Why Are There So Many Letters About Scott Graham?
I am stunned by the amount of email sent to me over the last few months about Scott Graham, the play-by-play man that the Phillies booted in mid-season. Outside of the immortal Harry Kalas, Scott was the besr of the Phillie’s broadcasters.
The tally shows that there have been more emails to me about Scott than any story except the Virginia Tech killings.
Did I hit a nerve, and what is the real reason Scott is no longer there?
I am a big Phillie’s fan, and with all due respect to the other broadcasters, the broadcast team needs to be treated just like the team on the field. It must be the best.
One other thing - “Sarge” Matthews has so many great insights, but his comments seemed to be buried in the broadcasts.
In this town, play-by-play is as important as RBI’s.
In the meantime, its been an exciting season.
And hats off to John Brazer, the Phil’s super-creative promotions guy who helps make a visit to the stadium a fantastic show.
Well, add me to the list - I really miss Scott.
I usually listen to the games on the radio, and I really liked the arrangement where Scott got 3 innings, then Harry got 3, and Scott closed it out. I don’t know why they had to mess with a good thing.
I’m glad so many other people want to bring Scott back. I hope the management listens. The quality of the broadcasts is very important.
Thanks for staying on top of this, Larry!
Larry,
I received a signed copy of your John Lennon book via CN8, it was very enjoyable. Now to Scott Graham: I’ll agree that the broadcast needs a boost, what with L. A. doing play by play on the radio. He needs to stay with the color analysis. I like “Sarge” more than most for his honesty when the players make a mistake. Even Chris Wheeler isn’t quite as patronizing, trying to “teach” me the game. Harry is obviously having some trouble picking up the ball. But…I don’t miss Scott Graham. He was too much of a homer, way too excited with a win. “Put another one in the win column for the Fighten Phils,” oh please, give me a break. There must be others with similar viewpoints, I can’t believe that he’s gone because he wanted more money. Thanks again.