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Quote: Originally Posted by Viva Medias B's Congrats on a great career, Bob. May you have a number of years to go and watch the Yankees. Funny story about Bob at Fenway. He came up to visit Sherm Feller one day when Boston was playing Anaheim. Reggie Jackson came up and Sherm gave the PA to Bob who then introduced Reggie.Jackson steps out of the box and asks the umpire 'What city am I in?'.

Quote: Originally Posted by Noneck 4 out of 14 is the same amount currently. Just drop the divisions , have a balanced schedule and move ahead to playoffs. Division champs really don't mean much now anyways, mostly with an unbalanced schedule. Look at the number of recent champs that did not win their division. If you don't have divisions, there is no reason to have a playoff. You already have determined who has the rightful claim...

Quote: Originally Posted by cards press box The NY metropolitan area has around 8 million people. The Yanks are on cable systems though NYC, the State of New York, Connecticut, New Jersey and I don't know where else. Some New Yorkers who post here, or perhaps Fenway himself, could supply that information. As long as home teams, get 100% of local media revenue, I can see only three ways to solve the NYY-Boston economic problem ( i.e .,...

Quote: Originally Posted by waldo_the_wolf Are you serious!!!???? I like it, too. You can't deny that the All-Star Games have been 100x better since they started "making them count," and hey, it's not like the old way of deciding (AL hosts in odd-numbered years, NL in even) was any better.

Quote: Originally Posted by Fenway When he started his first lineup included Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?...=.jsp&c_id=mlb One of the few reasons to like the NYY. Among the many cool things Billy Crystal did when he made '61' was make sure Bob was the PA guy in the movie. Quote: Originally Posted by Medford Bobby What about Bob Finnegan, the voice of Old Comiskey?? Bob was a great PA...

Quote: Originally Posted by TDog I would, but baseball is the only sport that matters. The fact that so many teams make the playoffs in other sports makes those sports a collective joke. 4 out of 14 is the same amount currently. Just drop the divisions , have a balanced schedule and move ahead to playoffs. Division champs really don't mean much now anyways, mostly with an unbalanced schedule. Look at the number of recent champs that did...

I bet he never sniffs the majors with the Phillies. I am so glad to see him gone.

Quote: Originally Posted by Dibbs That means nothing to me. The fact is he didn't play in April, and those are his numbers on the year. Like I said earlier, he didn't have to play in April when many hitters start the season slow. His average and OBP could have been 20+ points lower if he played that month. The argument goes both ways. But his totals for HR, RBI, Runs, etc. would have all been higher and that was the reason you...

He had one moment in the sun, but has been on the DL a dozen times in his pro career. He should NEVER have been given the chances that he did with the Sox. Farewell. (finally...) Lip

One of the greatest stadium PA-announcers ever. He has a perfect voice for the kind of work he did.