Sorry, I think the repeated hits on Joe Ritzo are unwarranted. I've listened often to his work with SJ Giants and find him very competent, if not as colorful as you would hope. Of course, how many other MiLB announcers in the same situation get compared to incumbents who are either HoF (Miller), nominees (Kruk and Kuip), or valuable to merit ESPN attention across many sports (Flemming).
rizzo is fine, but disservice to pair him with colossally egotistical santangleo, guy is smarmy and sure, we know you laced 'em up.
stop dunking on joe and act like you care about the game at hand, be a partner in broadcasting
ladies in nyc, stay away from midtown bars this weekend, f p wants you to know it's suspect if your man doesn't allow you to have new friends...like him!
The San Francisco Giants should consider hiring former Athletic's announcer Vince Cotroneo and hire Chris Caray from the Athletics and pair with Hunter Pence. Joe Ritzo and FP Santangelo should be fired from KNBR and Duane Kuiper and Mike Krukow aren't brodcasting that many games like they used to. Kruk and Kuip should retire.
I was game 5 of the A's / Yankees divisional playoffs around 2001 and FP let a routine double play ball go right through his legs. He didn't even have to move one inch left or right. That's the FP I remember.
I agree FP Santangelo doesn't bring much as an announcer on the game. It's useless and unnecessary chatter. To me, Joe Ritzo doesn't respond much to what FP is talking about. I don't mind Joe. He's competent and stay focus on the game, while trying to give us play-by-play on the radio. He's not bad and will get even better if they can give him a good radio partner. Now, not to say FP is totally terrible. I think I heard FP one night hosting a radio show on KNBR. I thought he did an OK job with the callers. I think he's better suited for that. At this time, he's just terrible during an actual game.
Joe Ritzo is a very competent play-by-play announcer, knows the game Just Listen Cut but unfortunately, he’s just not very interesting to listen to. He’s a poor man’s version of Dave Fleming who reminds me a lot of the mostly cookie-cutter announcers you get today on network radio.in 2025. . But Ritzo will get better with time. As you mentioned, FP SantAngelo should not be in the booth. He may know the game, but his personality is annoying and he tries to make these silly inane little jokes that just don’t go over very well. FP was a marginal player who parlayed his brief time in the major leagues into broadcasting jobs because he knew how to BS with bigwigs. But of course, he blew that opportunity when he was screwing around and making an ass of himself in the career with younger women When you work in the public eye, you have to behave with a little class and decorum he has none. Incidentally, FP was one of a group of guys who were Barry Bonds bonds steroid buddies. They were known as the “mighty hydrants.”
Sorry, I think the repeated hits on Joe Ritzo are unwarranted. I've listened often to his work with SJ Giants and find him very competent, if not as colorful as you would hope. Of course, how many other MiLB announcers in the same situation get compared to incumbents who are either HoF (Miller), nominees (Kruk and Kuip), or valuable to merit ESPN attention across many sports (Flemming).
ReplyDeleteAgree, dump on FP all day long, but Joe is better than average.
Deleterizzo is fine, but disservice to pair him with colossally egotistical santangleo, guy is smarmy and sure, we know you laced 'em up.
ReplyDeletestop dunking on joe and act like you care about the game at hand, be a partner in broadcasting
ladies in nyc, stay away from midtown bars this weekend, f p wants you to know it's suspect if your man doesn't allow you to have new friends...like him!
Kruk, Kuip, and Miller are last of golden age broadcasters.
ReplyDeleteFP Santangelo is a 57 year old man best known for getting drunk and hitting on women in their early to mid 20’s. Gross.
ReplyDeleteI believe that Good Friday is next week, but it was a good one for the Giants yesterday!
ReplyDeleteMaybe FP can toss his hotel keys out of the booth and score more than the Yankees.
ReplyDeleteThe San Francisco Giants should consider hiring former Athletic's announcer Vince Cotroneo and hire Chris Caray from the Athletics and pair with Hunter Pence. Joe Ritzo and FP Santangelo should be fired from KNBR and Duane Kuiper and Mike Krukow aren't brodcasting that many games like they used to. Kruk and Kuip should retire.
ReplyDeleteI was game 5 of the A's / Yankees divisional playoffs around 2001 and FP let a routine double play ball go right through his legs. He didn't even have to move one inch left or right. That's the FP I remember.
ReplyDeleteI agree FP Santangelo doesn't bring much as an announcer on the game. It's useless and unnecessary chatter. To me, Joe Ritzo doesn't respond much to what FP is talking about. I don't mind Joe. He's competent and stay focus on the game, while trying to give us play-by-play on the radio. He's not bad and will get even better if they can give him a good radio partner. Now, not to say FP is totally terrible. I think I heard FP one night hosting a radio show on KNBR. I thought he did an OK job with the callers. I think he's better suited for that. At this time, he's just terrible during an actual game.
ReplyDeleteI am really enjoying Javier Lopez. I think he’s come a long way and he’s got this little side humor and he gets it.
ReplyDeleteJoe Ritzo is a very competent play-by-play announcer, knows the game Just Listen Cut but unfortunately, he’s just not very interesting to listen to. He’s a poor man’s version of Dave Fleming who reminds me a lot of the mostly cookie-cutter announcers you get today on network radio.in 2025. . But Ritzo will get better with time. As you mentioned, FP SantAngelo should not be in the booth. He may know the game, but his personality is annoying and he tries to make these silly inane little jokes that just don’t go over very well. FP was a marginal player who parlayed his brief time in the major leagues into broadcasting jobs because he knew how to BS with bigwigs. But of course, he blew that opportunity when he was screwing around and making an ass of himself in the career with younger women When you work in the public eye, you have to behave with a little class and decorum he has none. Incidentally, FP was one of a group of guys who were Barry Bonds bonds steroid buddies. They were known as the “mighty hydrants.”
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