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**gblowfish** · 06-15-2012, 09:52 AM

This is breaking news! St. Louis fans to be subjected to Hud during the upcoming Royals-Cards Fox Broadcasts. Fraz, get ready to kill your television!

Media Views: More moves on Cards TV
Media Views • BY DAN CAESAR | Posted: Friday, June 15, 2012 12:35 am |

Viewers who already are confused by Fox Sports Midwest's awkward hodge-podge rotation of announcers in its Cardinals broadcast booth might really have their heads spinning over the next week, as FSM plans to swap Cards analysts with those from the opposing team's telecast for several innings once per series.

The Cards are in the meat of their interleague schedule, entertaining Kansas City through Sunday, playing at Detroit at midweek, then in KC next weekend. The rundown:

• Al Hrabosky is to go to the Royals' TV booth tonight to work alongside Ryan Lefebvre for innings 3-6, with Rex Hudler coming from the Fox Sports Kansas City side to join play-by-play man Rick Horton on FSM. Hudler was a fan favorite when he was a Cardinal in the early '90s. And although Hrabosky is best known for his days as a Cardinal, he pitched for KC in the late '70s.

• On Wednesday, Hrabosky will trade places with Fox Sports Detroit's Rod Allen, who will work with Horton. Hrabosky will be teamed with Tigers play-by-play announcer Mario Impemba for innings 4-5.

• Then a week from today Hudler and Hrabosky are to make the shuffle again for innings 3-6, with Hudler working on FSM with Horton and Hrabosky teaming with FSKC's Steve Physioc.

A similar move wasn't made for the Cards' recently completed interleague series against the White Sox and Indians because those teams' games are not on a Fox Sports Net affiliate.

But Fox sees value in making the exchanges now.

"The goal is to give fans a greater familiarity with these American League teams we don't see as often,'' FSM spokesman Geoff Goldman said Thursday, adding that it will allow fans "to get that insight directly from the perspective of that team's analyst."

Although the premise of the switching is good, it would be much more appealing if the Cards' booth wasn't so jumbled already that viewers are left wondering what announcer lineup they'll be hearing from game to game.

The majority of contests are called by Dan McLaughlin doing the play-by-play alongside Hrabosky, but a significant number have McLaughlin working with analyst Horton and others feature Horton on play-by-play and Hrabosky as the analyst.

Adding to the maze is that Jay Randolph was brought out of retirement Wednesday to do an inning of play-by-play on a telecast that for the most part was nothing more than an elongated commercial for a bar-restaurant in the stadium — and its sponsor.

Shots of the sometimes seemingly near-empty facility clogged the TV screen throughout the nearly 2 1/2-hour game. Randolph's succinct, solid call of Carlos Beltran's homer, which provided the only run of the game, was one of the few highlights of an otherwise horrendous premise for a telecast.

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gblowfish Be Kind To Your Pets Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Glorious Independence, MO Casino cash: $17666178 VARSITY	This is breaking news! St. Louis fans to be subjected to Hud during the upcoming Royals-Cards Fox Broadcasts. Fraz, get ready to kill your television! Media Views: More moves on Cards TV Media Views • BY DAN CAESAR \| Posted: Friday, June 15, 2012 12:35 am \| Viewers who already are confused by Fox Sports Midwest's awkward hodge-podge rotation of announcers in its Cardinals broadcast booth might really have their heads spinning over the next week, as FSM plans to swap Cards analysts with those from the opposing team's telecast for several innings once per series. The Cards are in the meat of their interleague schedule, entertaining Kansas City through Sunday, playing at Detroit at midweek, then in KC next weekend. The rundown: • Al Hrabosky is to go to the Royals' TV booth tonight to work alongside Ryan Lefebvre for innings 3-6, with Rex Hudler coming from the Fox Sports Kansas City side to join play-by-play man Rick Horton on FSM. Hudler was a fan favorite when he was a Cardinal in the early '90s. And although Hrabosky is best known for his days as a Cardinal, he pitched for KC in the late '70s. • On Wednesday, Hrabosky will trade places with Fox Sports Detroit's Rod Allen, who will work with Horton. Hrabosky will be teamed with Tigers play-by-play announcer Mario Impemba for innings 4-5. • Then a week from today Hudler and Hrabosky are to make the shuffle again for innings 3-6, with Hudler working on FSM with Horton and Hrabosky teaming with FSKC's Steve Physioc. A similar move wasn't made for the Cards' recently completed interleague series against the White Sox and Indians because those teams' games are not on a Fox Sports Net affiliate. But Fox sees value in making the exchanges now. "The goal is to give fans a greater familiarity with these American League teams we don't see as often,'' FSM spokesman Geoff Goldman said Thursday, adding that it will allow fans "to get that insight directly from the perspective of that team's analyst." Although the premise of the switching is good, it would be much more appealing if the Cards' booth wasn't so jumbled already that viewers are left wondering what announcer lineup they'll be hearing from game to game. The majority of contests are called by Dan McLaughlin doing the play-by-play alongside Hrabosky, but a significant number have McLaughlin working with analyst Horton and others feature Horton on play-by-play and Hrabosky as the analyst. Adding to the maze is that Jay Randolph was brought out of retirement Wednesday to do an inning of play-by-play on a telecast that for the most part was nothing more than an elongated commercial for a bar-restaurant in the stadium — and its sponsor. Shots of the sometimes seemingly near-empty facility clogged the TV screen throughout the nearly 2 1/2-hour game. Randolph's succinct, solid call of Carlos Beltran's homer, which provided the only run of the game, was one of the few highlights of an otherwise horrendous premise for a telecast.
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