![]() My guiding star on the rankings was “do these announcers enhance my enjoyment of these innings?” Broadly, my subjective view is that my enjoyment is dictated by gaining insight into the action unfolding on my screen, and not taking away from the game itself. A diatribe into the local ballpark’s ridiculous hot dog may charm some viewers and add some spice to the monotony of a 162-game season, while others find it gimmicky.įor these rankings, I’ve listened to each team’s broadcast during a random game and tried to stick to mid-season where possible, when teams’ fortunes aren’t wrapped up but the announcers have some time to round into form and build rapport. Likewise, we all expect different things from our broadcasts. ![]() I believe this is why fans are fiercely loyal to their teams’ broadcast booth, and also why you may strongly disagree with these rankings if you feel I’m too low on your favorite team. Inside jokes between play-by-play and color analysts from a week ago won’t necessarily carry over to a casual observer tuning in for that night’s specific pitching matchup. Fans of a team spend 100 or more games with their broadcasters, through the ups and downs of the season. ![]() It’s a job many want but there are only 30-ish of them, so teams (and/or their broadcast partners) can afford to be choosy.īefore getting into the rankings, I also want to note the extreme subjectivity of these rankings and the impossibility of gaining a clear picture of what all 30 teams’ broadcasters bring to the table. We’re often left, then, with capable and fluent broadcast teams that are very close in ability and execution. For the most part, teams have hired broadcasters that are well-adapted to the internet age, when anything can (and likely has) been fact-checked in a matter of moments. The task to rank them comprehensively becomes more difficult, however. That is, we’re (thankfully and mostly) past the point of having announcers that say completely untrue, misleading, or offensive things that take away from our enjoyment of a ballgame on a Sunday afternoon. Andrews, Keiana Martin, and Siera Santos in the last three weeks.The distribution tails of MLB.TV announcers are pretty short. Since then, MLB Network has hired former catcher Alex Avila, former infielder/GM/coach Ruben Amaro, Jr., former outfielder Cameron Maybin, and former coach/manager Bo Porter as analysts. Peavy and Pence are the two newest people to become on-air talent for the network since the lockout ended on March 10. He was an occasional studio analyst and game analyst for NBC Sports Bay Area for the Giants in 2021 and he also had a podcast with The Athletic in 2021. However, Pence has a little bit more experience, despite retiring later. He was a four-time All-Star who last played in 2020.īoth Peavy and Pence have a little bit of broadcast experience as they both have been guests analysts on MLB Network during the 2021 season. Pence, who turns 39 in two weeks, spent parts of 14 seasons in the majors with the Giants, Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies, and Texas Rangers. He last played in the majors in 2016 with the Giants. He was a three-time All-Star who also won the 2007 NL Cy Young Award. Peavy, 40, spent parts of 15 seasons in the majors with the San Diego Padres, Chicago White Sox, the Giants, and the Boston Red Sox. ![]() Jake Peavy and Hunter Pence were teammates for three years with the San Francisco Giants, including on their 2014 World Series Champion team, and they will be teammates again on MLB Network. Former San Francisco Giants players Jake Peavy and Hunter Pence are joining MLB Network The duo are among a bevy of new additions to the network in the last three weeks. Former San Francisco Giants pitcher Jake Peavy and outfielder Hunter Pence are the two newest additions to the on-air talent at MLB Network. ![]()
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