Comments on: Hire Keith Moreland

By: Bad Kermit

Bad Kermit — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 05:41:17 +0000

@Denton - Well, that's a totally rational response.

By: Denton

Denton — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 17:17:08 +0000

I am appalled that any of you bitches would dare to wish out a sweet, crippled old man who wants nothing more out of life at this point than a Cub victory. You were all probably happy when Harry died and you could get your “coherent color commentary” from that fake-ass legacy douchebag Flip, who was so lame that Harry didn’t even talk to him for 20 years. Here’s hoping you all catch a rare foirm of diabetes that causes you to lose your legs and hear nothing but Mike Shannon every time you watch a baseball game, ever.

By: Jake

Jake — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:26:08 +0000

@Eddie - Which is funny since Cobb would've called Morgan a "Nyjer"

By: Eddie

Eddie — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:49:32 +0000

This probably isn’t a big deal, and I’m not sure if anyone else noticed, but I shuddered when he compared Nyjer Morgan to Ty Cobb.

By: Moon

Moon — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:29:01 +0000

He’s no Jody Davis!

By: Milt Q. Llama, III

Milt Q. Llama, III — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:39:27 +0000

I love me some Santo, and was reluctant to join in the fray a couple of weeks ago. But Moreland was indeed a revelation. It’s going to be hard to listen this next week. Hire Keith Moreland! And maybe we can have Jody Davis and Randy Hundley hang around, too, and then find someone who can interpret Southern for us.

By: Farewell Preston Gomez

Farewell Preston Gomez — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:55:55 +0000

I’ve been having this conversation with anyone who will listen, and, for god’s sake, I have a dog named Santo. Moreland has been a revelation this past week, and i will miss hearing him when the Cubs return home.

I will never bash Santo, however. Good ballplayer, and beyond that, a darn nice guy. 2001, Cubs at Dodgers, and we happen to be staying at the Marriott where the Cubs (including the newly-acquired Crime Dog … ugh) are staying and hanging out at the bar.

Long story short, Santo sees us in our Cubs hats, walks over, buys us a beer. He sat and talked baseball with me and several of my drunken buddies for two hours when he didn’t have to.

Now, flash forward to Spring Training 2002. Same group of buddies (give or take) and I are standing outside will call, waiting for our tickets. Santo approaches, does a double take, and walks over to us to ask us how we’re doing. “You’re the guys from LA last year!” he says.

Why would he bother making that connection, let alone taking the time to come over and talk to us?

He’s a nice guy.

But Keith Moreland is a good color commentator. Hire him.

By: T.J. Brown

T.J. Brown — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 18:11:44 +0000

Hire Keith Moreland? What cutting-edge blog suggested so much (OK, well after the most obvious choice) 9 months ago?

By: Dr. Kenneth Noisewater

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:46:19 +0000

I get the Cubs radio broadcasts on my iphone (and in my car) via MLB At Bat. Whenever I’m on the road during gametime, I love pumping in game audio so I can hear the game. However, I’d much prefer to listen to the TV announcers if I get lucky enough to have the Cubs game carried by the MLB At Bat TV feed. Ron’s JEEZing and GAHing is reallyl annoying to listen to, especially when you have the sultry sounds of Pat Hughes in sharp contrast.

I really enjoyed hearing Moreland during one of the TV broadcasts before the All-Star break, as well.

By: Pell Mell

Pell Mell — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:06:14 +0000

Last night, before the game, Moreland was talking about the soggy condition of the field. He said he’d gotten to the park pretty early, and he noticed that the wettest area appeared to be between short and third. So: he took the time to notice something baseball-related that radio listeners (or even TV viewers) could not have known, and he told it to us professionally and coherently. I was awed and overjoyed at this, like Bob Cratchit on Christmas morning. I felt like a new person.

Then the game happened. But the good feelings toward Moreland linger. Bless you, sir!