After the heaping helpings of criticism that got larded onto TBS after their subpar presentation of the 2009 baseball postseason, the network has decided to take no chances with its broadcast teams this season.
According to Richard Sandomir of The New York Times, the network has decided to replace Chip Caray, who they dismissed after the 2009 playoffs, with a three-headed play-by-play rotation. The announcers are all pros: Dick Stockton, Brian Anderson (who announced one of the Division Series for the network in each of the last two years) and Ernie Johnson.
Yes, your eyes saw that last name correctly. Johnson (picutred above) is best known as the studio host for both TNT's NBA coverage, making sure he got words in edgewise between Charles Barkley rants. He's been TBS's studio host for baseball, and has broadcast it in the past. Even with his relative lack of baseball experience, though, he's got to...
According to Richard Sandomir of The New York Times, the network has decided to replace Chip Caray, who they dismissed after the 2009 playoffs, with a three-headed play-by-play rotation. The announcers are all pros: Dick Stockton, Brian Anderson (who announced one of the Division Series for the network in each of the last two years) and Ernie Johnson.
Yes, your eyes saw that last name correctly. Johnson (picutred above) is best known as the studio host for both TNT's NBA coverage, making sure he got words in edgewise between Charles Barkley rants. He's been TBS's studio host for baseball, and has broadcast it in the past. Even with his relative lack of baseball experience, though, he's got to...
- 3/16/2010
- by Joel Keller
- Aol TV.
By New York Times
Chip Caray’s tenure as TBS’ lead Major League Baseball announcer ended Monday when he and the cable network agreed to part ways.
Caray had some time left on his contract with Turner, where he also called Braves games on the Peachtree TV cable network. David Levy, president of Turner Sports, said the company was looking at a “number of candidates” to replace Caray at both positions.
Caray also was part of TBS' Sunday regular-season package.
Read more in the New York Times.
Chip Caray’s tenure as TBS’ lead Major League Baseball announcer ended Monday when he and the cable network agreed to part ways.
Caray had some time left on his contract with Turner, where he also called Braves games on the Peachtree TV cable network. David Levy, president of Turner Sports, said the company was looking at a “number of candidates” to replace Caray at both positions.
Caray also was part of TBS' Sunday regular-season package.
Read more in the New York Times.
- 11/30/2009
- by Lisa Horowitz
- The Wrap
NEW YORK -- Turner Broadcasting System has turned to Hall of Famers Cal Ripken Jr. and Tony Gwynn to join its first season of division and championship baseball telecasts.
Both will be analysts beginning with TBS' coverage of the All-Star Game Selection Show on July 1 (the actual game is on Fox) and continuing in October with Turner's exclusive coverage of the divisional series and the National League Championship Series. Ripken will be an in-studio analyst with Ernie Johns for each of the games and again in 2008 with TBS' Game of the Week. Gwynn will be the on-air analyst (paired with play-by-play announcer Chip Caray) for the primary games.
Of course, both will be inducted into the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown on July 29. Ripken is the legendary shortstop/third baseman for the Baltimore Orioles who broke Lou Gehrig's record for consecutive games played. Gwynn, a 20-year veteran of the San Diego Padres, had a .338 batting average and was a Gold Glove-winning fielder as well.
Both will be analysts beginning with TBS' coverage of the All-Star Game Selection Show on July 1 (the actual game is on Fox) and continuing in October with Turner's exclusive coverage of the divisional series and the National League Championship Series. Ripken will be an in-studio analyst with Ernie Johns for each of the games and again in 2008 with TBS' Game of the Week. Gwynn will be the on-air analyst (paired with play-by-play announcer Chip Caray) for the primary games.
Of course, both will be inducted into the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown on July 29. Ripken is the legendary shortstop/third baseman for the Baltimore Orioles who broke Lou Gehrig's record for consecutive games played. Gwynn, a 20-year veteran of the San Diego Padres, had a .338 batting average and was a Gold Glove-winning fielder as well.
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