I know some announcers have played baseball, but I want to know about the ones who haven't, and have been rewarded with a world series ring. Do not count the analysts either, because most of them have played the game.
2007-06-07 04:23:26 · 6 answers · asked by J.D.L. 5 in Sports ➔ Baseball
The announcers who come to mind for me are Ernie Harwell (1968 & 1984 Tigers), Jack Buck (1964, 1967, 1982 Cardinals), Bob Prince (1960 & 1971Pirates), Red Barber (1955 Dodgers, 1961, 1962 Yankees), Lanny Fratterre (1979 Pirates), Marty Brenneman (1975, 1976, 1990 Reds), Vin Scully (1955, 1963, 1965, 1981, 1988 Dodgers), John Sterling (1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, Yankees), Michael Kay (1996, 1998, 1999, 2000 Yankees), John Rooney (2005 White Sox, 2006 Cardinals), Mel Allen (numerous Yankees teams in the 1940s and 50s), Arch McDonald (numerous Yankees teams in the 1930s and 1940s), John Gordon (1987 & 1991 Twins), Tom Cheek (1992 &1993 Blue Jays), among others who have won World Series rings w/o playing in the big leagues.
2007-06-07 05:17:27 · answer #1 · answered by Snoop 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know how long the practice has been common, but most current MLB teams award the broadcast crews that work in the local market a ring. However, it is usually a lesser version than the one the players and coaches receive. For example, the '06 Cardinals gave both TV (Dan McLaughlin and Al Hrabosky) and radio (John Rooney and Mike Shannon) rings.
2007-06-07 07:46:27 · answer #2 · answered by lurch38367 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
None that I know of, nor should they be. They do not play the game and, as announcers, should be impartial as they announce a game. The analysts you refer to are the worst thing that has ever happened to baseball games. Joe Morgan and Tim McCarver absolutely ruin every game they announce with their second-guessing every player and the managers as well. Pathetic!!
Chow!!
2007-06-07 05:15:23 · answer #3 · answered by No one 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would run around in circles, waving my arms wildly above my head, screaming, "A 1960 World Series ring! A 1960 World Series ring!"
2016-04-01 07:53:37 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think is was Mel Allen
2007-06-07 04:27:38 · answer #5 · answered by MR TADS 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If its not Jack Buck, it should have been.
2007-06-07 04:39:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋