Personally I LOVE Tmac and Sarge, when they get lost in the stories I reach for the volume button and crank it. The lore, history and player personas are such an intergal part of the game, and their conversations are honest and interesting.

Kalas is just the icing on the cake, for anyone that grew up in Philly, he is the voice of baseball. “A high towering drive to deep left..could it be ? It is ! Homerun Chast Utley!”. Harry is as much a part of the team as any player.

Seriously how could anyone disklike Sarge and Tmac ?

I think this might be a Comcast production idea, as the Mets broadcasts (produced by SNY – a Comcast entity) provide the same thing from Philly local guy Kevin Burkhardt wandering the facility for some cut-ins. (http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/nym/schedule/broadcasters.jsp#burkhardt)

Burkhardt does not do any in-booth work for the Mets broadcasts, however.

Overall, I like the Phillies broadcasts, although the rotating of four guys in and out of the booth is a bit extravagant.

People just got so spoiled by Harry & Whitey over the years. If they ever bothered listening to 90% of the other team’s broadcasters, they wouldn’t be so sour on Sarge & TMac.

Although I have been disappointed that Sarge hasn’t been wearing his hats as frequently as he was in the beginning of the season.

As sports journalism trends towards the fans perspective and thrives (I at least think) because of it, isn’t this just the next step?

Couldn’t disagree more about the other point, though. It’s impossible for me to watch a game without announcers, especially the play-by-play guy (if anything, i say get rid of the color guy. most knowledgeable fans are forming their own opinions as they watch anyway) for a couple reasons. First, having a PBP guy telling me all the simple stuff (down and distance, count, etc.) lets me spend less energy figuring out what’s going on and more to analyze the finer points of a game (i.e. I’m told McNabb’s dropping back, so now i can look to see if anyone’s holding). Second, a good PBP guy can make a big moment even more exciting. Imagine a buzzer-beater with vs. without Gus Johnson calling it. Not the same, right? Or a walk-off Phillies tater not called by Harry. Lastly, and most importantly, how is a little kid gonna learn about sports without anyone telling them what’s going on in the game they’re watching? Without announcers, only kids with parents who know sports will learn the games. Having just color guys might feed kids with opinions, but good PBP guys can let kids learn for themselves.