Welcome to Sterling Or Scully Showdown! Two announcers, one play.
Today’s play is the statistical anomaly of Pete Alonso breaking the Mets’ rookie HR record while it is still June.
First up…Gary Cohen has the call.
Remember when Pete broke the Mets' rookie record for home runs? In JUNE? We remember (via @Mets) pic.twitter.com/Xhpt7pzksY
— SNY (@SNYtv) June 24, 2019
Nice solid call there Gary. It seems Gare took my advice and prepared something.
Verdict: Scully
But would it be enough to fend off young Wayne Randazzo, currently ranked the #2 Mets Play by Play Announcer (all English language media) behind only Howie Rose.
And there it is! @Pete_Alonso20 stands alone in the @Mets record book! Most Home Runs by a rookie! (And there’s still more than half the season to go!!!) @WayneRandazzo #LGM #PolarBear pic.twitter.com/eyiNOnDUNX
— WCBS Newsradio 880 (@wcbs880) June 23, 2019
Also a nice call which created a nice video in my mind’s eye.
Verdict: Scully
So who won the Sterling Or Scully Showdown?
I’m giving this round to Gary. His call had more excitement and I think captured the moment better. Wayne’s call was also good, but much like a call can only be Sterling OR Scully, there can only be one winner, and today he is Gary Cohen.
