Lots of avails on the WRKO Boston Red Sox Radio Network?

[David Tomm]

I too was not a big Trupiano fan.  His homerun calls sounded exactly 
the same each time.  Plus, he'd go into run-on sentences during major 
action, which was impossible to cut up for sound bytes.  He seemed like 
a nice enough guy..I met him at an affiliates luncheon at Fenway the 
season he started with the Sox, but his calls were robotic at best.

The fact that the Sox hired O'Brien and Geffner to replace Trupiano is 
a sign that Castiglione may be done after this year.  O'Brien may be 
finishing up his commitments with ESPN this season in preparation to be 
the main play-by-play voice in 2008.  While Castiglione's voice leaves 
something to be desired, his content and longevity have made him a 
mainstay for Red Sox Nation.  I'm sure he would not want to give up 
primary p-b-p duties to stay in the booth.  I'd hate to see him let go, 
but I have this feeling he'll be the next Boston radio veteran put out 
to pasture this year...

-Dave Tomm
"Mike Thomas"


On Jul 13, 2007, at 1:47 PM, Sean Smyth wrote:

> Kevin Vahey <kvahey@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Glenn Geffner came to the Red Sox from San Diego where he was the
>> radio guy. He had been the Sox PR man but Lucchino wanted him to do
>> radio. Wolfe wanted no part of him but this year he was forced on
>> them
>> by the Sox. He is simply terrible, the guys in Pawtucket call a
>> better
>> game on WHJJ
>>
>> Trupiano deserved a far better sendoff than what he got.
>
> As Kevin said, it was a Lucchino-driven move. Personally, I don't miss
> Trupiano's over-the-top calls at all. I wish Dave O'Brien were
> available more for radio purposes, but I also realize that's the nature
> of the beast when you've hired a guy that talented.
>
> Geffner's MIA nature when Castiglione is handling play-by-play has made
> me appreciate Joe's work more this year, and I've never been a big
> Castiglione fan.
>