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USA Today
28-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Mics picked up Giants manager Bob Melvin's entire NSFW tirade towards the umpire
Mics picked up Giants manager Bob Melvin's entire NSFW tirade towards the umpire Who needs Jomboy Media's lip-reading skills when you have the microphones on the Tigers' FanDuel Sports Network broadcast? The mics understood the assignment — that's for sure. With Logan Webb on the mount in the fifth inning for the Giants on Tuesday night, home plate umpire Tony Randazzo accurately called a low sinker for a ball. Yet, he turned to the Giants dugout to tell manager Bob Melvin to stop barking about balls and strikes. Randazzo then said, "That's it!" And he ejected Melvin. That was when the chaos broke loose, and the microphones picked up almost every word. (Warning: The video contains strong language) Melvin got right in Randazzo's face and demanded that the umpire call a consistent zone. "You're killing us," Melvin said. He went on to tell Randazzo that he was "(expletive) better than that." Again, the call that set Melvin off there was correct. But the Giants manager was still fuming over a missed strikeout call on Patrick Bailey. And despite those fireworks from Melvin, Randazzo had a solid performance behind the plate. According to Ump Scorecards, he accurately called 143 of 149 taken pitches (96 percent accuracy). And he was perfect on called ball accuracy. Melvin might have been a bit harsh there.
Yahoo
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Mics picked up Giants manager Bob Melvin's entire NSFW tirade towards the umpire
Who needs Jomboy Media's lip-reading skills when you have the microphones on the Tigers' FanDuel Sports Network broadcast? The mics understood the assignment — that's for sure. With Logan Webb on the mount in the fifth inning for the Giants on Tuesday night, home plate umpire Tony Randazzo accurately called a low sinker for a ball. Yet, he turned to the Giants dugout to tell manager Bob Melvin to stop barking about balls and strikes. Randazzo then said, "That's it!" And he ejected Melvin. That was when the chaos broke loose, and the microphones picked up almost every word. (Warning: The video contains strong language) Might be the hottest mic of the yearThanks for the shoutout @jasonbenetti — Jomboy (@Jomboy_) May 28, 2025 Melvin got right in Randazzo's face and demanded that the umpire call a consistent zone. "You're killing us," Melvin said. He went on to tell Randazzo that he was "(expletive) better than that." Again, the call that set Melvin off there was correct. But the Giants manager was still fuming over a missed strikeout call on Patrick Bailey. Patrick Bailey talked to Tony Randazzo between innings after a questionable strike three call 🤨 — SF Giants on NBCS (@NBCSGiants) May 28, 2025 And despite those fireworks from Melvin, Randazzo had a solid performance behind the plate. According to Ump Scorecards, he accurately called 143 of 149 taken pitches (96 percent accuracy). And he was perfect on called ball accuracy. Umpire: Tony RandazzoFinal: Giants 1, Tigers 3#SFGiants // #RepDetroit#SFvsDET // #DETvsSFMore stats for this ump 👇 — Umpire Scorecards (@UmpScorecards) May 28, 2025 Melvin might have been a bit harsh there. This article originally appeared on For The Win: Mics picked up Giants manager Bob Melvin's entire NSFW tirade towards the umpire
Los Angeles Times
28-05-2025
- Sport
- Los Angeles Times
The Sports Report: Michael Conforto, Max Muncy lead Dodgers to victory
From Jack Harris: For a few weeks now, the Dodgers have been in the 'treading water' portion of their season, trying to work through injuries in their pitching staff and inconsistencies in the lineup to remain atop the National League West standings. On Tuesday, in a 9-5 win over the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field, two of their coldest hitters finally gave them some comfortable space to breathe. In a game that was close until the final few innings, Michael Conforto and Max Muncy both showed long-awaited signs of life at the plate, each reaching base three times and each hitting late home runs to help the Dodgers pull away on a cool night in Cleveland. 'It's big,' manager Dave Roberts said. 'It adds the length [to the lineup] that we expected coming into this season.' For much of this year, that length had been missing, the Dodgers forced to navigate around subpar production from both veteran sluggers — both at the plate and in the field. Continue reading here Dodgers box score MLB scores MLB standings All Times Pacific Conference finals Western Conference No. 1 Oklahoma City vs. No. 6 Minnesotaat Oklahoma City 114, Minnesota 88 (box score)at Oklahoma City 118, Minnesota 103 (box score)at Minnesota 143, Oklahoma City 101 (box score)Oklahoma City 128, at Minnesota 126 (box score)Wednesday at Oklahoma City, 5:30 p.m., ESPNFriday at Minnesota, 5:30 p.m., ESPN*Sunday at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m., ESPN* Eastern Conference No. 3 New York vs. No. 4 IndianaIndiana 138, at New York 135 (OT) (box score)Indiana 114, at New York 109 (box score)New York 106, at Indiana 100 (box score)at Indiana 130, New York 121 (box score)Thursday at New York, 5 p.m., TNTSaturday at Indiana, 5 p.m., TNT*Monday at New York, 5 p.m., TNT* *if necessary From Bill Shaikin: The adjective hit me like a line drive. Wayne Randazzo, the television voice of the Angels, was detailing just how poorly the team's relievers had performed. He recited the Angels' earned-run average in the late innings, inning by inning. Over 5.00. Over 6.00. In the ninth inning, at that time, over 7.00. 'The numbers,' Randazzo said, 'are gargantuan.' What a colorful, descriptive and absolutely apt adjective. Not the 'struggling' or 'scuffling' or 'slumping' a broadcaster typically offers, bland adjectives presented with the assurance that better times are ahead. No team can win with that kind of bullpen performance, and no one can guarantee that better times are ahead for a relief corps where only the closer has a successful track record. For all that has gone wrong on the field for the Angels in modern times, they have struck gold in the broadcast booth. In pairing Randazzo with longtime analyst Mark Gubicza, the Angels just might have their best broadcast team since Dick Enberg and Don Drysdale half a century ago. Continue reading here ———— Carlos Rodón pitched seven scoreless innings of five-hit ball, and Devin Williams barely survived a perilous ninth inning to earn his first save since April 17 in the New York Yankees' 3-2 victory over the Angels on Tuesday night. Yoán Moncada homered in the ninth as the Angels ended a stretch of 16 scoreless innings in the series with two runs and three hits off Williams, the Yankees' embattled new reliever. Williams lost the closer role last month after a shaky beginning to his New York tenure, and he hadn't had a save opportunity since April 25. After Moncada led off the ninth with a homer on his 30th birthday, Taylor Ward and Luis Rengifo singled to put runners on the corners with one out. Ward scored when Jo Adell grounded into a forceout, but Williams got pinch-hitter Logan O'Hoppe on a foul popup to secure his fifth save and the Yankees' seventh straight series win. Continue reading here Angels box score MLB scores MLB standings From Anthony De Leon: When the Sparks traded for Kelsey Plum, the buzz around her reunion with former championship teammate Dearica Hamby centered on one thing: their pedigree elevating the franchise. On Tuesday night, fans got a glimpse of the potential that the duo could attain. The chemistry. The comfort. The way they fed off each other's energy — stepping up when the Sparks needed it most, looking to build momentum off a previous hard-fought victory. By the fourth quarter of an 88-82 loss to the Atlanta Dream (4-2) on Tuesday night at Arena, the Sparks (2-4) were on the verge of a comeback. A steal by Hamby near midcourt turned into an outlet on the fastbreak to Plum, who quickly dished it back for the finish, trimming the deficit to 66–63. The second half belonged to them. Plum and Hamby combined for 39 points to rally the Sparks from a 40–31 halftime hole. Like clockwork, Plum buried a clutch three-pointer to cut the lead to 71–70 — the closest L.A. would get. Hamby's late free throws pulled them to within two in the final minutes. Continue reading here Sparks box score WNBA standings From Kevin Baxter: Carlos Vela, the first player signed by LAFC and still the club record-holder in goals, assists, games and minutes played, announced his retirement Tuesday. The team said in announcement that Vela will work with LAFC as its first Black and Gold Ambassador. He will also be honored on Carlos Vela Night at BMO Stadium on Sept. 21. 'Helping to build LAFC and winning trophies for the club is a highlight of my career,' Vela, 36, said in a statement issued by the team. 'This club means so much to me and my family, and I am proud of everything we have accomplished together with the great fans of Los Angeles. I am excited to begin this next chapter in my journey here in L.A.' Vela signed a designated-player contract with LAFC in August 2017, eight months before the team's first game. He led LAFC to the playoffs in his first season, then set the MLS single-season goal-scoring record with 34 in 2019, when the team won the first of two Supporters' Shields. Vela was named the league's MVP that season Continue reading here From Kevin Baxter: The last time Bruce Arena and Dave Sarachan stood together on the sidelines at Dignity Health Sports Park, the Galaxy were beating the Colorado Rapids in the MLS Western Conference semifinals. That was 2016 and the win was the pair's 18th playoff victory in eight seasons with the Galaxy. It was also the last game they coached together in Carson. They'll be back on Wednesday, only this time Arena and Sarachan will be in the opposite technical area, standing in front of the San José Earthquakes' bench. And in some ways it's a bittersweet return. Because while both men have mostly fond memories of their time with the Galaxy, they return with the home team hungry and winless through 15 games, the longest drought in franchise history. That makes the homecoming both welcome and challenging. 'I have nothing but good memories of my time in L.A. with the Galaxy. So it's nice to go back,' Arena said. 'I like watching them and they've had tough times. But they're better than their record indicates. We're the next team up, which will be in some ways very, very challenging because you know they're due to have success.' Continue reading here From Kevin Baxter: With the World Cup, one the U.S. will play at home, just 380 days away, Captain America has decided to take a pass on the national team's last major competition ahead of the tournament. That's Pulisic's choice, of course. He's played a grueling schedule with AC Milan this season, one that concludes Sunday, a week before the national team reports to camp in Chicago. And he has permission. 'Christian and his team approached the Federation and the coaching staff about the possibility of stepping back this summer, given the amount of matches he has played,' said Matt Crocker, U.S. Soccer's sporting director, noting that Pulisic has played more than 4,400 minutes for club and country the last 12 months. Nor is Pulisic alone in his absence. Weston McKennie, Tim Weah, Gio Reyna, Antonee Robinson, Josh Sargent and Yunus Musah, Pulisic's teammate in Milan, were also left off the 27-man roster summoned to training camp ahead next month's Gold Cup, although some of those players will be participating in the Club World Cup. Yet even if reason and rules are strongly on Pulisic's side, the optics are bad. Continue reading here Let's hear from you. Could a smoother path to the College Football Playoff be worth losing the Notre Dame-USC rivalry? Vote here and let us know. Results announced next week. All times Pacific Conference finals Western Conference Central 2 Dallas vs. Pacific 3 Edmontonat Dallas 6, Edmonton 3 (summary)Edmonton 3, at Dallas 0 (summary)at Edmonton 6, Dallas 1 (summary)at Edmonton 4, Dallas 1 (summary)Thursday at Dallas, 5 p.m., ESPNSaturday at Edmonton, 5 p.m., ABC*Monday at Dallas, 5 p.m., ESPN* Eastern Conference Metro 2 Carolina vs. Atlantic 3 FloridaFlorida 5, at Carolina 2 (summary)Florida 5, at Carolina 0 (summary)at Florida 6, Carolina 2 (summary)Carolina 3, at Florida 0 (summary)Wednesday at Carolina, 5 p.m., TNTFriday at Florida, 5 p.m., TNT*Sunday at Carolina, 5 p.m., TNT* * If necessary 1901 — Parader, ridden by Fred Landry, overcomes a bad start to win the Preakness Stakes by two lengths over Sadie S. 1904 — Bryn Mawr, ridden by Eugene Hildebrand, wins the Preakness Stakes by one length over Wotan. 1958 — European Cup Final, Brussels: Francisco Gento scores the winner in extra time as Real Madrid beats AC Milan, 3-2; 3rd consecutive title for Los Blancos. 1969 — European Cup Final, Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid: AC Milan striker Pierino Prati scores 3 in 4-1 win over Ajax; second title for I Rossoneri. 1975 — 19th European Cup: Bayern Munich beats Leeds United 2-0 at Paris. 1978 — Al Unser wins his third Indianapolis 500, the fifth driver to do so, edging Tom Sneva by 8.19 seconds. 1980 — 24th European Cup: Nottingham Forest beats Hamburg 1-0 at Madrid. 1985 — The San Diego Sockers beat the Baltimore Blast 5-3 to win the MISL title in five games. 1995 — Jacques Villeneuve overcomes one penalty and wins by another in the Indianapolis 500. Villeneuve drives to victory after fellow Canadian Scott Goodyear is penalized for passing the pace car on the final restart. 1997 — 5th UEFA Champions League Final: Borussia Dortmund beats Juventus 3-1 at Munich. 2000 — Dutch swimming star Inge de Bruijn sets her third world record in three days, adding the 100 freestyle mark to the 50 and 100 butterfly marks she set previously at the Sheffield Super Grand Prix. De Bruijn becomes the first swimmer to finish under 54.00 in the 100 freestyle at 53.80 seconds. 2003 — Patrick Roy officially announces his retirement from the NHL. 2003 — 11th UEFA Champions League Final: Milan beats Juventus (0-0, 3-2 on penalties) at Manchester. 2006 — Sam Hornish Jr. overcomes a disastrous mistake in the pits and a pair of Andrettis — Marco and father Michael — to win the second-closest Indianapolis 500 ever, by .0635 seconds. 2007 — Duke has an almost unfathomable comeback fall short in a 12-11 loss to Johns Hopkins in the NCAA lacrosse championship game. The Blue Devils never finished their 2006 season, and then make it all the way back to the title game. 2011 — Novak Djokovic extends his perfect start to the season at the French Open, beating Juan Martin del Potro 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 for his 40th straight victory this year. Djokovic's 40-0 start to 2011 is the second-best opening streak in the Open era, which started in 1968. 2011 — UEFA Champions League Final, London: FC Barcelona beats Manchester United, 3-1; 4th title for Barça. 2020 — The Boston Marathon canceled for the first time in its 124-year history. The race had originally been scheduled for April 20 before being postponed for five months because of the coronavirus pandemic. 2022 — UEFA Champions League Final, Paris: Carlo Ancelotti becomes first manager to win CL x 4 as Real Madrid beats Liverpool, 1-0. 1918 — Boston's Joe Bush pitched a 1-0 one-hitter against the Chicago White Sox and drove in the lone run. The only Chicago hit was by Happy Felsch. It occurred when he threw his bat at the ball on a hit and run. 1939 — Philadelphia pitcher Robert Joyce was victimized two straight days by New York's George Selkirk. Joyce gave up two homers to Selkirk a day earlier. Joyce came on in relief on this day and gave up two more homers to Selkirk. Selkirk ended with four homers in four at-bats against the same pitcher over two successive games. The Yankees won 9-5. 1946 — The Washington Senators beat New York 2-1 in the first night game at Yankee Stadium. The first ball was thrown out by General Electric president Charles E. Wilson. 1951 — After going 0-for-12 in his first three major league games, Willie Mays of the New York Giants hit a home run off Warren Spahn in a 4-1 loss to the Boston Braves. 1956 — Dale Long of the Pittsburgh Pirates hit a home run in his eighth consecutive game, a major league record. Long connected off Brooklyn's Carl Erskine at Forbes Field. 1968 — The American League announced the league will be split into two divisions. The East division will consist of Baltimore, Boston, Cleveland, Detroit, New York and Washington. California, Chicago, Kansas City, Minnesota, Oakland and Seattle will make up the West. 1979 — George Brett of the Kansas City Royals hit for the cycle and added another home run to beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 in 16 innings. 1986 — Joe Cowley of the Chicago White Sox set a major league record by striking out the first seven batters he faced. He lasted 4 2-3 innings in a 6-3 loss to the Texas Rangers. 1995 — The White Sox and Tigers set a major league record with 12 homers, and combined for an American League-record 21 extra-base hits in Chicago's 14-12 victory in Detroit. 1998 — Arizona manager Buck Showalter intentionally walked Barry Bonds with the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the ninth, and the Diamondbacks held on to beat San Francisco 8-7. 2003 - Atlanta became the second team in major league history to start a game with three straight homers in its 15-3 win over the Reds. Rafael Furcal, Mark DeRosa and Gary Sheffield hit consecutive home runs off Jeff Austin in the bottom of the first. The Padres did it against the Giants on April 13, 1987. 2006 — Barry Bonds hit his 715th home run during the San Francisco Giants' 6-3 loss to the Colorado Rockies to slip past Babe Ruth and pull in behind Hank Aaron and his long-standing record of 755. 2007 — Adrian Beltre tied a franchise record with four extra-base hits, including two homers, as Seattle pounded the Angels 12-5. 2010 — Detroit's Miguel Cabrera hit three homers in a 5-4 loss to Oakland. Oakland's Ben Sheets gave up three runs — on Cabrera's first two homers — worked seven innings in his longest start of the season. 2012 — The Cubs end a twelve-game losing streak, their longest since 1997, with an 11-7 win over the Padres at Wrigley Field. 2013 — The Mets honor Yankees great Mariano Rivera, who has announced his retirement at the end of the year, by having him throw the ceremonial first pitch before the game between the two teams from the Big Apple at Citi Field, with retired Mets closer John Franco acting as his catcher for the occasion. 2016 — In the third inning of a game against the Dodgers, Mets P Noah Syndergaard is ejected for throwing at Chase Utley, in apparent retaliation for Utley's aggressive slide which injured Mets SS Ruben Tejada in last year's NLDS. Umpire Adam Hamari also tosses Mets manager Terry Collins for arguing his decision, then Utley gets his revenge when he opens the score with a solo homer off Logan Verrett in the 6th and adds a grand slam off Hansel Robles in the 7th. The Dodgers hit five homers in total as they win the game, 9-1. 2019 — Derek Dietrich continues his unlikely homer binge as he hits three, all two-run shots, in leading the Reds to an 11-6 win over the Pirates. With 17 homers this year, he has already topped his career high, and 12 of his last 17 hits have gone over the fence. For the Pirates, rookie Kevin Newman hits his first career homer, a grand slam off Lucas Sims. 2023 — Spencer Strider of the Braves becomes the fastest starting pitcher to record 100 strikeouts in a season, doing so in his 61st inning in an 11 - 4 win over the Phillies. Last year, Strider set the record for the fastest pitcher to reach 200 Ks in a season. Compiled by the Associated Press That concludes today's newsletter. 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San Francisco Chronicle
28-05-2025
- Sport
- San Francisco Chronicle
Giants' offense continues to flail, Bob Melvin ejected in loss to Detroit
DETROIT – Logan Webb's sinker to Gleyber Torres in the fifth inning brushed the bottom of the strike zone and home plate umpire Tony Randazzo called it a ball. That got San Francisco Giants manager Bob Melvin heated enough to earn an ejection from his dugout post, but he didn't leave until he hurled a few angry words at Randazzo. Patrick Bailey, an inning prior, lost a nine-pitch at-bat after being rung up on a borderline pitch. Randazzo's strike zone ticked Melvin off, but the frustration of a grueling road trip thus far was already brewing. By that point, the Giants were down three runs with no comeback in sight. They lost to the Detroit Tigers 3-1 on Tuesday night, guaranteeing a series loss to the American League's top team. Not since May 16 against the Athletics, 10 games ago, have the Giants scored more than four runs. As has been the trend, they could get nothing going against the opposing team's starter – this time, righty Jack Flaherty. The winds blowing in from left field might've robbed the Giants of a pair of home runs. Wilmer Flores was a few inches shy of a two-run home run in the first inning, but left fielder Riley Greene had his glove at the wall ready to make the catch. Matt Chapman hit a ball 102 mph to the same location in the fourth inning, but it was caught again at the wall. When the Giants made contact, they were hitting the ball hard; five times they recorded exit velocities over 100 mph against Flaherty. They had two hits to show for it. They scored their run in the ninth against Tigers reliever Will Vest. Heliot Ramos hit a leadoff single and Flores hit a double into the gap, scoring Ramos. Flores' double was their first extra-base hit of the series, getting the tying run to home plate. Wilmer was stranded. The team's struggles at the plate put pressure on Webb to limit his mistakes, but the Tigers mounted a lead early. Coming off a loss to the Kansas City Royals in which he gave up 10 hits, Webb surrendered six hits in the first three innings, including a home run, for three runs. After striking out the side with a runner on in the third, Webb settled in. He struck out 10 overall, his 10th career double-digit strikeout game and third of the year, while throwing 104 pitches over six innings.
Los Angeles Times
27-05-2025
- Sport
- Los Angeles Times
Why Wayne Randazzo and Mark Gubicza might be best Angels broadcast duo in 50 years
The adjective hit me like a line drive. Wayne Randazzo, the television voice of the Angels, was detailing just how poorly the team's relievers had performed. He recited the Angels' earned-run average in the late innings, inning by inning. Over 5.00. Over 6.00. In the ninth inning, at that time, over 7.00. 'The numbers,' Randazzo said, 'are gargantuan.' What a colorful, descriptive and absolutely apt adjective. Not the 'struggling' or 'scuffling' or 'slumping' a broadcaster typically offers, bland adjectives presented with the assurance that better times are ahead. No team can win with that kind of bullpen performance, and no one can guarantee that better times are ahead for a relief corps where only the closer has a successful track record. For all that has gone wrong on the field for the Angels in modern times, they have struck gold in the broadcast booth. In pairing Randazzo with longtime analyst Mark Gubicza, the Angels just might have their best broadcast team since Dick Enberg and Don Drysdale half a century ago. Randazzo, in his third season with the Angels, grew up listening to Harry Caray in Chicago. He filled all sorts of roles on the New York Mets' radio broadcasts — pregame and postgame shows, clubhouse interviews and eventually play-by-play — before the Angels hired him. That background, he says, informs his honesty with the audience. 'Gargantuan' isn't about trying to tear down the players; it's about being forthright with the fans. 'I'm from Chicago, I worked in New York, and those markets do the same thing,' Randazzo said. 'Carrying that through makes it a more respectable listen for the people that are really listening, which are the fans of the team. 'They know what is really happening.' Joe Davis, the television voice of the Dodgers, knows Randazzo well. The two broadcasters trained together in the Southern League, calling games for teams in Alabama: Davis for the Montgomery Biscuits, Randazzo for the Mobile BayBears (now the Rocket City Trash Pandas). The two were in each other's weddings, Davis said. For the Dodgers, Davis calls a nightly all-star game. Randazzo calls games for a team that has not posted a winning record in a decade. 'I joke with people, but I'm only half-joking,' Davis said recently at Dodger Stadium, 'that if this team had lost 100 games a year since I got here rather than won 100 games, I might not still be here. 'People enjoy when you're delivering good news, and I have no control over that. Similarly, he and guys that cover teams that aren't winning have no control over that. Maybe his upbringing as a Cubs fan helped.' Indeed it did. The Cubs might have been in their 'lovable losers' era, but Caray was leaning out of the broadcast booth and leading 'Take Me Out to the Ballgame' without a care in the world. 'When you're 5 years old and you're watching the Cubs play a day game at Wrigley Field, all that matters is that day's game,' Randazzo said. 'I didn't even know if the game was important, but Harry made it seem like it was the best game ever.' Gubicza grew up in Philadelphia, listening to Harry Kalas and Richie Ashburn. 'At that point, the Phillies were really bad,' Gubicza said. 'But every game was fun because they made it enjoyable and entertaining. They had some laughs together.' Randazzo and Gubicza do too, which frankly is a stroke of luck on the Angels' part, since the two men said the team did not have them do a trial run together before hiring Randazzo. On one recent broadcast, after a foul ball was lined back into the booth, the audience saw Randazzo triumphantly hold up the ball, which would have been the end of the scene on many broadcasts. 'I knew you had it,' Gubicza said on the air. But then came the replay: Randazzo had ducked and covered as if he were doing an earthquake drill, before safely retrieving the ball after it had landed. 'Where'd you go, Wayne?' Gubicza laughed. 'It's 100 mph off the bat,' he shot back on air. 'What am I, crazy?' Said Randazzo: 'I think not taking yourself seriously is a huge part of this.' There is a time to be serious, of course. Randazzo went viral last year when he used a retroactive change to a scoring decision as the impetus for a rant in which he trashed the league for choosing to take action on that issue amid 'scandal after scandal' — the 'fiasco' of the A's move from Oakland, the 'ridiculous-looking jerseys' with the tiny letters produced by Nike, the 'constant pitcher injuries' and the 'global superstar … embroiled in a betting scandal.' Davis might never go that far, but he fully endorses Randazzo and his approach. 'He has a really classic, big-time baseball sound,' Davis said. 'He's as good as anybody there is these days at recalling an appropriate thing from baseball history in the moment. 'He has this huge bank of information and stories that a guy his age typically doesn't have, and he has the confidence to tap into it. I'm a huge fan of his.' On the air during one of the recent Dodgers-Angels games, Randazzo shouted out Davis and broadcast partner Orel Hershiser, then pointed out how staggeringly high the decibel level is at Dodger Stadium: 'There's no shortage of noise in this place. Ninety percent of it comes out of the sound system.' The Angels' broadcast could use a touch more silence, fewer mentions of exit velocities, and more barbs like Randazzo mocking Sacramento fans for doing the wave while an A's player batted with the tying run in scoring position. 'Nobody is ever like, 'Hey, you gave a great statistic in the third inning,' ' Randazzo acknowledged. 'They're like, 'You made us laugh; you told a great story; you had a great interview.' ' Randazzo, 41, could earn his halo from fans if he sticks around long enough to see the Angels win again. He says he plans on doing just that, however long it takes. When we talked earlier this month in San Diego, Enberg's picture was on the wall of the visiting broadcast booth at Petco Park. Enberg was dressed in an NBC Sports blazer. He left the Angels in 1978 and finished his distinguished career with the Padres in 2016, with national network stints in between. The Dodgers accommodate Davis so he can fulfill his commitments to Fox in baseball and football. Davis and Hershiser are a terrific pair on the Dodgers' television broadcasts, but they did just 51 games together in 2023 and 60 last year, according to Eric Stephen of True Blue LA. Davis said he and Hershiser will be in that range again this year. The SportsNet LA broadcasts have featured five different announcer pairings this season, down from nine last season, Stephen said. Randazzo said he and Gubicza will do about 125 games together this year. He also calls Friday night baseball games for Apple TV. 'I love baseball,' Randazzo said. 'I don't ever want to not be associated with a team. 'I wouldn't want to be gone doing a football game on a Saturday or Sunday in September when the team is in a pennant race. I would be beside myself if I was in Morgantown for a big college football game. It's just not for me, because I love this game and this sport so much. For my career, that would be a success.' For the Angels, a September that matters would be a success. Randazzo already is.
