More Orsillo, Eckersley in October

I don't get the infatuation people have for Orsillo. He's ok, but, nothing out of the ordinary. One of the things that bugs me about him is, when reciting a player's stats, he'll all of a sudden emphasize a number that absolutely should NOT be emphasized. For example, "Joe Smith is hitting.285, with NINE!!!!! HOMERUNS!!!! and 33 rbi."

Huh? What? What's so special about the 9 homeruns, Don? Is he doing it for his own amusement? To put on his audience? To make Jerry Remy laugh? Or does he just like to hear the sound of his own voice rise and fall for dramatic effect?

Dennis Eckersley is a different story. The Eck is great, and deserves to be seen and heard nationally. He's a breath of fresh air. I like him better than Remy.

Orsillo has a nice voice and an amiable personality. He will never, ever challenge an audience with a pointed observation, and 99.99% of the time he doesn't tell you anything that can't see for yourself. In other words, just the sort of safe and uninteresting play-by-play guy that the networks crave.

I have yet to hear Orsillo call an Infield Fly while the ball is in the air (no matter how clear it is that one of the umps has his arm raised).

I Enjoy Don and Jerry, but feel that their "comedy act" is getting old.
I also wish they would learn the difference between a foul TIP and a foul BALL.
Since I am an umpire at the HS and college level, I find it annoying that even Remy doesn't know the difference.

Finally, what was the issue with Sean McDonough and his not being re-hired several years ago? Anybody got the dirt????

Don is the play by play guy...in other words (or basically the same words) he gives the play by play of the game. He tells you what happens and is not paid to give insight. That is the job of Remy, the color guy. He does his job and that is all he has to do and I think he does it well. He keeps the viewers interested and knows the game quite well. So, everyone...get over yourselves.

Mr, Topaz, go get yourself a movie. Sit down, grab a Fresca and some popcorn and stick a few kernels up, deep into your eye sockets. You have no clue how good these two are together.

Trust me. I live in the Tampa Bay market!

Good for them.. But what I don't understand is why no Remy? He's one of the most knowledgeable analysts around, and he's quite entertaining. Maybe his position as "president" of the Nation makes him too much of a homer??

Hey Wlliam...I know what Orsillo does, and HE DOES IT WELL!!!! MOST!!! OF!!! the time...it just bugs me that OUT OF THE BLUE!!!! HE WILL!!! GET!!!! excited over some obscure stat that is mundane or ORDINARY!!!!!!!

Pay attention the NEXT TIME!!!! YOU!!!! WATCH!!! an Orsillo broadcast. At some POINT!!!!! HE!!! WILL!!! raise his voice in emphasis over NOTHING!!!!!!!

I was surprised and impressed at Orsillo's performance last October. Away from Remy, I thought he was a pretty good p-b-p guy. Maybe it was low expectations, but when paired with a "stranger" it forced both he and the color guy (Steve Stone?) to just "do the game," which they did pretty well.

I have the MLB season ticket package through cable, and watch a fair number of games per night. Trust me, Jerry and Don are hands-down, the best announcing-duo out there.

Tonto,

I couldn't agree with you more...particularly the Tampa Bay end of things. I just can't stand listening to those two guys that do TV for the Rays games. I can't stand the sound of their voices, I can't stand the idiotic remarks they make. I think it's great the team is doing good (except when they play well against the Red Sox) but they act like this team is the second coming or something. I just plain can't stand them.

Kemosabi agree with Tonto on this. Remy and Orsillo are a good tandem. They don't play the homer card the way some announcers do errrrrrr Rays announcers also known as Joe Migraine and Man Perm Dwayne Staats. I am Kemosabi and I am outttttttttttttttttttt. By the way Tonto make great Scallops........check it out.......