So, in The Locker Room, we're going to pick on radio/TV baseball announcers in general.
This happened last Saturday when our Sox were going down the drain big-time against Boston. With 2 out in bottom of ninth, Jim Thome hit a totally meaningless home run that had zero affect on the outcome of the game.
When it was launched, the thought in The Locker Room was, "Gee, why didn't he save that until tomorrow's game?" when the homer might have meant something.
Now, here's the thing: Hawk Harrelson, calling the game on TV, was screaming at the top of his lungs on the Thome homer, as if the blast was a walk-off grand slam that clinched the pennant.
The problem with TV announcing is that they refuse to put anything in context. They want every play to matter on its own merit. A homer in a 6-1 sure-loss is equal to a walk-off blast.
That might have worked with fans in the 1950s, but it doesn't fly in The Locker Room today.
