Aging Behind the Mic
Ralph Kiner was a great player and is a Met broadcast icon. Listening to Ralph in 2007 is downright painful. I only caught him for a few innings over the weekend on SNY, and it was manageable since Darling and Cohen were anchoring things, but Kiner has not ben able to speak well for well over five years. He has earned the utmost respect, and deserves to be treated as such, but the Mets have let him hang on too long. It takes away from the broadcast to the point where its not worth watching. Hopefully he is relegated to one inning guest appearances this season. There is no doubt Kiner has great stories to impart on us. If he wants to continue in the booth, treat him more as the interview subject instead of the interviewer, the guest instead of the broadcaster. Let us get the stories, get the knowledge, enjoy the reminiscing, and still watch the game.
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