Gary Cohen describes mental toll of pre-pitch clock broadcasts for Mets booth
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Summary
Gary Cohen, the longtime Mets broadcaster, discusses on the Sources Tell Jeff Passan podcast how the pre-pitch clock era allowed his legendary booth (with Keith Hernandez and Ron Darling) to digress and riff freely during games. However, he reveals that this style of filling extended dead air came at a steep mental cost over a 162-game season, describing it as "mentally exhausting." The article explores the trade-off between the beloved conversational style of the GKR booth and the cognitive demands it placed on the broadcasters.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledPart of what has made that booth so special over the years is exactly what Cohen described on the latest episode of the Sources Tell Jeff Passan podcast, the ability to digress, riff, and go wherever the conversation takes them when the game itself isn't demanding their attention.
The pitch clock, it turns out...
Gary Cohen has been the voice of the New York Mets since 2006, calling games alongside Keith Hernandez and Ron Darling in what Awful Announcing readers have consistently ranked as the best local broadcast booth in baseball.
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