If you are like me, you fell in love with the game of baseball a long time ago while listening to games unfold on the radio and in your mind. I can't quite put my finger on why the sport is actually better on the radio than it is on TV or maybe even in person, but I know there are millions of people nationwide who agree with me. I guess a comparison could be drawn to reading a book versus watching a movie. When you take something good and give your imagination room to enhance it, you end up with a superior product. All I know for sure is that the only thing I don't like about calling Major League Baseball on the radio is that it keeps me occupied when I could be listening to a game on the radio myself. There is nothing that makes a long drive go faster than a good ballgame on the car radio, and there is no better way to fall asleep at night than doing so with a crackling radio signal transmitting baseball action.
All that said, the mighty television medium is also heavily involved in the national pastime. I read a good piece on the relationship between TV and MLB on marketwatch.com (The Wall Street Journal)...you can check it out HERE. I disagree with the notion that Tony Kubek was "bland"...I always loved Gowdy and Kubek. The writer, David Wilkerson, also fails to discuss the impact that baseball on radio has on television viewership. TV is a monster, but the baseball-radio partnership will always be a big part of the fabric of this great game.
If you are already getting primed for the big Brewers-Cubs' showdown at Miller Park next week, check out this story on OnMilwaukee.com.
Lots to talk about tonight in the Tuesday Night 5th Inning Chat. If you missed it, look HERE.