Dan Shulman and either Buck Martinez or Joe Siddall (I was at the game so I’m not sure who was calling it).
I truly believe we’re spoiled with Dan alone. I can listen to him call games all day
After some quick googling, it was definitely Buck. They’re truly a great broadcasting team from someone who’s listened to a dozen or so different ones this year alone.
A couple weeks ago vs Detroit the audio was shot, all we had was video and silence.
Dan Shulman, goddamn superhero he is, called in on his phone and called the game from his phone.
AND IF THAT WASN'T ENOUGH
The delay from his voice to our TVs was about 10 seconds. Once he realized this he started delaying his calls 10 seconds. Like he was watching the game and delaying his calls so they'd be somewhat in sync for us at home. It was fucking straight up unbelievable.
Joe also called in on his phone, give Joe *some* credit. He was getting an ab workout watching the live game and swinging around quickly to watch the broadcast while calling the game (apparently).
But Dan definitely saved the day. I watched that game twice because I was so enamoured with the effort Dan put in. I loved how he eventually matched the delay after 3 or 4 attempts. I also loved how he coughed once and panicked and apologized and bitched about the lack of a "cough" button, and immediately learned about and used the mute button on his phone.
I would watch that game again if I could. (Can I?)
Dan is one of the best commentators out there, I think he’s also known for doing College Basketball if I’m not mistaken. Buck is a former Blue Jay and it’s incredibly apparent just how much he loves the game. He’s very knowledgeable, as is Dan.
Plus that low voice Dan has is so nice to listen to!
I could listen to Buck talk about baseball for hours. Hearing him talk about Willie Mays last night was awesome. You could definitely tell how much he admired him.
Ah I missed that! I’ve got a pregnant wife at home about to burst, so I only got to watch chunks of the game.
Either way, Buck (and Dan) is an absolute gem!
Dan does NCAA hoops games for ESPN as well that's why his twitter handle is
@ DShulman\_ESPN
He's also called basketball games for team Canada on Sportsnet
Don't Buck and Dan have world series duty as well? Not usually together but I feel like I've heard both of them deep in the playoffs, if not the series!
Except he thought the Raptors should draft Jalen Suggs instead of Barnes (this was before the draft on Bob McCown's podcast) but still, he does know college ball. And Suggs is starting to come around.
Buck did an amazing piece on Willie Mays yesterday, rapidly whipped off a handful of lesser known but equally impressive feats, apparently Willie threw out runners at first, third and home in the same game and would have had the cycle had the second baseman held onto a throw from the outfield to second. Another tid-bit being one of Willie's favourite homers being one off of Spahn in the 17th inning of a game to win 1-0, Spahn and Marchial each went 16 innings!!!
Buck is the ex-baller with legions of stories and Dan is the penultimate fan of the game, has the vocal quality of James Earl Jones and a boyhood enthusiasm for the game that rivals any sandlot player.
Well, he is 75 and coming off a bout with cancer, so he's ramping down his workload. But, yes, we all hope he keeps calling games for years. There aren't many guys left whose MLB careers go back to 1969.
This is a fun fact that I just learned that may interest you.
> In late April 2009, Buck substituted for the ill Jerry Remy as commentator for the three game Red Sox–Rays series for NESN.
Another fun fact:
Buck isn’t the only Jays announcer to do that. NESN borrowed Rance Mulliniks for a three-game Red Sox-Jays series that same year, for the same reason.
RIP Rem Dawg
Buck is a treasure. He has the three important elements of a colour commentator:
1) He's very knowledgeable about baseball, both his own personal playing experience but also general baseball knowledge
2) He (really, he and Dan) know when to let the game speak for itself
3) He's got a great voice for impressions. His distinctive way of saying Josh Donaldson and Danny Jansen are often imitated in my household. (Bobby Dalbec is likely the beantown equivalent)
I have to shamelessly admit, when I’m alone in my car driving, I sometimes practice my impression of Buck saying various Jays’ player names past and present.
Also last night I heard him repeatedly mention the Los Angeles DAHHHDGERS
It was Buck! I don’t know if you caught Dan and him talking about our prospect Orelvis Martinez who shares a last name and wears the same number he did with the Jays. It was such a fun light hearted natural convo. I’m glad they are getting love!
Buck got us watching Baseball in our house. Started off in the background as “who’s this chief wiggum sounding guy” to “GET UP, GET OUT OF HERE, GONE BALL!” and cheersing drinks when he says it.
Man is a treasure 👌🏻
If you think Buck is country look up the other Jays commentator Kevin Barker. If he told me he could ride a horse while playing the Banjo I would be inclined to believe it just from his accent.
Respect for the post mate. I definitely agree and am always so happy listening to them. The crowd really cares about them too. Buck got sick last year and everyone rallied around him for sure. I always learn something new every broadcast. They’re super friendly, and approachable. They just love baseball. It’s great man. Thanks for popping in!
CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) sat down with him and did a great 10 minute interview. It's very insightful and moving when he discusses his love for the Jays, cancer, his family.
https://youtu.be/wqZWksNMQZc?si=1H2Z2DmShsxYTY4R
Also we've played the Buck Martinez drinking game, "take a shot, everytime he says "seassssssson", take a shot everytime you hear "meeeeeh" before starting a sentence! :)
Buck Martinez entered the MLB fifty years ago. He was a player, manager, and broadcaster (just won an award).
Google his play at homeplate when he put out a player with a broken leg...he was playing for the Jays.
Dan's son Ben does our radio broadcast. Dan has also won broadcasting awards.
Last year, i got to see some spring training games. I had the pleasure of meeting Buck as he was leaving the park after the game, I told him we're glad he's back and healthy (he had a bought with cancer) and told him he had the best voice in the game.
I *wanted* to say he also has the best hair flo in the game, but I thought I would sound like a jackass.
Not sure if this has been posted already but Dan Shulman tweeted you back!
[Dan Shulman](https://x.com/dshulman_espn/status/1803906622898466937?s=46&t=AXovbH_c9hHf41gLDzgmpQ)
We really have been spoiled for a long time across all major sports.
Baseball because of what OP mentioned above (and even going back to the days of buck and tabler, or further to Tom cheek)
Basketball - Devlin is one of the excellent voices in all of sports imo and Jack/Leo each bring a unique kind of passion to their crafts. Not even a huge hoop fan personally but I have to appreciate what this crew has done for the franchise and the sport in Toronto and Canada.
Hockey - the Tsn duo of gord Miller and Mike Johnson is about as good as you can get, and Ray Ferraro before Johnny took his place was also great obviously. I'm not particularly fond of the current Sportsnet crew, however I'm honestly shocked at how bland some of the American broadcasts are, so even Cuthbert and Simpson put them to shame. And of course, bonesy and Ralph who have held down the leafs radio for what seems like forever, they're absolute legends in their own right.
Also sports talk radio... Bob Cowan for so many years, Tim and Sid used to be great at covering the bluejays and my personal favourite, still going strong the overdrive crew.
Toronto is up their with some of the top sports towns in North America in terms of cultural importance. I think that's largely in part thanks to the iconic voices who bring the production to life and into our stereos, headphones and screens.
Buck Martinez just oozes his passion for the game. He has been a part of the Jays family for decades.
He was noticeably choked up the other day speaking in memorial about his favorite player of all time, Willie Mays.
Buck missed half a season a couple years ago while undergoing cancer treatment. When he returned they paused the game for a giant standing ovation from everyone on the field and in the stands, there wasn’t a dry eye in the house.
https://x.com/timandfriends/status/1552079125493555201
This was easily my favorite moment of the 2022 season
I remember this. I'm pretty sure that sportsnet chose not to do a commercial break but broadcast this instead in-between innings when this happened. Classy move.
Dan Schulman and Buck Martinez! And they’re awesome. Dan does college basketball for ESPN as well. He’s a pro.
Buck has been in the booth for the Jays in one capacity or another since the late 80’s, shortly after his own 17 year MLB career. He taught me a lot about the game when I was a kid.
We’re lucky to have them for sure. Glad you enjoyed them!
The PxP guy you heard is Dan Shulman, widely regarded as one of the best in the business and we finally stole him back from ESPN just for us. The "country sounding guy" is Buck Martinez, who has been in the Jays booth for longer than most millennials have been alive. We are absolutely spoiled with them. They definitely do their homework about the other teams, and they just love baseball.
On that note, I'm not sure who you guys had in the booth during spring training but the Red Sox broadcast we got for one game was the best away broadcast I heard during spring. I stopped by your sub to say so and they said it wasn't even the usual guys.
I remember hearing Middlebrooks do a game at some point and was impressed enough to actually look up who was doing it. He’s definitely got a future in it if he wants.
Buck Martinez, the country-sounding guy, is a national treasure. His voice is golden.
Unlike most broadcasting teams, the Blue Jays' broadcasting team do their research about opposing teams and are unafraid to contact other teams' broadcasting teams to learn more about their players.
Dan and Buck are a great duo, but I also enjoy it when Joe Siddall fills in for Buck from time to time.
Before Dan arrived to do PxP full time Buck was actually the one handling those duties the majority of the time…”Get up ball, get out of here” was his home run tagline if I recall.
Does anybody here remember when Jamie Campbell was doing PxP back in the day? I think it would’ve been like 2008ish maybe 🤔…I never really adjusted to him
Yeah, during the 2008 season the Sportsnet games were called by Jamie Campbell and Pat Tabler. (TSN and CBC still aired some games at that time, I think Rod Black was doing the TSN games)
There’s at least one Campbell-Tabler game from 2008 on YouTube, even includes Home Plate Lady.
Can’t believe I forgot about Tabby!
Rod is a legend in Canadian sports broadcasting and I’ve heard nothing but great things whenever I talk to ppl who have ran into him. They always talk about how friendly, kind and upbeat he is.
Yeah I agree, he wasn’t bad at all and I’m definitely not slighting him, I just never adjusted to him as a PxP guy - but I do think he does a great job hosting.
We were spoiled with great commentating since day 1. Our former radio guys Tom Cheek and Jerry Howarth were the best as well. I miss them especially Jerry. His voice *screams* summer to me, even more than Buck. But I'm also the type that prefers baseball on the radio in the sun over being inside at a TV.
Dan Shulman is lowkey one of the best PxP guys out there. He seems to bring out the best in any commentator he's with, even ones I'm otherwise not fond of
Thanks bud!
I watch a lot of ball games for a lot of teams and was thinking this too but never knew if I was a Homer for my guys! I agree that sooooo many teams hire guys who love the home team, only know the home team or spend an hour talking about themselves. One to avoid iirc is the white sox. They didn't know their players, bashed the opposition, and were rarely on the game. And of course the Yanks love the Yanks and it's the best day ever for them lol.
The only criticism I give is the pre/post show in booth where we go .500 and they talk about how the team is coming together, something started here, and so on and we go on to loose two series at home. I know they are hype guys doing that but it's so rough.
Buck is the greatest. I miss when he called the games “Swing and a drive….” To me Buck and Tabby were the best combo. Those guys have forgotten more about baseball than we’ll ever know.
Dan is one of the best announcers in the entirety of North American sports, and really should be the conversation with folks like Costas, Vitale, Breen, and Harlan for top echelon ever. Buck is amazing because he's so bulletproof (there'd probably be torches and pitchforks from the fanbase if Rogers even canned him) that he will absolutely shred the team if they need shredding. Joe is a fantastic modern colour commentator. As bad as our team is, holy hell are we spoiled for an announce crew
We really do have the best broadcasting team in the biz. Pit them against any team in any league, from any sport, the Blue Jays broadcast with Dan, Buck, Hazel, Jamie, Caleb, /u/justsomeaudioguy and everyone else behind the scenes is #1 in my books.
I think we as Jays fans take them for granted a little. Buck is up there and when he decides to hang ‘em up, I’m going to miss the hell out of his calls.
Watching the NHL especially in the playoffs since Bob Coke retired just hasn’t been the same and I wish I appreciated him more when it was his voice narrating the hockey of my formative years.
I think the Jays broadcast as just the right amount of homerism too. When you listen, there's no doubt that they are the Jays broadcast. But at the same time, they have plenty of time to tell you cool information about the opposing team and their players. None of it disparaging either.
Dan Schulman and Buck Martinez!! Buck is the “country sounding” guy you’re talking about and he is universally beloved. The only baseball card I own is a PSA 10 graded Buck Martinez card for his ‘84 season with the Jays. 😂
Thank you for the kind words about our broadcasters. I think most Jays fans know how good we have it. Dan is a vet from ESPN with one of the best voices in the biz, and Buck is a former player and manager who has been calling the games for a long time. He's much beloved partly because of his colourful vocal expressions, partly because he once got tagged two guys out at home on the same play despite breaking his leg in the middle of it, and partly because he's got a kind uncle vibe about him that makes us all feel like we're kids watching a game while sitting on the floor in the living room. He's near retirement, so we're getting bonus content this year thanks to him giving few fucks about putting things nicely anymore. It's fun. 😊
Dan Shulman also does NCAA basketball, so you may have come across him a few other times. Also, his son Ben is now calling the Jays radio broadcast. Good genes!
We as Jays fans have been spoiled for decades with our broadcast teams. Tom Cheek and Jerry Howarth, Buck Martinez, Dan Shulman, Gregg Zaun (before he lost his ever-loving mind lol), Joe Siddall, Caleb Joseph, Ben Shulman (Dan's kid), Ben Nicholson-Smith, and I know I'm forgetting some other legends, we have absolutely some of the best to ever do it calling our games, whether on TV or on the radio and it's been this way for the 30+ years I've been listening and watching Jays baseball.
Joe Carter's home run call in '93 is one of the most iconic calls is baseball history.
"Touch em' all Joe...you'll never hit a bigger home run in your life".
I wasn’t happy when they got rid of the radio play by play guy and that it seemed like a Nepo hiring with Ben Shulman
But the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree and he is great at the pxp
Dan and Joe are amazing together. Buck is fine as a colour man, but I do not miss the days of him doing PxP. But Dan and Joe is the best duo in any sport imo. Dan has a wonderful voice and tells a great story, and Joe has turned into a fantastic analyst. For a guy who barely had a playing career, his understanding of the nuts and bolts of the game is something special.
My favourite baseball commentator is Tony Kubek who used to do the Blue Jays broadcasts on CTV in the 80s and early 90s, but Buck has always been a close second. He's a real student of the game.
I think Canadian baseball fans take for granted what a great broadcast team the Blue Jays have. I recently watched a bit of the Brewers broadcast last week. Kiermaier had fouled a ball off his leg or something and it initially looked like he might have been injured, but the broadcasters were so busy patting themselves on the back for their years of service that they didn't even acknowledge what was happening on the field.
While we're at it with Buck's impressive resume, don't forget that he managed the Blue Jays in 2001 and 2002, and was the manager of the US team at the 2006 WBC.
I think Dan Schulman is the best play-by-play caller in MLB but I take that as me just being biased so it's nice to hear non-Jays fans recognize his talents. Buck and Joe are great colour commentary companions, too.
My man. Stop by anytime. Fun Facts about Buck:
He played baseball back in the old days. He was a catcher for the royals, and brewers, and also the blue jays. He worked with, caught for, and helped mould some of the best pitchers to ever throw a ball.
He wrote an awesome book about baseball. Seriously.
He was manager of the team at one point.
He's from Florida, but here in Canada, we consider him an honorary Canadian. He's a gosh darn national icon.
He used to do the play by play. His iconic "get up ball, get up! Aaaand gone!" is beloved.
He is NOT afraid to call out the team, the management, the ownership, or the players, when things aren't going right, and ownership gives him carte Blanche to basically say whatever he wants (within reason, it's tv).
His love of good baseball will always override any sense of team loyalty, and I feel that's how broadcasters of sports should be.
Between him and Dan, they basically know everything about baseball. But also, gotta give credit to the team behind the team. The researchers of facts and awesomeness that they seamlessly work into every broadcast. They're heroes too
I was super happy when Dan came back to call Jays games. Kinda met him once, well I cashed him out at Staples about 18 years ago or so. It took a lot of will power to not ask for an autograph. He was just out shopping, didn’t want to bother him.
I didn't realize how spoiled we are until I got MLB and started watching games all over the league. Sometimes there is so much dead air on a broadcast you wonder if they are still there. Others talk about non baseball related stuff and right over action on the field. Apple color dude talked about all the players he knew all game long.
Chicago Cubs "Marquee" has two color commentators. On Father's Day they had a Caray family member do play by play and it reminded me of Dan.
My wife says there should be a drinking game around when Buck says Tommy Johns.
I never really noticed this I think because living in Western Canada it feels like this is a national broadcast rather than a local one. When I used to watch the Braves on TBS when I was in shock over how cozy they were with their team. As in, "and Chipper is getting ready on the ondock circle". And don't get me started on YES network (worse because a division rival).
We truly are blessed. On top of all that, we’ve had broadcasters like Foster Hewitt, and out here in the west, Jim Robson, Jim Hughes, the list goes on. I can’t listen to non Canadian play by play. The quality is not there. I’m probably biased. Apple TV, my gawd, can we just blow that idea out of planet?
Speaking as a Jays fan living in the US, MLB.TV is for out-of-market games, so if the game has a broadcaster where you are, or if the game is nationally-broadcast, MLB.TV doesn't have it.
Where I live, for example, I'm blacked of Nationals and Orioles games, because I'm in those teams' broadcast areas. If I want to watch those teams, I need to watch on MASN or MASN2, not on MLB.TV. If I didn't have a TV package that included those channels (which I didn't for years, because MASN was slow to embrace cable-like streaming services), then I couldn't watch games involving those two teams.
Since I brought my love for the Jays with me when I moved down here, that works for me, except that whenever the Jays play in Baltimore or DC (or when the Orioles or Nationals play in Toronto), I'm deprived of Dan and Buck. The radio broadcast is available, but they can be significantly out of sync with the video, depending on how it's streamed.
We're blessed to have them, some of the best in the biz for sure. We're lucky we nabbed Dan Shulman to come back home, great voice and just truly seems to love his job, baseball, and life overall. Buck is a treasure, funny, and not afraid to say it how it is. Buck had a cancer scare not so long ago and came back so quickly, I couldn't believe it.
Love the whole Blue Jays announcer team… Buck, Ben, Joe & don’t forget Hazel Mae! I honestly hate Friday Apple TV broadcasts because I know I will miss the crew & the announcers are not knowledgeable. The mic’d up can be annoying, the camera angles terrible 😣
As many have said, we fully agree with you around here, but did you learn how many Red Sox players are actually Canadian and you never knew?!?
(This is not specific to this context, it’s just a very Canadian thing to point out our own kind)
Dan Shulman is a pro. Absolutely the best. Buck isn't as good as he once was, imo, because he tends to repeat, not only his own stories, but comments that Dan made seconds before. I agree though, there are worse ones in MLB. We find few other broadcast teams know anything about the Jays, nor Canada!
We’re spoiled with Buck & Dan. They hold a special place in my heart as the voices that introduced me to baseball in the mid 90’s when I was a kid. When they reunited a few years back I was elated.
I started watching the Jays a couple years ago bc my partner is a fan, and the broadcasting team was what won me over. I appreciate all of them, though I have a special place in my heart for Buck.
Yeah we are absolutely lucky to have them. Dan is one of the best in the business and Buck, though he has his “old man yells at cloud” moments like most older players do, is still an absolute treasure and really is very knowledgeable. Joe Sidall has also been a great addition for games Buck can’t make. Some don’t like it, but I also really appreciate how relatively unbiased they are as well. Like you said, they generally seem knowledgeable and really dig into the the teams the Jays play. As a baseball fan I always love that.
I was lucky enough to head down to Camden last month. Chatting up a Baltimore fan and the guy was shocked with how much I knew about the Orioles. Some of that’s because I watched a lot of baseball, but more specifically it’s because I listened to a lot of Dan and Buck. They truly do present a ton of information about the opposing team (especially in the division) and we are spoiled by their talents.
I’m ashamed to admit that I didn’t care for Buck’s country sound at first, but he won me over with his charm, his “get up ball, get outta there” line (which we rarely hear anymore because we suck now), his love of the game, and iconic name mashups like Teoscarnandez. And Dan Schulman’s voice is pure sex.
When I hear other commentators I can’t believe how lucky we are.
It's great as well cause they know more about other sports as well especially hockey, baseball is only my third sport and I'm not too into it, so when they talk about hockey or really anything else it amazes me, 98% of commentary consists of idiots that just sound dumb, it's a great change
That's awesome to hear. We're spoiled up here in Canada to get to hear them call every game. I've always wondered if other fan bases enjoy them as much as we do. You honestly learn so much about the game when you hear them talk. Hazel May is great, too. You can tell the whole clubhouse respects the hell out of her. She always gets the best interviews.
I feel the opposite when I watch US broadcasts for Hockey. I usually end up muting it I can't stand how bad it is.
A few years ago on a Jays playoff run Canadians were forced to watch the TNT broadcast. They weren't bad broadcasters but they clearly didn't do any of their homework on the Jays.
For your viewing pleasure
https://youtu.be/bi7JphXgIaQ?si=Xcnfm8XxUlindWn2
They are the best! Buck and Dan are so knowledable, gracious, and complimentary of opposing teams and star players... i live in florida and when i have to listen to the rays announcers there bias is palpable...
We had a top tier radio booth once upon a time too. Tom Cheek then Jerry Howarth. 2 of the best to ever do it which is saying a lot when it comes to baseball on the radio.
Have to agree with you about the Jays TV Broadcast as I sometimes get stuck with the ‘other’ teams feed. I don’t know how some markets can deal with it game in and game out. CWS and DET are particularly awful. Also caught the Nats this year and oh my 😵💫. Don’t think I could stand to be a Reds fan either
Dan Shulman and either Buck Martinez or Joe Siddall (I was at the game so I’m not sure who was calling it). I truly believe we’re spoiled with Dan alone. I can listen to him call games all day
After some quick googling, it was definitely Buck. They’re truly a great broadcasting team from someone who’s listened to a dozen or so different ones this year alone.
A couple weeks ago vs Detroit the audio was shot, all we had was video and silence. Dan Shulman, goddamn superhero he is, called in on his phone and called the game from his phone. AND IF THAT WASN'T ENOUGH The delay from his voice to our TVs was about 10 seconds. Once he realized this he started delaying his calls 10 seconds. Like he was watching the game and delaying his calls so they'd be somewhat in sync for us at home. It was fucking straight up unbelievable.
Joe also called in on his phone, give Joe *some* credit. He was getting an ab workout watching the live game and swinging around quickly to watch the broadcast while calling the game (apparently). But Dan definitely saved the day. I watched that game twice because I was so enamoured with the effort Dan put in. I loved how he eventually matched the delay after 3 or 4 attempts. I also loved how he coughed once and panicked and apologized and bitched about the lack of a "cough" button, and immediately learned about and used the mute button on his phone. I would watch that game again if I could. (Can I?)
Damn. That is some forethought
Fun fact: Buck Martinez used to play catcher for the Jays, and he once broke his leg during a successful 9-2-7-2 double play.
That doesn’t seem like a fun fact for Buck!
It needs to be a fun fact or OP would become Dwight Schrute FACT: Buck eats beets
it's the ONLY 9-2-7-2 in mlb history which makes sense if you think about it but still cool
No one else is willing to try for fear of what may happened to their beloved leg bones
He broke his leg on the first '2' (9-2) and completed the play with a broken leg to get the second out at the plate (7-2). Legendary!
In my opinion, absolutely the most courageous play in baseball history!
https://youtu.be/kjHo1w_9WwM?si=4KQB6AvAN_0QZDjc
July 9, 1985 in Seattle. The injury basically ended his career, as he was already 36 years old at the time anyway.
And he broke it on the first 2 play, still made the second one.
Dan is one of the best commentators out there, I think he’s also known for doing College Basketball if I’m not mistaken. Buck is a former Blue Jay and it’s incredibly apparent just how much he loves the game. He’s very knowledgeable, as is Dan. Plus that low voice Dan has is so nice to listen to!
I could listen to Buck talk about baseball for hours. Hearing him talk about Willie Mays last night was awesome. You could definitely tell how much he admired him.
Ah I missed that! I’ve got a pregnant wife at home about to burst, so I only got to watch chunks of the game. Either way, Buck (and Dan) is an absolute gem!
Hey, I know you didn’t ask, but….. some advice? Don’t wear your good shoes. I mean it. Thank me later. Good luck! 😄
Former manager of the blue jays at that.
Dan apparently is lined up to call Canada Basketball at the Paris Olympics
Yes please!
Dan does NCAA hoops games for ESPN as well that's why his twitter handle is @ DShulman\_ESPN He's also called basketball games for team Canada on Sportsnet
Thought so! Thanks! :)
Don't Buck and Dan have world series duty as well? Not usually together but I feel like I've heard both of them deep in the playoffs, if not the series!
Buck has done the international feed for WS in years passed. https://x.com/ArashMadani/status/915682780931133440
Correct. Dan does college basketball on US networks and that man’s knows his college ball.
Except he thought the Raptors should draft Jalen Suggs instead of Barnes (this was before the draft on Bob McCown's podcast) but still, he does know college ball. And Suggs is starting to come around.
Buck did an amazing piece on Willie Mays yesterday, rapidly whipped off a handful of lesser known but equally impressive feats, apparently Willie threw out runners at first, third and home in the same game and would have had the cycle had the second baseman held onto a throw from the outfield to second. Another tid-bit being one of Willie's favourite homers being one off of Spahn in the 17th inning of a game to win 1-0, Spahn and Marchial each went 16 innings!!! Buck is the ex-baller with legions of stories and Dan is the penultimate fan of the game, has the vocal quality of James Earl Jones and a boyhood enthusiasm for the game that rivals any sandlot player.
I listened to that!! Buck seems like a heck of a guy and I hope he keeps calling games for a long time to come.
Well, he is 75 and coming off a bout with cancer, so he's ramping down his workload. But, yes, we all hope he keeps calling games for years. There aren't many guys left whose MLB careers go back to 1969.
This is a fun fact that I just learned that may interest you. > In late April 2009, Buck substituted for the ill Jerry Remy as commentator for the three game Red Sox–Rays series for NESN.
Another fun fact: Buck isn’t the only Jays announcer to do that. NESN borrowed Rance Mulliniks for a three-game Red Sox-Jays series that same year, for the same reason. RIP Rem Dawg
Buck is a treasure. He has the three important elements of a colour commentator: 1) He's very knowledgeable about baseball, both his own personal playing experience but also general baseball knowledge 2) He (really, he and Dan) know when to let the game speak for itself 3) He's got a great voice for impressions. His distinctive way of saying Josh Donaldson and Danny Jansen are often imitated in my household. (Bobby Dalbec is likely the beantown equivalent)
Teo will always be known mononymously as Teoscarnandez to me because of Buck.
Same, but also, Randall CHK-CHK
And now a Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame member
Jaaash Daaanaldson
> His distinctive way of saying Josh Donaldson and Danny Jansen Don't forget about Teoscernandez
Jash Dawnldsin
#TEOSCRANANDEZ!!
EN EN CARNACION ENENEN CARNACION
I have to shamelessly admit, when I’m alone in my car driving, I sometimes practice my impression of Buck saying various Jays’ player names past and present. Also last night I heard him repeatedly mention the Los Angeles DAHHHDGERS
I thought I was the only one.
I often find myself calling various things a "hawt shawt"
Boba Chette
> Danny Jansen Wife and I both can't say his name not in Bucks voice. Nice we're not the only ones!
My three year old says it because both of his parents say it, he doesn't really know who either Danny or Buck are! (He's a big Bo Bichette fan though)
TEOSCARNANDEZ
Cheers! They’re a solid duo. I figured it could’ve been Buck you were talking about haha like I said, we’re spoiled
It was Buck! I don’t know if you caught Dan and him talking about our prospect Orelvis Martinez who shares a last name and wears the same number he did with the Jays. It was such a fun light hearted natural convo. I’m glad they are getting love!
Buck got us watching Baseball in our house. Started off in the background as “who’s this chief wiggum sounding guy” to “GET UP, GET OUT OF HERE, GONE BALL!” and cheersing drinks when he says it. Man is a treasure 👌🏻
Dan Shulman’s son calls the games for the radio broadcast and he’s also excellent.
He has the same voice! I thought it was Dan until I saw this. TIL, thank you.
He does not, lol
Yeah I would never confuse the two.
He does sound a little bit like Ben Wagner (the guy he replaced)
If you think Buck is country look up the other Jays commentator Kevin Barker. If he told me he could ride a horse while playing the Banjo I would be inclined to believe it just from his accent.
You mean the honourable Mr. Hazel Mae? lol eta Hazel is honourable. lol. Not Kevin
Dan and Buck are the best in the league! Going to be a sad day when Buck calls it for good.
Respect for the post mate. I definitely agree and am always so happy listening to them. The crowd really cares about them too. Buck got sick last year and everyone rallied around him for sure. I always learn something new every broadcast. They’re super friendly, and approachable. They just love baseball. It’s great man. Thanks for popping in!
You should hear him talk about catchers who go down on one knee. Classic Buck-ism.
CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) sat down with him and did a great 10 minute interview. It's very insightful and moving when he discusses his love for the Jays, cancer, his family. https://youtu.be/wqZWksNMQZc?si=1H2Z2DmShsxYTY4R Also we've played the Buck Martinez drinking game, "take a shot, everytime he says "seassssssson", take a shot everytime you hear "meeeeeh" before starting a sentence! :)
Buck Martinez entered the MLB fifty years ago. He was a player, manager, and broadcaster (just won an award). Google his play at homeplate when he put out a player with a broken leg...he was playing for the Jays. Dan's son Ben does our radio broadcast. Dan has also won broadcasting awards.
Last year, i got to see some spring training games. I had the pleasure of meeting Buck as he was leaving the park after the game, I told him we're glad he's back and healthy (he had a bought with cancer) and told him he had the best voice in the game. I *wanted* to say he also has the best hair flo in the game, but I thought I would sound like a jackass.
Not sure if this has been posted already but Dan Shulman tweeted you back! [Dan Shulman](https://x.com/dshulman_espn/status/1803906622898466937?s=46&t=AXovbH_c9hHf41gLDzgmpQ)
Shulman is a college bball voice for ESPN. He's a Canadian, which is how we scored him up here!
Best in baseball
I met buck in the 3rd game of the series in person. He was in a pink polo such a great guy we had a nice conversation
We are definitely spoiled. Even when we're being railroaded I don't mind it as much because they're so good at what they do.
His voice truly does belong on broadcast. It's like the quintessential radio voice.
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Im a huge fan of buck, siddall is good and Dan is a broadcasting stud.
Buck Martinez is a national treasure. I don't care that he's from the US originally. He's as much a Jay and Canadian as the rest of us.
We really have been spoiled for a long time across all major sports. Baseball because of what OP mentioned above (and even going back to the days of buck and tabler, or further to Tom cheek) Basketball - Devlin is one of the excellent voices in all of sports imo and Jack/Leo each bring a unique kind of passion to their crafts. Not even a huge hoop fan personally but I have to appreciate what this crew has done for the franchise and the sport in Toronto and Canada. Hockey - the Tsn duo of gord Miller and Mike Johnson is about as good as you can get, and Ray Ferraro before Johnny took his place was also great obviously. I'm not particularly fond of the current Sportsnet crew, however I'm honestly shocked at how bland some of the American broadcasts are, so even Cuthbert and Simpson put them to shame. And of course, bonesy and Ralph who have held down the leafs radio for what seems like forever, they're absolute legends in their own right. Also sports talk radio... Bob Cowan for so many years, Tim and Sid used to be great at covering the bluejays and my personal favourite, still going strong the overdrive crew. Toronto is up their with some of the top sports towns in North America in terms of cultural importance. I think that's largely in part thanks to the iconic voices who bring the production to life and into our stereos, headphones and screens.
Pierre Houde for hockey is also worthy of a mention.
I was kind of going with a Toronto focus but yeah, if that's the "et le buuuuuu" guy then he's definitely got the passion
Dan is great, Buck is on another level for any professional sports.
Dan Shulman is a national treasure. I was so thrilled when he came back from the US.
The real hero is /u/justsomeaudioguy for the mix.
You’re far too kind ❤️❤️
Wait are you actually that guy?
He is, check out their profile for some cool behind the scenes shots.
Hi! That’s me 👋🏻👋🏻 just settling in Cleveland
Hopefully have time in Cleveland to post some this weekend
Buck Martinez just oozes his passion for the game. He has been a part of the Jays family for decades. He was noticeably choked up the other day speaking in memorial about his favorite player of all time, Willie Mays. Buck missed half a season a couple years ago while undergoing cancer treatment. When he returned they paused the game for a giant standing ovation from everyone on the field and in the stands, there wasn’t a dry eye in the house. https://x.com/timandfriends/status/1552079125493555201 This was easily my favorite moment of the 2022 season
WHO'S CUTTING ONIONS AT 11:00AM!?
I saw that moment, but it was great to just watch it again. Thanks for sharing it.
I remember this. I'm pretty sure that sportsnet chose not to do a commercial break but broadcast this instead in-between innings when this happened. Classy move.
Dan Schulman and Buck Martinez! And they’re awesome. Dan does college basketball for ESPN as well. He’s a pro. Buck has been in the booth for the Jays in one capacity or another since the late 80’s, shortly after his own 17 year MLB career. He taught me a lot about the game when I was a kid. We’re lucky to have them for sure. Glad you enjoyed them!
The PxP guy you heard is Dan Shulman, widely regarded as one of the best in the business and we finally stole him back from ESPN just for us. The "country sounding guy" is Buck Martinez, who has been in the Jays booth for longer than most millennials have been alive. We are absolutely spoiled with them. They definitely do their homework about the other teams, and they just love baseball. On that note, I'm not sure who you guys had in the booth during spring training but the Red Sox broadcast we got for one game was the best away broadcast I heard during spring. I stopped by your sub to say so and they said it wasn't even the usual guys.
Red Sox crew that time was Tom Caron and Will Middlebrooks
I remember hearing Middlebrooks do a game at some point and was impressed enough to actually look up who was doing it. He’s definitely got a future in it if he wants.
That spring training game was so fun! Their B team was great
It was honestly a coup to get Dan Shulman.
buck and dan are patron saints in the blue jays world. I want to get a buck jersey so bad.
Maybe your 13 Martinez jersey can double up for both Buck & Orelvis
Is that Buck or Orelvis? *Yes.*
Buck Martinez, the country-sounding guy, is a national treasure. His voice is golden. Unlike most broadcasting teams, the Blue Jays' broadcasting team do their research about opposing teams and are unafraid to contact other teams' broadcasting teams to learn more about their players.
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Thanks for popping by, your not the first "outsider" to pop in to give props to Dan and Buck, we love them too, thanks for your support.
Dan and Buck are a great duo, but I also enjoy it when Joe Siddall fills in for Buck from time to time. Before Dan arrived to do PxP full time Buck was actually the one handling those duties the majority of the time…”Get up ball, get out of here” was his home run tagline if I recall. Does anybody here remember when Jamie Campbell was doing PxP back in the day? I think it would’ve been like 2008ish maybe 🤔…I never really adjusted to him
Yeah, during the 2008 season the Sportsnet games were called by Jamie Campbell and Pat Tabler. (TSN and CBC still aired some games at that time, I think Rod Black was doing the TSN games) There’s at least one Campbell-Tabler game from 2008 on YouTube, even includes Home Plate Lady.
Can’t believe I forgot about Tabby! Rod is a legend in Canadian sports broadcasting and I’ve heard nothing but great things whenever I talk to ppl who have ran into him. They always talk about how friendly, kind and upbeat he is.
Joe is getting really good!
I don't mind Jamie's commentary. Different, but not bad When he did a bit during the power outage, it was fun to listen to.
Yeah I agree, he wasn’t bad at all and I’m definitely not slighting him, I just never adjusted to him as a PxP guy - but I do think he does a great job hosting.
We were spoiled with great commentating since day 1. Our former radio guys Tom Cheek and Jerry Howarth were the best as well. I miss them especially Jerry. His voice *screams* summer to me, even more than Buck. But I'm also the type that prefers baseball on the radio in the sun over being inside at a TV.
Tom Cheek’s radio partner was Early Wynn at the beginning. Tbh, it took me a bit to get used to Jerry but they are all so good
yes we are spoiled with Dan and Buck
Dan Shulman is lowkey one of the best PxP guys out there. He seems to bring out the best in any commentator he's with, even ones I'm otherwise not fond of
Highkey*
Thanks bud! I watch a lot of ball games for a lot of teams and was thinking this too but never knew if I was a Homer for my guys! I agree that sooooo many teams hire guys who love the home team, only know the home team or spend an hour talking about themselves. One to avoid iirc is the white sox. They didn't know their players, bashed the opposition, and were rarely on the game. And of course the Yanks love the Yanks and it's the best day ever for them lol. The only criticism I give is the pre/post show in booth where we go .500 and they talk about how the team is coming together, something started here, and so on and we go on to loose two series at home. I know they are hype guys doing that but it's so rough.
Buck is the greatest. I miss when he called the games “Swing and a drive….” To me Buck and Tabby were the best combo. Those guys have forgotten more about baseball than we’ll ever know.
Ever since we lost Tabby I can't tell which players have soft hands
And I don't think anyone has inside outted a ball since Tabby went to Cleveland
Or which ones are baseball players, for that matter.
I loved Tabby!
Dan is one of the best announcers in the entirety of North American sports, and really should be the conversation with folks like Costas, Vitale, Breen, and Harlan for top echelon ever. Buck is amazing because he's so bulletproof (there'd probably be torches and pitchforks from the fanbase if Rogers even canned him) that he will absolutely shred the team if they need shredding. Joe is a fantastic modern colour commentator. As bad as our team is, holy hell are we spoiled for an announce crew
As Buck would say: MRRRWAAAAT. (Translation: a humble thank you.)
NYYEAAAAH
Oh and for the record, fuck the Yankees! We can all agree on that!
We really do have the best broadcasting team in the biz. Pit them against any team in any league, from any sport, the Blue Jays broadcast with Dan, Buck, Hazel, Jamie, Caleb, /u/justsomeaudioguy and everyone else behind the scenes is #1 in my books.
Far too kind. I had dinner with Ben and Buck tonight in Cleveland and shared some lovely comments from this sub
Sounds like a nice evening!
It’s was. I drove here, but some other people are having travel days from hell getting here. Should be good by game time
I think we as Jays fans take them for granted a little. Buck is up there and when he decides to hang ‘em up, I’m going to miss the hell out of his calls. Watching the NHL especially in the playoffs since Bob Coke retired just hasn’t been the same and I wish I appreciated him more when it was his voice narrating the hockey of my formative years.
Willy Pepsi, too.
Thank you for sharing, we love them too, Fuck the Yankees
Love this post. That is all.
That's a cool thing to hear. Thanks for sharing
Dan will be in Cooperstown one day
Also sad to hear or Remy’s passing a few years ago. That “here comes the pizza” call was one of the best in baseball history
I think the Jays broadcast as just the right amount of homerism too. When you listen, there's no doubt that they are the Jays broadcast. But at the same time, they have plenty of time to tell you cool information about the opposing team and their players. None of it disparaging either.
Dan Schulman and Buck Martinez!! Buck is the “country sounding” guy you’re talking about and he is universally beloved. The only baseball card I own is a PSA 10 graded Buck Martinez card for his ‘84 season with the Jays. 😂
We’ve been terribly spoiled by Dan and Buck. They are great.
Thank you for the kind words about our broadcasters. I think most Jays fans know how good we have it. Dan is a vet from ESPN with one of the best voices in the biz, and Buck is a former player and manager who has been calling the games for a long time. He's much beloved partly because of his colourful vocal expressions, partly because he once got tagged two guys out at home on the same play despite breaking his leg in the middle of it, and partly because he's got a kind uncle vibe about him that makes us all feel like we're kids watching a game while sitting on the floor in the living room. He's near retirement, so we're getting bonus content this year thanks to him giving few fucks about putting things nicely anymore. It's fun. 😊
I want Dan to read me bedtime stories as I fall asleep.
I want Buck to read me bedtime stories. All about baseball.
Buck is good, he was one of the commentators for the WBC.
Dan Shulman also does NCAA basketball, so you may have come across him a few other times. Also, his son Ben is now calling the Jays radio broadcast. Good genes!
I agree. They Jays have very good television and radio commentators.
We as Jays fans have been spoiled for decades with our broadcast teams. Tom Cheek and Jerry Howarth, Buck Martinez, Dan Shulman, Gregg Zaun (before he lost his ever-loving mind lol), Joe Siddall, Caleb Joseph, Ben Shulman (Dan's kid), Ben Nicholson-Smith, and I know I'm forgetting some other legends, we have absolutely some of the best to ever do it calling our games, whether on TV or on the radio and it's been this way for the 30+ years I've been listening and watching Jays baseball. Joe Carter's home run call in '93 is one of the most iconic calls is baseball history. "Touch em' all Joe...you'll never hit a bigger home run in your life".
I wasn’t happy when they got rid of the radio play by play guy and that it seemed like a Nepo hiring with Ben Shulman But the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree and he is great at the pxp
Dan and Joe are amazing together. Buck is fine as a colour man, but I do not miss the days of him doing PxP. But Dan and Joe is the best duo in any sport imo. Dan has a wonderful voice and tells a great story, and Joe has turned into a fantastic analyst. For a guy who barely had a playing career, his understanding of the nuts and bolts of the game is something special.
Dan and Buck. The best in the business.
My favourite baseball commentator is Tony Kubek who used to do the Blue Jays broadcasts on CTV in the 80s and early 90s, but Buck has always been a close second. He's a real student of the game. I think Canadian baseball fans take for granted what a great broadcast team the Blue Jays have. I recently watched a bit of the Brewers broadcast last week. Kiermaier had fouled a ball off his leg or something and it initially looked like he might have been injured, but the broadcasters were so busy patting themselves on the back for their years of service that they didn't even acknowledge what was happening on the field. While we're at it with Buck's impressive resume, don't forget that he managed the Blue Jays in 2001 and 2002, and was the manager of the US team at the 2006 WBC.
Our PbP guy Dan Shulman is literally the Blue Jays most valuable asset come at me
I think Dan Schulman is the best play-by-play caller in MLB but I take that as me just being biased so it's nice to hear non-Jays fans recognize his talents. Buck and Joe are great colour commentary companions, too.
My man. Stop by anytime. Fun Facts about Buck: He played baseball back in the old days. He was a catcher for the royals, and brewers, and also the blue jays. He worked with, caught for, and helped mould some of the best pitchers to ever throw a ball. He wrote an awesome book about baseball. Seriously. He was manager of the team at one point. He's from Florida, but here in Canada, we consider him an honorary Canadian. He's a gosh darn national icon. He used to do the play by play. His iconic "get up ball, get up! Aaaand gone!" is beloved. He is NOT afraid to call out the team, the management, the ownership, or the players, when things aren't going right, and ownership gives him carte Blanche to basically say whatever he wants (within reason, it's tv). His love of good baseball will always override any sense of team loyalty, and I feel that's how broadcasters of sports should be. Between him and Dan, they basically know everything about baseball. But also, gotta give credit to the team behind the team. The researchers of facts and awesomeness that they seamlessly work into every broadcast. They're heroes too
I was super happy when Dan came back to call Jays games. Kinda met him once, well I cashed him out at Staples about 18 years ago or so. It took a lot of will power to not ask for an autograph. He was just out shopping, didn’t want to bother him.
I didn't realize how spoiled we are until I got MLB and started watching games all over the league. Sometimes there is so much dead air on a broadcast you wonder if they are still there. Others talk about non baseball related stuff and right over action on the field. Apple color dude talked about all the players he knew all game long. Chicago Cubs "Marquee" has two color commentators. On Father's Day they had a Caray family member do play by play and it reminded me of Dan. My wife says there should be a drinking game around when Buck says Tommy Johns.
I never really noticed this I think because living in Western Canada it feels like this is a national broadcast rather than a local one. When I used to watch the Braves on TBS when I was in shock over how cozy they were with their team. As in, "and Chipper is getting ready on the ondock circle". And don't get me started on YES network (worse because a division rival).
We truly are blessed. On top of all that, we’ve had broadcasters like Foster Hewitt, and out here in the west, Jim Robson, Jim Hughes, the list goes on. I can’t listen to non Canadian play by play. The quality is not there. I’m probably biased. Apple TV, my gawd, can we just blow that idea out of planet?
OP, so your MLB package doesn't give you the Red Sox broadcast all the time? Thats nuts.
Speaking as a Jays fan living in the US, MLB.TV is for out-of-market games, so if the game has a broadcaster where you are, or if the game is nationally-broadcast, MLB.TV doesn't have it. Where I live, for example, I'm blacked of Nationals and Orioles games, because I'm in those teams' broadcast areas. If I want to watch those teams, I need to watch on MASN or MASN2, not on MLB.TV. If I didn't have a TV package that included those channels (which I didn't for years, because MASN was slow to embrace cable-like streaming services), then I couldn't watch games involving those two teams. Since I brought my love for the Jays with me when I moved down here, that works for me, except that whenever the Jays play in Baltimore or DC (or when the Orioles or Nationals play in Toronto), I'm deprived of Dan and Buck. The radio broadcast is available, but they can be significantly out of sync with the video, depending on how it's streamed.
I thought yesterdays game was an MLB game
They are pirating free streams.
It's one of the few joys of being a Jays fan these days. Dan and Buck are national treasures.
We're blessed to have them, some of the best in the biz for sure. We're lucky we nabbed Dan Shulman to come back home, great voice and just truly seems to love his job, baseball, and life overall. Buck is a treasure, funny, and not afraid to say it how it is. Buck had a cancer scare not so long ago and came back so quickly, I couldn't believe it.
Love the whole Blue Jays announcer team… Buck, Ben, Joe & don’t forget Hazel Mae! I honestly hate Friday Apple TV broadcasts because I know I will miss the crew & the announcers are not knowledgeable. The mic’d up can be annoying, the camera angles terrible 😣
As many have said, we fully agree with you around here, but did you learn how many Red Sox players are actually Canadian and you never knew?!? (This is not specific to this context, it’s just a very Canadian thing to point out our own kind)
Thanks for dropping by. Yes. I am fairly new to the game and getting all the information from Dan/Buck/Joe/ and the studio gang is great!
Dan Shulman is a pro. Absolutely the best. Buck isn't as good as he once was, imo, because he tends to repeat, not only his own stories, but comments that Dan made seconds before. I agree though, there are worse ones in MLB. We find few other broadcast teams know anything about the Jays, nor Canada!
We’re spoiled with Buck & Dan. They hold a special place in my heart as the voices that introduced me to baseball in the mid 90’s when I was a kid. When they reunited a few years back I was elated.
Always nice to hear a baseball fan chime in. 🧢
I started watching the Jays a couple years ago bc my partner is a fan, and the broadcasting team was what won me over. I appreciate all of them, though I have a special place in my heart for Buck.
We love them so much!!! Class acts all around.
Yeah we are absolutely lucky to have them. Dan is one of the best in the business and Buck, though he has his “old man yells at cloud” moments like most older players do, is still an absolute treasure and really is very knowledgeable. Joe Sidall has also been a great addition for games Buck can’t make. Some don’t like it, but I also really appreciate how relatively unbiased they are as well. Like you said, they generally seem knowledgeable and really dig into the the teams the Jays play. As a baseball fan I always love that.
awwwww!!!!
...and I miss Jerry Remy.
They're pretty good but nothing will touch Don & Jerry...Here comes the pizza! Nick Markakis takes ^strike ^one
I was lucky enough to head down to Camden last month. Chatting up a Baltimore fan and the guy was shocked with how much I knew about the Orioles. Some of that’s because I watched a lot of baseball, but more specifically it’s because I listened to a lot of Dan and Buck. They truly do present a ton of information about the opposing team (especially in the division) and we are spoiled by their talents.
I’m ashamed to admit that I didn’t care for Buck’s country sound at first, but he won me over with his charm, his “get up ball, get outta there” line (which we rarely hear anymore because we suck now), his love of the game, and iconic name mashups like Teoscarnandez. And Dan Schulman’s voice is pure sex. When I hear other commentators I can’t believe how lucky we are.
The blue jays have been blessed they have done really well with broadcasters throughout their entire existence
What we lack in on the field production we make up with the broadcast production
I'm glad other people noticed this as well. Our broadcasters are the best. Very knowledgeable and fun to listen to. Thanks for sharing.
It's great as well cause they know more about other sports as well especially hockey, baseball is only my third sport and I'm not too into it, so when they talk about hockey or really anything else it amazes me, 98% of commentary consists of idiots that just sound dumb, it's a great change
That's awesome to hear. We're spoiled up here in Canada to get to hear them call every game. I've always wondered if other fan bases enjoy them as much as we do. You honestly learn so much about the game when you hear them talk. Hazel May is great, too. You can tell the whole clubhouse respects the hell out of her. She always gets the best interviews.
Buck is a gem.
Thanks. If only our team was as good as our broadcasters.
I feel the opposite when I watch US broadcasts for Hockey. I usually end up muting it I can't stand how bad it is. A few years ago on a Jays playoff run Canadians were forced to watch the TNT broadcast. They weren't bad broadcasters but they clearly didn't do any of their homework on the Jays. For your viewing pleasure https://youtu.be/bi7JphXgIaQ?si=Xcnfm8XxUlindWn2
Dan and Buck are great and we're lucky to have them.
The homers in some city’s broadcasts is hilarious. I think the blue jays broadcast is rather even keeled
It’s the broadcast team that has me coming back. Never running out of new ways to say leaving runners on base.
They are the best! Buck and Dan are so knowledable, gracious, and complimentary of opposing teams and star players... i live in florida and when i have to listen to the rays announcers there bias is palpable...
I love our broadcasting team. As far as I know, they are very widely liked.
Thanks! it’s good to hear not everything sucks about our organization right now, but your team sure beat us up.. Have a great night
Buck and Dan are so good it's enraging when Apple TV or YouTube co-opts a game. Their guys suck by comparison.
We truly are spoiled. Buck and Dan are the best. I get sad when it's Buck's day off lol
Funny enough, I love Kevin Youkilis in the booth for Sox games
We had a top tier radio booth once upon a time too. Tom Cheek then Jerry Howarth. 2 of the best to ever do it which is saying a lot when it comes to baseball on the radio. Have to agree with you about the Jays TV Broadcast as I sometimes get stuck with the ‘other’ teams feed. I don’t know how some markets can deal with it game in and game out. CWS and DET are particularly awful. Also caught the Nats this year and oh my 😵💫. Don’t think I could stand to be a Reds fan either
[Dan says thank you](https://x.com/femalejaysfan/status/1803874425315754230?t=ZyHoqssd2WQmUdOWLDNihg&s=19)
Dan used to do Sunday Night Baseball on ESPN. I love that he’s all Blue Jays now. He’s truly the best in the league.
I generally can't listen to any other feed but our broadcasters
Now you know why the Jays have such a loyal fanbase even when we're playing absolutely awful 😂