Chicago Cubs fans are spoiled by Len Kasper and Jim Deshaies in the booth

Chicago Cubs: Further proof of how great things are for us

Even though I enjoy listening to Len and JD, I will often tune into another team’s broadcast or have to deal with ESPN, TBS, or Fox for certain games just to see what else is out there. Let’s just say it is not always a pleasant experience and many times it forces me to hit my mute button because the broadcasters either don’t know the Cubs at all or they like hearing their own voice. You also have a large percentage of broadcast teams who are just rabid homers, making it impossible to get an impartial perspective of the game.

This past weekend I was forced to listen to the Phillies announcers because MLB At Bat blacks me out for Phillies games. So, I had to watch the Philadelphia broadcast team, led by Tom McCarthy. Now, the Phillies, much like the Cubs, Dodgers, and many other teams, have had legendary announcers. Unfortunately, my high hopes for the broadcast disintegrated because I quickly realized Tom McCarthy is not Harry Kalas. Poor Mike Schmidt had to sit in the booth with him and I had to sit in my living room, trying to raise and lower the volume so that I could just listen to Schmidt talking about hitting and nothing else. (At least the Cubs won 2 of 3).

If you need another example, just listen to the opposing announcers when we play the Sox or the Reds, and you’ll come to appreciate Len and JD that much more, not just because of what they do better, but more what they don’t do at all.

Len and JD have become synonymous with the success of the franchise the last five years, and are now just another first class portion of a first class organization. If you don’t believe me because you’ve become spoiled listening to them every day, just change your feed to another broadcast team and you’ll quickly realize that the grass is greener at Wrigley on the field and in the booth.