European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 09, 1995, Darmstadt, Hesse                                 with the president Chelsea and vice president before breaking Mark. A Vul i e t when the moment came there were no  could any words adequately place into perspective the flood of emotion that washed Over Camden Yards wednesday night when the number on the Side of the to warehouse moved Cal Ripken into immortality and so esp s Chris Berman beautifully let the moment when wednesday s game became official and Ripken s consecutive games Streak of 2,131 became the longest in baseball history speak for itself by remaining silent through almost All of the 22 minute 15-second ovation that carried Ripken a ounce the perimeter of the. Playing Field it. Was  sure a Gutsy decision and not a move that Many announcers would feel comfortable making. Yes. Television is a visual medium but its. Audio component often draws play by play men mistakenly  the trap of feeling the need to Tell viewers what they be seen. Arid some would say it was an especially unusual move from Berman. Vav Horn some have accused of being too chatty too excitable in the Booth and the studio. But from the time John Tesh s Day. One began to swell through the Yards through Ripken s Impromptu Lap around Milton Kent Baltimore Sun the stadium Berman courageously stayed quiet breaking the silence to a moment that will live for 2,131  esp examined the game As an _ event. It had a Host of visitors including a witty Earl Weaver Brooks Robinson Oriole radio announcer Jon Miller and president Clinton y r --.-. During his  Berman Clinton ruminated on the effect of Ripken s achievements of the game of baseball and on the country at Large saying these  tonight Are full of people who. Never get recognized but show up every Day. These Are the people who make America. Cal Ripken ,. In a funny Way has made heroes of All of  " a few minute s later the president who declared himself a big esp fan chastised Berman for his failure to. " bestow one of his trademark nicknames on him. Just after the president left the Booth Berman gave him in like Clinton a bit late admittedly but a Good comeback. A couple calling pm Graeme Agars and Catalin Acox spend a lot of time inthe air. They spend a lot of time on it too. The globetrotting couple travel 30 we is a year reporting on Golf and Tennis for an assortment of radio networks. They hit All the major events such As the . Open Tennis tourney which concludes sunday. Agars and Cox met at a Tennis tournament in Cincinnati and were engaged at the 1988 Seoul _ ,. Olympics. Married in 1989, they have Homes in Australia and Ponte Vedra Fla. He works for an. _ Australia radio network and radio new zealand also writing for australian Golf digest and european  works for radio in Australia and publications in Spain and Mexico. John Meyer Rocky Mountain news Keith Hernandez strikes out on air by Richard Sandomir new York times Keith Hernandez s name was listed on the roster of announcer for the baseball network s games on Abc last week.  faxed to one. So he Muse have known he was assigned too. But to  his abominable work he wandered clueless and unprepared into the Bronx Tor the a a Yankees game. It was truly a awful performance worthy of filming by the dreadful director de Wood. He was banal obvious condescending and lacking in the basics of communication. He wrapped up Yankee news by referring to Paul o Neill with the three Home  was that in one game a week a month he described the Yankees Outfield defense by saying James o Neill Ancl Bernie Williams without citing their positions arid described the a s defensive alignment this Way the setup is there you can read  he kept calling Oakland Pitcher Todd Van Poppel von  no one corrected him either he called a s Catcher Terry Steinbach  comparing his own Early season batting slumps to Williams april May woes he said maybe he has the same problem. Who knows maybe i should have asked  yeah Keith you should. In relating his history of fights he cited one. Put forgot his Spring training tussle with Parry i Strawberry. He said he talked about the a s Young players with Lon Simmons without identifying him As an Oakland. Announcer. And again the producer was obviously not helping by contrast fan radio s Suzyn Waldman working with Hernandez and Jim Hunter sparkled. She was smart informed terse and precise. On pitching and batting strategy she outdid. Hernandez Over and Over. How could she so easily whip a player described often As a manager on the Field she did her Homework she asked questions she knows these players and intelligently used what she knew. She used what she. Found out in clubhouses before the game Hernandez s sole insight from the clubhouse was that Don Mattingly stretches his Back. Duh Waldman knew the Yankees so Well that she elevated Hunter usually a lbs radio baseball announcer and made Hernandez look Good when she used her knowledge to feed Hernandez questions that amounted to hanging curves. Hernandez s selection to Call games is part of ten s Folly. Without ten s presence the Yankee game would have been on Pix to Channel 11 or the mag network with the regular familiar announcers. A ten team May feature one of the teams regular voices. It. May not. Is that a plus for viewers hardly unless Bob Gostas or Al Michaels is along for the ride. Nothing special is created Here. The Quality Assurance that Carne from Hernandez with indians in 1989. Former game of the week teams Costas and Tony Kubek Vin Scully and Joe Garagiola Michaels Tim Mccarver and Jim Palmer has been abandoned l y ten. Imagine if Abc assigned regional voices riot Michaels Dan Dierdorf and Frank if Force to each monday night. Of Oculi telecast or if esp dumped Jon m Iller and Joe Morgan from sunday night baseball in local radio Guys. Selecting Hernandez exacerbates the problem. He is not a professional baseball announcer. He apparently eschews Homework. He is Sloppy and imprecise. So what does ten say let s hire him".". Montana huddle in his first appearance As Abc s newest football studio analyst Joe Montana was sometimes insightful sometimes obvious. He shed Early jitters to predict Tough times for quarterbacks Randall Cunningham. Boomer Esiason and Jim Kelly and said that Deion Sanders wherever he plays will not make or break  he never went As far As Mike Ditka his studio mate who mocked Sanders for missing two baseball games with a migraine headache time will Tell How far Montana will stretch beyond reacting to questions. Afterwards he said it was harder than i thought it would be. As the Day went by i got the feel although not a great feel. The other Guys coached me through. The Only thing they ribbed me about was notre Dame  Good Call Abc s new no. 1 game team Dick Enberg Pau Maguire Phil Simms clicked on the Cleveland new England game without any Booth experience Simms showed a Good grasp for Quick full Field analysis which Maguire augmented on his own and by asking savvy questions of Simms. Montana and Sirn rns paired up for a pregame analysis of quarterbacks but. Esp s i a l Gimel in showed greater sophistication with u report on quarterback coaches. Te.v.5er 9-15, 1 995 beg id the  Page 23