SF Gate: Tim Goodman: Giants telecasts should just play ball
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog —
SF Gate: Tim Goodman: Giants telecasts should just play ball Some interesting thoughts from the Chronicle’s Television Writer: Whether he’s overusing his favorite phrase, “Grab some pine, meat,” or layering on the familiar “gamer” tag, he takes the notion of color to the extreme. In fact, Krukow is also known for “eliminating” people in the stands he doesn’t like by using the Telestrator. Mostly his targets are Dodger fans or those who have crossed some anti-Giants threshold. If there’s anyone more “homer” about the Giants, he or she is heretofore unknown. In fairness to ...
There's An Announcing Dilemma In San Fran
AwfulAnnouncing —
... Well apparently the two have gradually gotten worse and according to Tim Goodman of San Fran Chronicle they rarely even talk about the game anymore. Goodman has had enough and decided to dedicate a 1,000 word piece on the subject. Here's a snippet.... ...
Rick Monday May Not Know The Score, But At Least He's Not Mike Krukow
Sons of Steve Garvey —
... Giants #2 and #3 announcers Mike Krukow and Duane Kuiper were criticized in the San Francisco Comical this week, as TV columnist Tim Goodman questioned why Giants telecasts don't focus on baseball: ...
Shut up and announce
Siberian Baseball —
... There's an interesting take on the Giants' announcers - Mike Krukow and Duane Kuiper - who I can admit are a little over the top for some people. Call me names if you must, but I can appreciate two guys in a booth who get a little stir crazy in the middle of August. One the sliding scale of major league announcers, these two are certainly not the worst and don't seem to take themselves too seriously. ...
