The Amplifier
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Mistakes
Everyone Makes Them… I have never announced any event or game 100% perfectly. Never. Regardless, I expect 100% perfection. Always. If expect anything else, I will get
Tournament Madness
I was thinking about March Madness. The 60+ games in the dance in addition to all those conference tournaments with 7-10 games each leading up to
Scribble and Speak
Get your forms on, buddy! Specifically, your announcer forms for scoring a game. Really? What’s wrong with just scoring the game in a standard score
Names are Everything
Civilization’s primary identifiers…NAMES: France, Coca-Cola, Sony, Apple, Tom Cruise, Aztecs, Jupiter. Our singular memories are pegged with these unique tags for all things we happen to
Digital Tombstones
Recently announcing a homecoming ballgame, the scoreboard went out or, more pointedly, never really got going. No score, no time, no down, no to go,
I Love Grapefruits
…with neatly arranged red sprinkles all over them… Over the years, I have found more fun announcing Girl’s/Women’s Fast-Pitch Softball than, I think, any other