The Voices of Baseball: The Game's Greatest Broadcasters Reflect on America's Pastime

An in-depth look at each of Major League Baseball's thirty ballparks from the perspectives of the game's longest-tenured storytellers--the broadcasters. With decades of broadcasting between them, 50 broadcasters share their fondest memories from the booth, encapsulating some of baseball's greatest moments.

ISBN-13: 9781538177013

Media Type: Hardcover

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers - Inc.

Publication Date: 04-12-2023

Pages: 364

Product Dimensions: 6.35(w) x 8.98(h) x 1.11(d)

Kirk McKnight is an American author specializing in interview-based sports books ranging from the diamonds of baseball to the Zamboni-swept ice of hockey. McKnight’s other books include The Voices of Hockey: Broadcasters Reflect on the Fastest Game on Earth and Batting Clean: Why Dale Murphy Belongs in Baseball’s Hall of Fame. McKnight currently serves as the associate editor for The Wickenburg Sun, a weekly Arizona newspaper. He resides in Wickenburg, Arizona.

Table of Contents

Introduction: In a Word, “Theatrical” 1 Joe Castiglione & Ken “Hawk” Harrelson at Fenway Park (Boston Red Sox) 2 Chip Caray, Pat Hughes, Len Kasper, Bob Costas, & Steve Stone at Wrigley Field (Chicago Cubs) 3 Vin Scully & Charley Steiner at Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles Dodgers) 4 Dick Enberg, Terry Smith, & Rex Hudler at Angel Stadium of Anaheim (Los Angeles Angels) 5 Ken Korach at RingCentral Coliseum (Oakland Athletics) 6 Denny Matthews, Ryan Lefebvre, & Rex Hudler at Kauffman Stadium (Kansas City Royals) 7 Mike Wilner at Rogers Centre (Toronto Blue Jays) 8 Ken “Hawk” Harrelson & Steve Stone at Guaranteed Rate Field/Field of Dreams (Chicago White Sox) 9 Jon Miller & Gary Thorne at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (Baltimore Orioles) 10 Eric Nadel at Globe Life Park in Arlington/Globe Life Field (Texas Rangers) 11 Tom Hamilton & Jim Rosenhaus at Progressive Field (Cleveland Indians/Guardians) 12 Jack Corrigan & Wayne Hagin at Coors Field (Colorado Rockies) 13 Dave Wills, Andy Freed, & Charlie Slowes at Tropicana Field (Tampa Bay Rays) 14 Greg Schulte & Tim McCarver at Chase Field (Arizona Diamondbacks) 15 Rick Rizzs & Aaron Goldsmith at T-Mobile Park (Seattle Mariners) 16 Jon Miller at Oracle Park (San Francisco Giants) 17 Bill Brown & Robert Ford at Minute Maid Park (Houston Astros) 18 Dan Dickerson at Comerica Park (Detroit Tigers) 19 Greg Brown at PNC Park (Pittsburgh Pirates) 20 Bob Uecker, Brian Anderson, & Jeff Levering at American Family Field (Milwaukee Brewers) 21 Marty Brennaman at Great American Ball Park (Cincinnati Reds) 22 Tom McCarthy & Jim Jackson at Citizens Bank Park (Philadelphia Phillies) 23 Ted Leitner, Dick Enberg, & Jesse Agler at Petco Park (San Diego Padres) 24 Dan McLaughlin, Joe Buck, & Tim McCarver at Busch Stadium (St. Louis Cardinals) 25 Charlie Slowes at Nationals Park (Washington Nationals) 26 Howie Rose & Wayne Hagin at Citi Field (New York Mets) 27 John Sterling & Michael Kay at Yankee Stadium (New York Yankees) 28 Dick Bremer at Target Field (Minnesota Twins) 29 Dave Van Horne at LoanDepot Park (Miami Marlins) 30 Jim Powell & Chip Caray at Truist Park (Atlanta Braves) 31 This Was a Parking Lot, Now It’s Turned into an Outfield 32 And That’s a Life: A Tribute to Vin Scully Bibliography Index About The Author Show More