The Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays competed in one of the most memorable World Series of the 2000s. The seven-game thriller featured just about everything fans could ask of a Fall Classic.
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Baseball’s biggest series was broadcast on FOX with Joe Davis as the play-by-play commentator and John Smoltz as the color commentator. Some fans took issue with Davis behind the mic as he is the lead voice for the Dodgers on SportsNet LA throughout the season.
Complaints ranged from lack of excitement when calling plays about the Blue Jays or showing too much emotion for the Dodgers throughout the World Series. Davis spoke on the matter and how he dealt with it.
“These are exciting, highly emotional times as fans. It’s what makes sports great that we all get a little irrational at points. Dodgers fans are going to get upset that I get excited for the other team. The other teams are going to be upset if I’m the Dodger guy,” Davis told Awful Announcing.
Following the Dodgers’ World Series win, Davis received more criticism for hosting the team’s championship rally. It’s evident the broadcaster won’t ever be able to please everyone; however, his ability to call seven epic games in the Fall Classic should not be forgotten.
With the baseball season over, Davis has made the seamless transition to calling NFL games. While baseball and football are two completely different sports, Davis’ poise behind the mic remains the same.
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7 Responses
He should have a little leeway on bias being the Dodgers primary announcer. Joe Buck and Bob Costas never had that problem.
Biased? I have a hard time telling if he’s awake or not. Granted he had impossible shoes to fill, but he’s so flat in his delivery he makes Kansas look like a mountain state.
Sorry, not a fan. No hate, I’ve heard much, much worse, but no love either. He’s just there.
I think he did an okay job. He was trying a bit too hard to be unbiased toward the Dodgers and perhaps swung the other way toward the Blue Jays. John Smoltz didn’t help him either.
A lot of people felt the same way about Davis throughout the World Series, but it is hard to please everybody.
I am a dodger fan from the early 60’s on. Davis had the hardest of shoes to fill after Vin Scully retired. Some of the first words I heard from Davis were ‘I’ll never be able to replace Vinny.’ He has grown to be my go to as best play by play announcer around today. With all that said, Joe Davis is much more demonstrative when announcing Dodger games on local Sports Net as apposed to a national game involving the Dodgers. Not unlike the Great Vin Scully was capable of doing.
Davis is a good play by play guy. No one on this planet can replace Vin. I thought he did a good job during the World Series. Now TNT is another story. They had the worse announcers I have ever heard. I wish MLB would not use them during the playoffs.
I agree, Dale. Vin Scully is in a category of his own, but someone had to replace him as the primary voice of the Dodgers. I think Davis has done a stellar job as his successor.