertainment, the minute the team sucks, nobody watches. Many Dodger fans leave Vin on regardless of the score because he is entertaining - advertisers like that. Hint hint.

REPETITION
Did I mention that Travis Hafner is from Bumfuq, North Dakota? Forty times this three game series you say? Really? Oh allow me to describe the asphalt with which they pave their county roads up there while I recount it again.....

ASSUMES WE ARE WATCHING EVERY DETAIL
Ever get up to check the stove, the email, the kids during an Angels Telecast - we all do, and we are left in an audio lurch - you hear the game, you hear Steve rambling, but do you hear Steve say "High, Ball 2, the count is 2 and 2?" Hardly ever.

GEOMETRY
When was the last time you heard Vin Scully describe the balance of a player, the positioning of the hands? IF he mentions it once a game it is one thing, but relying on a breakdown of a player's physical stance as a substitute for discussing the game situation is intolerable. There is a narrative to a baseball game beyond describing the most mundane and trivial aspects (not to mention the least entertaining facet of all that is going on) of what we are seeing.

TRITE
Is every Dominican player a Dominican Dandy? If it is not a cliche, it only exits Steve's mouth by accident.

Sadly, the solution to this is Jose Mota to join Rex, but he would be abandoning Ivan Lara in the 830-AM booth. Jose is lucid, knowledgeable and concise, a perfect complement to Rex. How about Rory and Rex for 5 and Jose and Rex for 4?

Would someone who cares about the longterm health of this franchise sit Arte in front of a television set for a three game series and force him to listen to this mediocre, self-impressed buffoon? We'd all appreciate it.

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Well done

A while ago, I toyed with the idea of broadcasting play-by-play of a game or two over the Web while watching it on TV. It would be an incredible amount of work, but an interesting and fun project. I could never figure out how to get real-time streaming going, though. Perhaps someone with an actual knowledge of such matters will do it one day.

by Sean @ Halos Heaven on May 25, 2006 7:39 AM PDT reply actions

Haha

Could you have found a worse picture of the guy?

by NPCody on May 25, 2006 7:45 AM PDT reply actions

Perfect

I'd rather slap that ball from Rex's hand though.

by Sweetmeats on May 25, 2006 7:46 AM PDT reply actions

Nice

So true on all counts. I can't believe this guy still has a job.

by WiseAndEck on May 25, 2006 8:11 AM PDT reply actions

Jose Mota

is not the answer. I can't understand him. I'd rather have a guy who says nothing but cliches than a guy whose first language is something other than English.

I like Ralph Lawler. But he's busy, and I don't know if he knows anything about baseball.

by Dogman on May 25, 2006 8:34 AM PDT reply actions

can't understand him?

english is my first language, and i understand him perfectly. his diction is better than mine.

by yeswecan on May 25, 2006 7:00 PM PDT up reply actions

Halo Game

Halos 0/0

Halo Country

by cupie on May 25, 2006 8:47 AM PDT reply actions

Can't disagree more

Steve is not the problem. Yes, he is uninteresting and a poor excuse for a broadcaster but he is technically sound. Broadcast Journalism is my discipline and I must defend Steve on technical merit. I hate to say it but Rex is the problem. No one will ever question his passion or love for the Halos but an analyst he is not. Bottom line, he is just not intelligent enough to handle even remedial baseball discussion. As a result, Steve constantly has to repeat questions and soft serve points so as to allow Rex enough time to digest. Even then, he normally misses the opportunity to add any meaningful insight. With that said, I would still fire them both. Arte stands for excellence and this is the last stone left unturned. Don't even get me started on Terry Smith!

Carew

by Brad @ Halos Heaven on May 25, 2006 9:22 AM PDT reply actions

Technically sound?

I'm curious what you mean by that.

I hear him make mistakes all the time, both factual and grammatical. I don't consider that "sound."

Or do you simply mean his use of the equipment is correct (e.g., he speaks into the mic)?

I think the reason Phys repeats the same questions over and over is because even Hud can't believe how dumb some of them are. Hud doesn't need questions. In fact, he's better when he just goes off on something. It's hard to provide meaningful insight when your partner asks stupid questions.

by jjackflash on May 25, 2006 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions

i agree

while The Grand Phyzzard is definitely most (if not all) of the things the Rev described, i think it's rex who makes the broadcast seem juvenile.

by yeswecan on May 25, 2006 6:56 PM PDT up reply actions

completely agree...

Rex gets worse as the year goes on and you can just feel the tension in the booth between the two. Phys is professional about it and bites his tongue alot, unlike the wonder mutt.

by thewebb on May 26, 2006 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions

Speaking of Weak Links . . .

Fonzie is on the brink of signing with the Jays:

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/5639020

by G Abbes on May 25, 2006 9:25 AM PDT reply actions

what an asshole

still whining about playing time. good riddance, dickbag.

by Higz on May 25, 2006 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions

He's a Skankee fan

Whenever he gets the chance he plugs the Pigstripes and glorifies the days with the Clippers.

by eyespy on May 25, 2006 9:48 AM PDT reply actions

Tremendous Power

If I have to hear Phys saying "This guy has tremendous power" one more time, I will scream.

You missed a few of his other most annoying qualities:

Let's say the Angels trail 3-1, and we score. He always describes the new score as "And now the score is three to two." It's truly bizarre; he always emphasizes the non-changing part of the score as though it's new information.
He will constantly use the future tense to describe current events. Some guy scores, "And Kennedy will score." The Angels win, "And the Angels will win this game." It's constant, and it's weird, and I don't like it.
He describes every good (or remotely good) defensive play as "Gold Glove." "And another Gold Glove play by Cabrera!" Get a real adjective, guy.
This might be the worst, and stupidest of all: say the Angels trail 4-1, and score one run. Phys will triumphantly exclaim, "The Angels have cut the lead in half!"

Um, no. That's not how the concept of "half" works. The lead was three runs, now it's two runs. Two is not half of three. This is a very simple concept, and yet he does it 100% of the time.

The worst thing is the day you realize you want to win more than the players do. -Gene Mauch

by Chronicles on May 25, 2006 9:59 AM PDT reply actions

ha, that is beautiful

and true

by thewebb on May 26, 2006 9:42 PM PDT up reply actions

Jose Mota

Is a fine color commentator and post-game interviewer. I'm not really sure if he's cut out for play-by-play, though. He might; I've just never heard him do it. And I like him in that other role.

I think Rory Markus is a fine play-by-play guy. He's got a pleasant demeanor. He tells you what's happening. To me, his joy at Angel success is genuine, as is his despair at Angel failure...all without losing perspective. When the Angels stink, he's pretty honest about it.

Did Rory coin "Just another Halo victory?" Does anyone know when the saying got started?

I still vote for Ross Porter. And I can't believe I'm saying that, because I could hardly stand him when he was with the Dodgers...but I think that was due in large part to the fact that he's not Vin Scully, and I hate the Dodgers.

Seriously, though. If there is any way to get this message to Arte or Dennis Kuhl, that would be fantastic.

by jjackflash on May 25, 2006 10:21 AM PDT reply actions

Jose Mota

Dogman cannot understand Jose Mota? If you heard Jose's voice and were told that his name is Bob Smith, would ANYONE be able to tell his first language was not English? He's a fantastic broadcaster both in English and Spanish. Quit the racist shit, Dogman, and open up your ears!

"Driven in to right-center field... Erstad says he has it..."

by mheumann on May 25, 2006 10:28 AM PDT reply actions

Funny stuff

Racist? No. Uncultured? Maybe. Excuse me if a thick accent is difficult for me to understand. I have no problem with his being of Hispanic descent. I just never want to think, "What did he just say?" while I'm listening to the play-by-play.

And if his name was Bob Smith, my thinking would be: "This Bob Smith sure has a thick accent."

Trust me - it's nothing against Jose or Hispanics. I think he does a great job with his role as an occassional analyst and I've never listened to the Spanish broadcast, but I'm sure he does a great job with that too. He's just not right for an English play-by-play job. That's all.

by Dogman on May 25, 2006 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions

Rory and Terry

For the record, what exactly is the problem with Terry Smith? I personally love Rory and Terry, and wive give my left nut to have them on TV instead of the bums we have now.

Physioc is awful, that's a given. But you guys are giving Hudler too much of a pass.

Last year, when Frankie couldn't catch a TOSS BACK TO THE MOUND, Hudler said that's "almost unacceptable". ALMOST UNACCEPTABLE?!?! When I'm watching something as heart breaking as that, I don't want some pot smoking bozo telling me it's ALMOST unacceptable.

by Snake on May 25, 2006 11:31 AM PDT reply actions

Posting twice is almost unacceptable

by Higz on May 25, 2006 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions

Rory and Terry

For the record, what exactly is the problem with Terry Smith? I personally love Rory and Terry, and would give my left nut to have them on TV instead of the bums we have now.

Physioc is awful, that's a given. But you guys are giving Hudler too much of a pass.

by Snake on May 25, 2006 11:32 AM PDT reply actions

Posting twice is almost unacceptable

by Higz on May 25, 2006 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions

Got a little worked up

by Snake on May 25, 2006 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions

Phys & Hud

Gotta keep Hud, the guy is just too funny when he goes off on some story...but, I agree with the Phys comments...Anyone know if there are good announcers anywhere in the Angels farm system, maybe Stoneman can bring one of them up to the biggs...since he has no idea how to trade or hire a big time free agent...

Halo Hotline

by ScottD00 on May 25, 2006 11:44 AM PDT reply actions

I'm gonna come right out and say it

I like Rex. I think he's a very good color guy and gets a bad rap. I think if you pair him with someone who is REALLY intelligent about the game and isn't a dork, he'd be very good.

Besides, he bought my little brother a hot dog at the last AngelsFest (no joke, he's really a geniunely nice guy).

by NPCody on May 25, 2006 12:04 PM PDT reply actions

You haven't heard bad

until you listen to Hawk Harrelson call a White Sox game. (Okay, you'll have to make sure you haven't eaten in the past eight hours first, but. I'm just saying.)

Rex is an unabashed homer. He is also a complete idiot. That does not make him worthless behind the mike; enthusiasm counts for something in this business.

Physioc has his problems, but he's better than at least half of the game callers out there -- on the northside, listen to Brenly call Cubs games, and he'll drone on and on about what he did as the manager of the 2001 Diamondbacks. The awful, awful men calling the Pirages games are another example. The Braves have even neutered the generally interesting Steve Stone and Chip Caray. (I know, a lot of people hate Chip; I happen to think he's a step up from the current Cubs duo.) The Yankees... my God, the Yankees announcers are simply unlistenable. For a great team -- and love them or hate them, they have often been that, and the team simply is baseball in some parts of the world -- they have some truly awful broadcasters. The Dodgers have one of them in the person of Charlie Steiner, who couldn't pronounce "Encarnacion" if his freakin' life depended on it.

The real problem I see here is that the Angels still have to contend with Vin Scully calling games across town. It's no surprise to me that this rant came on the heels of a Dodgers series in which (a) the Angels lost, and (b) Scully was in the booth for the majority of the broadcasts. There is nobody, and I mean nobody, in the business today who can even remotely hold a candle to this man. Sure, he's lost some of his awareness -- you'll hear him slip in the middle of games the way he didn't, say, ten years ago -- but there's no question in my mind that he's by far the best game caller out there. Does Steve Physioc suffer by comparison? Yes, but so do the announcers for at least half the other clubs out there.

The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.

by scareduck on May 25, 2006 12:35 PM PDT reply actions

Harrelson

I had the "pleasure" of listening to this twat on MLB.tv during the recent ChiSox series, what a complete arse.

EVERY time a Sox hitter lifted a ball, he would "will" it foul, "go right" "get up wind" etc. EVERY SINGLE TIME.

And don't get me started on his strike out call.

by UK Halo on May 25, 2006 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions

And

the stupid 'he-goooone' every time a Sox pitcher strikes someone out, and when a Sox player homers they do this ridiculous 'you can put it on the board..........yes!' thing - all in all, it gets on my tits

by Matt UK on May 25, 2006 5:04 PM PDT up reply actions

ChiSox

ChiSox announcers are, indeed, the absolute worst. "The good guys," indeed.

I actually think the Angels dropped the ball when they let Mario Impemba go to Detroit. He is an excellent announcer. Frankly, I think Physioc is just too much of a starfucker to really do his job well. This was even more obvious when his color guy was Sparky Anderson.

There are plenty of good play-by-play guys all over the country, and I'm sure one of them is the next Vin Scully (or, if you think that's impossible, at least the next Joe Buck). What the Angels need to do is simply grow a collective spine and fire Phys and Hud so they can actually go out and recruit someone competent.

"Driven in to right-center field... Erstad says he has it..."

by mheumann on May 25, 2006 5:38 PM PDT up reply actions

mario & darron sutton

were great. mario was exciting PBP, and darron is who really helped enhance my love of baseball with is insight into the nuances and strategy of pitcher-versus-batter.

by yeswecan on May 26, 2006 9:46 AM PDT up reply actions

said perfectly

agreed on all counts, except for the fact I get a kick out of Steiner.

You're right, the White Sox and Yankees announcers are unlistentoable.

by thewebb on May 26, 2006 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions

Hawk!

i would LOVE to have the HAWK as the Angel announcer- yeah, he's a homer, but imo, to hear him tell the world who the REAL good guys are would be priceless!

by rbrianc on May 27, 2006 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions

Let's do something about it!

I think most of us agree that Jizzycock needs to go. Does anybody out there know how we can let it be known that we feel this way? It does feel nice to bitch about him, and that theme seems to be coming up pretty often. But if we can actually do something instead of complain all the time, maybe we can get that dork out. If you want to put me in charge of this campaign, I say bring it on. It's time to RISE UP! (i just had to make it sound extra preachy.)

by TeddyBlogame on May 25, 2006 1:24 PM PDT reply actions

Letter writing to the FSN and KCOP advertisers

DEAR MR. LEXUS:

I am not patronizing your product until the quality of entertainment in the program on which you advertise is upgraded.

Sincerely,

Joe Fan
Carshopper.

by Rev Halofan on May 25, 2006 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions

Yeah and who's the spokesman in those ads?

none other than Bill Walton - one of the WORST and STUPIDEST commentators ever. Oh, the irony.

by Higz on May 25, 2006 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions

Well how about

Jack in the Box

and

Ricoh Corp

by Rev Halofan on May 25, 2006 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions

in the Lexus radio ads?

I think you're mistaken....

"The last time we got in a fight, we won the Series," Lackey said. "I'll be OK with that. Let's get it rolling."

by atomburn on May 25, 2006 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions

No

TV ads for Lexus of Mission Viejo

by Higz on May 25, 2006 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions

Physioc doesn't do Angels radio

by Higz on May 25, 2006 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions

He and rory both bought...

nissan z's, in the annoying radio spots, i thought.

My signature sucks.

by proletariat on May 26, 2006 12:06 AM PDT up reply actions

Mario and Darren

I really miss Mario Impemba and Darren (rin?) Sutton. Former radio broadcast team for us - Mario's in Detroit doing TV and Sutton's in Milwaukee.

They were dynamic together, adding insight, detail and the ability to hold my interest in a blowout spring training game.

by Ty Webb on May 25, 2006 2:41 PM PDT reply actions

I concur

Total pros, but they DID abandon the Angels for what appeared to be greener pastures - talk about the worst timing of all time...

by Rev Halofan on May 25, 2006 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions

Not abandoned...

I know that Mario grew up in the Detroit/Michigan area as a Tiger fan, so this is like one of us ditching to come work for the Angels. Can't blame him for that.

I think same thing with Darren (his dad spent some time pitching for Brewers, no?). If not, at least it's a sweet TV gig over cheaper radio!

by Ty Webb on May 25, 2006 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions

Mario...

Unfourtunate timing. He was awesome. Darren was swell as well.

Both would be than the Grand Phyzzard.

Halo Country

by cupie on May 25, 2006 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions

Dude, found the myspace site

Sweet Mighty Lemon Drops cover.

Though I would have maybe preferred Written in Fiction or Out of Hand.

by LA Seitz on May 25, 2006 7:45 PM PDT up reply actions

produced by dave newton himself

we recorded it at his studio. great guy. he's also got a sweet internet radio show on Little Radio wednesdays from 4-6pm pacific. he plays some great great music. (btw, the show after that from 6-8pm is a great L.A. buzz bands show)

by yeswecan on May 26, 2006 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions

Cool

It inspired me to pull out "Laughter" the other day and listen to it on the way to work.

by LA Seitz on May 26, 2006 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions

funny

i did the same thing a couple weeks ago. hadn't listened to it since maybe '92.

by yeswecan on May 26, 2006 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions

see my Mario + Darron post above

by yeswecan on May 26, 2006 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions

this is hilarious...

I Googled 'Steve Physioc' and Rev's tirade on Phys:
Aug 10, '05
Halos Heaven :: Rex Hudler and Steve Physioc must be terminated.
To hear Steve Physioc and Rex Hudler talk, the white player is always almost there and ... Steve Physioc: calls Vlad the DOMINICAN DANDY a thousand times. ...
www.halosheaven.com/story/2005/8/11/1452/77939 - 14k

is the second entry!! TFF!!

Baseball is a fun game. It beats working for a living. ~Phil Linz

by ladybug on May 25, 2006 2:54 PM PDT reply actions

wow, he isnt real popular with others...

http://sports.intertext.com/archives/001372.html and http://www.all-baseball.com/leagueofangels/archives/022363.html

there are actually a few on the league of angels about the phyz-ster.

Baseball is a fun game. It beats working for a living. ~Phil Linz

by ladybug on May 25, 2006 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions

MLB TV

Unfortunately, I have to wait till 10 to see the Angels on Direct TV and each time I just hope I get the other team's announcers. I am surprised that no one has mentioned how the clown raises his voice for no apparent reason in a sentence at random times in the game. EVERY time I hear it, it reminds me of Austin Powers. Rex seems to ignore Physioc at times, and that's okay with me, he adds nothing to a telecaast. Could be worse I guess, you could have Jim Palmer..

by mdangel on May 25, 2006 6:13 PM PDT reply actions

on am 710

who are those announcers???

Baseball is a fun game. It beats working for a living. ~Phil Linz

by ladybug on May 25, 2006 6:42 PM PDT reply actions

Radio

Rory Markus (SP?) and Terry Smith

Halo Hotline

by ScottD00 on May 25, 2006 7:11 PM PDT up reply actions

thanks

I was listening to them when I was on my way to work Tuesday evening. They didn't seem so bad-I haven't really listened to the game on the radio. I am sure the cars around me thought I was psycho when I yelled NOOOOO and was hitting the steering wheel when they got that 2 run in the 7th homer-good thing I was in a white coat.

Baseball is a fun game. It beats working for a living. ~Phil Linz

by ladybug on May 25, 2006 9:26 PM PDT up reply actions

BRING BACK AL CONIN!!!

by LA Seitz on May 25, 2006 7:09 PM PDT reply actions

Right on

My all time fave.

by Rev Halofan on May 25, 2006 7:12 PM PDT up reply actions

My List

Best

Al Conin
Ken Wilson
Mario Impemba
Ken Brett
Daron Sutton

* Don Drysdale (With the Angels before I was born, but he was a great Dodgers announcer.)

Worst

Steve Physioc
Sparky Anderson
Reggie Jackson
Jerry Reuss
Joe Buttitta

by WiseAndEck on May 26, 2006 8:28 AM PDT up reply actions

Agreed

Sparky was senile.

Joe Torre and Ron Fairly blew chunks.

by Rev Halofan on May 26, 2006 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions

Disagree

I LOVED Bob Starr and Torre. But maybe that's cuz I was 9.

by Ty Webb on May 26, 2006 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions

Whoops

I forgot about Bob Starr. I liked him too.

by WiseAndEck on May 26, 2006 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions

Spark one up...

Sparky was the man! He'd start a story in the 3rd inning, and maybe, just maybe finish it by the 8th.

He had great stories, but homey could just drag on!

Jeff

by sipperphoto on May 26, 2006 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions

By the way

this picture is starting to scare me.

Baseball is a fun game. It beats working for a living. ~Phil Linz

by ladybug on May 25, 2006 9:26 PM PDT reply actions

A's fan/baseball fan here in SoCal

I listen/watch a lot of Angel games and this is my take:

Physioc and Hudler are a bad, bad joke for an announcing team. They seem completely out of touch with the reality of what's going on in the game. As others here have noted, they totally overreact to decent defensive plays in the 5th inning and overstate the importanct of having heart. I remember a game a few weeks back in which Hudler praised K-Rod for tying his shoes. I mean, come on ...

Rory Markus is terrific. Really good broadcaster. Nice cadence, nice tone, describes the game well without being a homer.

Terry Smith is totally wrong for Southern California baseball. He speaks slowly and without genuine enthusiasm, like a robot that's been programmed to react certain ways to the game. Awful. Listening to him do Angel Talk is especially funny when the Angels are losing, as he tried unsuccessfully to defend the team ad nauseum. He loses all credibility when he does that. I've even heard fans call in and blast him on the air. Priceless.

Synopsis: Keep Rory, fire the rest.

by DevilsAdvocate on May 25, 2006 10:22 PM PDT reply actions

Blame the team

The problem is, it's the Angels that hire and fire these announcers. Therefore, it's the team that decides what propaganda they want their guys to spew to the audience. Am I wrong here? The ass-kissers are just trying to keep their jobs.

I blame the Angels.

by Ty Webb on May 26, 2006 9:09 AM PDT up reply actions

totally agree

i've grown to like Rory, but Terry puts me to sleep. when he's calling the game i truly think i am listening to a AAA game in Dayton or something. no personality, little to no insight, and the most pathetic attempt at a "signature" call ever (actually TWO of them): the mechanical "strike three, struck-him-out" and the constipated "that ball is out-ta here, home run!"

by yeswecan on May 26, 2006 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions

PHYSI IS A GOOD ANNOUNCER FOR TV

That is why he is on TV not radio, those clowns on the radio, Rory & Terry have got to go. Rex Dog will do the same act with the Yankees if he was given the chance, deep down inside he is a Yankee he is just stroking the Angels to keep his job. Lose Rex, lose Rory leave Physioc alone, he really is a PAC-10 football announcer anyway. If you want real announcing, mic up Scocia during a game and listen to the "beep", "beep", "beep", or sit above the halo dugout, the games would be rated M for mature with all the blue language.

by kgj1264 on May 26, 2006 10:18 AM PDT reply actions

Rory

what's wrong with Rory Markus?

by Higz on May 26, 2006 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions

haha

i disagree with you about rory, but i'm glad you mentioned the former Blue Crew catcher's blue language. i can't tell you how many times the camera fixes upon scioscia after a questionable call, and you can clearly read his lips as he calmly chides the ump: "god dammit -- where the fuck was that? god dammit."

by yeswecan on May 26, 2006 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions

addendum

it just goes to show us all that the whole "think blue" dodger tagline really never left scioscia, what with all the blue language and all. the Manchurian Dodger, indeed.

by yeswecan on May 26, 2006 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions

Young Weav Called Up

The season has just begun...

http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/homepage/abox/article_1157633.php

by akathelorax @ Halos Heaven on May 26, 2006 1:28 PM PDT reply actions

i drew the short straw on this one

fellas, sad to say, but i drew the short straw on this one.

you see, i got my undergraduate degree from K-State starting back in 1980, and the local sports anchor out of WIBW Topeka was a guy named ..... Phys. yeah, i'm already over 25 years listening to his gibberish, so send the silver gifts to me.

i definitely have memories of the same goofball signature style from back in the day when some of you might not even been born.

by rbrianc on May 27, 2006 9:43 PM PDT reply actions