But I will say one thing, which may or may not have any bearing on this particular discussion: the best radio broadcasts I heard all year included Rex… during spring training.

Rex with the tie loosened was the most enjoyable broadcaster I heard this year. Back in spring when it theoretically didn’t matter. Why? Because he was just being himself. On the air, during the game, he was bantering with the hawkers, talking with Rory about the flight in they just took, and asking him what he wanted on the hot dog he was going to buy him in a few because he hadn’t eaten anything that day except sunflower seeds on the plane.

If Rex used his spring training persona during the regular season everyone would be a convert to the Wonder Dog, regardless of what medium he was in.

Simulcast radio and TV, with Rory and Terry alternating play-by-play as they do now on radio, Guby doing color in the booth, and Rex floating around the stands among the fans. That would seem to provide every combination not including Phys.

And while I agree with the Rev’s sentiments regarding Phys, I will admit that I think it is unfair to say he is the worst announcer in baseball. He’s not even the worst one the Angels have ever had (I nominate Joe Buttitta for that distinction). Phys is polished and professional in terms of presentation and voice control, there’s no doubt of that. The problem is simply that, as the Rev has explained thoroughly, he seems completely unaware of who his primary audience is: the Angels fan. I guess if you like Joe Buck’s play-by-play, you’ll love Phys’. I hate Joe Buck’s play-by-play.

One combo not mentioned above is Terry and Guby. This did occur once this season, and I thought it worked well. Apparently they are friends from childhood.

Larry Beil to do the play by play.

Beil and Hud would be a great combo

…or Rex and Rory/Terry.

Gubi is simply terrible. No personality, no flair. And i don’t find his commentary particularly insightful or interesting.

I have always loved Rory and Terry on the radio, and I definitely notice a palpable difference between the Rory/Rex chemistry and the Phys/Rex chemistry: Rex and Phys “click” on the air.

Still, I agree that this whole carousel is ridiculous and should stop. Pick a combo and stick with it, Arte!

How about Dick Enberg and Rex? Of course that would never happen, but a fella can opine can’t he?

Thats why I said it would never happen. But we can dream right?

I’m not the world’s biggest Terry Smith fan, but the Rory/Terry radio combo struck me as particularly unbroke. Rory’s got a voice and pacing made for radio, and the two were sparing enough when it came to pointless banter (compared to, say, the awful Rick Monday/Charlie Steiner radio combo).

I also like Jose Mota as a sideline reporter/interviewer/interpreter. He knows about the game, he communicates w/ the Spanish speakers, and he’s not very good at all English-language play-by-play (I’d be curious what people think of his Spanish broadcasting, which I’ve never listened to).

Hud’s a big puppy, and just needs to be deployed in the best way possible. Unfortunately, pairing him w/ Phyzz brings out the worst in both. Gubi doesn’t add all that much, but he’s mostly unobtrusive & definitely humble, which can be funny.

So basically, I preferred the ways things were before the carousel, with one exception — Steve Physioc. This is Southern California; surely we can get a better TV announcer to pair up with Hud, preferably one who adds to our sense of knowledge about the team & the game, and who isn’t from the Joe Buck school of bland, contentless slickery.

This is a world-class organization, and it deserves world-class announcers. Short of that (and we’re short of that), we shouldn’t have any bad announcers. Steve Physioc is a bad announcer. There are worse in the league, but we have long since passed the point where we compare our franchise to the Washington freaking Nationals.

Let’s sign Matt Vasgersian and Dave Campbell, then team them up with Hud on TV. MLB The Show.

How the hell did this whole carousel start?

The Angel organization is great, but who ever is in charge of the broadcast team is awful. I take it thats Tim Mead. The carousel is awful, and I have no clue who is broadcasting on a day to day basis. The only good news is that Jose Mota is not announcing. Have a tv team and a radio team. Period. btw has anyone ever heard Mel Proctor? Heard him once doing a clipper game on radio, great baseball voice.