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Tim Neverett, A view from the Broadcast Booth - Dodgers
Episode 292
Wednesday, 7 May, 2025
Tim announced his first professional baseball game at the age of 19Filling out index cards for Chicago Cubs and Montreal Expos draftFirst broadcast was with a Pirates minor league and he was paid $25 Tim’s eldest son, worked his way up from single A to AAA baseball announcing and also UNLV football & basketballAnniversary of Pirates “Take Your Kid to Work Day “ memory with his sonIn radio “ Nothing happens until you say it does.” - you are the graphicsTelevision is more of an analyst positionTim & Rick Monday keep the conversation organicTV has more to setup and more people involved in putting the show togetherListening to Andy Freed & Neil Solondz with the RaysRick reflects on meeting in the past with kindred spirits of Andy & BobCreating visuals with storytellingGetting the inside track on lineups hours before the game Marlins manager Clay McCullough former Dodgers coach Conversations pre game outside of the booth and getting depth to share with the audience"I can’t wait to get to work every day"Tim once recorded a game from the top of a bus - recorder slid down from the arc of the top of bus during the game – luckily intact and just needed a little editingOld Park in Vancouver Pacific Coast League in AAA – A small wooden box with a wooden door & latch and a sawed out space for a windowThrilled to be any box in any gameCalgary & Anaheim Duck - Close Call Sports with Lindsay who also plays organ for the DucksApproach on national assignments for announcing - playing it evenly between the teams Pitch clock has reduced the amount of time to share stories on radioYadier Molina & mound visit restrictionsThe game is moving along quicker and it is a crisper gamePre-pitch clock - had to plan to have filler stories to tell for during longer breaks and mound visitsMLB extra innings Placed Runner – (not a ghost runner)Tied games in Japanese ball and train transportationBefore MLB Manfred Man there was Softball the Olympic Tiebreaker2016 Spring Training conversation with Rob Manfred about the need to have umpires with microphones to explain certain callsUmpires were mic’ed up in Japan long before MLB brought it into the gameHow does a younger audience enjoy the game Many ways to listen or watch a game today via tv, phone & internetAt Bat app - BAM – Baseball Advanced Media – adds more depth to the playersTeoscar Hernandez – sunflower seeds in astroturf to mark his place MLB has loosened up & allowed players to add some flash to their uniform Prepa for the show - room temperature water is essential for 2 reasonsField of Dreams broadcast booth – who is your partnerA drive in the Mojave Desert and a Voice mail from Vin Scully - a treasure that Tim will keep foreverRed Barber & Vince Scully story – broadcasting from the roof of Fenway Park on a cold windy day without a coatRain delays are just part of the game all part of the Charm of the GameThe Oddities & details of a game are what make baseball memoriesDryout – game called off with blue skies and not a cloud in sightFavorite away field – PNC Park in PittsburghMaury Wills & Steve Garvey should be in the Hall of FameSteve Garvey - bat boy for the Dodgers during Spring Training in Vero BeachThe depth of preparing for the game that many might knowFind Mat @matgermain.bsky.social & Mark @baseballbizondeck.bsky.social. You may also find Baseball Biz on Deck, at iHeart Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music, and at baseball biz on deck dot comSpecial Thanks to XTaKe-R-U-X for the music Rocking Forward,
