Scottwood Posted November 9, 2023 Share Posted November 9, 2023 That's actually an incredible hire. Shep to Benetti is going to be a sharp contrast. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oblong Posted November 9, 2023 Share Posted November 9, 2023 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edman85 Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 Nothing from Cmo on Twitter since August Just trying to read some breadcrumbs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toddwert Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 33 minutes ago, Edman85 said: Nothing from Cmo on Twitter since August Just trying to read some breadcrumbs. hopefully he just does the pre and post game shows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMRivdogs Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 I thought Dirks did a decent job on the radio broadcasts. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1776 Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 5 minutes ago, CMRivdogs said: I thought Dirks did a decent job on the radio broadcasts. Agree. Dirks was the best sidekick Dan had this year. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holygoat Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 I thought Dirks was better than decent. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oblong Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 Dirks was so good I thought he was a professional from another team who had an opening to fill in. He sounds like he’s been doing it for years. Just the right touch of insight that a player can bring without going overboard. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious D Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 Dirks was excellent. Hope he’s the full-time radio guy with DD. Everything I’m learning about this guy, I love. Seems like a great hire. Any player acquisitions this offseason are just gravy at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalTiger Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 4 minutes ago, Tenacious D said: Dirks was excellent. Hope he’s the full-time radio guy with DD. Everything I’m learning about this guy, I love. Seems like a great hire. Any player acquisitions this offseason are just gravy at this point. Or TV ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalTiger Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 5 hours ago, oblong said: WOW. I like the guy already. Underdogs unite !!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddha Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 this might be the best tigers free agent signing since magglio. benetti is great. he made the sox watchable (although, tbh, it was kind of more fun watching them lose when hawk would cry about it.) he's a great addition. i'm jealous of tigers fans who get to listen to him call pbp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IdahoBert Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 I didn’t even bother doing MLB TV the last two seasons because I couldn’t get it to sync the radio audio with the TV audio to drown out Shep. Having Dan doing TV 35 games a year is a real plus too. This is the equivalent of the sun shining and birds chirping on a winter’s day for me. It’s like being Sally Field at the Oscars. The Tigers must really like us. EDIT: I just listened to him talk about having cerebral palsy. This is a real person. He’s not just a voice or a guy in a suit. He has substance. Good or bad as a team, it’s going to be more pleasant having the Detroit Tigers back in my life again because of Jason Benetti. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clark1mt Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 14 hours ago, CMRivdogs said: I need to start saving my pennies to get MLBTV next season. I have a feeling the T-Mobile agreement won't be renewed https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/6/23672572/t-mobile-mlb-tv-free-2028 According to that (and granted, it's 7-month-old information that may have changed), the T-Mobile MLB.TV agreement runs through 2028. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMRivdogs Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 5 hours ago, clark1mt said: https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/6/23672572/t-mobile-mlb-tv-free-2028 According to that (and granted, it's 7-month-old information that may have changed), the T-Mobile MLB.TV agreement runs through 2028. That's what I get for reading message boards😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMRivdogs Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 One more Benetti article https://www.chicagomag.com/chicago-magazine/october-2021/the-storyteller-of-the-white-sox/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasfh Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigeraholic1 Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 7 hours ago, IdahoBert said: I didn’t even bother doing MLB TV the last two seasons because I couldn’t get it to sync the radio audio with the TV audio to drown out Shep. Having Dan doing TV 35 games a year is a real plus too. This is the equivalent of the sun shining and birds chirping on a winter’s day for me. It’s like being Sally Field at the Oscars. The Tigers must really like us. EDIT: I just listened to him talk about having cerebral palsy. This is a real person. He’s not just a voice or a guy in a suit. He has substance. Good or bad as a team, it’s going to be more pleasant having the Detroit Tigers back in my life again because of Jason Benetti. Great insight Bert. Almost had coffee all over my latop reading the Sally Field bit! 😄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1776 Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, chasfh said: If Dan is going to be doing TV about 35 games a year, it is all the more important radio ups its game. I know in the past Gania and Hasty have filled in and done really good jobs, I like them both. I think either would do well solo in the booth. But they are committed to Erie and West Michigan baseball schedules. This years color guys, including Dirks, may not be suitable in a solo position in Dan’s absence. Edited November 10, 2023 by 1776 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toddwert Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 Jason Beck was on the Det. minor league Report with Rog and Chris... sounds like the Tigers took more of the TV broadcast. probably because of the Ballys stuff and the low regard of the broadcast in general. Listen to the show if you want to get good insights from Beck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger337 Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 Beck has been covering the Tigers for four decades and has never been involved in a controversy or pissed anyone off. He also still looks 20 years old in every photo I see of him. Can he grow a real mustache yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toddwert Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 6 minutes ago, Tiger337 said: Beck has been covering the Tigers for four decades and has never been involved in a controversy or pissed anyone off. He also still looks 20 years old in every photo I see of him. Can he grow a real mustache yet? I had no idea what he even looked like til today he's old school media where the story is not about him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtutiger Posted November 10, 2023 Author Share Posted November 10, 2023 1 hour ago, 1776 said: If Dan is going to be doing TV about 35 games a year, it is all the more important radio ups its game. I know in the past Gania and Hasty have filled in and done really good jobs, I like them both. I think either would do well solo in the booth. But they are committed to Erie and West Michigan baseball schedules. This years color guys, including Dirks, may not be suitable in a solo position in Dan’s absence. Gania and Hasty both have sidekicks (Sam Leibowitz and Nate Wangler) who could hold the fort down whenever their presence is needed for Tigers games, so I suspect there won't be too much of an issue using some combination of the two to fill in for Dan when needed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edman85 Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 Gania is the fill in, per somebody who knows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehringer_2 Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 The broadcast re-alignments seem to have a flavor of professionalism about it. The ethos with Bally recently has been throw anyone in front of the camera or microphone that was nearby and might have a decent 'Q' score. Hopefully this is a broad push by Harris to move toward pros who know what they are doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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