My friend Jeff Piecoro had the unenviable task of covering the Cincinnati Reds on the same day as the EKU-UK football game. I got the call from the bull pen. Mixed emotions ensued: excitement to be in the Big Boy Booth, and pity for Jeff for well, having to cover Reds baseball. The show must go on. The following are lessons learned from a broadcast booth rookie:
Tom Leach is the Picasso of the Press Box
His “charts” are color coded, alphabetized, and best I could tell, encrypted. The manner he described game action had me mesmerized.