The L'ville announcer

On Fri, 16 May 2008 11:17:35 -0400, Kevin McClave
<kmcclave.TakeThisOut@SPAM666twcny.rr.com> wrote:

>On Fri, 16 May 2008 14:29:27 GMT, tom.TakeThisOut@nomail.please (JustTom) wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 16 May 2008 09:17:37 -0400, David Short
>><David.no.Short.TakeThisOut@Spam.Wright.Please.edu> wrote:
>>>
>>>Frankly, I would rather listen to George than Marty on most days. Marty
>>>has become a characterization of himself. He's not having any fun and is
>>>determined to make life miserable for everybody listening. Scully,
>>>Nuxhal, Buck, Ueuker, Allen, Barber all those guys were able to take
>>>losing seasons and enjoy being at the ballpark. Marty just makes it darn
>>>near impossible to listen to him. It's like listening to the guy who
>>>used to be your favorite uncle only now he's in constant pain from the
>>>chemo and doesn't have it all together upstairs. You just feel sorry for
>>>him.
>>>
>>
>>That's why I was asking if the new voice on the Marlins series was the
>>L'ville guy or that Chris guy who I think does tv games normally.
>>
>>Whoever, he was, he did good PBP, and I guess as a side effect,
>>Marty seemed to be more pro as well. It was refreshing. Spring is
>>busy time around the homefront (spent most of this week installing
>>new bees) so I don't listen as often as I used to, but to be honest,
>>part of that is also listening to Brantley butchering PBP, Marty
>>ranting and MiniMarty ranting worse.
>>
>>Is the L'ville guy too old, comfortable, or iconic in KY to be
>>considered as a successor to Marty, sticking me with MiniMarty in
>>that role (shudder), or does anyone think he has a shot?
>>
>>BTW If anybody could tell me his name, who the "Creeper" is, and what
>>the last name of "Chris" from tv, I'd apprciate it, and I'd stop
>>refering to them as "that guy".
>
>I assume the TV guy to whom you're referring is Chris Welsh, former Reds
>pitcher for a brief time. I'm not sure if he's known as The
>Creeper...I've never heard him referred to that way.

Yep, I think he did the first game I heard this year, maybe opening
day. I came in late, and they just kept saying "Chris" so I didn't
know who he was. Is the "tv" being referred to a local station?

I overcame my laziness and went out and hunted down the "L'ville guy".

His name is Jim Kelch, and he's been there for 20 years, so he
probably isn't as apt to move up to the big chair. I really enjoyed
his PBP this week.

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"Kevin McClave" <kmcclave.RemoveThis@SPAM666twcny.rr.com> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 16 May 2008 11:15:37 -0400, David Short
> <David.no.Short.RemoveThis@Spam.Wright.Please.edu> wrote:
>
>>JustTom wrote:
>>> <David.no.Short.RemoveThis@Spam.Wright.Please.edu> wrote:
>>>> Frankly, I would rather listen to George than Marty on most days. Marty
>>>> has become a characterization of himself. He's not having any fun and
>>>> is
>>>> determined to make life miserable for everybody listening. Scully,
>>>> Nuxhal, Buck, Ueuker, Allen, Barber all those guys were able to take
>>>> losing seasons and enjoy being at the ballpark. Marty just makes it
>>>> darn
>>>> near impossible to listen to him. It's like listening to the guy who
>>>> used to be your favorite uncle only now he's in constant pain from the
>>>> chemo and doesn't have it all together upstairs. You just feel sorry
>>>> for
>>>> him.
>>>>
>>>
>>> That's why I was asking if the new voice on the Marlins series was the
>>> L'ville guy or that Chris guy who I think does tv games normally.
>>>
>>> Whoever, he was, he did good PBP, and I guess as a side effect,
>>> Marty seemed to be more pro as well. It was refreshing. Spring is
>>> busy time around the homefront (spent most of this week installing
>>> new bees) so I don't listen as often as I used to, but to be honest,
>>> part of that is also listening to Brantley butchering PBP, Marty
>>> ranting and MiniMarty ranting worse.
>>>
>>> Is the L'ville guy too old, comfortable, or iconic in KY to be
>>> considered as a successor to Marty, sticking me with MiniMarty in
>>> that role (shudder), or does anyone think he has a shot?
>>
>>I honestly have no idea. Kevin might.
>
> Jim Kelch. In his 20th season as the Louisville PBP guy.
>
>>> BTW If anybody could tell me his name, who the "Creeper" is, and what
>>> the last name of "Chris" from tv, I'd apprciate it, and I'd stop
>>> refering to them as "that guy".
>>
>>Chris Welsh. From his wiki page..."Welsh has been the TV color analyst
>>for Major League Baseball's Cincinnati Reds since 1993 for Fox Sports
>>Net Ohio, teaming with long time sportscaster George Grande to form the
>>longest-running TV broadcasting partnership in team history."
>>
>>I had no clue.
>>
>>Welsh spent five years in the big leagues including a season with the
>>reds in 1986. Looking over his record as a left handed starter, he was
>>never really good, but he seems to have hung up his spikes without
>>injury. His time in the majors corresponds with the time in my life when
>>I didn't follow baseball closely or the reds at all and I have
>>absolutely no memory of him in the game. I came back to the area and
>>following the reds in 87. Anybody remember him as a player?
>
> Only very vaguely. I mainly recall he was one of those guys who came
> over and had to shave his mustache.

I remember him. Yeah, the mustache thing too. Wish he'd do that now, since
he's the only person outside of Pittsburgh wearing one these days.

>>Paired with Grande(or Marty), he becomes the yucking sidekick and I
>>don't care for him in that role. On the other hand with Brantley or
>>mini-marty he tends to act as an antidote to their bitterness. Either of
>>those combinations probably provide the best listening/viewing.
>
> I like Chris. I think he does a pretty decent job in his role...and even
> he seems to roll his eyes at Grande's corny yuckster routine sometimes.

Chris Welsh is great in my opinion. Knows the game very well, and starting
to warm up on sabermetrics too, along with mini-Marty.