Go Joe! (and Dave)

This is probably the first post I have written on this blog that is not about a current event in baseball. This post is just meant to honor Joe Castiglione and Dave O'Brien. These broadcasters are the real guys. I listen to the games on the radio all the time. It is so much easier to concentrate when you don't have to watch something soar by at the same time. As many of you know, Joe Castiglione was born in Connecticut in 1947 and earned a BA at nearby Colgate. In 1979, he earned his first job at professional sports broadcasting when he called several Cleveland Cavaliers and Indians games. Four years later, he sat at Fenway Park with Ken Coleman, where he has remained since. Unfortunately, Joe was not in the broadcasting booth to watch the terrible comeback in 1986. He admitted to watching the game in the clubhouse, prepared for the celebration. Tsk, tsk. Everyone knows never to do that. After Coleman left, Bob Starr joined the crew before giving up the job to Jerry Trupiano. Castiglione was only recognized nationally after his famous call at the end of the 2004 World Series, "And the Red Sox have won the World Series! Can you believe it?!" For the full call, click here. After Trupiano's departure, Glenn Geffner came and went in 2007, and for now, Dave O'Brien is his partner, while John Risch covers the out-of-town scores.

Dave O'Brien, Castiglione's partner in crime, is a Massachusetts native who has been in the booth since 2007. However, he is better known for calling Barry Bonds's 755th homer and 756th homer. Finally, he called a triple-OT basketball game between Oklahoma State and Texas in January 2007.