tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post8299312282183951152..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: It's dark out already?By Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-55768081103029438662015-11-02T18:59:28.934-08:002015-11-02T18:59:28.934-08:00Ken believe it or not, as a kid in New Jersey I fo...Ken believe it or not, as a kid in New Jersey I followed the Rams, too.<br /><br />I'm talking Roman Gabriel, Fearsome Foursome, Tom Dempsey... all the way until they left.<br /><br />I eagerly awaited the syndication package on TV each week that showed the highlights. Always looked at the national TV schedule at the start of the season so I could plan on actually WATCHING a game. The world is so global now - - it is so much easier to see a game, and you have so many choices as to how you want to see it. <br /><br />I miss not having a team to root for. Do you think that the NFL will ever put a team there again?<br />Coleen Burnettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-80532726874801019242015-11-02T15:32:02.327-08:002015-11-02T15:32:02.327-08:00Maybe the last real "Voice of God" sport...Maybe the last real "Voice of God" sports announcer was Facenda's eventual successor at NFL Films, Harry Kalas. I once worked on a video project where we got to use Harry as the narrator. A remarkable change happened to the video when you took out the scratch track and put in Harry. It suddenly seemed... important!Andy Rosenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-14374391817506565582015-11-02T06:33:51.946-08:002015-11-02T06:33:51.946-08:00Hi ken, small typo, but its a name so i mention it...Hi ken, small typo, but its a name so i mention it. Aziz AnsariAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-18037416383606403852015-11-02T01:02:29.213-08:002015-11-02T01:02:29.213-08:00I figured the Royals in six; but after the first t...I figured the Royals in six; but after the first two games, in five. <br /><br />November baseball needs to go away. I remember that after 9/11 and sports had been suspended for a week, the Series went into November. Now with the Divisional Series its a regular occurrence. November is for basketball and hockey (I'm looking at you, MLS). Blair Iveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03428917942590969429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-82535497043625755092015-11-01T22:08:32.031-08:002015-11-01T22:08:32.031-08:00ROYALS WIN!! In extra innings, making some kind o...ROYALS WIN!! In extra innings, making some kind of record, but what's important is that it was a truly exciting and beautiful game. Diane D.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-2924234121592350612015-11-01T22:07:29.121-08:002015-11-01T22:07:29.121-08:00The announcer for my beloved Bears, in your youth,...The announcer for my beloved Bears, in your youth, was Jack Brickhouse. But the Bears did more than just beat the Rams on the field, they beat 'em in the broadcast booth too. LA had Gil Stratton? Big deal. Brickhouse's partner was Irv Kupcinet, a Chicago celebrity and gossip columnist. Imagine having Walter Winchell or Herb Caen explain Clark Shaugnessy's defense against the shotgun formation and you've got the WGN broadcast.<br /><br />-30-Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-75840626395425991532015-11-01T20:37:14.718-08:002015-11-01T20:37:14.718-08:00Thanks for the shoutout to Van Patrick. Growing u...Thanks for the shoutout to Van Patrick. Growing up in Detroit but not as a football fan, he was nonetheless the sound of the game in my head.Breadbakernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-5962551264746376312015-11-01T19:46:59.383-08:002015-11-01T19:46:59.383-08:00They've had the Chargers on every Sunday so fa...They've had the Chargers on every Sunday so far here in LA, so I think it's pretty obvious they're trying to build a fan base before the move. It ain't working. Screw the Chargerstbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-21784129680628878352015-11-01T12:19:56.815-08:002015-11-01T12:19:56.815-08:00For years, I hated the Packers because in one seas...For years, I hated the Packers because in one season they beat the Rams in the play-offs and the Raider in the Super Bowl. I heard the Rams and Raiders may return to LA. Maybe Chargers too. The return of the Raiders to Oakland does not seem like a real success, but these owners are too greedy to think rationally. Anyway, enough sports talk for this page.Mike Barerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14447874605833321732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-57077854108483101252015-11-01T11:58:09.693-08:002015-11-01T11:58:09.693-08:00@MikeK.PA - Of course, John Facenda had the voice ...@MikeK.PA - Of course, John Facenda had <b>the</b> voice of God on NFL Films. But I think when it comes to the NFL (and while we're at Ken's house) we might allow for polytheism.<br /><br />Igornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-25946973768015332622015-11-01T11:27:32.312-08:002015-11-01T11:27:32.312-08:00This playing baseball into November is crazy. In p...This playing baseball into November is crazy. In parts of the country (mostly the parts where major league teams are located) winter is just around the corner. I'm surprised none of the games have been snowed out. John Holtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00545030511941957804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-48187866606076380602015-11-01T10:46:29.978-08:002015-11-01T10:46:29.978-08:00"I hate that it gets dark so early. And I’m i..."I hate that it gets dark so early. And I’m in Los Angeles. I can imagine what it’s like in Maine." If you really want to get an idea, read a Stephen King novel. <br /><br />"I was a big Rams fan. I guess at heart I still am although fuck ‘em for moving to St. Louis." Be patient, I'm sure their owner will use the same moving company Georgia Rosenbloom-Frontiere used to move them out of LA. <br /><br />"Scott had the voice of God and used it to perfection." I have to strongly disagree on this one. John Facenda was the Voice of God, used brilliantly by NFL Films. Scott was a high-ranking Angel (and not the LA, Anaheim kind).<br /><br />I used to love watching the Rams with QB Roman Gabriel play the Vikings with Joe Kapp at QB. The two teams' helmets were similar - Rams' horn and Vikings' horn - and the games were usually close and often in the playoffs. <br /><br />I don't remember who did the Eagles games on TV. In the early 1960s Bill Campbell, who also did the Phillies games on radio and TV, was the Eagles radio voice and Tom Brookshier, the Hall of Fame defensive back who went on to work with Pat Summerall at CBS, got his start as a color commentator with Bill. Andy Musser replaced Bill in the mid-60s and was himself replaced in 1969 by Charlie Swift, who did it for nine years before killing himself. He was replaced by his color commentator, the shrill Merrill Reese, who for some reason many Eagles' fans adore, who is still calling games on radio 37 years later. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <br />MikeK.Pa.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-49681338219323981532015-11-01T10:17:48.182-08:002015-11-01T10:17:48.182-08:00Before we had the Seahawks, I was a huge Ram fan. ...Before we had the Seahawks, I was a huge Ram fan. Loved Roman Gabriel. I had a favorite AFL team, the Oakland Raiders. Stopped liking Oakland when Ken Stabler took over the team. The Rams and Raiders were on TV every weekend. I remember the Rams could never quite win the big one. Mike Barerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14447874605833321732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-12485712991344173752015-11-01T09:53:47.587-08:002015-11-01T09:53:47.587-08:00I remember the first Super Bowl (not called that y...I remember the first Super Bowl (not called that yet)was blacked out in Los Angeles. My step uncle was an engineer at KNX radio (he was assigned to American Airlines' "Music 'til Dawn" with host George Walsh). We got invited by George to come to his Hollywood Hills home and watch it there. He had hung a coat hangar on his roof antenna and we got a snowy visual of the game televised in San Diego. I was introduced to a bumper pool table for this first time. I was enthralled!Dave Wilsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-48905892504430936152015-11-01T09:51:43.378-08:002015-11-01T09:51:43.378-08:00Rams had some good teams in the late 1960's, F...Rams had some good teams in the late 1960's, Fearsome Foursome and all.<br />They were just undone by the Packers, Colts or Vikings.<br /><br />BTW- there is no one on television or radio that knows more baseball than Harold Reynolds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-18929679484954859772015-11-01T09:27:49.082-08:002015-11-01T09:27:49.082-08:00A question for you, since we're on the subject...A question for you, since we're on the subject of announcers and it was top of mind as I watched the World Series last night: what's your opinion one, two and more man booths? Maybe it's because I grew up with Vin Scully, but unless the play-by-play guy is dull or incompetent, I don't see where a 2nd voice really adds anything. Usually the 2nd guy either comments on the obvious or fills time with useless trivia. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02753360146107174303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1504949108448811302015-11-01T08:56:57.946-08:002015-11-01T08:56:57.946-08:00BTW, my NFL LA prediction: By 2018, the Rams and C...BTW, my NFL LA prediction: By 2018, the Rams and Chargers will share a stadium in Inglewood. The league will placate both Fox and CBS, which both want in. I'm not saying both will arrive in LA at once, but both will be settled in by '18. I know many Rams want them as the only team in town, but to the NFL, TV takes priority -- and I think there's a tacit agreement that if one network gets in, so does the other. VP81955https://www.blogger.com/profile/11792390726196611188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-48322269315964109512015-11-01T08:45:44.130-08:002015-11-01T08:45:44.130-08:00I and my brother went to a Colts-Packers game on D...I and my brother went to a Colts-Packers game on Dec. 20, 1982, their next-to-last year in Baltimore. The game was a 2 p.m. start, went OTOH and ended in a tie (both teams were mediocre that year). As we left a darkened Memorial Stadium at about 5:30, I joked to him, "This is as close as the Colts will ever get to Monday Night Football. "VP81955https://www.blogger.com/profile/11792390726196611188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-86404719240501146182015-11-01T08:41:25.320-08:002015-11-01T08:41:25.320-08:00You get a late December day when the fog rolls in ...You get a late December day when the fog rolls in off the Pacific and visually, it's dark at 3 p.m. You might as well move to Alaska when those types of days happen (just bring a slightly warmer set of clothing).<br /><br />The old NFL paired with CBS could also turn a Broadway show tune into the best opening for the games, as they did with <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woDpspK6RlE" rel="nofollow">this song from 1964's "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty".</a>Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-50742683137349693802015-11-01T08:31:53.267-08:002015-11-01T08:31:53.267-08:00I'm the exact opposite, I hate Daylight Saving...I'm the exact opposite, I hate Daylight Saving Time - hate it, hate it, hate it. I'm a night owl, I like when it gets dark early; when it's DST, and it doesn't get dark till like 10:00 at night, it makes it feel like the day lasts forever and feels unnatural. I especially hated it when I was a kid: school would start back in August, my mom would make me go to bed at like 8:00, 8:30, 9:00, and it'd still be daylight outside . . . didn't exactly help me fall asleep.<br /><br />I hate DST so much that I was outraged with G.W. Bush extended it for no reason . . . it's like during the final year of his administration, he thought to himself, "Well, I've fucked up this country during my eight years, but what can I do to top it all off before I leave the White House? I know! Why don't I just extend Daylights Saving Time and mess with people's minds?" All these years, I've refused to conform to extended DST: I'm not letting these governmental fatcats force something on me that I don't want to participate in and that compromises my rights as a citizen; with that said, all these years, I still spring forward in April and fall back in October - I've already fallen back a week ago, I've been waiting for the rest of you mindless sheep to follow suit.<br /><br />I'm glad it's finally over.<br /><br />On a related note, check out this video on DST that John Oliver did back in the spring:<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=br0NW9ufUUw" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=br0NW9ufUUw<br /></a><br /><br />I really wish we would just obliterate DST altogether.Joseph Scarbroughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06851086150240380366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-27860716497261703712015-11-01T08:30:09.431-08:002015-11-01T08:30:09.431-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Joseph Scarbroughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06851086150240380366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-88169964264546413002015-11-01T07:46:56.357-08:002015-11-01T07:46:56.357-08:00Before 1973 or 4, even sold-out home games were bl...Before 1973 or 4, even sold-out home games were blacked out for fear fans would stay home and watch. Also, teams set their own starting times - Colts games started at 2:15 because of a Baltimore city ordinance that made churches happy.JWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-56204872441385011182015-11-01T07:40:55.532-08:002015-11-01T07:40:55.532-08:00Argh, did not mean to post my email address (becau...Argh, did not mean to post my email address (because of spambots). Ken, could you replace with my name, please?<br /><br />wgWendy M. Grossmanhttp://www.pelicancrossing.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-62275861387742880002015-11-01T07:39:01.981-08:002015-11-01T07:39:01.981-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.wendyg@pelicancrossing.nethttp://www.pelicancrossing.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-5498003874279355252015-11-01T07:34:43.225-08:002015-11-01T07:34:43.225-08:00I'm the opposite. This is actually one of the ...I'm the opposite. This is actually one of the happiest days of the year. As a night person I never have liked DST. I like it best when it's not light out at 8 PM! Terence Towles Canotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18397088843628331615noreply@blogger.com