Naquin's inside the parker has to be the most heartfelt call I've ever heard. You could feel his elation seeing the ball off the bat, the heartbreak of realizing it wasn't getting out, the excitement of seeing the play not be made, the rush of Naquin rounding the bases and the pure joy of seeing him cross the plate.
Nick Swisher is the player who's a 7 out of 10. We always want to think he'll put in a 9 out of 10 performance but then he's like, "nope, I'm a 7. I'm gonna settle in at .245/.330/.460 with 23 hrs at a corner position and no speed. This is who I am. You'll get used to it, like everyone else has."
Not gonna lie. As a tribe fan I was hyped about getting swisher. But was bummed about his overall play. But a walkoff grand slam is something special. So good for him on that AB
Long time, diehard Cubs fan (I know, sorry) but fortunate enough to live in Ohio and get to listen to Tom quite a bit. He is just so fun to listen to. "Swung on and belted...."
We would mute the TV and have the radio on. Yeah there was a delay but still gave me goose bumps hearing it. Also I will always have memories of the 90s when they were young and amazing listening to them all summer with my dad while working around the barn.
I lived in OH in the late 99's and I remember Hamilton very well. I'm in WI, and Uecker is awesome, but Hamilton is right up there with him. Sometimes I'll tube in WTAM at night just to hear him.
Guy is a legend! I love hearing his play by play...yes.. Lonnie's night not in here... But I just replay it from time to time On my MLB subscription :)
Cleveland will always be my home despite living elsewhere. One of the things I miss the most was Cleveland Baseball but hearing Tom Hamilton just takes me back there.
We would all be sneaking back and forth to the radio in the work truck and come back to the crew and tell the crew what was happening but when it got tight we would be like forget it and just go outside and listen.
I remember being a kid and seeing we were down big. My buddy aj was over and we would stay up late playing video games when we should have been sleeping and none of the TV's had cable except in my mom's room so I'd sneak in and turn the volume all the way down, come back a few minute later and we'd keep coming back and I'd run downstairs and tell my buddy.. my favorite game probably ever
His greatest call was in the 2016 playoffs, Miller on the mound vs blue jays. All he say is 0-2 count I’m going to let the crowd call the next pitch. And of-course all you hear is the crowd erupt!!
Greatest ever! We're so lucky to have him as our announcer. Great list, but I would have thrown in the squirrel commentary and the one where he was getting on Rosie for an entire inning because he bought Scott's Lawn Food (sponsor plug) and left it for his poor wife to do. Classics!
I love to listen to him for his great Great Lakes accent. I used to think he must be from Ontario. But I looked it up, and he learned to talk in Wisconsin.
Jim Thome's might have been a Hollywood script but then again, that was offered up to him on purpose. 88 mile an hour fast ball just above the belt. You could even tell by the delivery, the Twins were saying "Adios and here you go"
Need an update with the 8th inning shot by Rajai Davis in game 7 of the 2016 WS. For us long suffering Tribe fans, it was the closest thing to winning the WS in our lifetimes.
Tomy is the best .those cals take me back because i was at 2 of those games .its truly a long story .the company i worked for had tickets underneath the containers they served our lunch in on friday nights .i was wotkibg 2 nd shift and won 4 times shift. .one game i recall vividly was the game that eddie murray walked off kenny lofton was on first base .the game went 10 innings it was the winning home run that night .anyway i had yo ho into work first that afternoon worked about 1 hour anyway i walked up to my surpervisor that day and said her Rich i have indians fever then ssid im out of here to go to the game he just smiled and said i bet you do enjoy the game .of course i had yo take half f a point that night but it was dismissed because the ticket was win at work so the union said its ot right yo give the man a half point since the tickets were won at work do the comp.took it off .my God wnat a game il never forget.heard tomy call that one man the chills i get .
As an Indians fan when the Indians ever win the world series or even the alcs I want to hear the announcer say the indians win it the Indians win it omg the Indians win it.
That 2016 WS was a total disappointment. I was watching the game, on TV, 📺 & listening, to Tom Hamilton, on the radio, 📻 & those FUCKING Cubs, beat our asses. I hate the national league, so much. I've seen the Indians, go to the WS, three times, in my lifetime, & every time, we went-to the WS, we would lose. I think, the national league SUCKS!!!
