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August 24, 2006
Full house in Angels booth
Jose Mota was in the Angels' broadcast booth during the series with the Red Sox, adding an extra color commentator to go along with Rex Hudler. The crowded booth is being done to give the broadcast a big-game feel and might be repeated at least one more time this season.
The three-man booth is tentatively scheduled to be used again Sept. 28-Oct. 1, which is the season-ending four-game series at home against the A’s. Along with the Red Sox’s series, it was also used in a series with the White Sox earlier this season.
Mota’s addition to the group proved valuable when the Red Sox’s Wily Mo Pena took a wide turn at first base after a single and Vladimir Guerrero threw behind him to first base. Pena then proceeded unchallenged to second. Mota knew that Pena had been a longtime admirer of Guerrero and in studying Guerrero’s game he knew he could take advantage of his hero.
While a third voice can sometimes be too much in a broadcast booth, Mota adds just enough without being overwhelming.
Posted by Doug Padilla at August 24, 2006 08:15 PM
Comments
jose mota does a good job announcing but Rex Hudler is brutal. He is a big homer and i get tired of his we this and we that. Im not an angel fan anyway and anytime hudler does a game i turn the tv to another channel. He is totally unprofessional and the angels should get rid of him.
Posted by: dennis maldonado at August 25, 2006 08:55 AM
I see that Jose sits right behind home plate with the always annoying radar gun lady. I apologize if this is someone on the teams sister or wife, but she as Hud would say. "Has got-ta go!"
She always acts like the game is no big deal, waiting till the very last second to put the gun up and point and is usually making a great deal of uncomfortable movement that cant be good for our pitchers.
All my friends and I are looking for some answers on her.
If someone knows please drop me an e-mail
Posted by: Craig at September 12, 2006 10:21 PM