Hays went 3-for-4 with a run scored in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Blue Jays. He has to regain his general physical strength, let alone his baseball-specific skills, but the Orioles are confident he'll be able to do so this offseason. Akin allowed four runs on five hits and a walk over three innings Sunday, striking out four in the win over Toronto. Get the latest news and information for the Baltimore Orioles. 2020 season schedule, scores, stats, and highlights. Mullins went 2-for-4 with two triples, two RBI and a run scored in Sunday's 7-5 win over Toronto. It's Hawk Harrelson in a White Sox hat! The Orioles' flagship station is WJZ-FM/105.7 FM. Back, back, back, back, back, back, back, back, back, oh hey! Iglesias is 5-for-13 with two homers and three doubles in his last four games, but he'll take a seat for the season finale. Official Releases Birdland Insider Orioles Pipeline Photo Stream RSS News Feed Team History MLB News. The Orioles are hopeful that Mancini will be able to join the team for spring training, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports. Was there anything good about him? Iglesias is not in the lineup Sunday against the Blue Jays, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports. Mullins went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in Friday's 10-5 loss to the Blue Jays. He was just fantastic. Or, they can make every game sound like a funeral, like Joe Buck. I know Berman doesn't do a whole lot of games, but is anyone else besides me really tired of hearing him call the Home Run Derby? Time is running out for that to happen, though he could still appear off the bench Saturday or as a starter Sunday. Waldman and Sterling are particularly miserable, but hey, when you're the Yankees, you can put a child in front of the microphone and the broadcast would still make money. Didn't see ya there! The general consensus on Geffner is that he just isn't a good announcer. I'm so glad ESPN got rid of him because it was incredibly painful to watch the game I love and listen to this nincompoop ramble at the same time. He has made some really unprofessional comments, and though he has some bright spots, he's definitely one of the weirdest broadcasters out there. Whenever you flip on a baseball game that you have no personal attachment to, there are always a few criteria you evaluate before deciding if the game is worth watching. Find out the latest on your favorite MLB teams on CBSSports.com. Even if he were fully healthy, however, it would have hardly been a surprise to see him pass through waivers unclaimed, as he owns a career 7.50 ERA in 54 big-league innings. 40-Man Roster Non-Roster Invitees Depth Chart Coaches Transactions Injury Updates Draft Results Front Office Broadcasters Starting Lineups All-time Roster Player Search Minor League Affiliates Top 30 Prospects. Whether or not his undisclosed issue will affect him heading into next year's spring training remains to be seen. What did I think? The YES broadcaster has his good moments, but he has said some really, really dumb things over the years. Also, listen to his wonderful remark to Len Kasper at the end. On Sunday E-Rod (@Eduardorod5) fights to become the first Red Sox LHP 20-game winner in 66 years. The Dodgers will need another win tonight to force a Game 7 in the NLCS. For the 2019 MLB season, Jim Hunter will call play by play for the majority of games, with ESPN broadcaster Kevin Brown stepping in for approximately 50 games in his first season on the Orioles Radio Network. © 2020 Advance Local Media LLC. The Baltimore Orioles Radio Network comprises 39 stations in five states and the District of Columbia.. He and Joe Buck are the most painful duo on TV. Mullins flashed his speed Sunday with a pair of triples, including a two-run triple in the fourth inning before scoring the game-tying run on an Austin Hays sacrifice fly. Valdez tossed a perfect ninth inning Sunday and earned his third save in the win over Toronto. I've never had the pleasure of listening to a game Mark Grant has called, but from what I've heard and read, he is just not good at all. Do it. The only more annoying thing than listening to Yankees fans in the stands is listening to biased radio announcers, and Sterling is the Rolls Royce of those. BOSTON -- Mike Monaco is filling in for Dave O’Brien as NESN’s play-by-play broadcaster for the first two games of the Red Sox’ final series against the Orioles over the weekend. He's got some good insight at times, but a majority of the time, he says obvious, blatantly homer comments. Every game I've ever heard him call was absolutely painful to listen to. Iglesias' current .941 OPS would be over 200 points higher than his prior career best of .735, set back in 2013. It's not that Morgan doesn't have some valuable insight to the game based on his playing career. The lineup features the return of several veteran broadcasters, the addition of local sports personalities, and the introduction of new talent to Baltimore. Means finishes the season with a 4.53 ERA thanks to 12 homers allowed in 43.2 innings, but his 0.98 WHIP and 42:7 K:BB were both improvements on his breakout 2019. This one in the video is one of his finest slip-ups. Monaco, a Cohasset native, will work Friday and Saturday alongside color commentators Jerry Remy and Dennis Eckersley. It's interesting because his broadcast style is largely the same as this play—stupid, mindless, and unconcerned with what the audience will think. His home-run call sounds something like, "Freese hits a deep fly to center field, and although this is the biggest home run in St. Louis history, I'm going to make it sound like it's a Royals-Orioles game in mid-August!". Jon Wesley Miller (born October 11, 1951) is an American sportscaster, known primarily for his broadcasts of Major League Baseball.Since 1997 he has been employed as a play-by-play I'd be curious to know why people don't like him, but the most common reasons I've heard so far are his homerism, his amateurish style, and his saying some pretty darn stupid things while on the air. Phillips (elbow) cleared waivers Wednesday and was outrighted to Triple-A Norfolk, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports. You can do better than that. A lot of people like Michael Kay, and he's not always a bad announcer. It's not that he's particularly biased or stupid, he just isn't good. Currently the host of 105.7 The Fan’s Scott & Jeremy Show, he was previously an Orioles TV play-by-play announcer and pregame host for 13 years, … section: | slug: | sport: baseball | route: team_page_home | He did not factor in the decision. It's not that he's a bad announcer, but I think that so many years of being paired with Joe Morgan took its toll. He was previously a member of the Orioles TV family as a play-by-play announcer and pregame host for 13 years, including the 1983 World Series Championship season. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc. site: media | arena: mlb | pageType: profiles | The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. Longtime Orioles radio voice Joe Angel won't return for the 2019 season, the team announced Thursday, ending his 19-year run on the Orioles Radio Network and causing a shakeup on the team's broadcast. Akin finishes the 2020 season with a 1-2 record and 4.56 ERA in 25.2 innings. They both say things that are painfully obvious, and really don't add a whole lot to games. They can liven the game and paint a vivid picture for the fan, much like Vin Scully. Garceau is expected to be the main announcer with Brown and former Orioles’ High-A affiliate Frederick Keys announcer Geoff Arnold calling the … The Yankees radio announcer is just plain miserable and it's all about his blatant homerism. He's the kid you knew in high school who would commentate your school's baseball games and wouldn't know when to shut up. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)AP. 6-keys: media/spln/mlb/reg/free/teampages, Jays lose finale to Orioles 7-5, will face Rays in playoffs, Playoff berth assured, Jays looking for more vs. Orioles, Biggio and Grichuk homer as Blue Jays beat Orioles 5-2, Blue Jays line up rest, pitching while facing Orioles, Grichuk, Shaw homer, Pearson returns as Blue Jays beat O's. Most of the damage against Akin came in the third inning, when he allowed a pair of homers to Vladimir Guerrero and Lourdes Gurriel. Registration on or use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your California Privacy Rights (each updated 1/1/20). @Eck43 & @Jerry_Remy in for the 3-man booth for the final series of the season vs BAL. Commentators often make or break games for fans watching on TV or listening on the radio. News. After he left the game down 4-1, Baltimore's offense blew up for six runs in the fourth and fifth innings combined. I'm going to make it sound like it's a Royals-Orioles game in mid-August!" @MikeMonaco_ substituting for Dave O’Brien tonight and tomorrow. Nunez (knee) remains on the bench for the third straight game Saturday against Toronto. The 25-year-old is on a roll to close out the season, putting together multi-hit performances in five of his last eight games and slashing .455/.486/.758 over that stretch with three solo homers and eight total runs scored. List of Baltimore Orioles broadcasters. Nunez has been battling a sore knee, though previous reports indicated he was expected to play again at some point this season. As a casual player of the MLB2K video games, hearing Gary Thorne's voice makes me cringe. The information was shared via a Tweet from Dan Connelly with The Athletic: According to a source, MASN is completely revamping its broadcast lineup now. His former hockey self takes over much of the time, and his incessant rambling gets old after a while. I'll put it out there. Geoff Arnold, Melanie Newman and Scott Garceau are three new voices to the broadcast team in 2020. Brian Anderson, on the other hand, not so much. Lots of these lists have Dewayne Staats on them, but I totally disagree. Much like many former players who landed broadcasting gigs, he just doesn't say smart things all the time. Chip, unfortunately, did not inherit Harry Caray's genes, and has more slip-ups than he does good moments. It's his incessant rambling and stupid remarks, and the occasional biased comment, that makes him impossible to listen to. Daron Sutton just comes off as jerky. . Baumann has a flexor strain in his right arm and will be shut down, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports. The 25-year-old switch hitter put together a solid season, slashing .271/.315/.407 with 10 extra-base hits in 153 plate appearances. Well, for once, I agreed with the Yankees fans. He struck out nine. ESPN+ requires a subscription; you … Every Yankees fan I've ever talked to about this topic has professed their hate for Suzyn Waldman. He and Joe Morgan were the absolute worst broadcast team, and now that Miller is with the San Francisco Giants, some of baseball's best fans have to be subjected to his announcing. The homer was his third of the year and first since Sept. 4, and he's slashing .263/.310/.376 through 46 games with seven steals, 10 RBI and 15 runs. Listen, I'm a Rays fan. He'll look to improve upon his .251/.318/.487 slash line for the year. Mancini missed the entire season while undergoing treatment for colon cancer. Keep journalists asking the hard questions. The general opinion I've gathered is that she adds literally nothing to the broadcast. I'm really glad I live on the East Coast, and not having to hear Miller any more is one of the main reasons. Then, I listened to a Yankees game on radio. Subscribe to MassLive.com. The Orioles' announcer wasn't happy at all after Gleyber Torres hit two more home runs. Luckily for him, he reportedly doesn't have any ligament damage and is expected to be healthy for spring training. Joe Buck might be the most boring voice in sports. Anyways, here are 20 announcers that you really don't want to hear on TV or radio when you're watching a game. The 35-year-old finished the 2020 season with a 1.26 ERA across 14.1 innings. Blyleven was a great pitcher, probably is a great guy, but he just isn't a great announcer. Monaco is one of four fill-in announcers to take the place of O’Brien this season. Now, where Kay isn't awful, John Sterling is.