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Last night, Greg Schulte replaced Daron Sutton in the D'Backs play-by-play TV booth and Jeff Munn replaced Schulte on radio.
It has been my practice to watch the games on TV, but mute the sound and listen to the radio feed whenever Sutton and Mark Grace work together. I would do the TV sound when either Sutton or Grace has been absent.
Sutton without Grace was tolerable because our fill-in TV color commentators won't take Sutton's egotistical and juvenile behavior -- repeating the same thing over and over--not Gonzo nor Garagiola nor Candiotti, nor Matt Williams in the past.
Grace without Sutton wasn't too bad because Schulte doesn't play into Grace's "I'm a bad boy" Abbott & Costello routine. But together, Sutton and Grace--the Ego and the alcoholic--were painful and boring to listen to.
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According to an article in today's AzCentral.com/Arizona Republic:
The Guv'nor to TV play-by-play is a major improvement over Sutton. And I am so glad that Jeff Munn will finally be given the chance to do our radio play-by-play instead of being lured away to another team.
With Vin Scully who is, in my opinion, the greatest baseball announcer of all time getting set to retire in L.A. one of these years, it is good that his spirit will live on here in the Valley in the person of Jeff Munn.
As a D'backs fan, I am a happy camper with these developments.
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarep...dbacks-daron-sutton-apparently-suspended.html
It has been my practice to watch the games on TV, but mute the sound and listen to the radio feed whenever Sutton and Mark Grace work together. I would do the TV sound when either Sutton or Grace has been absent.
Sutton without Grace was tolerable because our fill-in TV color commentators won't take Sutton's egotistical and juvenile behavior -- repeating the same thing over and over--not Gonzo nor Garagiola nor Candiotti, nor Matt Williams in the past.
Grace without Sutton wasn't too bad because Schulte doesn't play into Grace's "I'm a bad boy" Abbott & Costello routine. But together, Sutton and Grace--the Ego and the alcoholic--were painful and boring to listen to.
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According to an article in today's AzCentral.com/Arizona Republic:
When asked to confirm if the broadcaster (Sutton) was under suspension, team officials declined to specifically comment. However, a team spokesman did say the team was making a change and that Sutton would be "taking some time off."
"We made a change in the broadcast talent lineup and Daron will be taking some time off," said Josh Rawitch, the Diamondbacks senior vice president of communications."
Sutton said, "I've got some personal stuff going on in my life that I need to get straightened out." Sources to the club indicated that Sutton, now in his sixth season as the Diamondbacks' television play-by-play man, could be away from the team indefinitely.
The Guv'nor to TV play-by-play is a major improvement over Sutton. And I am so glad that Jeff Munn will finally be given the chance to do our radio play-by-play instead of being lured away to another team.
With Vin Scully who is, in my opinion, the greatest baseball announcer of all time getting set to retire in L.A. one of these years, it is good that his spirit will live on here in the Valley in the person of Jeff Munn.
As a D'backs fan, I am a happy camper with these developments.
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarep...dbacks-daron-sutton-apparently-suspended.html
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