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Rate the Yankees announcers on the YES network
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t***@gmail.com
2015-06-21 17:14:39 UTC
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Michael Kay: 8/10. Very solid play by play man. Works good with everyone. He can be a little annoying sometimes with his endless stats but overall I really like him. He's also passionate, which is something you don't always get.

Paul O'Neil: 10/10. Great announcer. Gives good feedback and info on players and situations. Has some real experience as a solid player. Always funny when he covers games. He and Kay are my favorite partners, they work the best together.

David Cone: 7/10. He gets annoying for some reason, though like O'Neil he brings real knowledge and experience to the booth. It's fun when they're on together since they were teammates and friends during the championship years. But could be better.

Ken Singleton: 7/10. When he's Kay's partner, he's very good. But when Kay isn't there and Ken takes over as the lead guy, I'm not really a fan. Solid overall though. He has a good voice for an announcer.

John Flaherty: 3/10. Not good at all. Annoying voice, and unbelievably bland and boring. Never says anything interesting. Unlike O'Neil and Cone and even Leiter, Flaherty wasn't even an okay player. Just a back up. And what's annoying is he's ALWAYS on tv. When he doesn't do the games, he's always on the post game show. He almost puts me to sleep when he talks.

AL Leiter: 8/10. Offers some good knowledge, especially about pitching obviously. Doesn't really call as many games as he used to though. He's always enjoyable to listen to though.

Susan Waldman: 0/10. Yes, she gets a zero. She is 100% worthless. She adds nothing to any discussion. Empty space would be a better announcer than her. What a waste.

John Sterling: 1/10. Ugh. Do I even need to say it? The most annoying person ever. Unlike Kay who's enthusiasm is fun to list to, John is just obnoxious. Get's way to into it, his nicknames are pathetic, and makes me unable to listen to games on the radio. Dreadful in every way.
denis
2015-07-02 22:49:37 UTC
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I agree with most of that, but I would give Flash a 6/10 because he
looks at things from a defensive standpoint, not always offensive.
Post by t***@gmail.com
http://www.imdb.com/board/bd0000055/flat/245128585?p=1
http://www.imdb.com/board/bd0000055/flat/245128585?d=245128585#245128585
Michael Kay: 8/10. Very solid play by play man. Works good with everyone. He
can be a little annoying sometimes with his endless stats but overall I
really like him. He's also passionate, which is something you don't always
get.
Paul O'Neil: 10/10. Great announcer. Gives good feedback and info on players
and situations. Has some real experience as a solid player. Always funny when
he covers games. He and Kay are my favorite partners, they work the best
together.
David Cone: 7/10. He gets annoying for some reason, though like O'Neil he
brings real knowledge and experience to the booth. It's fun when they're on
together since they were teammates and friends during the championship years.
But could be better.
Ken Singleton: 7/10. When he's Kay's partner, he's very good. But when Kay
isn't there and Ken takes over as the lead guy, I'm not really a fan. Solid
overall though. He has a good voice for an announcer.
John Flaherty: 3/10. Not good at all. Annoying voice, and unbelievably bland
and boring. Never says anything interesting. Unlike O'Neil and Cone and even
Leiter, Flaherty wasn't even an okay player. Just a back up. And what's
annoying is he's ALWAYS on tv. When he doesn't do the games, he's always on
the post game show. He almost puts me to sleep when he talks.
AL Leiter: 8/10. Offers some good knowledge, especially about pitching
obviously. Doesn't really call as many games as he used to though. He's
always enjoyable to listen to though.
Susan Waldman: 0/10. Yes, she gets a zero. She is 100% worthless. She adds
nothing to any discussion. Empty space would be a better announcer than her.
What a waste.
John Sterling: 1/10. Ugh. Do I even need to say it? The most annoying person
ever. Unlike Kay who's enthusiasm is fun to list to, John is just obnoxious.
Get's way to into it, his nicknames are pathetic, and makes me unable to
listen to games on the radio. Dreadful in every way.
dcp7
2015-07-05 13:30:38 UTC
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Great work I say 1000 percent spot on.
pixel_a_ted
2015-07-24 13:39:22 UTC
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I think Sterling is good for play-by-play and I can tolerate his nicknames, but what's the story with his THHHEEEEEEEEEEEE YANKEEEEES WINNNNNNNNNN. Is there some background to this that might make sense because it sounds so ridiculous.
Minnesota Fats
2015-08-01 22:28:36 UTC
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Post by pixel_a_ted
I think Sterling is good for play-by-play and I can tolerate his nicknames, but what's the story with his THHHEEEEEEEEEEEE YANKEEEEES WINNNNNNNNNN. Is there some background to this that might make sense because it sounds so ridiculous.
He's been doing that for years. There are times when I think he needs a catheter.
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