Word: play-by-play
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...pages and 10 well-constructed chapters, Corbett and Simpson interweave the history of football’s “greatest rivalry” and the progression of the 2002 Harvard and Yale teams as they work their way towards The Game. Corbett, the play-by-play announcer for Harvard football for the past seven years, not only manages to document in detail the evolution of football at the two universities, but also the creation of a national pastime...
...this personal approach that makes the book so readable. While the on-field descriptions are written with the play-by-play style that is customary to sports announcers like Corbett, no real knowledge of football is necessary to genuinely appreciate this survey of the sport and exploration of character. ESPN fans, for whom vocabulary like “inside reverse run” is second nature, may appreciate the book on an additional level...
...rules presentation” from Ivy League football head of officiating Jim Maconaghy. Among the major rule changes, officials will now call out the player’s number along with the infraction when announcing penalties, allowing NCAA referees to confirm what instant replay, telestrators and overzealous play-by-play announcers have been pointing out for years...
...more than 35 years, MARV ALBERT has been the voice of the New York Knicks. Last week he said he was quitting his job as play-by-play man for the Madison Square Garden Network. His bosses were reportedly displeased with paying him $2 million a year for frank and often, ahem, biting commentary on an ailing team. The network characterizes the parting as amicable, but according to Albert's agent and longtime friend, Evan Bell, "[Marv is] sorry to leave. He loves the Knicks. He loves the Garden. He was put in a position where his journalistic...
...enhancements for play-by-play coaching will most directly affect Harvard’s catchers, who, due to the current positioning of the dugouts, cannot look to the bench for pitch calls during the game since the umpire stands between the catcher’s box and Walsh’s seat in the dugout...