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Oct
12
2009
Franzke Makes the Call
Posted by Chris at 11:15 pm ET 40 Comments

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Rocktober comes crashing down. BEAT LA.

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40 Comments on “Franzke Makes the Call”

  1. Chris Says:
    October 12th, 2009 at 11:16 pm

    I am still going to get the Howard call, but this is what I have for now.

  2. dlhunter Says:
    October 12th, 2009 at 11:17 pm

    good work, 1000 brownie points.

  3. maria Says:
    October 12th, 2009 at 11:18 pm

    Thank you Chris. I love LA and Scott Franzke.

  4. muscles Says:
    October 12th, 2009 at 11:18 pm

    any F bombs make it over the air in tonight’s game/celebration?

  5. ericvsthem Says:
    October 12th, 2009 at 11:20 pm

    Awesome, thanks Chris!

  6. joshb Says:
    October 12th, 2009 at 11:21 pm

    anyone notice the rockies fans dont notice a difference between a routine fly and a home run?

  7. maria Says:
    October 12th, 2009 at 11:22 pm

    Josh, very much like Tom McCarthy.

  8. Chris Says:
    October 12th, 2009 at 11:23 pm

    You can always count on “the nerd living in his mom’s basement”! haha

  9. Chris Says:
    October 12th, 2009 at 11:24 pm

    I’m gonna work on my crying Rockies fans collage.

  10. Mand Says:
    October 12th, 2009 at 11:29 pm

    Lol maria. He gets me hopes up all the freakin time and the ball like doesn’t even leave the infield

  11. CarlosBeltransexual Says:
    October 12th, 2009 at 11:29 pm

    I can’t wait to destroy Russell Martin, one of my most hated players. What a whiny little bitch.

  12. Mike P Says:
    October 12th, 2009 at 11:31 pm

    The Howard call is fantastic. I managed to turn on the mlb.tv radio coverage just in time to hear the recap with it. Awesome stuff. I sure wish that Franzke and LA were calling the games on TV.

  13. Alexander Says:
    October 12th, 2009 at 11:32 pm

    Do we have to endure TBS for the NLCS? sticking with the radio.

  14. Lynniemac Says:
    October 12th, 2009 at 11:40 pm

    I love Scott Franzke so very, very much.

  15. maria Says:
    October 12th, 2009 at 11:40 pm

    Alexander, I think it’s FOX, which isn’t much better.

    Mand, that’s what I’m saying.

  16. Lynniemac Says:
    October 12th, 2009 at 11:42 pm

    Nope, it’s TBS. FOX has the ALCS.

  17. Mand Says:
    October 12th, 2009 at 11:44 pm

    The nlcs is on tbs which means we’ll probably have to endure mr met Ron darling. Can’t stand him.

    So dos howard just run around the dugout saying get me to the plate or was it in a post game interview?

  18. Alexander Says:
    October 12th, 2009 at 11:50 pm

    Of course it’s TBS – MLB again hiding the Phillies from the nation. Assholes.

  19. maria Says:
    October 12th, 2009 at 11:52 pm

    How do they choose that? Last year we were on Fox. I don’t care anymore; I think I’m going to stick to Franzke/LA even if its delayed.

  20. Lynniemac Says:
    October 12th, 2009 at 11:54 pm

    maria, it does take a bit, but you can get used to the delay. The motivation is that Franzke/LA one pitch behind is still better than the yammering asshats on a national broadcast.

  21. will.H Says:
    October 12th, 2009 at 11:56 pm

    i doubt it, but i wonder if other cities despise national broadcasts as much as we do. maybe we actually listen and interpret.. these guys are no good

  22. Gonzo Says:
    October 13th, 2009 at 12:02 am

    I plan on listening to 1210AM during the next series. TBS was truly awful. Worse than Buck.MCCarver (who arent that bad in my humble opinion).

  23. Lynniemac Says:
    October 13th, 2009 at 12:02 am

    Other cities have fans?

  24. Phylan Says:
    October 13th, 2009 at 12:20 am

    Here is the Howard double call: http://www.tindeck.com/listen/wtlx

  25. Phylan Says:
    October 13th, 2009 at 12:29 am

    And while I’m at it, Francisco’s catch: http://www.tindeck.com/listen/xprf

  26. Gonzo Says:
    October 13th, 2009 at 12:46 am

    Fucking Victorino pulls his stunts in the regular season, that’s fine. But in this situation, it’s inexcusable. damn he drives me nuts.

  27. Brandon Says:
    October 13th, 2009 at 1:13 am

    That call only makes me feel worse for having to listen to tbs. Actual emotion from an annoucer, who knew?

  28. Lynniemac Says:
    October 13th, 2009 at 1:19 am

    I think Joe Buck set the standard for non-emotion last year: “andthephillies..havewontheworldseries”

  29. Kevin M Says:
    October 13th, 2009 at 10:36 am

    Is the clinching call available for download anywhere?

  30. Joe Says:
    October 13th, 2009 at 10:44 am

    Good call Franzke. Still miss Harry. Go Fightins! Do it for H the K!!

  31. Heathcliff Slocumb Says:
    October 13th, 2009 at 10:51 am

    Another vote for Franzke & LA. I’ve been listening to em all season. They beat the hell outta T-Bags & crew. And just about any other commentary team in the nation.

  32. Shaggy Says:
    October 13th, 2009 at 11:58 am

    When the Phils clinched the East, I listened to LA and Franzke, but to get around the delay, if you just hit your “back 15 seconds” button on your DVR, it actually lines up pretty nicely.

  33. Ryan Says:
    October 13th, 2009 at 12:26 pm

    Does anybody else’s mlb.tv radio coverage have LA and Franzke ahead of the tbs feed?

  34. Lynniemac Says:
    October 13th, 2009 at 12:48 pm

    Used to be that the mlb.tv radio feed was ALWAYS ahead of the national coverage, but so far this season, I haven’t had that happen.

  35. Scheffski Says:
    October 13th, 2009 at 5:14 pm

    Its ahead, but not by much. I generally hear the call a moment or so before I see the ump make it.

  36. RyanKnappy Says:
    October 13th, 2009 at 5:40 pm

    Hey guys and gals, heres what i do and its fantastic, granted i know not everyone can do it. But either use the radio or if u have the iPhone/iTouch MLB app, you can stream the 1210 WPHT broadcast over the iPhone and plug it into the back of the TV or other speakers and listen to it that way. The stream is like 8-15 seconds slower then the tv and then if you have a DVR box you can pause the game and sync it to the radio broadcast. It takes some practice like listening to when the ball hits the catchers mitts or the bat, but man does it make the game watching experience way more enjoyable. Hope that makes sense to everyone. Go Phils, Beat L.A.!

  37. Watrick Says:
    October 13th, 2009 at 7:31 pm

    I just watch the tv and have the radio on. On the non HD channels, it’s only a half second behind, really. Franzke will announce the pitcher stretching as he’s pitching, and making the call for what type of pitch it is as the catcher is throwing it back. Almost like the way Harry was a little slower.

  38. Joe Routon Says:
    October 14th, 2009 at 2:15 am

    Any progress on Scott Franzke’s call of Ryan Howard’s RBI double?

  39. Gonzo Says:
    October 14th, 2009 at 2:42 am

    I got it, Joe.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvWmmiG-B4s

  40. Gonzo Says:
    October 14th, 2009 at 2:43 am

    It’s not great quality, though. hope you enjoy it.

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