Mets Announcer Tournament First Round: Ron Darling vs. Fran Healy
by James Kannengieser on Mar 18, 2009 12:00 PM EDT
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PrintYesterday's results: Lindsey Nelson (62%) def. Gary Thorne (38%). It was closer than expected, but Thorne is definitely a solid announcer. You can view the updated bracket here. I don't think today's matchup, the last of the first round, will be as close:
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Also, here is the updated bracket through yesterday's matchup:
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Why are the two best facing in the 2nd round?
I don’t mean to criticize, I love the concept, but you have what should be the top two #1 seeds facing off in the 2nd round.
Murph, God rest his soul, is a Hall of Fame broadcaster, the only one to earn it for calling Mets games. His opponent is Howie Rose, who has to be the single greatest Mets fan alive. And I say that as a fanatic from a family of fanatics. Howie Rose is the greatest Mets fan alive. To see them going at it in the 2nd round, I dunno, it seems like an anti-climax.
Sorry
I’m not sure how we neglected to consult you to determine your two favorite Mets teevee announcers before putting this thing together. What an egregious oversight on our part!
In other news, different people apparently have different opinions about things, so yay, variety!
I LOL'd.
"One of the nice things about baseball is that there are no rules you can't break." - Jim Bouton
Excited
Im excited for the Murph/Cohen match-up in the final.
"The people of Houston are spending money like oil's selling at $40 a barrel."
Point taken
but for what it’s worth, neither of these two are my favorites. I’m just surprised they weren’t set up as #1 seeds.
sympathy votes for Healy
I’m kinda glad my dad never paid for SportsChannel when I was younger. I not only didn’t have to deal with Healy much, but I spent a lot of time listening to Bob Murphy on WFAN when games weren’t being broadcast on channel 9.
2009 Mets: maybe its the Phillies turn to have a terrible bullpen?
by Greenpoint Ian on Mar 18, 2009 12:32 PM EDT reply actions
Never understood the Healy hate
I always thought he was decent. I voted for Darling and it was an easy choice, but I don’t dislike Healy as much as most.
Agreed
Healy wasn’t awful. I thought his obsession with Mike Piazza was funny – he was always calling him “THE BIG GUY” or marveling at how strong his hands were.
by James Kannengieser on Mar 18, 2009 12:46 PM EDT up reply actions
"Come on out to SHEA STADIUM and watch Jose Reyes run!"
Yes, Healy often was that cringeworthy. Ugh.
We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!
by kingcritical on Mar 18, 2009 1:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Don't forget
“POWER vs. POWER!” Oft-used to describe Piazza coming up to face the other team’s closer.
Not much love for Healy I guess
I always thought he was pretty good. Not great like Murph, sure, but not annoying like Wayne Hagin or anything.
Healy
He struck me as a pleasant guy, but I think that may have been the problem. It annoyed me how he often tried to bend over backwards to say something good about some terrible teams. Early in Reyes’ career I remember Healy brushing off concerns about Reyes’ low OBP (probably explains why a lot of people here don’t like him). On the other hand, I sometimes liked his enthusiasm (see JamesK’s comments above re Piazza).
"Since we became accelerated readers, we never leave the house." - Los Campesinos
Bingo
Healy’s biggest flaw was his incessant sugar-coating of everything. Reminds me of this exchange from the Simpsons:
Homer: Come on, Flanders, there’s gotta be something you hate. What about mosquito bites?
Ned: Mmm mmm! Sure are fun to scratch! Mmm! Satisfying!
Homer: What about, uhhhhh, florescent lights?
Ned: Oooh, they hum like angels! You’re never lonely if you’ve got a florescent light!
Fran Healy was a jerk
I remember him interviewing Russian players in the locker room after the Rangers won the Cup. He treated them with disdain. I didn’t know who he was (didn’t get Mets on tv in Schenectady), and I was all, screw him.
"The people of Houston are spending money like oil's selling at $40 a barrel."
Come on...
Healy was terrible. All I can remember from the last three to five years of his tenure are endless discussions of the “preparatory hitch” and the purportedly controversial “Charlie Lau school of hitting.”
He seems like a nice guy.
Fran Healy
I used to turn down the volume and play a recording of nails screeching across a chalkboard every time Fran Healy stepped into booth; good times.
Fran
Healy was the most annoying announcer I have ever heard…from any sport. The way he talked over plays, the way he interupted the other announcers. I remember when Al Kaline and Ralph were together in the booth. It should have been a classic conversation between 2 hall of famers. Unfortunately, Healy wouldnt shut the hell up. He didn’t know when he should step into the background. When the Mets would win a game in walk off fashion, most announcers know that you keep quiet and let the celebration and the scene speak for itself, but Fran just would not shut up. He should have learned from Vin scully after the Mets won game 6 in 1986……7 solid minutes of quiet. He knew he didn’t have to say anything.
Fran Healy and Rusty Staub
Worst Mets announcing team ever!
Healy’s voice was never strong enough and he always over talked. He would describe everything in a shot. Him and Staub together was painful. SportsChannel productions sucked in general, but this was a low point.
I’d rather listen to Glenn Healy call a baseball game.
Healy
I thought he was alright, tough vote for me, it came down to Healy’s home run call, Classic!
The way I remember Fran Healy:
“So there’s a groundout by Vaughn, and Elmer Dessens has retired TWELVE STRAIGHT Mets batters. Boy, is he good! Now here’s JERomy BurNITZ, who has been getting it together lately. He’s 4 for his last 14, and he’s got that average over .210!…Hey, fans! Tomorrow the Mets will be playing an afternoon game against the PIRATES! The first 10,000 kids will get a free STICKER BOOK courtesy of GULF! So come on out to SHEA STADIUM and watch the METS take on the BUCCOS!”
"One of the nice things about baseball is that there are no rules you can't break." - Jim Bouton
Good memories
I was sad to see he’s not a Met announcer anymore. I always enjoyed him. :-)
The 2009 NY Mets: WE GOT K-ROD! OMG, Putz, too! Sign Lowe! Lowe's a Brave. Sign Manny! Tim Redding, WTF? Sign Manny! Sheets or Perez? SHEETS! Perez?? Oh, Sheets is hurt -- good job, Minaya! WTF?! SIGN MANNY!
Oh, and since almost no one has mentioned him
Ron Darling is pretty good. He just needs to stop saying things like “That reminds me of when my kids play Guitar Hero” or “I’m sure my family is watching American Idol”.
"One of the nice things about baseball is that there are no rules you can't break." - Jim Bouton
I'd also greatly appreciate it if
he stopped bragging about his SAT score.
"Since we became accelerated readers, we never leave the house." - Los Campesinos
Does he really?!
I’ve never heard him do that. But if he does, that’s really obnoxious.
"One of the nice things about baseball is that there are no rules you can't break." - Jim Bouton
Yes
He once referred to himself as a “1540 guy” (I think that was the number).
"Since we became accelerated readers, we never leave the house." - Los Campesinos
I remember G, K, and R discussing SAT's once
but it didn’t seem like Ronnie was boasting about it. One of the other two was the one who brought it up, probably Keith.
by James Kannengieser on Mar 18, 2009 8:06 PM EDT up reply actions
He specifically mentioned a number
without being asked. That’s pretty crass. Saying something to the effect of “I did well” would have sufficed.
I should note I feel pretty strongly about such things (perhaps irrationally). For instance, I never discuss grades with classmates. If someone asks, I say “fine, thank you” whether I did well or not.
"Since we became accelerated readers, we never leave the house." - Los Campesinos
Can we just give the title to Bob Murphy and get it over with?
;-)
The 2009 NY Mets: WE GOT K-ROD! OMG, Putz, too! Sign Lowe! Lowe's a Brave. Sign Manny! Tim Redding, WTF? Sign Manny! Sheets or Perez? SHEETS! Perez?? Oh, Sheets is hurt -- good job, Minaya! WTF?! SIGN MANNY!
Don't count out Kiner
or even Cohen. The more recent announcers seem to have an advantage (see the close results of Nelson vs. Thorne).
by James Kannengieser on Mar 18, 2009 4:43 PM EDT up reply actions
I love Cohen
But he won’t beat Murphy. Kiner I just never liked.
The 2009 NY Mets: WE GOT K-ROD! OMG, Putz, too! Sign Lowe! Lowe's a Brave. Sign Manny! Tim Redding, WTF? Sign Manny! Sheets or Perez? SHEETS! Perez?? Oh, Sheets is hurt -- good job, Minaya! WTF?! SIGN MANNY!
"I WISH HE'D DROWN HIMSELF!"
quote regarding announcer Fran Healy from the gentleman with the Shea Stadium Sunday plan, Loge, Section 11, seat 9
by Common Knowledge on Mar 18, 2009 6:15 PM EDT reply actions
Hey, we’re forgetting a couple of Met announcers: Steve Albert and Lorne Brown. Sure they were on the air while the team was horrible, but they deserve a bracket too.
Albert, Brown, Bob Goldshall and Bud Harrelson were left out unfortunately
But for the sake of the bracket we went with 16. Apologies to those guys.
by James Kannengieser on Mar 18, 2009 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Tim McCarver?
I just tuned into this announcer contest and couldn’t believe that Mets fans chose McCarver over Tom Terrific. McCarver might fill up more air space with his non-stop style, but voume isn’t everything. Seaver brings more real insight than McCarver without the obvious attempts at creating something out of nothing that charactorize a lot of McCarver’s observations. Besides, it’s TOM SEAVER!
I hate McCarver.
But voted for him. He just brought me a lot of comfort for years and I really didn’t begin my annoyance with him until DeionGate.
The 2009 NY Mets: WE GOT K-ROD! OMG, Putz, too! Sign Lowe! Lowe's a Brave. Sign Manny! Tim Redding, WTF? Sign Manny! Sheets or Perez? SHEETS! Perez?? Oh, Sheets is hurt -- good job, Minaya! WTF?! SIGN MANNY!
Nerd alert!
" (Stewie) Wait a minute. Germany is building WMD's? Then, why doesn't America go in there and kick their a$$e$? (Brian) I don't know. Maybe it's because they don't have any oil? (Stewie) Ohhhhhhh. Clap, clap, clap, clap, claaaaap. "
by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Mar 19, 2009 9:49 AM EDT reply actions
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