tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post268348421387935723..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: Hollywood Glamour BoyBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-37686892077610697122007-03-15T11:16:00.000-07:002007-03-15T11:16:00.000-07:00I remember Baseball City feeling a bit like an aba...I remember Baseball City feeling a bit like an abandoned drive in movie- it was just an awful place- and then you had to be subjected to watching the Royals.....Firepix1979https://www.blogger.com/profile/07267578484037353338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-51793056981289651782007-03-15T10:17:00.000-07:002007-03-15T10:17:00.000-07:00Joe Morgan a great announcer? I'd rather hear Dian...Joe Morgan a great announcer? I'd rather hear Diana Ross call the game.Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-27852235260292401962007-03-14T10:54:00.000-07:002007-03-14T10:54:00.000-07:00John Miller and Joe Morgan sure do a great job. I...John Miller and Joe Morgan sure do a great job. I wish ESPN broadcasts didn't have so many bells and whistles and exploding stat boxes, it's like they're trying to give someone a seisure.<BR/><BR/>Looking forward to the book arriving from Amazon in my mailbox soon.<BR/><BR/>And although Joe Morgan is a great announcer, the best and most beloved Cincinnati Red baseball analyst named Joe is, was and always shall be Joe Nuxhall.Schottzie03https://www.blogger.com/profile/16624465932868582438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-16467116559850329602007-03-14T07:55:00.000-07:002007-03-14T07:55:00.000-07:00Ken, you actually make me want to watch baseball.....Ken, you actually make me want to watch baseball...or even A CURRENT AFFAIR.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-90200804996769849062007-03-14T06:32:00.000-07:002007-03-14T06:32:00.000-07:00I didn't know A Current Affair was still on! When ...I didn't know A Current Affair was still on! When was it resurrected?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-72462441896180275572007-03-13T22:11:00.000-07:002007-03-13T22:11:00.000-07:00Interesting tale, especially the games at what was...Interesting tale, especially the games at what was then known as Joe Robbie Stadium. I well recall the battle for the NL expansion franchises, because I was at RFK Stadium in Washington just before the season began when Baltimore played two games against Boston. (I presume you were there, Ken.)<BR/><BR/>The games drew reasonably well, but what I remember most was that seeing RFK in a genuine baseball configuration for the first time since the early '70s was a revelation. (There had been exhibition games there in the interim, but the stadium remained in the football/soccer configuration because that seating section, once movable, had sunk in. As a result, the left-field pole distance was even shorter than the infamous Los Angeles Coliseum layout during the Dodgers' four years there, and led to Luke Appling's famed home run in the 1982 Cracker Jack old-timers game.) The place looked in decent, albeit spartan, shape. (For some reason, I also recall that the P.A. system played the Traveling Wilburys' first album during batting practice -- it was great to hear Roy Orbison singing "Not Alone Anymore" as the Bosox and Birds took their swings.) <BR/><BR/>We feared at the time that D.C.'s quest for an MLB team bordered on the quixotic, despite its obvious demographic advantages -- although the subsequent winners, Denver and Miami, have certainly had <I>their</I> ups and downs. Fortunately, Washington fans have since been rewarded for their patience (and from the renderings I've seen of the new park, it's going to be a good place to watch baseball, sharing many of the fan-friendly features of Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia).VP81955https://www.blogger.com/profile/11792390726196611188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-40315111028776148132007-03-13T22:00:00.000-07:002007-03-13T22:00:00.000-07:00zazupitts:"...the BEST part is that I went on Amaz...<B>zazupitts:</B><BR/><I>"...the BEST part is that I went on Amazon and bought the book for $.12"</I><BR/><BR/>Yes, but to get it in <I>good</I> condition it will set you back <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0679420932/ref=dp_olp_2/104-0180404-3161566" REL="nofollow">25 cents.</A><BR/><BR/>So Ken do you have any good Jon Miller stories to share or do I have to buy the book? I grew up listening to Scully and Enberg; I have to say Miller is right up there with the two of them in my book. (Which incidentally you can't buy for even 12 cents)<BR/><BR/>Ken, sometime before the regular season begins you should post your play-off predictions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-80571766473566916152007-03-13T21:07:00.000-07:002007-03-13T21:07:00.000-07:00OOPS! - Sorry. I'm a dork. (It said I had an error...OOPS! - Sorry. I'm a dork. <BR/><BR/>(It said I had an error...)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-38996812900441709502007-03-13T21:02:00.000-07:002007-03-13T21:02:00.000-07:00All you need to know about the Rangers is that the...All you need to know about the Rangers is that they sucked all last year - They are still (possibly) paying for "A-Fraud"<BR/>and they may be better this year. <BR/>Sosa - Sosa - Sosa! Cork one for me, SammiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-45150125777879572032007-03-13T21:00:00.000-07:002007-03-13T21:00:00.000-07:00All you need to know about the Rangers is that the...All you need to know about the Rangers is that they sucked all last year - They are still (possibly) paying for "A-Fraud"<BR/>and they may be better this year. <BR/>Sosa - Sosa - Sosa! Cork one for me, SammiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-35797912472953321232007-03-13T20:37:00.000-07:002007-03-13T20:37:00.000-07:00Funny stuff! But the BEST part is that I went on ...Funny stuff! <BR/><BR/>But the BEST part is that I went on Amazon and bought the book for $.12<BR/><BR/>I hope it includes the Borneo story. If not, I wanna know: Can I get my money back??<BR/><BR/>:)Barefoot Billy Alohahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04586870309250699505noreply@blogger.com