Thursday, August 21, 2008

A Baseball Voice

Can I just say that I love to listen to Vin Scully?

I'm not a Dodgers' Fan, but I think he just has a wonderful voice for baseball broadcasting.

I think there are just a couple of voices that seem so perfect for listening:
Carl Kasell
Garrison Keilor
Vin Scully

and of the three I have heard the least of Vin Scully. Growing up on NPR, I have heard countless broadcasts of Prairie Home Companion and All Things Considered on long car rides back from Bangor, but only in the last couple of months as I've had more time to listen to the occasional Dodger game on the radio or through MLB.tv have I had the chance to really listen and appreciate Vin Scully. The contrast with the Padres broadcaster Ted Leitner is astounding. I will continue to look for voice samples, but if you could hear the difference, you'd understand.

UPDATE:
Voice Samples of
Garrison Keilor
Carl Kassel
Vin Scully (1)
Vin Scully (2)

UPDATE II
I also can't stand the voice of Angels TV announcer Rex Hudler. Terrible. How two teams in the same city have such a contrast!

1 comment:

DanTheMan said...

I agree that Vin is really the best baseball announcer. I know many people who go to Dodgers games and bring radios so that they can listen to Vin.