Famous author Charles Dickens once said, “it was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” Even though this quote was originally written in A Tale of Two Cities over 150 years ago, this quote still applies to 2018, especially when it comes to baseball.
More specifically, when it comes to Detroit’s modern day voices of baseball and favorite broadcasting duo, Mario Impemba and Rod Allen. These two titans of the industry have had an incredible run, 17 years together in the broadcast booth with what seemed like incredible chemistry, especially early on.
The Beginning
When the Detroit Tigers had their first initial success in 2006, the duo seemed giddy to be paired together in the booth, as they bonded over Jeremy Bonderman‘s “filthy” slider, Nate Robertson‘s “bulldog” mentality, Marcus Thames being “country strong”, and of course, Rod asking Mario “did you get your workout in today partner?