tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post2317658275491425119..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: Visual aidsBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-38141571656836443342012-06-01T09:48:43.991-07:002012-06-01T09:48:43.991-07:00The one thing I've tried to take from Vin Scul...The one thing I've tried to take from Vin Scully is his desire to communicate one-to-one to the listener. I try to talk directly to you, not create some announcer "style". <br /><br />Like everything else, nobody does it even half as good as Vinny. <br /><br />Hope you enjoy my broadcasts.By Ken Levinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-2645503296672023972012-06-01T09:33:46.833-07:002012-06-01T09:33:46.833-07:00Not trying to suck up here, because you compliment...Not trying to suck up here, because you complimented my book (Pitchers of Beer) but I swear I detect a little Vin Scully in your radio delivery on the Mariners broadcasts. Sort of a pleasant fade in your voice. Thoughts?Dan Raleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-48527673941722850822012-05-28T13:22:03.028-07:002012-05-28T13:22:03.028-07:00Are the Red, Green and Blue images used to color b...Are the Red, Green and Blue images used to color balance the TV cameras?Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16160636195035860015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-72105984465392732532012-05-27T07:35:08.459-07:002012-05-27T07:35:08.459-07:00I'm pretty sure they called him "Wedgey*&...I'm pretty sure they called him "Wedgey*" while he was managing the Tribe? Check with Tom Hamilton the next time you see him.<br /><br />*not saying he liked itiainnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-71708789603340581022012-05-26T12:28:37.207-07:002012-05-26T12:28:37.207-07:00When he was with the PawSox the crowds totally cha...When he was with the PawSox the crowds totally chanted "Wedgie" when was at the plate.DBAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-90599222917994031912012-05-26T12:02:34.118-07:002012-05-26T12:02:34.118-07:00Thanks for the update on Jimmy Dudley. I didn'...Thanks for the update on Jimmy Dudley. I didn't get to hear him much, but a marvelous broadcaster when I did hear clips of him.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01998867386294693956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-66588435772010533022012-05-26T11:45:42.085-07:002012-05-26T11:45:42.085-07:00Thanks for the kind words, Scott.
In fairness to ...Thanks for the kind words, Scott.<br /><br />In fairness to Rick, those are not nicknames he coined. Those are the nicknames the players have assigned them. So you'll hear Wedge in interviews make reference to Miggy, Figgy, etc. <br /><br />However, no one calls him Wedgy.By Ken Levinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-64562084208208803512012-05-26T11:36:33.640-07:002012-05-26T11:36:33.640-07:00Ken, for years I've been complaining about Ric...Ken, for years I've been complaining about Rick Rizzs' nicknaming convention, but nobody listens to me so I'm turning to the professionals. Rick needs a professional writer to come up with more creative nicknames than slapping a y on half of somebody's name. I cringe every time I hear 'Miggy', 'Figgy', 'Guty', etc. It's almost enough to turn me into a Yankee fan. If you can keep me from having to hear him call Montero 'Monty', there are some garlic fries in it for you. And now that I've gotten that off my chest, I'd like to thank you for bringing some entertainment to the booth.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910922508979343844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-91514069313109249282012-05-26T11:30:13.219-07:002012-05-26T11:30:13.219-07:00Actually, that looks more like a series of Mondria...Actually, that looks more like a series of Mondrian than Monet...Paul Ducanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-5582365025806173972012-05-26T09:23:44.618-07:002012-05-26T09:23:44.618-07:00Looking good, Ken!Looking good, Ken!Johnny Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13302545167970532080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-67092517709501973532012-05-26T08:36:44.922-07:002012-05-26T08:36:44.922-07:00There's a photo of Jimmy Dudley in the pressbo...There's a photo of Jimmy Dudley in the pressbox hallway. <br /><br />I'm sure before the casino was open the line was smaller.<br /><br />I have great fondness for Boston because of Cheers. Have visited the bar many times.By Ken Levinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-48652887152737865872012-05-26T08:26:34.502-07:002012-05-26T08:26:34.502-07:00Cleveland just got casino gambling, so that might ...Cleveland just got casino gambling, so that might explain it. <br /><br />When I was in Cleveland the casino wasn't open yet, so I just slid my money under the door.(rimshot)Brihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09069253321801504207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-81547487779395279762012-05-26T08:03:26.482-07:002012-05-26T08:03:26.482-07:00It's nice to see them remembering Jack Graney ...It's nice to see them remembering Jack Graney in Cleveland. Red Barber wrote about him as a talented broadcaster who had to overcome having been an ex-player to establish himself. I wondered whether Cleveland has anything there to honor Jimmy Dudley, who is, so far as I can tell, the only Indians broadcaster (other than Mel Allen, who was there for a year), to get the Ford Frick Award at the Hall of Fame.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01998867386294693956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-15457487600663587252012-05-26T07:33:15.146-07:002012-05-26T07:33:15.146-07:00Ken, sometime when you're in Seattle you shoul...Ken, sometime when you're in Seattle you should go on the Underground tour. Very cool, very informative and quite entertaining!Mike in BCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-26507369541246621592012-05-26T07:16:46.394-07:002012-05-26T07:16:46.394-07:00I like your Haystacks. You presented them in the R...I like your Haystacks. You presented them in the RGB sequence, too, nice touch.<br /><br />Monet's haystacks painting -or a Hollywood imitation- was featured in the first few minutes of the Pierce Brosnan remaked, "The Thomas Crown Affair." Brosnan/Crown visits the museum each day to admire the Haystacks, but he's actually preparing his heist.Max Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706524941272103444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-90673255642652484232012-05-26T06:45:45.302-07:002012-05-26T06:45:45.302-07:00When you get to Boston, do you actually get Cheers...When you get to Boston, do you actually get Cheers flashbacks of some sort? Sure, it wasn't produced on location there, but the show made such a point of being Bostonian, visiting the city has got to mean something, right?Markusnoreply@blogger.com