Get Rid Of Michael Kay, Paul O'Neil and Al Leiter
by slantman on Jul 24, 2010 2:36 PM EDT
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PrintWatching and listening to these idiots on MLB Extra Inning for past couple of years has caused me to mute my TV.
Too much talking and kidding around at nothing that relates to the game. Michael Kay is too comfortable in his job and I have noticed when he comments he makes a lot of mistakes. Paul O'Neil has no clue how to be a color commentator and Al Leiter is just plan screwy. This is just a case of the Yankees having a fat wallet and anything goes. Ken Singleton is very good.
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Kay...yes, but i'll never happen.
Leiter’s fine…and O’Neil’s great. Mute the TV if you want, but pretty sure most like O’Neill.
Go New York Go!
WOW
+1
O’Neil is funny as hell. He talks a lot of mess to and about Kay and I love it. This is baseball and not news coverage of a natural disaster right? Freaking lighten up and you don’t hear them joking around if the Yankees are getting beat by 8 or something. At least we agree Singleton is great.
Since the face been revealed the game got real
Yeah huckleberry
Greatest sportscaster in Yankee history couldn’t see further than second base, usually forgot he was broadcasting the game, and never stuck around ’till the 9th to beat traffic home.
Broadcasters used to do 3 innings on TV, 3 on radio, then back to TV. Rizzuto came back in the 7th and realized he mada a mistake, losing sight of Reggie’s towering dinger and broadcast that Reggie hit it out of the stadium!!! A few friends saw me later and couldn’t believe Reggie hit one out of the stadium…pretty funny.
I like the group of guys they got now and I suddenly have a craving for a cannoli.
by steelerwheeler on Jul 26, 2010 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Disagree completely ...
I see Rizzuto, White and Messer in those hamheads. They are funny — especially O’Neill. It seems a great many folks love to hate Michael Kay … for what? Because he holds the best job in the country? He’s decent. He engages Singleton and O’Neill and picks their brains for insight. Sure he gets abit dopey sometime and rants, so what he’s WAY better than just about every other announcer I’ve listened to on MLB package.
As a former pitcher and catcher, Leiter and Flaherty bring great insight into the dynamic of pitchers and catchers. I’ve actually been pretty impressed with Flaherty this season. He’s gotten much better.
What I don’t want is someone like Joe Buck or McCarver … Buck’s ego stifles any enjoyment I might derive from watching a game he’s calling. Give me the homer who is goofy, who loves his job, and who is infectious. That’s what we’ve got, and I rather like the mix.
"Baseball is the background music of my life." -George Will
You're a hater ...
You probably wear Joe Buck underwear. I feel sad for you.
"Baseball is the background music of my life." -George Will
I am a h8r...
I hate Michael Kay, there I said it. Joe Buck is his long lost brother. Look at their enoumous heads and lack of broadcasting skills. As for my choice of underwear (since you’re so interested) I wear fruit of the loom boxers or sometimes none at all. It gets really hot here like 120F hot sometimes. I appreciate your sympathy for me Ronster, but none is needed. If you read the majority of the posts here, the OVERWHELMING sentiment is that as a broadcaster Michael Kay is less than.
Only in America ...
Can we speak freely about such important topics as underwear, and broadcasting. I suppose we have to agree to disagree.
"Baseball is the background music of my life." -George Will
stupid
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by bestbostonsports on Jul 24, 2010 3:02 PM EDT reply actions
I have muted every game Kay is doing commentary and listen to the other teams commentary...
of course except for the lame excuse for commentary provided by NESN
No
Kay, yes, although you’ll love him following any postseason filled with McCarver. And Paul and Leiter are fine.
"I'm looking at 600 as first base. I want to run right through it and use it as a platform and a spring board for more to come"- Alex Rodriguez
Kay's annoying, but whatever.
Paulie & Leiter are fine, don’t know what spurred this angry post…
Did you know Joe Morgan thinks Cano will win a batting title one day?
what?
am i really the only one who loves kay?
Kay's good
Compare him to McCarver and you’ll see what I mean. Leiter and O’Neill are awesome too. Come on man, we have the best team in the majors so we gotta complain about our commenters?
I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious.
Vince Lombardi
I'm not a big fan of Kaye.
But i like O’Neil and Leiter and Singleton. I love it when they bust Kaye’s chops. O’Neil does it the best.
i don't really like singleton.
he always makes really awkward silences. o.O
by yankeepanda44 on Jul 24, 2010 6:24 PM EDT up reply actions
This is a terrible suggestion
In all honesty, just really awful. They’re all fine.
"Winning is the most important thing in my life, after breathing. Breathing first, winning next." -George Michael Steinbrenner III
I heard Sterling say "Fisted" on the radio the other day...
Did you know Joe Morgan thinks Cano will win a batting title one day?
To be honest, there are a LOT worse announcers out there than Michael Kay
Just ask White Sox fans.
"WHO WOULD LEAD?! THE CLOWN?!"
by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jul 25, 2010 12:38 AM EDT up reply actions
+1 LOL
No way you mean wolf or fox or what ever his name is. He Gon !!!!
Since the face been revealed the game got real
Hawk lol
I feel like if he was an announcer for us I’d like him, he’s a complete homer and a jackass…which is why he’s hilarious to watch.
"We're only going to score 17 points?" - Tom Brady
"Well played, Mauer." - Guy from PS3 commercials
O Hawk lol I knew it was some animal I couldn’t remember yea agreed very entertaining . But not sure how I would feel if I had to listen for 162.
Since the face been revealed the game got real
YOU CAN.....PUTITONTHEBOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRDDDDDDDDD.......
EEE-YES!
EEE-YES!
"WHO WOULD LEAD?! THE CLOWN?!"
by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jul 25, 2010 1:42 AM EDT up reply actions
LMAO
Priceless you nailed it, I couldn’t remember what else he said besides -He Gon
I think its funny but like I said in small doses.
Since the face been revealed the game got real
Here's a whole site towards Hawkisms!
http://www.heavethehawk.com/Hawkisms.html
"WHO WOULD LEAD?! THE CLOWN?!"
by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jul 25, 2010 1:48 AM EDT up reply actions
Dude I got through 2 paragraphs on that website and I am already rofl
Since the face been revealed the game got real
“Big hat no cattle on that one” LOL WTF does that mean
Since the face been revealed the game got real
Only he knows!
"WHO WOULD LEAD?! THE CLOWN?!"
by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jul 25, 2010 2:35 AM EDT up reply actions
sorry not everyone can be this good
If you're a real Yankee fan, please do the rest of us a favor and splurge the extra cash on a replica jersey without a last name on the back. Frankly, it's embarassing.
by total hermination on Jul 29, 2010 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions
oops forgot the link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZK50ffieMG0
If you're a real Yankee fan, please do the rest of us a favor and splurge the extra cash on a replica jersey without a last name on the back. Frankly, it's embarassing.
by total hermination on Jul 29, 2010 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions
I hate that guy so much.
"Winning is the most important thing in my life, after breathing. Breathing first, winning next." -George Michael Steinbrenner III
by Chris McKeown on Jul 26, 2010 9:55 AM EDT up reply actions
excellent
LMAO @ EEE-YES!
If you're a real Yankee fan, please do the rest of us a favor and splurge the extra cash on a replica jersey without a last name on the back. Frankly, it's embarassing.
by total hermination on Jul 29, 2010 1:42 PM EDT up reply actions
I'll take SEEEEEEE YA any day over that!
"WHO WOULD LEAD?! THE CLOWN?!"
by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jul 25, 2010 1:42 AM EDT up reply actions
But at the commentators convention Kay snatched " SEE YA" up so “You can put it on the board” was all that was left lol
Since the face been revealed the game got real
Haha, I'd probably have an annoying homerun call too!
“SWUNG ON AND DRIVEN TO RIGHT FIELD, AND THE FIELDER JUST LOOKS UP AND SAYS OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH……THAT’S A HOMERUN!”
"WHO WOULD LEAD?! THE CLOWN?!"
by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jul 25, 2010 1:49 AM EDT up reply actions
lol
Someone should do a fan post of what would you home run call would be
Since the face been revealed the game got real
maybe something like
THAT BACKDOOR (curveball) IS DRILLED, DEEP UP THE MIDDLE, GONE, HOMERUN!
hahahhahaha
Nick Johnson HR Call
I wanted all year to see Nick hit a HR but he’s been hurt.
On NY radio they asked for a HR call for Nick…I wanted this one.
Swing a drive, That ball is high, it is far, it is gone….
Nick Johnson goes Balls Deep into the Right Centerfield bleachers.
Johnson's homer call by Sterling...
“that ball is HIT IN THE AIR.. TO DEEP RIGHT… IT IS HIGH… NNNNNN IT IS FAR…. IIIIIIIT ISSS GAWN! IT’S A SOLO SHOT BY NICK JOHNSON… OHHH JOLLY OLD SAINT NICK.. AND THE YANKEES LEAD 1-0.”
From opening day this year against the Angels.
"Winning is the most important thing in my life, after breathing. Breathing first, winning next." -George Michael Steinbrenner III
by Chris McKeown on Jul 26, 2010 9:56 AM EDT up reply actions
Joe Buck circa 1996
Leyritz hits one deep to center field….back at the traaaack, at the waaaaaallllll, WE ARE TIED!!!! 6-6 HERE IN THE EIGHTH!!!
talk about goosebumps
If you're a real Yankee fan, please do the rest of us a favor and splurge the extra cash on a replica jersey without a last name on the back. Frankly, it's embarassing.
by total hermination on Jul 29, 2010 1:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Only reason I dislike Michael Kay is that youtube video of him
Where he completely freaks out because someone doesn’t want him to talk about no hitters. That caller had a terrible argument but Kay needs to control himself.
"We're only going to score 17 points?" - Tom Brady
"Well played, Mauer." - Guy from PS3 commercials
rabble rabble
Nazi camps == same level of seriousness as perfect games
Did you know Joe Morgan thinks Cano will win a batting title one day?
Agreed
It was funny as hell, but it sure changed my view of him.
As an announcer though, he’s better than a lot of guys. I don’t love him, but I can live with him.
"I'm looking at 600 as first base. I want to run right through it and use it as a platform and a spring board for more to come"- Alex Rodriguez
We don;t like kay until we have to listen to other announcers
we bag on kay b/c of how awkward he is sometimes but compared to the fox and ESPN guys, Kay sounds great
Kay, Leiter and O'Neill
I think their actually pretty good. I like Singleton, too. They are better than most announcers out there.
I find Kay to be pretty awful
the only thing i really notice with him is he tries to use big words to sound smart. i never hear any good input from him about the game itself. if he says anything its probably building off of something that paulie, leiter or singleton said.
singleton gets on my nerves sometimes cause he’ll randomly bring up his playing days. there was one when he was talking about how nolan ryan no-hit his team, and he had the most well hit ball of the day, a ground ball. lol
the only thing i could think in my head was, wow, you would say you had the most well hit ball of the day in a no hitter. lmao
I believe in the Church of Baseball
by Frank Campagnola on Jul 25, 2010 11:26 AM EDT reply actions
He gives us a lot of facts nobody cares about
and says he did his “homework”. For instance, during yesterdays game he said he looked up how many people in MLB History had a name of “Sergio”. See? Facts nobody cares about
"I'm looking at 600 as first base. I want to run right through it and use it as a platform and a spring board for more to come"- Alex Rodriguez
He lies! That was on the scoreboard while Mitre was warming up.
"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."
really?
wow. Kay didn’t even do homework at all. He cheated!
"I'm looking at 600 as first base. I want to run right through it and use it as a platform and a spring board for more to come"- Alex Rodriguez
I like Micheal Kay
He makes me feel like I could be a MLB manager
There is nothing quite as satisfying as out running security after you've punched out a Flyers fan!
"I was in the moment, and the moment said smack you." - Bruce Willis
are you serious
O’Neil is awesome in the booth, the guy is always eating, its hilarious! and leiter is very good as well. Kay gets annoying, especially when every fly ball is “DEEP TO RIGHT”…even though Cano catches it. I do miss Cone…and it would be cool if Boomer did some games for YES and not just MLB, I can do w/out Flagherty and Bob Lorenz.
Agreed on Lorenz
Flaherty is ok
"Winning is the most important thing in my life, after breathing. Breathing first, winning next." -George Michael Steinbrenner III
by Chris McKeown on Jul 26, 2010 9:57 AM EDT up reply actions
-13
Big fan of John Flarherty I learn a lot when he is breaking the game down.
Since the face been revealed the game got real
Again, Yankee Fans Don't Know How Good We've Got It
Here in DC, Bob Carpenter is good but Rob Dibble is a disaster, just awful. The O’s announcers are even more pathetic homers than most, which isn’t surprising considering Angelos ran Jon Miller out of town for noticing that the O’s, well, suck. I get the MLB digital cable package so I get to hear a lot of other announcing teams, and the quality isn’t so good. Leave Kay alone, he’s fine.
I’m always happy when Paulie is in the booth, too – I like a sense of fun. As someone else noted earlier, there’s enough serious crap going on in the world, let baseball be relaxed.
this.
Kay stinks, but the reality that compared to 90% of MLB announcers, probably more, Kay is better then sliced bread. These guys are all homers.
The only 2 that I can think are better are the Red Sox duo (surprisingly…) and Vin Scully….tho, well both fanbases will have plenty who don’t like them either.
Go New York Go!
by FreeBradshaw on Jul 26, 2010 10:17 AM EDT up reply actions
As much as I hate to admit it
The Mets guys at SNY are really good as well.
"I'm looking at 600 as first base. I want to run right through it and use it as a platform and a spring board for more to come"- Alex Rodriguez
Your kidding right?
Orsillo and Remy not homers? These guys are practically waving pom poms for the Red Sox. I will admit though, when they rip into the visiting team sometimes it’s funny.
Vin Scully IMO is the best out there now. He is like Bob Sheppard in the booth. Clear, concise, correct. Never has Kay-gasms over a routine fly ball to the warning track. I love it when announcers STFU and let me hear the crowd.
I watch a ton of Red Sox games
they’re really not. The network as a whole is definitely a bunch of homers, but Remy and Orsillo are pretty good with that.
Really every home booth is gonna have some homerism…except the Yankees of course, kinda seems Kay roots for the other team a lot
Go New York Go!
by FreeBradshaw on Jul 27, 2010 9:38 AM EDT up reply actions
I thought Kay was a huge Yankee fan?
"Winning is the most important thing in my life, after breathing. Breathing first, winning next." -George Michael Steinbrenner III
by Chris McKeown on Jul 27, 2010 9:47 AM EDT up reply actions
he is
he just sometimes gets over-enthusiatic for the other team.
Happy Birthday A-Rod! Now please hit #600 already.
Kay-gasm +1
"Winning is the most important thing in my life, after breathing. Breathing first, winning next." -George Michael Steinbrenner III
by Chris McKeown on Jul 27, 2010 9:47 AM EDT up reply actions
Wait... Michael Kay is "too comfortable in his job" ... ???
Shouldn’t he be?!?! I would hate like hell to go to my job every day and not feel comfortabel. But.. whatever floats your boat….
"Winning is the most important thing in my life, after breathing. Breathing first, winning next." -George Michael Steinbrenner III
Paul Oneill is the funniest commentator on YES by far. The guy keeps it real as opposed to this stiff commentators who talk about the game and only the game. Singleton is good, Kay is whatever, Sterling is good, Flaherty does a good job breaking the game down, Leiter is smart too. Kim Jones also deserves some credit
I was under the impression that when Jerry Remy was acclaimed emperor of Red Sox Nation a few years ago that the question of whether he was a homer became redundant.
His calls of the game are not really biased at all, but I think he wears his tiara while doing the game, and his sceptre is under his seat.
Coincidentally, NESN has just let it become publicly known that their game broadcast ratings are off by 36% this year.
Perhaps we should all just listen to the Spanish language broadcast and have the benefit of either not understanding a word, or maybe picking up a new language skill.
by designatedquitter on Jul 27, 2010 4:35 PM EDT reply actions
LOL
you kid, I assume.
Yeah Kay sucks…but O’Neil is awesome because of how quirky he is and Leiter is legit good at his job. One of the few good color men in the industry.
RU RAH RAH
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Agree on Kay that's it
Paulie is great as a color guy, his job (in the rare event he is on) is to provide insight on situations and he nails it every time. He also constantly herbs up Kay which never gets old. On Flaherty, he’s a smart dude who has a very good TV voice considering he’s a former player. Not sure how long O’Neill will last in the business, but Flash has the tools to stick around for a while.
I totally agree on Kay’s no-hitter jinxing. “Sabathia is perfect through 1!!! Yankees coming to bat….”
My all time faves are still Singleton, Kaat and Murcer – dating back to the MSG days.
by total hermination on Jul 28, 2010 10:02 AM EDT reply actions
forgot about Leiter
in the spirit of the post – O’Neill is definitely better than Leiter, whos only real contribution is showing pitching grips and cracking a few bad jokes. Also, even though he played for the Yanks, he’s forever a Met to me.
by total hermination on Jul 28, 2010 10:10 AM EDT up reply actions
Fire Kay!!!!!!!
Bring in Gary Thorne
by The American Mr.Hockey on Jul 30, 2010 6:18 PM EDT reply actions
I agree all three of them are like the three stooges in there…They can be cute at times but not for nine innings.Paul was a great player…Al well,we know about what Al was and could have been….As for the third stooge,,,,a great writer but that doesn;t always translate automatically to a great commentator…and in this case it doesnt…Go back to what you do best boys..writing..and maybe teaching kids to be good ball players….but the booth ..“fa getta bout it:::”……………..
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