Comments on: George Blaha, trendsetter

By: bvpiston

bvpiston — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:40:09 +0000

I sure will miss George Blaha when he retires, I wonder who will take his place. I liked McLeod a few years ago, when he was calling our games with Greg Kelser, maybe they snatch him back.

By: Haan

Haan — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:27:43 +0000

Good points, Matt. Of course, I’d noticed Blaha’s enthusiasm, but I hadn’t thought of it as creating an event. Tough to doing with so many games, and after so many years.

By: Mark Byron

Mark Byron — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 22:40:55 +0000

We’ve got a routine at home, where my wife and I make chicken noises for “Count that baby and a fowl” whenever an and-1 happens.

By: R

Tue, 27 Nov 2012 22:21:19 +0000

my list

1. kevin calabro (sonics)
2. blaha
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last. tommy heinsohn

By: Patrick Hayes

Patrick Hayes — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 22:17:46 +0000

Haha … Heinsohn is in his own category by himself when it comes to homerism.

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 22:15:38 +0000

One of the really nice things about Blaha is that he always sounds genuinely excited to be doing what he’s doing, which has the tendency to make the broadcasts feel like an event (even if they don’t deserve to feel that way). Since he and Kelser have been teamed up for so long, they’ve developed a nice rapport and flow well with each other.

I also appreciate that they aren’t blatant homers (sure, they’re rooting for the Pistons, but it doesn’t typically affect their judgement on foul calls, etc.)

Living out in New England for over 15 years, I found out all too well what a crappy, homertastic announcer sounds like.

By: Darin

Darin — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 21:44:15 +0000

Love Blaha. I have league pass so im able to listen to a lot of different callers. As some have mentioned Blaha does have his moments when he shows off his homerism but for the most part he and Kessler keep it in check which I like.

By: DasMark

DasMark — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 20:12:26 +0000

I always enjoyed Blaha. When the Pistons were getting regular national televised games, I would always watch it on Fox Sports, because Blaha was so much more entertaining.

It wasn’t until I moved around the US a little, and heard other local play callers did I really appreciate how talented Blaha is. I currently live in the Memphis area, and Brevin Knight should have the microphone taken away.

By: D_S_V

D_S_V — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 19:59:52 +0000

I’m a huge Blaha fan. But his unrelenting reminders last night of how Knight “won the battle” with Lillard were bordering on and perhaps engaging in overkill. Oh well. He’ll always be a homer, but he does it with class, sophistication, and most importantly, pizazz. Feel sorry for him and Kelser trudging through these last few years without much reason for excitement.

By: Patrick Hayes

Patrick Hayes — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 19:52:24 +0000

Yep, love that he differentiates between the ‘high’ glass and the regular glass. That’s great attention to detail.