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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">For most of the year, the Norman Rockwell-esque town of Cooperstown, New York sits in hibernation, preparing to explode for its summer weekend in the national spotlight. Over the past three days - and culminating today - close to 50,000 baseball fans have descended on the quaint town to chat, tweet and post about this year’s honored few, who will be immortalized forever in the <a href="http://baseballhall.org/" target="_blank">National Baseball Hall of Fame. </a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Saturday included the <a href="http://baseballhall.org/discover/induction-eve-a-thrill-for-class-of-2017" target="_blank">Hall of Fame awards presentation</a> at Doubleday Field. Among the day’s recipients will be longtime Oakland A’s broadcaster Bill King, who was honored with the Ford C. Frick award for excellence in broadcasting. Rachel Robinson, the wife of Jackie, received the Hall of Fame’s Buck O’Neil Lifetime Achievement award. Claire Smith was bestowed the J.G. Taylor Spink award for meritorious contributions to baseball writing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">The highlight of the weekend will come today, with the Baseball Hall of Fame inductions. The Baseball Writers Association of America has elected Jeff Bagwell, Tim Raines and Ivan Rodriguez as this year’s crop of immortals. (Note the throngs of fans decked out in Astros, Expos and Rangers team gear.) Rounding out the inductions will be Today’s Game Era inductees John Schuerholz and Bud Selig. And yes, I’m sure Mr. Selig is prepared for the boos, which are undoubtedly coming his way.</span><br />
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Anyone who played baseball can probably recall hearing that piece of advice from a parent or Little League coach.<br />
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A listener or viewer tunes in for one thing - and one thing only.<br />
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Minimize your discussion about other sports or other games. Your listener has plenty of places to keep up with those things in seconds.<br />
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Check your politics at the door. Sports are the toy department of life, and your viewers may be tuning in specifically to escape the drumbeat of negativity.<br />
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Nearly 20 years ago, while broadcasting minor league baseball, I encountered two truly great guys. This duo was the broadcast team for a division rival, which meant we caught up with each other a dozen times per season.<br />
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The two broadcasters shared the same name - Joe. (no, not their real name) However, they were so different that we gave them each a nickname. One was Professional Joe and the other was Unprofessional Joe. Here's why.<br />
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Professional Joe would show up to the ballpark hours before the game, diligently preparing himself for the broadcast. This guy knew what it took to <a href="http://sportscastersclub.blogspot.com/p/membership.html" target="_blank">succeed in sports broadcasting</a>. Unprofessional Joe, meanwhile, would strut in casually shortly before first pitch.<br />
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Professional Joe dressed the part - cleanly shaved in neat pants and a collared shirt. Unprofessional Joe usually hadn't touched a razor in days, and was usually decked out in shorts and a t-shirt. <br />
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Professional Joe would invest time near the dugout and batting cage before the game, curiously asking players questions and gathering valuable information to spice up his broadcast. Unprofessional Joe used to hang out in the dugout before the game too - literally, he used to hang from the top of the dugout and practice quasi-gymnastic moves to draw a laugh.<br />
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Both Professional Joe and Unprofessional Joe were terrific guys, the kind you'd enjoy spending an evening at the ballpark with. Their overall approach, however, was what separated these two friends and broadcast partners.<br />
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Unprofessional Joe wasn't part of the team's broadcast crew the following season. Unprofessional sports broadcasters usually don't stick around very long.<br />
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<a href="http://www.sportscastersclub.blogspot.com/search/label/Al%20Michaels" target="_blank">Al Michaels </a>is a terrific play by play announcer in my opinion. Smooth, abundantly prepared and quick on his feet. Michaels has been a mainstay on the national football scene for decades, calling some of the biggest games in NFL history. I am always pleased when I tune in to a game and find Michaels behind the microphone, and I think <a href="http://www.sportscastersclub.blogspot.com/2012/12/how-to-get-start-in-sports-broadcasting.html" target="_blank">aspiring sportscasters should take note</a>.<br />
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One main thought Marty Glickman constantly drove home - to which Michaels clearly adheres - is that nobody tunes in to hear a broadcaster. We all tune in <i>for the game</i>, not the broadcaster, regardless of how wonderful we think they are. Solid broadcasters certainly add to the action, while lousy ones can detract from it. However, we tune in for the game itself. In fact the way Marty put it, “The only person who tunes in to hear the broadcaster is his mother!”<br />
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As play by play broadcasters, this should constantly put our ultimate duties – to inform, enlighten and entertain - in perspective. We should be facilitating the fans’ enjoyment of the game, not trying to become a major part of it. I understand I may have some disagreement around Bristol, Connecticut or some other media outlets that push “attitude” above all else. Sorry, but I agree with Marty Glickman.<br />
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And so I leave you with this question. Is there any time you tune in to a game to hear the broadcaster?<br />
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Last night during Johan Santana’s remarkable Mets no-hitter, I saw a terrific broadcaster do a terrific job by saying nothing. Hugh? But isn’t a broadcaster supposed to talk? And most DO! They talk, and talk and talk. And more than a few yell and yell and yell. So how can a broadcaster succeed by saying nothing?<br />
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The goal of the play by play broadcaster is to bring the listener into the game, so to speak. The great <a href="http://sportscastersclub.blogspot.com/2013/04/the-most-influential-sportscasting-book.html" target="_blank">Marty Glickman </a>used to say he wanted the viewer/listener to “feel” as if they were sitting next to him at the game. Let them experience every emotion along with each fan in the stands.<br />
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On last night’s final pitch, Mets TV play by play man <a href="http://sportscastersclub.blogspot.com/2012/06/best-tv-play-by-play-voice-in-new-york.html" target="_blank">Gary Cohen</a> exuberantly declared that Santana had completed the first no-hitter in Mets history…..and then he shut up! For 64 seconds he said nothing. (I timed it with my DVR and iPhone) Also silent were Keith Hernandez and Ron Darling, his broadcast partners. Whether it was planned or not, it was masterful broadcasting.<br />
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As I watched Santana being mobbed by his teammates, I felt as though I was in the stadium. I didn’t have some obnoxious loudmouth yelling in my ear. It wasn’t about the broadcaster, it was about the moment. Because of the words they didn’t say, it was a wonderful moment for me, the viewer.<br />
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When I called the final out of the <a href="http://sportscastersclub.blogspot.com/p/a-renegade-championship-summer.html" target="_blank">Hudson Valley Renegades New York Penn League title in 1999</a>, I tried to employ much the same tactic. After an excited description of the game’s final pitch (a strikeout), I let the crowd fill the broadcast air. On radio I didn’t let it go 64 seconds, but surely for 10 or 20 my listeners heard a jubilant crowd and fireworks filling the air. Gary Cohen I’m not, but I’m proud to say I learned a thing or two from Marty Glickman.<br />
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How many broadcasters would have let us enjoy that moment by saying nothing?<br />
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We've had a lot of great interaction over the past few years with aspiring sportscasters who come to our site looking for answers. Our readers often ask for the real-world steps they need to succeed. And by succeed, I mean get a real job. Not <i>learn</i> about a job, or <i>find</i> plenty of jobs. I mean actually GET that sportscasting job.<br />
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Some of our most popular posts are <a href="http://www.sportscastersclub.blogspot.com/2012/12/how-to-get-start-in-sports-broadcasting.html" target="_blank">How To Get Started In Sports Broadcasting</a>, and our recent article <a href="http://www.infobarrel.com/How_To_Become_A_Sports_Broadcaster_In_Five_Easy_Steps" target="_blank">How To Become A Sports Broadcaster In Five Simple Steps</a>. I hope you've found these to be awesome resources.<br />
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Let me tell you about a fantastic new site that every sports broadcaster and sports fan should follow - <a href="http://sportsradiopd.com/" target="_blank">Jason Barrett's Media Blog</a>. Jason is the Program Director for 95.7 The Game in San Francisco, and a guy who has worked in every area of this business over the past two decades. He has actually done the job <i>searching</i> and now does the job <i>hiring</i>. In other words, he's been where you are and can tell you how to get where you want to go. (And yes, he hired me once, almost 15 years ago. Okay, so he's not perfect)<br />
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Seriously though, his recent post <a href="http://sportsradiopd.com/2014/08/10-tips-for-getting-hired-in-radio/" target="_blank">10 Tips For Getting Hired In Radio</a> is truly excellent. As is the entire blog. He shares the real nuts and bolts type stuff we all crave, and you'll see in his <a href="http://sportsradiopd.com/bio/" target="_blank">bio</a> that he has worked with some of the biggest names in sports radio. Follow him on Facebook and Twitter too...but only if you want to be truly connected into the sports radio industry.<br />
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While calling a college hoops game for the campus radio station, the aspiring broadcast professional made an off-handed joke about the team's star player possibly setting off a metal detector at the airport following the game, due to his mouth full of gold teeth.<br />
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Within a week, the broadcaster was called into the station's business offices for a closed-door meeting, where station big wigs expressed their dismay about his "racially charged" comments.<br />
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"But I didn't say anything about anyone's race," the young sportscaster explained. "He <em>does</em> have a mouth full of gold teeth, and I made the joke about it. But I certainly would never even think about a racial joke. He's a basketball player. His color is irrelevant."<br />
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The station's stuffy braintrust simply could not allow this kind of conduct on their air, and the broadcaster was subsequently passed over for a big station promotion. In explaining why he had not been chosen to lead the sports department, he was told that his judgement must be questioned for making such "racist" comments.<br />
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Later that semester, the sportscaster went searching for advice to an experienced radio professional at the same institution - a black professor whom he, and all others, liked and respected.<br />
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In confidence, he told her exactly what he had said on the air, in complete context.<br />
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"I didn't hear you mention anything about race," she answered. "Was there something else I missed?"<br />
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"Nope," the broadcaster lamented. "This was the one sentence that they said was racist and insensitive. And furthermore, I know guys from all different races that wear gold teeth!"<br />
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"Again, you didn't say anything about race," she concluded. "I don't see how you can take a joke about gold teeth to mean anything racial. You never mentioned race, color or ethnicity. I certainly wouldn't have been offended whatsoever."<br />
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The moral of the story? Sports broadcasters have many challenges to overcome. Regardless of your intent, the P.C. Police are always lurking just beyond that radio dial, waiting to pounce. Be ready.<br />
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A baseball broadcaster's daily life has changed in many ways over the last twenty years. <br />
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1. Riding minor league buses has never been fun, and never will be. Knees get sore and calves cramp just as they always did. However, 20 years ago, most players would pass time on long bus rides by playing cards or, if lucky, listening to a portable CD player. Occasionally you'd hit the jackpot and get to watch a good movie, if the bus had an overhead VCR and someone rented a VHS tape. (For those under 30, this is a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/?_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&field-keywords=VCR&linkCode=ur2&tag=rickschultnew-20&url=search-alias%3Daps&linkId=HRKMVPDH36OLOPEL" target="_blank">VCR</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=rickschultnew-20&l=ur2&o=1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />.Now I <i>do </i>feel old.)</div>
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I recall many long hours on the bus, reading the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/?_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&field-keywords=book%20of%20questions&linkCode=ur2&tag=rickschultnew-20&url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&linkId=4FNKASTLRSINBSI4" target="_blank">Book of Questions</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=rickschultnew-20&l=ur2&o=1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />with former broadcast partner, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/?_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&field-keywords=bill%20rogan&linkCode=ur2&rh=n%3A283155%2Ck%3Abill%20rogan&sprefix=bill%20rogan%2Cstripbooks%2C142&tag=rickschultnew-20&url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&linkId=X2RH2MNDPKHEFCPG" target="_blank">Bill Rogan</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=rickschultnew-20&l=ur2&o=1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />.We'd ask each other questions, such as "Would you rather stick your hand into a tub of snakes or a bee hive?" These conversations often got heated, and we passed the hours arguing and contemplating life's deep complexities.</div>
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Today, most everyone on the bus carries a portable computer, capable of instantaneous movies, videos, music, maps, conversation and communication. In other words, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/?_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&field-keywords=smart%20phones&linkCode=ur2&rh=n%3A172282%2Ck%3Asmart%20phones&sprefix=smart%20p%2Caps%2C142&tag=rickschultnew-20&url=search-alias%3Delectronics&linkId=2YKFGCYU67KFAIVR" target="_blank">smart phones</a> have phased out the Book of Questions. They contain any question, or answer, you could ever have.</div>
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2. In 1994 we did our pre and post-game interviews on cassette tapes, and carefully rewind and re-cue those tapes for play during the broadcast. If you were slick, you could make those interviews sound as if they were live.</div>
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Today, most interviews are conducted with digital equipment, making recording and playback simple and efficient.</div>
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3. During the 1998 home run chase between Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa, we had fans constantly coming up to our radio booth, telling us when either of the two hit another home run. Fans would hear it on another radio broadcast and relay the information to us.</div>
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4. I had a few ways to supplement my income during the baseball season. After games, I would find a phone in the press box or in a vacant luxury suite, where I would call in the night's box score to a local newspaper. The paper would pay me $15 per game to call in and spend 15 minutes giving them all the details of the game, so they could print the recap the next morning.</div>
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Today, media can get much of this information digitally or online in real time. Struggling broadcasters have to find other ways to make a little extra dough.</div>
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5. In years gone by, media members would dine on free meals in press boxes before games, From a simple hot dog to more gourmet offerings, broadcasters always love a free meal.</div>
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Today, many professional ballclubs charge per person for the pregame meal. The one bright spot is that the offerings are usually more appetizing than a simple dog and soda.</div>
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6. In the past, players' families would often listen in to games on radio networks or, on occasion, on newly-formed internet broadcasting stations. If a broadcaster was critical of a player, that player's family would hear it and let the player know the next time they talked by phone. By the time what you said got back to the player, his version was usually much worse than what you <i>actually</i> had said. Nothing like the good, old-fashioned telephone game to get a player, or many, annoyed with you.</div>
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Today, everything is done in real time. Fans, family and even players can listen live and get the true version of what you say, as you say it. Pitchers in the bullpen will often listen to game broadcasts, and used to wave their hats to me when I said something they liked. If I chose to rip on them, they'd show their disgust by kicking up a storm of dirt. As long as you are fair, you'd always rather have an athlete hear your comments first hand.</div>
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7. Minor league baseball is a traveling freak show circus. With a game every night, from town to town, the life can be quite crazy. Players, and the media, have been known to partake in their share of late-night shenanigans.</div>
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Today.....ok so not everything has changed.</div>
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8. Broadcasters in the 90's had to proactively market themselves to prospective employers through bulky, mailed packages, containing demo cassette tapes, physical resumes, press clippings and other materials. </div>
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9. Radio play by play guys were always headed on a long trip. At least that was the way it looked, as they lugged huge, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/?_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&field-keywords=luggage&linkCode=ur2&sprefix=lugg%2Caps%2C223&tag=rickschultnew-20&url=search-alias%3Dfashion-luggage&linkId=EWEVVGQCTZX32JRP" target="_blank">overloaded suitcases</a> suitcases containing their radio broadcasting equipment. It was a workout dragging that 100 pound tub from the press box to the team bus, along with personal bags and belongings.</div>
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Today, equipment is much more compact and lightweight. I'd say that makes today's broadcasters soft compared to the tough guys around a couple decades ago.</div>
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10. Years ago, some broadcasters would chronicle their games and travels into diaries, journals and <a href="http://www.sportscastersclub.blogspot.com/p/books.html" target="_blank">books</a>.</div>
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Most dictionaries, such as <a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irregardless" target="_blank">Merriam-Webster</a>, are clear that the correct word would simply be <br />
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"regardless." While they agree there is, indeed, such a word...it is nonstandard. If that weren't enough, try using the word in any basic Word document. You'll get the squiggly, red line underneath - showing that it is a spelling error!<br />
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If Webster says it's nonstandard, broadcasters should do better. Most who use it are just lazy. Some don't know this word really isn't a proper word.<br />
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A mother recently told me this about her teenage daughter. Aside from being quite scary, this also gives us a great insight into he psyche of the younger generation of professionals, and broadcasters.<br />
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Minor league baseball life is not glamorous at all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At least most of the time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As a result, minor league broadcasters often find humor in the smallest things.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> You are in a season-long bubble and trivial events can seem SOOO important.</span><br />
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One such story involves a minor league team’s closer, who spoke often of how he was being groomed to be the eventual big league closer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was riding buses in the <a href="http://amzn.to/2qJvYq5">Bush Leagues</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=rickschultnew-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B00ARM6J06" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /> simply until the time was right for him to assume his role in the Major Leagues.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just ask him – or not – and he’d tell you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was a good guy with a jovial nature.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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I recall one late-night stop after a road game.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The team was hungry after playing a game, and the bus pulled to the side of the road, between a half-rate fast food joint and a convenience store.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Those are your options boys.</div>
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Half of the weary team ambled into the convenience store.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After about 30 minutes, most of the players were safely back in their seat on the bus, ready for the long trip ahead.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All the players except one.</div>
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A few minutes later the door to the convenience store popped open and out darted a stray cat, which darted across the street and into the darkness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A moment later, the team’s closer slowly stepped out and up into the bus.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The right sleeve of his multicolored summer shirt was ripped, nearly torn from his torso.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He looked as if he’d been involved in a bar fight.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The team erupted in laughter.</div>
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“I found this cat in the store,” he explained <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“I tried to rescue it and get it home safely, but while I was cornering the cat near the chips I caught my shirt on the rack and ripped this huge hole!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Although a bit sore, the team’s closer was back on the mound the next day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Even more ridiculous than that....</span>inside the Groundhog Day of minor league baseball, this was a big deal to us.<br />
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</div>Sportscasters Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10037507393688006211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2798218597042792333.post-4986183061458776052014-04-28T06:00:00.000-07:002017-05-15T08:34:54.804-07:00Pimping The Home RunPimpin ain't easy....unless you are a baseball slugger.<br />
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Late one night in the 90's, a professional hitting coach explained to me what it means to "pimp a home run". We stood in a sports bar, watching a bank of televisions, as he explained that "pimping" is simply showboating after connecting on a round-tripper. "Pimping" is hitting the home run and then going through a rehearsed, choreographed mini-dance or routine, he said.<br />
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"Pimping" was made popular on TV during the 90's, by guys such as Sammy Sosa, who did the leap across home plate. Barry Bonds would drop the bat and stare, as he took a few slow, pronounced steps toward first base. Jeffrey Leonard rounded the bases with "one flap down" as his left arm hung limp.<br />
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Perhaps the best long-ball pimper of the era was Rickey Henderson, who would do a quick two-step and give a quick tug at the chest of his jersey. The coach even shared that he would attend Rickey's "pimping practice" sessions back in Oakland, where Henderson would "teach" young players a series of "pimp moves". In fact, Henderson had so many he had to name them...routine number one, routine number two, etc.<br />
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As the coach explained this to me, he glanced casually up at a TV showing a home run during the evening baseball highlight show. "See, that's a number two," he quipped, matter-of-factly.<br />
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In honor of the great Rickey Henderson, we'd like to share this over-the-top, unbelievable act of pimping a home run....enjoy!<br />
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</div>Sportscasters Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10037507393688006211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2798218597042792333.post-47494195970070744072014-04-19T17:31:00.000-07:002017-05-15T08:36:12.162-07:00You Are Hired!<a href="http://www.48days.com/store?ap_id=sportscastersclub" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Find Your Calling" border="0" src="https://www.48days.com/wp-content/affiliate/findyourcalling125x125.jpg" /></a>Want to find that perfect job in sports broadcasting? Here are some outstanding thoughts from our friend, <a href="http://www.48days.com/store/?ap_id=sportscastersclub" target="_blank">Dan Miller</a>. Very relevant, don't miss this stuff.<br />
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<strong><em>"You're Hired!" </em></strong><br />
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Here are some interesting stats from the July/August issue of INC magazine. The questions and comments are Dan Miller's.<br />
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New jobs in April – 119,000<br />
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Who did the hiring: <br />
<ul>
<li> Companies with fewer than 50 employees – 49%</li>
<li> Companies with 50-499 employees – 48%</li>
<li> Companies with 500 or more employees – 3%</li>
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<em>Question:</em> Why do job-seekers continue to make companies like Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, IBM, Facebook, Wal-Mart, General Motors and UPS their prime targets?<br />
You increase your odds dramatically by targeting smaller companies.<br />
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What 2012 college graduates say the top priorities are when looking for a job: <br />
<ul>
<li> Job Security – 33%</li>
<li> Salary – 23%</li>
<li> Health Care and other Benefits – 23%</li>
<li> Company Culture and Perks – 18%</li>
<li> Company Size – 3%</li>
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<em>Question:</em> Are you kidding me? Job security is #1?? Haven’t you seen what happened to your Mom and Dad? You’d better be looking for a place where you can refine your skills and show your value. But your job isn’t going to have “security” and guaranteed “salary.”<br />
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If you really want those – start your own business. <strong>72% of college students now say they want to start their own business.</strong> Companies are gun-shy about investing training in someone who isn’t going to be there 18 months from now. “Security” goes both ways.<br />
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Portion of employers that have rejected a job candidate because of that person’s social-media activity – 34%.<br />
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Top 4 reasons those candidates weren’t hired: <br />
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<li> They posted inappropriate photos or information</li>
<li> There was evidence of drinking or drug use</li>
<li> They had poor communication skills</li>
<li> They badmouthed a previous employer</li>
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<em>Question:</em> Most companies will Google you before they look at your resume. Are you comfortable with your “online” resume?<br />
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Creativity will do more to open the doors for you to be considered than a stellar resume. What have you done that shows you to be “remarkable” in your job search?<br />
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Dan Miller, President of <a href="http://www.48days.com/store/?ap_id=sportscastersclub" target="_blank">48 Days LLC</a>, specializes in creative thinking for increased personal and business success. He believes that meaningful work blends our natural skills and abilities, our unique personality traits and our dreams and passions. Dan is active in helping individuals redirect careers, evaluate new income sources, and achieve balanced living. He believes that a clear sense of direction can help us become all that God designed us to be.<br />
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Baseball is known for its colorful characters and hilarious moments.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Where fact meets fiction, sometimes it’s hard to tell.</div>
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Take, for example, one of baseball's best players of all-time.</div>
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The story goes that one day, while riding on the team bus to the ballpark, this baseball immortal overheard a teammate discussing longevity in the game and retirement with a young rookie.</div>
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“Ten years?” The star shot back quickly. “I've got twenty years in the big leagues!”<br />
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</xml><![endif]-->Ernie Harwell was a gem of a man.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>An accomplished poet, inventor, musician, devoted family man, Christian, mentor…..and yes, a pretty good baseball broadcaster
as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> 4</span> years after he passed
away, we miss him today as much as ever.<br />
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I covered a lot of ballgames in the mid-90’s, as a
20-year-old college broadcaster at <a href="http://www.wfuv.org/sports" target="_blank">WFUV Radio</a> at New York’s Fordham
University.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’d take the D Train from
Fordham Road down to Yankee Stadium, catch a pre-game meal, take in batting
practice on the field, watch the game and then collect interviews for use on
air.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For a college-aged sports fan,
there was nothing better.</div>
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During one of my first assignments, I sat in the Press
Lounge, preparing to eat my breakfast before the Yankees’ 1:00 game a few hours
later.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As I jabbed my fork into my
scrambled eggs, a hand tapped my table and a gentle voice asked,</div>
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“Would it be okay if I sit and eat with you?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was Ernie Harwell.</div>
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I contained my shock and excitement long enough to invite
him to sit and join me.</div>
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Over the next half hour he shared a lot – tales, advice,
insight and perspective on the sports broadcasting industry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Much like the great Marty Glickman, he
seemed intent on learning my story and sharing his willingness to help.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had a great breakfast and he even passed
me his phone number, in case I needed a tape critiqued in the future.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Did I?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>You bet I did.</div>
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Later that season, while broadcasting in the Tampa Bay Devil
Rays farm system, I sent Ernie a tape and asked for his thoughts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Soon thereafter we spoke at length on the
phone, and he laid out some concrete, real-world ways I could improve.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He ended the call by saying, “Rick, just keep
on keeping on!”</div>
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Today I <a href="https://www.udemy.com/sportscasting" target="_blank">counsel young sportscasters</a>, and one main theme I
constantly try to drill into their head is to take every opportunity to learn
from a successful mentor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ask for
insight and most of the time they will provide it to you.</div>
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In a day where much of our sportscasting culture is wrapped
up around ego-boosting soundbytes, catch-phrases and clichés, its refreshing to
think back to a man who was never too big to give back.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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We all miss Ernie Harwell much more than we realize.</div>
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I recently received an email from a despondent broadcast professional who was wondering when he'd get his big break. My advice to him was that he would get his big break, provided he was willing to struggle, sacrifice and push through until that day arrived.<br />
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Some get the big break sooner than later. Some broadcasters simply get to a point where the dream doesn't justify the sacrifice. A great majority of broadcasters tailor their "dream" to create their own breaks and make it fit into their new career framework.<br />
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Broadcasters understand exactly what I mean. For most sportscasters, the days are usually long and hard before one reaches higher levels of success.<br />
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For this reason, you need to determine the true "WHY" behind your career aspirations. Once you do, you need some kind of roadmap to keep you on target to reach your full potential.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ZNzj5ziia8FtxfWlFN63P1BxNYXmSxr7yFeP7RQDoDo1kK2mNE0sNd5-wELfQaEIY54bPLSeh6hdNYgTHgpYQD3_1AMpR7J2iNOyOQWvcFGNoxsZ_dGedBXmp5DzJzAJLFLA5cVlquU/s1600/Baseball+Is+Tough.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ZNzj5ziia8FtxfWlFN63P1BxNYXmSxr7yFeP7RQDoDo1kK2mNE0sNd5-wELfQaEIY54bPLSeh6hdNYgTHgpYQD3_1AMpR7J2iNOyOQWvcFGNoxsZ_dGedBXmp5DzJzAJLFLA5cVlquU/s1600/Baseball+Is+Tough.jpg" width="320" /></a>“Baseball is the most difficult sport to broadcast.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> I can't believe how tough it is</span> to call a baseball game!”</div>
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I hear that all the time....and I couldn't disagree more.</div>
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I usually counter by saying, “Yes, but only if you don’t prepare.”</div>
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My belief is that, with rigorous and thorough preparation, baseball is the easiest and most enjoyable game to broadcast.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Specifically on radio, calling a baseball game is roughly 10 percent action and 90 percent fill.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No preparation, no fill.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No fill and you are done.</div>
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For this reason I’ve always felt I am in complete control over how my baseball broadcast evolves.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sure I cannot control the action, but I can prepare myself to make the most of the subsequent downtime.</div>
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On the other end of the spectrum, hockey, basketball and football present a broadcaster with a much higher percentage of action, compared to down time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not that I would advise just showing up and mailing it in, but with hockey or basketball you may, on occasion, be able to wing it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Baseball offers no such luxury.</div>
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I’ve always ranked the four major sports, in order of radio broadcasting difficulty, as hockey, basketball, football and baseball.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They each require unique broadcasting competencies and skills.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No two sports are the same.</div>
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How would you rank the most difficult sports to broadcast?<br />
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Amateur broadcasters think people tune in to hear them on the air. <br />
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Professional broadcasters know fans tune in for <i>the game</i>.</div>
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Amateur broadcasters think talent is the most important ingredient to their success.</div>
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Amateur broadcasters think sports broadcasting leads to a glamorous life.</div>
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Professional sportscasters know that there is no guarantee of a glamorous life.</div>
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Amateur sports broadcasters expect to hit the big time shortly after graduating college.</div>
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Professional sportscasters are prepared to work for little or no money during, or even after, college.</div>
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Amateur sportscasters think they know it all.</div>
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Professional sports broadcasters know they will <i>never</i> know it all.</div>
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Amateur broadcasters think the big-timers won’t help them.</div>
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Amateur sportscasters show up to work hard on the air.</div>
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Professional sportscasters work hard and<i> then </i>show up to broadcast.</div>
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Amateur sports broadcasters clock in and out with complacency.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Professional sports broadcasters are always reading, learning and improving.</div>
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Thankfully with Feinstein, Christmas comes often.<br />
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Feinstein is unquestionably the greatest sports author of our time, and this week he releases his latest gem - a behind the scenes look into minor league baseball's International League. An absolute must-read for all sports fans. Even before you purchase <a href="http://amzn.to/2pPoaiD" target="_blank">my book</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=rickschultnew-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B00ARM6J06" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /> (Well ok, right after that)<br />
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In his latest book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0385535937/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0385535937&linkCode=as2&tag=rickschultnew-20">Where Nobody Knows Your Name: Life In the Minor Leagues of Baseball</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=rickschultnew-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0385535937" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />, Feinstein "introduces readers to nine unique men: three pitchers, three position players, two managers, and an umpire. Through their compelling stories, Feinstein pulls back the veil on a league that is chock-full of gifted baseball players, managers, and umpires who are all one moment away from getting called up—or back—to the majors."<br />
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I was a fan of Feinstein's work well before my time calling Army Basketball games. Feinstein spent the entire 1999 season with us in the Patriot League, writing <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0316278424/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0316278424&linkCode=as2&tag=rickschultnew-20">The Last Amateurs: Playing for Glory and Honor in Division I College Basketball</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=rickschultnew-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0316278424" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />. It was uncanny how he captured the most touching, poignant and heartfelt moments from that Patriot League season. Plus he's a super guy (that gave me a personal tour of Duke's campus one afternoon.)<br />
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The great thing about John Feinstein's books is his knack for taking readers into the action and truly letting us experience sports behind the scenes. His latest baseball book will undoubtedly become his next grand slam.<br />
Thanks John! <br />
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Just count the cliches and crutch phrases.<br />
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Sports broadcasting is no different than any form of communication - be as clear and concise as you can to increase the precision with which your message resonates. Simple, right?<br />
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So why, then, do sports fans constantly hear their favorite broadcasters spewing nonstop cliche and crutch words? <br />
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Some examples....<br />
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<b>"He's just <i>not on the same page</i> with his catcher."</b><br />
Are they in a book club together?<br />
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<b>"Tonight they need to give <i>110%</i>"</b><br />
Is there such a thing?<br />
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<b>"They really <i>stepped it up</i> in <i>crunch time</i>"</b><br />
Up to where? Is it Nestle Crunch?<br />
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<b>"Jones on the right, passes <i>now</i> to Davis left baseline" </b><br />
When else would it be?<br />
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<b>"We've got a great game <i>here</i> tonight"</b><br />
Where else would it be?<br />
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<b>"Now we send it down to Joe with our player of the game"</b><br />
<b>"<i>Thanks Dave, </i>I'm here with....."</b><br />
What are you thanking him for?<br />
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<b>"Well, this team just <i>didn't show up</i> tonight"</b><br />
Really? Was it a forfeit? <br />
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<b>"<i>Defense wins championships</i>"</b><br />
Not if the other team plays slightly better defense.<br />
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<b>"The game is <i>on the line</i>"</b><br />
The clothes line?<br />
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OK, you get the picture. Much of what we sports fans and broadcasters actually say during and about our favorite sport is complete nonsense. <br />
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What are your favorite - or least favorite - sports cliches?<br />
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Broadcasters get a candid, eye-opening look into the <i>real</i> thoughts going through players' heads during a game. While broadcasting for a professional baseball team in the mid 1990's I had a second baseman say he was always looking up at us in the broadcast booth, wondering what we were talking about. He yearned to switch spots. ( I would have obliged) Another time, the third base coach turned toward my broadcast perch above the third base dugout and actually answered a question I had posed to listener on the air. <br />
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Perhaps one of the strangest encounters I had was when a pitcher called me aside one day before the game. There was something on his mind.....something that seemed to be causing him some real distress. We had become quite friendly, and he had recently introduced me to his wife.<br />
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"Do me a favor, " he said. "Please don't mention on the air anything about my wife."<br />
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Never in a million years did I think this star player would be worried about something I - the lovable broadcaster - would say on the air.<br />
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On radio, your main focus should be your <i>listener's</i> eyes.<br />
Radio voices know their primary duty is to paint the word picture and let the listener "see" the game. Let your words give them vision. Radio sportscasters give vision by painting that word picture in the mind's eye of the listener.<br />
A broadcast colleague once told me of the blind season-ticket holder, who would sit aside him and "watch" the game. He saw and felt the action through the broadcaster's words. Descriptive terminology. Precise court geography. An active vocabulary. These all played their part in the blind fan being able to see the game.<br />
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