I didn't realize until I read today and then later heard on ESPN that Tony was doing color commentary.
Is this in addition to his much-ballyhooed becoming the coach at SD State?
I love Tony, but I wouldn't say he has a good "tv/radio voice." Certainly he should have plenty of anecdotal/analytical material.
"The best reason for committing loathsome & detestable acts -and let's face it, I am considerably something of an expert in the field - is purely for their own sake. Monetary gain is all very well, but it dilutes the tastes of wickedness to a lower level that is obtainable by anyone will an overdeveloped sense of avarice. True and baseless evil is as rare as the purest good - and we all know how rare THAT is." - Acheron Hades, THE EYRE AFFAIR by Jaspar Fforde
I didn't realize until I read today and then later heard on ESPN that Tony was doing color commentary.
Is this in addition to his much-ballyhooed becoming the coach at SD State?
I love Tony, but I wouldn't say he has a good "tv/radio voice." Certainly he should have plenty of anecdotal/analytical material.
Yes, he's commentating in addition to coaching SD St. He just did the St. Louis/Colorado game, and I thought he was fine. ESPN actually just threw him into the fire with little to no practice. They basically said...you're getting Jon Miller, Tony, have at it.
BDC
"Hitler had pieces of flair that he made the Jews wear."
I actually thought that it was a good idea to put him in with someone experienced like Miller, who could draw stuff out without pulling teeth.
"The best reason for committing loathsome & detestable acts -and let's face it, I am considerably something of an expert in the field - is purely for their own sake. Monetary gain is all very well, but it dilutes the tastes of wickedness to a lower level that is obtainable by anyone will an overdeveloped sense of avarice. True and baseless evil is as rare as the purest good - and we all know how rare THAT is." - Acheron Hades, THE EYRE AFFAIR by Jaspar Fforde
I wouldn't say he has a good "tv/radio voice" either. He sounds like Carlton from "Fresh Prince", or maybe Professor Frink :-) But at least he has intelligent things to say, which is so rare among announcers that who cares what his voice is like.
I remember a Rickey story from the Union Tribune...
San Diego was up somethign rediculous like 20-7 in an Expos game in Montreal last year. Rickey asked to be pulled from the game so that he could go get Chinese food. It turns out that his favorite Chinese restaurant was in Montreal.
I only watched a little of the St. Louis/Colorado game. Nothing stuck out to me about Tony Gwynn's color commentary. Though now I wish I did listen so I could hear some Ricky stories. My favorite was him playing cards with Bobby Bonilla at the end of Game 6 of the 1999 NLCS between the Mets/Braves. Keep in mind the Mets we're struggling to come back one more time, and the two "veterans" are more intrested in playing cards. Needless to say the Mets fan have no love lost for Ricky after that one.
2. "I played with a guy in Toronto that wore a helmet too."
"The best reason for committing loathsome & detestable acts -and let's face it, I am considerably something of an expert in the field - is purely for their own sake. Monetary gain is all very well, but it dilutes the tastes of wickedness to a lower level that is obtainable by anyone will an overdeveloped sense of avarice. True and baseless evil is as rare as the purest good - and we all know how rare THAT is." - Acheron Hades, THE EYRE AFFAIR by Jaspar Fforde
Originally posted by odessasteps 2. "I played with a guy in Toronto that wore a helmet too."
The actual quote was "You know, I played with a guy in New York that wore a helmet in the field too" and the supposed reply was "Yeah, RIckey, that was me, and we were teammates in Toronto, too."
Of course, it's come out since then that the story was completely fabricated. It was a great story while it was there.
To quote the reporter in "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence:"
"When the legend becomes fact, print the legend."
"The best reason for committing loathsome & detestable acts -and let's face it, I am considerably something of an expert in the field - is purely for their own sake. Monetary gain is all very well, but it dilutes the tastes of wickedness to a lower level that is obtainable by anyone will an overdeveloped sense of avarice. True and baseless evil is as rare as the purest good - and we all know how rare THAT is." - Acheron Hades, THE EYRE AFFAIR by Jaspar Fforde
A guy in USA Today was a bit harsh last week. He said something like "It's great to hear a woman's voice commentating male sports on ESPN, but does the voice have to belong to Tony Gwynn?" Ouch
I was born in a manger, like that other guy. You know, he wore a hat?