Comments on: A’s ink radio deal http://www.ibabuzz.com/athletics/2009/01/05/as-ink-radio-deal/ Tue, 21 May 2013 05:09:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Greg http://www.ibabuzz.com/athletics/2009/01/05/as-ink-radio-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-538 Greg Wed, 07 Jan 2009 07:57:45 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/chinmusic/?p=736#comment-538 Great news about the radio slot – listening to A’s games on the radio defines summer for me, and in some ways I prefer it to television. Knowing that the game won’t fade in and out on long drives is comforting; now we just need to make sure that the lineup will provide us enough worth listening to …

]]> By: knarfby http://www.ibabuzz.com/athletics/2009/01/05/as-ink-radio-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-537 knarfby Wed, 07 Jan 2009 06:30:32 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/chinmusic/?p=736#comment-537 I’m really glad the A’s have a new, 50,000 watt radio home. About time!!

However, I really wish they’d take a good hard look at their announcing team. They are absolutely getting blown out of the water by Kruk, Kuip, Miller and Flemming… These guys are an adventure to listen to. The A’s announcers, however, are a good substitute for Sominex…

Ken Korach is strong enough; however, in the above-mentioned booth he could ascend no higher than Dave Flemming’s current #3 role (the very talented D.F. is still young; apprenticing with the masters gives him a very bright future)… Cotroneo: competent and extremely boring… Ray Fosse may be knowledgeable and a nice guy, but for the life of me I can’t understand how he’s managed to stay on for 24 years. He’s like listening to grass grow…

Until the A’s find an interesting personality or two to spice up their drab broadcast persona, they will always be the second-tier team in the Bay Area.

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