Another loser is Scott Graham's, "Put this one in the win column for the Fightin' Phils!"
-- Josh Segal, Philly (1:31 p.m.)

I'm sorry, but I can't stand Harrelson. Not only are his catchphrases really stupid, his commentary is the worst sort of homer chatter you can imagine. He insults the opposition, cheers on the Sox players, and sits silently brooding when something goes wrong. Give me Herb Carneal and "It's back, waaaaaay back, it's ... gone, touch 'em all!"
-- Mike, St. Paul, Minn. (1:41 p.m.)

Not that you hear it often, but I enjoy hearing the Pirates announcers end a Bucs victory with "We had 'em ... alllllll the way!" No one did it like Bob Prince, but it's still a thrilling way to cherish those increasingly rare Pirates' triumphs.
-- Matt, Avalon, Pa. (1:41 p.m.)

Most announcers are horrible! Harry Kalas makes all Phillies games sound like he's doing play-by-play for the county fair Hog tussle. They should start hiring stand-up comedians, at least it would be interesting. And they'd probably have a lot more to say when not much is happening in the game. Imagine George Carlin doing a Yankees game, with Chris Rock doing play-by-play. It would be "Must See T.V.," even if the Yankees lost 120 games that year ... especially if the Yankees lost 120 that year!
-- Ryan, Mechanicsburg, Pa. (1:41 p.m.)

I would rather get a rectal examination with a porcupine than listen to Ken Harrelson.
-- Dave, Columbus, Ohio (1:51 p.m.)

Listen a little more to Chip Carey. He is actually a really good announcer, with quick wit and good calls.
-- Crispo Jones, Atlanta (1:56 p.m.)

I loved Jack Brickhouse of the Cubs, especially his dramatic pauses: "It's a pretty well hit ball ... back she goes ... back ...back ... HEY HEY!" Loved that "hey hey," there was always that charming innocent enthusiasm no matter how many decades he'd been calling them.
-- Joe, Branford, Conn. (2:01 p.m.)

"Thats a winner!" Jack Buck couldn't say it any better.
-- Jon, St. Louis (2:06 p.m.)

Jerry Coleman, Padres: Oh, Doctor! You can hang a star on that one!
-- M. Sattel, Escondido, Calif. (2:11 p.m.)

I'm not certain which is more annoying: Harrelson's idiotic "hegone" or Luft's idiotic "Chatter Up" I know this: Hawk is the worst announcer in baseball and Luft is its worst blogger.
-- Joseph Valente, Champaign, Ill. (2:11 p.m.)

Being a lifelong Yankees fan I find myself missing the simple innocence of my parents' generation that the Scooter (Phil Rizzuto for those that don't know) had. Reggie blasting one out of the park into the upper deck in right at Yankee Stadium received the call of, "Holy Cow, would you look at that!"
-- Mike Dougherty, Jersey City, N.J. (2:11 p.m.)

If you're a Marlins fan, Joe Angel's call of Game 7 was right on target. The one he "killed" though was the final game of the NLCS that year.
-- Dave Van Horne, Miami, Fla. (2:16 p.m.)

The Astros' Milo Hamilton heartily follows "Holy Toledo, wha-a-a-aaat a play!" with "Put a blue star on that baby, Alan Ashby." But then, of course, we have to sit through Alan's monotonous, two-minute recap of the diving play.
-- Boran, Houston (2:21 p.m.)

You could do a column just on Sterling. Other bad calls of his include "a thrilla from Godzilla" when Matsui hits one out and "Alexander the Great conquers again" when A-Rod does. Of course there are two calls based on Babe Ruth's nickname: "Giambino" and "Bam-Tino." Ugh.
-- Bill, Philly (2:31 p.m.)

Although Hawk is awesome, you gotta listen to John Ronney and Ed Farmer on ESPN 1000 in Chicago. Those are the best in the business with their home run call of, "It's a goner," and when the Sox win Ronney says, "And that's a White Sox winner!" as NA-NA-NA-NA, Hey Hey Hey, Good-Bye plays in the background. Sox fans have heard that a lot this year, and we plan on hearing it in the World Series four times this year!
-- Mike, Tinley Park, Ill. (2:36 p.m.)

Jerry Howarth and Tom Cheek of the Toronto Blue Jays have never gotten the respect they deserve from people south of the border, but anyone who listens to Cheek's call of Joe Carter's World series winning home run in '93 knows it is pure magic. Also, Jerry's "There she goes!" call has got to be one of the best in the league.
-- Mike DeRuyter, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada (3:21 p.m.)

We can talk all day about who has the best and worst catchphrase, but the best announcers are the ones that know when to just be quiet. And no one does it better then Vin Scully.
-- Mike, Indianapolis (3:26 p.m.)

I have a tape of a terrific call of a Mickey Mantle home run in Detroit by Mel Allen: "There's a drive, that ball is going, going, IT IS GONE!" And his inflection was the best.
-- Robert Bonter, Port Leyden, N.Y. (3:30 p.m.)

I think I speak for every Mets fan when I say there was nothing like hearing Bob Murphy's "Happy Recap."
-- Michael Friedman, New York City (4:06 p.m.)

Gary Cohen for the mets. "Going back, to the track to the wall and ... it's OUTTA HERE!" With his his voice growing with excitement till it reaches a crescendo by "it's outta here." It'e not what he says, it's how he says it. And it's the same excitement no matter which team is going deep.
-- JB, Brooklyn, N.Y. (4:11 p.m.)

Actually John Sterling is a quality announcer, who does tend to make a mistake from time to time, but I enjoy his comments and I look forward to his trademark "Yankees win ... The-uhuhuhuh Yankees win!" at the end of every broadcast. You just met a yankee fan who likes him.
-- Anthony, New York City (4:30 p.m.)

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