Sometimes?Sometimes I think Hal's judgment of a player is clouded by his feelings for them.
All the time is more like it.
Marty too.
The mid 60's Phillies has a press corp theat followed them around and focused on the "personalities" of teh clubhouse and not the game. Since it was the nid 60's and Richie Allen was on the team the issue of race was a constant insertion in their stories.
Allen called them the "Chipmunk" reporters, because they were always scurring around.
The Reds have somewhat of the same situation, the "older" writers and announcers tend to talk of personaities and the companionship they provide to each other and the link to the magic past... whether it's BRM or 1999.
Meanwhile balls roll to the wall behind the laughter about listener emails and Hals stories of hating the road.
Originally Posted by TheBurn
