What did everyone think of Costas/Michaels?
There’s something about those voices that makes my brain think “big game.” It just sounded post-seasony.
In their first inning on SNY I thought they tried too hard. They had prepped and were going to get everything in.
In their second inning they seemed more relaxed (especially Michaels who had that Hernandez-esque aloofness) and I was digging it.
It’s funny between this and the Vin Scully Movement that folks are digging the retro-announcers. It just shows how many vanilla guys there are, how many schtick guys there are, and how many clones there are – I don’t feel like taking shots at anyone but there’s a generic announcer style that comes from a certain university and there’s a lot of similar sounding guys doing games and sports talk shows.
On twitter (@metspolice) I threatened that when I run the MLB Network I am going to pair Sterling with Fran Healy.