Victor Rojas to MLB Network
by kentbenfer on Dec 10, 2008 3:17 PM CST
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Just read this on the DMN Ranger Blog. Here is the link:
I always liked Victor. Thought that he and Nadel worked well together. Of course, there has also been speculation that Josh Lewin might leave the Rangers to take the TV gig with the Padres which was vacated by the departure of Matt Vasgergian, who also was hired by MLB Network (which premieres in January 2009). My guess is that Steve Busby might take over for Victor. I thought he did a great job when he filled in for Victor when Victor took TAG's place last season. But if Josh leaves as well, who knows what will happen. The ultimate thing, in my opinion, would be for Eric and Tom Grieve to work together and do a simulcast on radio and TV, kind of like what the Stars do. Nadel has never wanted to do TV, though, so who knows.
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Nooooooo...
meet me at the mawwl... it's goin dowwn...
by oc on Dec 10, 2008 3:20 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
This will not end well for you.
"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
by Rodney on Dec 10, 2008 3:28 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Congratulations to Victor
However, I was never a fan of his.
"Colt mccoy sucks, mack brown needs to be fired." - Longhorn
by DaheelzCM on Dec 10, 2008 3:21 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
YIPPEE!!!!!!!
He was awful! Always sounded whiney and like a know-it-all.
Go Cubbies and Go Rangers!
by pbpsean on Dec 10, 2008 3:21 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Radio w/Nadel
Have Newberg do home games, Busby do road games.
by shroomer on Dec 10, 2008 3:22 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I didn't mind him
Now, if only we could get a Nadel/TAG tv crew.
I’ll have to talk to
Gerald Laird: One Man, 5 Scoops.
by Maximilian on Dec 10, 2008 3:22 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
don't know why that posted early
should say “I’ll have to talk to FSN about that once I graduate with this blasted RTVF degree and do something with it.”
Gerald Laird: One Man, 5 Scoops.
by Maximilian on Dec 10, 2008 3:23 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Curiousity
I’m curious, am I the only one who thinks Lewin always looks like just saw a ghost? Maybe it’s just the eyebrows but it drives me crazy.
by cgolden on Dec 10, 2008 3:28 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
+ 1 it could be Botox..
Botox raises the eyebrows like that.
"The Gerald Laird trade is a GREAT SUCCESS! Who'd we get for him again?"
Tom Hicks
by LAMuscleFag on Dec 10, 2008 4:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
LOLOL
this is true.
"The Gerald Laird trade is a GREAT SUCCESS! Who'd we get for him again?"
Tom Hicks
by LAMuscleFag on Dec 11, 2008 12:57 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
No Busby please.
meet me at the mawwl... it's goin dowwn...
by oc on Dec 10, 2008 3:37 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
+1MM I can't stand him.
" He throws it where he wants it, his breaking ball kept getting better and better and of course God gave him that special arm. He's great." ~ Neftali Feliz on Derek Holland.
by Kinslerhomer on Dec 10, 2008 3:56 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
+2 MM
"I´d like to apologize in advance for anything that I may say or do that could be construed as offensive as I slowly go NUTS."
by lonestarJon on Dec 10, 2008 10:55 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
3 million?
when lewin was gone and victor was in the tv booth it was doubly painful.
victor worked poorly with TAG, busby.. i just didnt like him. rough broadcasts for a while there.
the preceding post was a great success.
by DSheppard on Dec 10, 2008 11:03 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Busby reminds me too much of the Valentine era.
meet me at the mawwl... it's goin dowwn...
by oc on Dec 10, 2008 11:17 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Congrats to Victor
I just hope that Josh doesn’t end up leaving too.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
by Gdawg on Dec 10, 2008 3:42 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Simulcast would be unlistenable on both mediums
No sport has a bigger difference between radio pbp and tv pbp than baseball.
by robert_d_wilfong on Dec 10, 2008 3:49 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Bring back
Vince Cotroneo
Just keep your mask on and umpire the game! - Tom Grieve, 5/25/08
by EssBee on Dec 10, 2008 4:08 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
i concur
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Dec 10, 2008 4:38 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
When everyone got bumped up..
…Rojas to TV, Busby to Radio, Steve Buchelle did the KDFI postgame stuff, and on that very first day to say that Buchelle looked and sounded nervous would be a gross understatement. I love the guy, but in his first segment I’m not sure he actually put out one coherent thought. (He did get better.)
by FuturePants on Dec 10, 2008 4:22 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I didn't realize Vasgersian was snapped up by the MLB Network.
Good call! My favorite PBP guy.
by philkid3 on Dec 10, 2008 4:24 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I can't stop giggling at that last name...
by bking on Dec 10, 2008 4:35 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
didnt he used to do play by play
for those blackjack tournaments?
by Smoakin in the Boys Room on Dec 10, 2008 5:33 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Padres getting screwed
by MLB Network yet again
by Mike E on Dec 10, 2008 4:27 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
again?
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Dec 10, 2008 4:38 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
The broadcaster for Padres last year
left them for MLB Network. Rojas was then granted permission to be interviewed by the Padres for the vacant spot…but then hired by MLB Network as well. heh.
by Mike E on Dec 10, 2008 4:59 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Good for Victor.
I always thought he was pretty good, at least good enough to be a No. 1 on a crew.
It will be interesting to see who replaced Rojas. But in the end, it only makes me miss Mark Holtz.
"Please. What the hell do you know about starting a sports-related website and then deciding to leave it to work on other things and then? How dare you, sir." -- Michael Schur, aka FireJoeMorgan's Ken Tremendous, to Will Leitch
by ghtd36 on Dec 10, 2008 4:29 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
anyone down for a max for hermida swap?
Stability is key, and JD is a Beast.
Jindal - 2012
by Longhorn on Dec 10, 2008 6:08 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
value wise its fine
hermida is better than he showed this year.
but not a good fit, i wouldnt want to do it.
the preceding post was a great success.
by DSheppard on Dec 10, 2008 6:35 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Hope Lewin Stays
Say what you will about Lewin, he can fill dead air with something. Even if it is repetitive. When Rojas did TV with TAG, the dead air was deafening.
by Joe Mama on Dec 10, 2008 6:29 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
+1
I’m a Lewin fan…I’ve got not problem admitting that it just wouldn’t be the same if Josh wasn’t calling the games…it would be an adjustment…
by Austin Ranger on Dec 10, 2008 8:10 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Lewin is cool
The way he announces a game you always get the feeling he’s enjoying himself and loves just being there – which, for me just makes the game more fun.
"I´d like to apologize in advance for anything that I may say or do that could be construed as offensive as I slowly go NUTS."
by lonestarJon on Dec 10, 2008 11:00 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
"Lewin is cool"
First time that sentence has ever been uttered without a hugeass qualifier…
Nah, noob.
by Brian Thomas on Dec 11, 2008 12:41 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Lewin is cool because he understands that he has a diverse audience to please...
He’s one of those guys that doesn’t want to step on people’s toes… so he plays the unpopular role of nice guy by making bad jokes and poking fun at himself… so it doesn’t piss anyone off.
meet me at the mawwl... it's goin dowwn...
by oc on Dec 11, 2008 1:14 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I will say that he is an acquired taste
When I first heard him, after being out in Hawaii for 4 years w/ no satellite access, I frickin hated him. I hated him like thedirkatron irrationally hates MDB.
But he’s grown on me some. With the MLB package, you get to see that there are a lot of crappy announcers out there. He is better than many.
Nah, noob.
by Brian Thomas on Dec 11, 2008 2:10 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I think Lewin is ok
there are far worse and he doesn’t take himself too seriously.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
by t ball on Dec 11, 2008 2:20 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I hope Lewin Stays there as well
I must be cursed…
by SanDiegoKev on Dec 10, 2008 6:31 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Congrats to Victor
Sounds like a good move for him. I’ll really miss him though. I had a nice talk with him two seasons ago in Anaheim, and I liked listening to him and Eric on the radio.
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
Random woman: "When are you getting married, Micah?"
Me: "Probably never. In fact, at this point, it's tempting to just adopt more cats."
by baseballismyboyfriend on Dec 10, 2008 7:37 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
i dont care about rojas
but im pretty hyped for the mlb network. theres not enough baseball news on tv.
and it comes free with my fios.
the preceding post was a great success.
by DSheppard on Dec 10, 2008 9:13 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I'm hoping
that AT&T U-Verse offers it on the main tier because I could use some baseball and I get tired of hearing Steve Phillips and John Kruk. I am pumped about it. If it’s half as good as NFL Network, then it will be great.
"We live, we die, and the wheels on the bus go round and round." - Tony Romo
by kentbenfer on Dec 10, 2008 9:28 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
saw a good idea on BP
i think it was a shehan chat there that said put someone like will carrol, keith law and the baseball equivilllant of ron jaworski and it would be “very watchable” – makes sense to me. you have 24 hrs to fill, whats the worst thing that can happen?
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Dec 10, 2008 10:20 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
mlb network
so its for sure coming to fios? Wonder if it will be in HD
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
by rentz on Dec 11, 2008 7:28 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
just answered my own question
“MLB Network will be available to all Verizon FiOS TV customers as part of the Essentials and Extreme HD packages on channel 86, when it debuts January 1, 2009. Verizon also will offer a high-definition (HD) simulcast of MLB Network on channel 586.”
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
by rentz on Dec 11, 2008 7:30 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Does that mean
I have to order an extras package to get it?
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
by t ball on Dec 11, 2008 9:51 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
yes and no
fios recently changed up the packages, i had to call and redo my bundle to the new “extreme hd” to get a few new channels.
new subscribers its either essentials or extreme.
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
by rentz on Dec 11, 2008 10:06 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I'll have to call soon
I don’t have anything extra, but I might be willing to fork over a bit just to have a highlights/wrap up show choice that’s not BBTN.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
by t ball on Dec 11, 2008 10:12 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
fios
when i called (i wanted some new hd channels like fx, etc) i ended up getting the new extreme pack and extra movie channels for less than i was spending before. Plus it comes with every sports channel.
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
by rentz on Dec 11, 2008 10:32 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Well, good luck to Victor
I liked him on KLRD, though I’ll be the first to admit he was a beating on the TV side, especially if he and Lewin got paired together for a game.
Hopefully they’ll get someone decent to replace him with, and not go the Steve Busby route.
"I´d like to apologize in advance for anything that I may say or do that could be construed as offensive as I slowly go NUTS."
by lonestarJon on Dec 10, 2008 10:57 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Good Luck to Rojas
I always liked him, he had good chemistry with nadel but it was always slightly uncomfortable to watch the chemistry between him and tag
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
by rentz on Dec 11, 2008 7:29 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
if we could only be rid of JOSH
He talks non stop and grinds on my nerves big time., get TAG a new partner
by TRFAN on Dec 11, 2008 11:16 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
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