Voices of the Game: The Acclaimed Chronicle of Baseball Radio and Television Broadcasting -- from 1921 to the Present Paperback – 1992

by Curt Smith

Excellent Book

Genres: Baseball, Sports, Nonfiction

Paperback

First published June 28, 1987

Reviews

[Danny Weddle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great stories about well known and little known baseball announcers. A terrific read for baseball fans and youngsters wanting to get into broadcasting.

[Tom Gase · Rating 4 out of 5]

Okay, so I got this book from my Dad for xmas and it's epic. I mean really epic. I mean, 575 pages epic. I really wish I had read it during the baseball season, because it makes me want to listen to baseball games on the radio. It talks about just about every baseball announcer since 1920. I mean, every single one. I especially liked the parts about Vin Scully, Al Michaels, Jon Miller, Ernie Harwell, Bob Prince and Red Barber. What I didn't like is the author makes the book like a million q & a's and sometimes feels repetitive. I'm not sure I would put myself in the book as much as author Curt Smith does, but at times, it works. Also didn't like how Smith constantly refers to Mel Allen as "The Voice" instead of Allen. Really liked the last chapter about how CBS totally screwed up baseball in 1990 with no Game of the Week. Remember as a kid hating that, and missing the show, "This Week in Baseball." Other parts of the book on Dizzy Dean, Harry Caray, Jack Buck and Milo Hamilton are also interesting. A good read, but don't be like me. Read in a park with a radio nearby playing a baseball game.