Radio Pregame Show

by El Person on Jan 30, 2007 8:18 PM PST

Am I the only one out there who listens to the radio pregame show? I, personally, tune in every day, and enjoy the whole hour (except maybe the broken English of Felipe Alou, but that's gone now). I only discovered it last year. How long has it been out there?

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Re: Radio Pregame Show

I loved Felipe's garbled radio show. He reminds me of my ancient grandfather, barely intelligible and entertaining for that reason.

As far as I know the pregame show (with Diamond Notes, the manager interviews, etc) has been around since I started listening to Giants baseball on the radio since 1996.

"Strikeouts are boring. Besides that, they're fascist." Not fascist: SF Dugout

by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Jan 31, 2007 6:28 AM PST reply actions

Re: Radio Pregame Show

Dood. The Giants have had pregame shows since Russ and Lon in 1958 when they were on KSFO. It started 20 minutes before the game. Lon did most of the player interviews. Over the years, it has lengthened out quite a bit. Which I love too. Think about it:
You're tooling down some interstate or stuck in traffic and voila you get a chance to listen to:

Sean Hannity
Michael Savage
Ralph Barbieri
Bad FM
The same mp3s you've had for weeks.
or
Kruk, Kuip, Fleming, Miller, MLB players, Managers and just plain old baseball talk.
During baseball season, I have 11 station presets to 680, and one to 1550 for the As, just because anything baseball is better than sports talk radio.

Save The Pitcher. Save The World

by E Ticket on Jan 31, 2007 8:25 AM PST reply actions

Re: Radio Pregame Show

Ken Korach on the A's radio side isn't too bad. I miss Bill King, though.

"Strikeouts are boring. Besides that, they're fascist." Not fascist: SF Dugout

by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Jan 31, 2007 9:00 AM PST up reply actions

Keep Your Voice Low

(King was extraordinary, and influenced Greg Papa, also a first-class broadcaster. But these opinions are taboo here. If questions are asked, I don't know you.)

by Moggeee on Feb 1, 2007 2:43 AM PST up reply actions

Re: Keep Your Voice Low

I figure since my kind (sportswriters) is readily villified here and I've mentioned that I support the Athleticos without fear of retribution, I don't have much left to lose.

"Strikeouts are boring. Besides that, they're fascist." Not fascist: SF Dugout

by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Feb 1, 2007 8:51 AM PST up reply actions

McCovey Hit Men lurk around every corner

Don't open your snail mail for a month, and hire a poisoned-food tester.

by Moggeee on Feb 1, 2007 1:31 PM PST up reply actions

Re: Keep Your Voice Low

I'm with you Moggeee in thinking Papa's a good one. His pipes, versatility and ability to convey excitement at the right times are rare. When I moved up here and heared him doing Warrior games, I couldn't beleive how good he was.

I've failed to understand the Papa-hate here, but I guess it might be a feeling that his baseball knowldege isn't up to par with the great ones.

Biggest mankinder in the history of no brain.

by Goofus on Feb 2, 2007 6:05 AM PST up reply actions

Re: Keep Your Voice Low

The problem is he's not great. Greatness is what Giants fans are used to getting out of their broadcasters.

Remember 1962!

by El Person on Feb 2, 2007 4:01 PM PST up reply actions

Re: Radio Pregame Show

Dude...you need to get yourself some tunes. I'm not saying that listening to the pre-game show is a bad thing, but I'm getting on average 5-10 new songs per week on iTunes.

Hats for bats, keep bats warm !

by PacBellBoozer on Jan 31, 2007 1:08 PM PST up reply actions

Felipe Alou Show

The only thing I will miss about Felipe leaving is his pregame show. It was the best thing about having his as our manager. I loved hearing him talk about the opposing pitcher the Giants were facing that day, "Well, you know, dis guyyy..." I only wish the show was on Sirius so I could pause and rewind.

The combination of fantastic insight with incoherence was something we might not ever get to witness again, unless Michael Spinks manages the Giants in 2010.

"Why you gotta be cardin' my hos?" - Charlie Hayes

by stevieg on Jan 31, 2007 11:15 AM PST reply actions

Re: Felipe Alou Show

"Dis guyyyy is de wholesale package."

"Strikeouts are boring. Besides that, they're fascist." Not fascist: SF Dugout

by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Jan 31, 2007 3:51 PM PST up reply actions

Re: Radio Pregame Show

I love "Kruk and Kuip on Baseball". It gives them a chance to talk about whatever they want. Sometimes it's a stance on a serious subject, sometimes it's sharing an old story, sometimes it's just silly stuff. It's nearly always interesting and usually provides a good insider's look at baseball.

Biggest mankinder in the history of no brain.

by Goofus on Jan 31, 2007 12:01 PM PST reply actions

I loved K&KoB

I also just "discovered it" (never listened before) but I think it's great.

Here's to a good 2007. Or 2008. Or 2009. Or 2010. Or...

by WalrusMan on Jan 31, 2007 12:31 PM PST up reply actions

Re: I loved K&KoB

All the other segments are nice, but Kruk & Kuip is the thing that keeps me listening. It's insightful and funny. I only wish I could get my hamds on the recordings.

Remember 1962!

by El Person on Jan 31, 2007 3:21 PM PST up reply actions

Re: I loved K&KoB

A subscription to Gameday Audio at mlb.com gives you access to that season's whole archives of games, including the pregame and postgame shows.

For what it's worth, I really like the Postgame Rap (or is it Wrap?), and even if I get home from school and I know how the game turned out, I'll log onto mlb.com and listen to that part of the Postgame Show.

by hometownboy on Jan 31, 2007 7:54 PM PST up reply actions

Re: I loved K&amp;KoB

When I drive to a game, I can watch the last out and get to my car (during the re-cap) in time for the post-game wrap if I walk fast.

Here's a subtle little thing that I wonder if anyone else has ever noticed. When Miller does the game re-cap, they play a highlight and, especially if it's a highlight with Miller making the call, he says "Ye-eah" when the highlight is over as if he's agreeing with himself. It's an example of the genius of Miller and always makes me smile. Anyone else notice that?

Biggest mankinder in the history of no brain.

by Goofus on Feb 1, 2007 9:50 AM PST up reply actions

Re: I loved K&KoB

I've noticed that too, but never paid much attention to it. It's just one of those Jon Miller things, like you said. The rest of the country can't really comprehend how good he is, because they don't listen to him every day.

As for the radio, when I go to games, I bring my decade-old Walkman with me. That way, I can walk back leisurely to the car. I would have thrown the old Walkman away years ago, except for the AM radio. iPods should really come with AM radios. If they did, I would be the first person to buy one.

Remember 1962!

by El Person on Feb 1, 2007 3:28 PM PST up reply actions

One word for Miller: Superb

Touches like the one you mention, the inflection of his voice, his ready humor, the way he draws his partner into the conversation and never lets his ego dominate....there is so much to like about Miller.

Another broadcaster who gets a lot of love here is Hank Greenwald. But Greenwald's last season (1996) -- when he was tired of it all while the Giants were putting in a third consecutive losing season -- put a stain on his body of work.

Hank was tired, and impatient for early retirement. His humdrum style that year reflected it.

by Moggeee on Feb 1, 2007 9:02 PM PST up reply actions