New York Yankees notes: About the YES booth
by Ed Valentine on Jan 7, 2010 7:57 AM EST
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PrintThe New York Post has reported that David Cone has officially left the YES Network broadcast team.
Loved listening to Cone, but we have known for a while he is gone.
So, quick question. Who is your favorite YES announcer? Who you do without?
Personally, I love Paul O'Neill, especially when he is picking on Michael Kay. I wish the Yankees could get him to do more games. John Flaherty is also an honest, informative listen. I can do without Al Leiter.
- Jon Heyman lists the top 10 remaining free agents. On top of that list, of course, is Johnny Damon. I know many of you are still holding out hope that Yankee General Manager Brian Cashman will somehow scrape up enough cash to bring Damon back to the Bronx. Jane Heller from 'Confessions of a She Fan' has expressed your feelings quite nicely.
"While it's all well and good for the Yankees GM to say that HE doesn't need a left-handed bat for the outfield, what about us fans? Has he stopped to ask us what WE need?
"Free agents are dropping like flies. Even Eric Hinske has a new team. Did we really spend every last dime on Nick Johnson? Is there nothing left in the vault for Damon? Can't Hal and Hank chip in a few million from their trust funds?" - Buster Olney reported Wednesday that the Yankees appear to be out of the running for Cuban left-hander Aroldis Chapman. I am OK with that since most reports indicate money spent on Chapman is a huge gamble.
- UmpBump has a look at the top 10 shortstops of all time. Two of the guys on their list are currently Yankees, and Alex Rodriguez is actually ranked higher than Derek Jeter.
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In order: Cone, Leiter, Ken Singleton, John Flaherty, Michael Kay, Paul O’Neill.
Some of the best games I’ve watched had Cone and Leiter in the booth together.
I miss Kaat.
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
+1
would have been my exact list.
This sticker is dangerous and inconvenient, but I do love Fig Newtons.
YES
Kay and O’neill have a good give and take going. I haven’t really made up my mind about many of the newer guys. I like that Flaherty can handle play-by-play and analyst though I don’t think he’s great at either, yet.
My all time favorite booth would have been Murcer, Scooter and Kaat. Best play-by-play voice, best color man and best analyst in the same booth.
I see no love yet for Ken Singleton. I’d actually pick him over Kay.
I should have specified in my post: there’s a big gap between Leiter and Singleton, and an even bigger gap between Flaherty and Kay.
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
Personally...
I really like O’neill, Flaherty, and Singleton. Kay is way to dramatic.
Hey is there anyway to bring Scooter back from the dead!!
Phil Rizzutto
Remember he would shout out all his goombas from Jersey. Then he would say something about how he stopped in Brooklyn for some fresh canoli. I don’t even know if he was watching the game half the time but he was more than a broadcaster he was an entertainer.
Kaat was my favorite...
I wish he didn’t retire!!!!! Too bad Cone left now, it was always fun when he and O’Neill picked on Michael Kay during games. My order is: O’Neill (too bad he doesn’t do more games), Singleton, Flaherty, Kay, Leiter. Michael Kay needs to stop overreacting about every little thing, it gets so annoying!
by oywiththepoodlesalready on Jan 7, 2010 11:48 AM EST reply actions
Yankees Broadcaster are alot better than most
Myall time favorite was Rizzuto, Bill White and Frank Messer.
As someone who’s now stuck watching most Yankee games shown on Comcast’s MLB package, I get to hear alot of other teams broadcasters… Yankees team is (somewhat biased) are a lot more entertaining. The two guys for example who do the Rays games
are enough to make me want to watch HS field hockey instead
I agree on all of your points
I live in Tampa and get stuck listening to the crappy Rays announcers. I never liked DeWayne Statts when he was calling the Yankees with Al Trautwig. Thank god the Rays dont have Joe Magrane any longer, he made my ears bleed. I like it best when either Leiter and/or Cone called the games, very informative. Lets not forget Cone put the idea of Hughes to the pen instead of the minors out there.
YES Booth
My order would be this.
Singleton
O’Neil
Kay
Leiter
Flaherty
I love Singleton. He’s the best the Yankees have, for analysis, and I enjoy his play by play as well. I like O’neil as well, especially, like you said, when he eats like a pig and picks on Michael Kay. Michael Kay I like as well, although his voice cracks sometimes, and he doesn’t seem to have the best voice for an announcer. Also, a little too much enthusiasm sometimes for the opposing team. Leiter is OK. Flaherty I wish was gone. NO personality at all. I like John Sterling better than all of them, and Susan Waldman LESS than all of them, but they aren’t YES announcers.
Agreed on Singleton
He’s smooth and easy and he doesn’t try to devour the game like Michael Kay does. I think the play-by-play role on TV is pretty unnecessary – I mean we can see what’s happening we don’t need someone telling us. I liked it back when we just had 2 analysts when Singleton and Kaat were togethher.
O’Neill is funny and entertaining. He could care less about the game but he’s good for a few games a year especially against bad opponents.
Flaherty knows his stuff he’s just so bland and monotone. He needs to work on taking it up a notch.
Leiter is OK also. He probably makes the most interesting points but personality wise he’s a little bit condescending.
Oh well I’d watch no matter who was calling the games.
by Let's Talk About Tex Baby on Jan 7, 2010 6:03 PM EST up reply actions
What if you were blind...?
And couldn’t watch the game…. Only listen….?
Or cooking dinner…?
Or Doing some afterwork work…?
Or taking online classes…?
Or a dozen other reasons that would take your time from watching every moment of the game but can still hear the play by play from a distance….?
The ONE thing i’m sure we can all agree on… is we do have some of best play calling people in the business… cause when playoffs start and were on every station but YES…
by Gangsta Yanksta on Jan 7, 2010 8:11 PM EST up reply actions
the one bad thing about the playoffs
is TBS, and FOX. At least Chip Carey is gone and won’t be with TBS anymore, so maybe if they get someone better the ALDS won’t be too hard to listen to next year.
Either way, I missed YES so much after listening to those horrid announcers for a month.
Buck's
very good not gonna lie. He gets a lot of criticism but he is eloquent and his voice is perfect. Also he has perfect tone. he knows when to get excited and when not to which is white i like about him. I did hate Caray, he was literally garbage. I remember he botched what could have been the game-winning hit for twins in the tiebreaker, by saying “BASE HIT!” when it would have been a sac fly
where have you gone Joe dimaggio our nation turns it's lonely eyes to you?
by Brooklynsoul on Jan 7, 2010 10:55 PM EST up reply actions
Also, on baseball
I sure hope Damon comes back. Gardner isn’t a starter. They need a hitter out there. Not a guy who doesn’t get on base enough and can’t hit more than 5 home runs a year.
And I don’t agree with A-Rod being ahead of Jeter as shortstops, because A-Rod wasn’t a shortstop long enough. When his career is over, A-Rod will actually be a third baseman longer than he was a shortstop. Jeter has been a shortstop his whole life. I think Jeter should be higher. A-Rod should rank among the All-Time third baseman though as well.
Ed, can you
elaborate on why you don’t like Leiter? I think he is the best analyst by far. He has a strong voice and speaks smoothly. Plus, he has been excellent at explaining pitching in general—from different grips to the effect of Quest Tech on the modern strikezone.
by tombradylikesdudes on Jan 7, 2010 5:47 PM EST reply actions
It's hard to pinpoint, really
He just sort of sounds whiny and defensive sometimes. I prefer Singleton or O’Neill, I guess.
I think it’s just his snark sometimes which I don’t mind.
by Scooby Snacks on Jan 7, 2010 7:35 PM EST up reply actions
He's like a push over.....
He gets picked on by Michael Kay, and Kay never even played baseball.
O’ Neil is funny…. but it seems like he wouldn’t want to be there for every game…
Kenny’s good….. he’s not constantly “well when i played”
He knows the game and calls it well
by Gangsta Yanksta on Jan 7, 2010 8:14 PM EST up reply actions
Kenny's my man.
I really enjoy everything that Kenny Singleton brings to the booth. He’s a great broadcaster who was also a very good player. That makes a great combo and I learned a lot about the game from him and Jim Kaat. Everything you have all said about Michael is true. He was better on the radio with Sterling. Having the guys from our Championship teams of the 90s in the booth has been great. I’ll miss Cone. What happen there? Maybe Scott Brosius can take his place.
PS I’ll always miss Bobby Mercer. He was the best.
There's a lot of old Yankees that would be great in the booth
maybe Tino Martinez? I always love hearing him talk, and he’d be fun to have in the booth. Also, I think Mike Mussina would do a terrific job, since he is one of the most intelligent pitchers ever to play the game, and he’d be great to listen to. Although Moose may be a long shot since the very reason he retired was to spend time with his family, and announcing would take away from that.
Anybody but Flaherty. I can’t stand listening to him, especially when they give him the play by play. He’s a good guy and has good information, but he sounds like a robot half the time and has no personality. A little like Ken Rosenthal (although I prefer Flaherty over Ken).
Brings back the memories
A Scootah commercial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrDxKrxJ6KE&feature=related
I Cant Stand When O'Neill Does A Game
No, its nothing to do with O’Neill, it’s the constant sucking up by Kay. The goofing around is one thing, but Kay comes off like a fanboy most of the time. The loss of Cone really brings YES down a notch. He was the most informative guy they had. I used to hate Flaherty, but he has come a long way. I respect that he doesnt tow the company line like Kay and Singleton.
Rest in Peace
Bobby and Scooter.. Bring back Bill White
Pain heals, chicks dig scars, glory lasts forever!!!!!!
Anyone but Joe Morgan
he stars every sentence with " when I was with the Big Red Machine… Ball 1" or " When Tony Perez was at first, …Foul ball.
Pain heals, chicks dig scars, glory lasts forever!!!!!!
Who I like...
I like O’Neill, Kay, Flathery. That’s their best team. I’m ok with Leiter. Not a huge Singleton guy as the guy bores me.
We need to fix the radio side first!
Its kind of like how Tex made the rest of the infield better last year.
I would leave the YES side alone and clean house on the radio side. This way if you don’t like the match up onTV you can turn the volume down and turn a radio on.
John Sterling needs to retire. He is missing more calls than he makes. He doesn’t know how to add so he calls wrong scores and stats. His time had passed him by. Yankee fans deserve more than such a bumbling fool.
Susan Waldman needs to learn to speak English without a Boston accent. She should be sent to a coach to teach her with a 4 week deadline. If not, send her to the Paw Sox minor league affiliate.
Seriously, the NY Yankees need to get these two off the air. Whether they own the station or not, the next contract for 880 radio should demand top radio announcers. I listen to many games on mlb.com game day audio. It is embarrassing to admit that sometimes I click on the opposing teams’ icon to get their announcers so that I don’t have to listen to Sterling and Waldman.
by NYYankeeRoadWarrior on Jan 9, 2010 10:15 PM EST reply actions
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