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1250 WEMP-AM Milwaukee Braves Radio Jingle

Posted by This Day in Baseball | Feb 8, 2020 | Media | 0 |

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MLB premiers on facebook watch

Posted by This Day in Baseball | Apr 4, 2018 | Media | 0 |

2018 – Major League Baseball experiments with a new medium as today’s game between the Phillies and Mets is broadcast live exclusively on “Facebook Watch”, a new application recently launched by the social media giant. Reviews are mixed, as viewers complain about the size of the graphics relative to that of most laptop or tablet screens and the invasive nature of streaming comments by users (which can be turned off, although this possibility is not readily apparent to many viewers, it seems). This is clearly an attempt to interest some younger viewers who have tuned out traditional media in watching a live game. But some of the kinks will need to be worked out before it can dethrone the well-regarded MLB.TV, which already provides live and delayed game coverage on a huge variety of connected devices.

ESPN fires pitcher-turned-broadcaster Curt Schilling after another controversial rant on social media

Posted by This Day in Baseball | Apr 20, 2016 | Media | 0 |

ESPN fires pitcher-turned-broadcaster Curt Schilling after another controversial rant on social media, this one regarding transgender people and their right to access public bathrooms. Schilling is a repeat offender, having already been suspended late last year for his inopportune political rantings.

legendary Nancy Faust’s organ who entertained fans for more than 3,000 White Sox is purchased by Red Sox organist Josh Kantor

Posted by Tom | Dec 5, 2015 | Media | 0 |

The organ, played by the legendary Nancy Faust who entertained fans at Old Comiskey Park and the U.S. Cellular Field for more than 3,000 White Sox home games over 41 seasons, is purchased by Red Sox organist Josh Kantor, who grow up in Chicago listening to her renditions of Na Na Hey Hey Goodbye and Take Me Out to the Ballgame. The iconic instrument was put up for bid by the team during their annual holiday charity auction at U.S. Cellular Field.

Vin Scully serves as grand marshall for tournament of roses parade

Posted by Tom | Jan 1, 2014 | Media | 0 |

January 1, 2014 – Legendary broadcaster Vin Scully, 86, serves as Grand Marshal of the...

Jon Miller is the 2010 Ford Frick Award winner

Posted by Tom | Feb 1, 2010 | Ford Frick Award, Hall of Fame, Media | 0 |

Jon Miller, who has been broadcasting San Francisco Giants games since 1997, is this year’s Ford Frick Award winner. Widely respected for his work, Miller broadcast games for four teams prior to working for the Giants, including those of the Baltimore Orioles from 1983 to 1996. Since 1990, he has described ESPN’s nationally-televized Sunday night game in partnership with Joe Morgan.

New York Yankees Public Address announcer Bob Sheppard officially retires at the age of 99

Posted by Tom | Nov 26, 2009 | Media, Retirement | 0 |

New York Yankees Public Address announcer Bob Sheppard officially retires at the age of 99. Known as the “Voice of God,” Sheppard had been the Yankees PA announcer from 1951 to 2007 before his deteriorating health forced him to step down. He briefly returned in 2008 to announce the Yankees lineup for the final game at the old Yankee Stadium.

Major League Baseball launches MLB Network

Posted by Tom | Jan 1, 2009 | Media | 0 |

Major League Baseball launches MLB Network, a cable and satellite television channel based out of Secaucus, NJ. The channel debuts in nearly 50 million cable and satellite homes – the largest debut in cable television history, exceeding any other cable television launch by approximately 20 million homes.

Nikko Smith, Ozzie’s son who made it to the third round of theAmerican Idol semi-finals, is voted off the popular reality show

Posted by Tom | Mar 9, 2005 | Media | 0 |

Nikko Smith, Ozzie’s son who made it to the third round of theAmerican Idol semi-finals, is voted off the popular reality show. A few days later, the young entertainer will be asked back by the producers to replace Mario Vazquez, who withdrew from the competition, prompting judge Paula Abdul to call him “The Comeback Kid” after his performance of West Side Story’s “One Hand, One Heart”.

Steve Stone is replaced by Bob Brenly after making harsh remarks about Dusty Baker

Posted by Tom | Nov 9, 2004 | Media | 0 |

“You want the truth. You can’t handle the truth. The truth of this situation is an extremely talented bunch of guys who want to look at all directions except where they should really look and kind of make excuses for what happened. At the end of the day, boys, don’t tell me how rough the water is, you bring in the ship.” – STEVE STONE, Cubs veteran broadcaster criticizing the team for making excuses during an October interview on WGN radio.The Cubs, hoping to fill the void created by Steve Stone’s resignation, hire former Diamondback manager and current Fox television analyst Bob Brenly to broadcast games on WGN. After spending twenty years in the broadcast booth, Stone left Chicago after his on-air comments concerning the team’s swoon in the wild-card race angered manager Dusty Baker and some of the players.

The Voice of the Milwaukee Braves, radio broadcaster Earl Gillespie, died in West Allis at age 81

Posted by This Day in Baseball | Dec 12, 2003 | Death, Media | 0 |

On December 12, 2003 – The Voice of the Milwaukee Braves, radio broadcaster Earl Gillespie, died...

ESPN becomes the first network to ask players, coaches, and umpires to wear a microphone during a game

Posted by Tom | Apr 7, 2002 | Media | 0 |

ESPN becomes the first network to ask players, coaches, and umpires to wear a microphone during a game. The innovative concept begins when A’s catcher Ramon Hernandez is wired during the nationally televised Sunday night contest, a 6-5 Oakland victory over Seattle at Safeco Field.

New York Mets games this season will be broadcast by WPIX, Channel 11, after being aired on WOR, Channel 9, since the club’s inception in 1962.

Posted by Tom | Jan 25, 1999 | Media | 0 |

New York Mets games this season will be broadcast by WPIX, Channel 11, after being aired on WOR, Channel 9, since the club’s inception in 1962. The New York Yankees’ games, which had been aired for nearly 50 years on Channel 11, will now be seen on Channel 5, a FOX affiliate.

Famed broadcaster Harry Caray passes away

Posted by This Day in Baseball | Feb 18, 1998 | Death, Media | 0 |

On February 18 1998 — Chicago Cubs broadcaster Harry Caray dies four days after collapsing at a...

Legendary broadcaster Mel Allen dies at the age of 83

Posted by This Day in Baseball | Jun 16, 1996 | Death, Media | 0 |

On June 16, 1996, legendary broadcaster Mel Allen dies at the age of 83. Allen called New York...

Ford Frick Award winner Lindsey Nelson passes away

Posted by This Day in Baseball | Jun 10, 1995 | Media | 0 |

On June 10, 1995, colorful broadcaster Lindsey Nelson dies at the age of 76. A member of the New...

Bret Saberhagen admits to having sprayed bleach at three reporters on July 27th

Posted by This Day in Baseball | Aug 10, 1993 | Media, Scandels | 0 |

Mets P Bret Saberhagen admits to having sprayed bleach at three reporters on July 27th. He agrees to donate one day’s pay – $15,384.61 – to the Eye Research Foundation.

Kelly Saunders becomes the second woman to serve as a public address announcer at a major league game

Posted by This Day in Baseball | Jun 20, 1992 | Media, Off The Field | 0 |

On June 20, 1992, Kelly Saunders becomes the second woman to serve as a public address announcer...

The Simpsons entitled “Homer at the Bat” has several Major Leaguers appear

Posted by Tom | Feb 20, 1992 | Media | 0 |

1992 – The episode of the animated series The Simpsons entitled “Homer at the Bat” gets its first broadcast on FOX. In the episode, Springfield Nuclear Plant owner C. Montgomery Burns hires a team of major league ringers in order to win a bet he placed on a softball game against a rival businessman. In the end, though, it’s the hapless Homer Simpson who saves the day with a walk-off hit-by-pitch. A number of contemporary major league stars, many of them future Hall of Famers lend their voices and likeness to the show, which is considered one of the classic episodes of the series.

Ernie Harwell has his first last dayhe will again be the Voice of the Tigers in 1993

Posted by This Day in Baseball | Oct 1, 1991 | Media | 0 |

In what is believed to be his last day with the team, Ernie Harwell, whose contract is not renewed by team management and WJR, waves goodbye to the fans and the crowd attending the season finale gives the ‘Voice of the Tigers’ for the past 32 years a long and loud standing ovation. The veteran broadcaster will return to Detroit in 1993, thanks to the warm invitation from new team owner Mike Ilitch, and will continue to do play-by-play until the end of the 2002 season.

Tigers release Ernie Harwell after 32 years

Posted by Tom | Dec 19, 1990 | Media, Podcast | 0 |

At a press conference, Tiger management and WJR announce 1991 will be Ernie Harwell’s 32nd and final season in the broadcast booth. The dismissal of the Motor City’s popular play-by-play announcer starts a furor among fans, which includes a threatened boycott of Domino’s Pizza, a business of club owner Tom Monaghan, and the rise of the slogan, “Say It Ain’t So, Bo”, which appears on bumper stickers and T-shirts all over Detroit, referring to Bo Schembechler, the team president and former University of Michigan football coach.

New York Mets pitcher named Sidd Finch Featured on Sports Illustrated

Posted by This Day in Baseball | Mar 28, 1985 | Media | 0 |

On March 28, 1985, Sports Illustrated releases its April 1st issue, which contains a fictitious...

Ballantine Books publishes the first of seven annual Bill James Abstracts

Posted by This Day in Baseball | Mar 12, 1982 | Media | 0 |

Ballantine Books publishes the first of seven annual Bill James Abstracts, bringing the author into the national spotlight for his statistical insight into the game. The sabermetrician’s original self-published efforts, written while working the night shift as a security guard at the Stokely-Van Camp’s pork and beans cannery, introduces baseball fans to new ways of measuring a player’s ability, using stats such as such Runs Created.

Kirk Gibson graces the cover of Sports Illustrated

Posted by Tom | Mar 24, 1980 | Media | 0 |

March 24, 1980, A young Tigers outfielder Kirk Gibson, graces the cover of Sports Illustrated....

Chicago White Sox announce the hiring of Mary Shane, who will become the first woman to do television play-by-play in major league history

Posted by This Day in Baseball | Jan 3, 1977 | Media, Off The Field | 0 |

On January 3, 1977, the Chicago White Sox announce the hiring of Mary Shane, who will become the...

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