Odds and Sods

Opening Day is finally upon us.  Here are some things that I missed during the offseason in no particular order of importance.

1. The Joe Morgan and Jon Miller announcing combo on Sunday Night Baseball is by far the best in the game.  They are entertaining, informative, and complement each other perfectly.  They make the game the spectacle and let it breathe, rather than choking it to death like Fox.  I pray every day that ABC will buy out Fox for the World Series rights so I don’t have to listen to those two buffoons ever again.

2. Joe Morgan’s wardrobe.  He is by far the sharpest dresser of any baseball announcer.  He rocks the velvet suits, fedoras, and unbuttoned dress shirts with authority.

3. Peter Gammons.  Obviously, he is the greatest baseball writer ever and a genius.  His addition to the Sunday Night crew is absolutely brilliant.  He also provides gratuitious rock n’ roll references and the uninentional comedy of his transition lenses that are always caught halfway between.

4. Tim Kurkjian’s voice.  It has more ups and downs than a ride at Cedar Point and is good for 2 or 3 cracks during any interview.  He is always excited, even if it is a dreary Devil Rays-Royals matchup in mid-July.  He has a random statistic for any eventuality.  He usually ends up completely wrong, but god love him.