Survey: Phils announcers tied for 7th in rooting for home team
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Survey: Phils announcers tied for 7th in rooting for home team
The Phillies’ announcing team of Tom McCarthy and Chris Wheeler were tied for seventh in a Wall Street Journal survey of the most biased announcers.
The Journal monitored each of major league baseball’s broadcast teams for one game. Its criteria was the number of comments that were perceived as biased, including the use of words like “we”, “us”, or “our”; referring to a player by a nickname; or blatantly rooting for the home team.
The White Sox’ announcing team of Ken Harrelson and Steve Stone were considered the most biased, with 104 biased comments.
Second was the Indians (23 comments), followed by the Pirates (20), Astros and Marlins (15) and Diamondbacks (12).
The Phillies announcers were graded to have nine biased comments and were tied with the Orioles, Nationals, Padres and Twins. The Journal used this example of bias from the Phillies’ announcers: “I think we need to get another run, keep that tying run farther away in the ninth.”
Five teams had zero biased comments: the Blue Jays, Yankees, Mets, Red Sox and Dodgers.
If it wasn't for the constant political correctness that McCarthy speaks with then they would have been first. They should be first calling the game on Comcast.— SouthJerseyRob- That's why I listen to Franzke and LA on the radio. They call it like it is.— everydayguy
- I thought TMac owned property up Utley's rear.
- I don't mind a little bias. I don't like endless mindless blather. The Phillies TV guys would be in first place if that was what the survey was grading.— Phillies2008WSChamps
Great criteria for biased announcers...Yankees announcers zero biased??? Yeah, like when John Sterling obnoxiously states, "It is high, it is far, it is gone!" "Ballgame over! Yankees win! The-e-e-e-e-e-e Yankees win!"- Cue Ball and squirrel-head are the worst announcers in Philadelphia. The Tonner prefers to just listen with the sound down. Baseball is a thinking man's game but it's hard to think when you have those two nudniks blathering on and on.
- I certainly don't mind the Phillies' broadcasters being "homers".. just wish they shut the bleep up when it comes to Constantly.. and I mean Constantly giving scores of other ballgames. Can't come up with any better way to fill up every second of talk time?? I truly miss Kalas & Ashburn..— Ashburn072
umm, they are TEAM employees. but i agree, chris and the dead rat on his head should've been OUTTA HERE a long time agon
bring back scott graham— hannibal barca- Almost as bad as the suck up of some local so called sports writers to undeserving players.— wo_fat
- The Yankees and Mets don't have any biased commentators? Are you kidding me? The worst is Hawk Harrelson of the White Sox, so they got that right. I would say the Nat's announcers are 2nd, followed closely by the Marlins. Those are my top three.— Roman529
- One other thing...as far as the announcer who I like to most listen to calling a game, it is VIN SCULLY by far. Nobody has ever done it better than Vin, and he doesn't need anyone else calling the game with him. I didn't get to hear Harry K calling many games since I have never lived in Philly, but I would rank Harry as having the best announcer's voice.— Roman529
- Vin Scully stinks. I had to listen to him during the 1980 World Series. Boring. Monotone. No excitement. Awful. — dmn
- Who believes anything the Wall Street Journal writes, speaking of biased?
Yes, the home guys are biased, and yes, several of them are truly annoying. And yes, a couple of them ought to be replaced.
And I agree with @fat and others who place the same comment on Philly.com and the writing over the past 9 months or so. Biased? It is borderline propaganda!— 24sDad - Your dumb post proved the Journal correct. — dmn
- I've had the MLB package the last couple of years solely to watch the Phillies, so I've hear announcers from every NL team, including the Phils. I'm not sure that basing results on 1 game is fair or accurate, but the WSJ came pretty close.
No surprise that the Dodgers have the best in Vin Scully, but I actually agree that the Mets announcers (Gary Thorn, Ron Darling & Keith Hernandez) do a good job; I prefer them to McCarthy, Wheeler & Sarge.
But the worst - by far - are the Braves PR te.. I mean broadcasters, followed closely by the Nats.
— DPinDC
