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MOSCOW: Stark divisions within Russia's elite were exposed Monday when a hot mic mishap showed Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev slamming security forces as "jerks" for launching an early morning raid against a filmmaker.
Medvedev on Friday gave an extensive end-of-year interview to five Russian channels in a clear bid to keep up his profile after ceding the Kremlin to his mentor Vladimir Putin earlier this year.
But attention has focused less on the interview than on a six minute video posted on the Internet of Medvedev's supposedly off-the-record conversation with journalists that came afterwards.
In a relaxed exchange, Medvedev is shown bantering on topics ranging from wristwatches to whether Santa Claus exists. But most notably he also launches a blistering attack on the habits of the Russian security forces.
Medvedev slammed Friday's pre-dawn raid by investigators on filmmaker Pavel Kostomarov who has been working on an Internet documentary about the Russian opposition called "Srok" (Term).
"Everything is going to be fine, do not worry," Medvedev tells one of the interviewers, NTV television newscaster Alexei Pivovarov who is one of the co-producers of the documentary.
"They (the investigators) are jerks for showing up at eight in the morning," he said, using a colloquial insult "kozly" that literally means "goats".
"It's basically just habit... I have many people who work in the security forces and they think that if they come at 7:00 am they will get everything."
The spokesman of the Investigative Committee that carried out the raid then hit back, defending the raid as completely legal and condemning Medvedev's comments.
"It's very strange to hear comments that do not just insult Russian investigators but also undermine all the security forces of the country," said spokesman Vladimir Markin.
That comment was later removed from the Investigative Committee's website with a source telling RIA Novosti this was due to a formulation "allowing an ambiguous interpretation."
But Markin told the Kommersant daily Monday that he was not withdrawing his comments. "That would mean the investigators acted illegally, which is not the case."
Medvedev, a lawyer by training, has no professional background in the security services -- unlike Putin and some of his closest allies who emerged from the Soviet KGB.
He had already touched on the raid in milder terms during the interview itself, questioning the need for the pre-dawn search and noting that the filmmaker had the right to file a complaint.
The material has ended up on the Internet as a result of the live streaming of the interview provided by Russia's state-controlled English language broadcaster Russia Today.
"We obviously regret that the technical part of the broadcast not intended for public viewing was shown," the channel's editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan told Kommersant.
Medvedev's spokeswoman Natalya Timakova declined to comment on what she described as an "eavesdropped conversation", Kommersant said.
The Izvestia daily said Timakova had called Markin to disown his reaction but he had refused. The hot-mic comments, it said, had become the "last straw" for investigators already irritated by the prime minister.
The Investigative Committee (SK) is the Russian equivalent of the US FBI and has been at the forefront of the controversial crackdown on anti-Putin activists deemed to have acted illegally.
But the Moskovsky Komsomolets daily asked: "If Medvedev calls investigators 'jerks' in a conversation with journalists, then what does he call journalists in a conversation with investigators?"
"Presumably something far cruder."
Political analyst Andrei Piontkovsky speculated to the Novye Izvestia newspaper that the surfacing of the comments on the Internet were part of a deliberate campaign to discredit Medvedev, whose popularity has fallen sharply in recent months.
"It's the culmination in a conscious poisoning of the prime minister," he said.
Medvedev has battled to retain his credibility after leaving the Kremlin in May, but the swap led many observers to see his presidency as mere seat-warming for the vastly more powerful Putin.
The hot mic incident is viewable in Russian on: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeHfMmVzVNw
Russian weekly New Times also published a transcript: http://newtimes.ru/articles/detail/60769/
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Wow. Hadn't heard anything about this, so I'm surprised. I watched the game last night with the volume off, and didn't listen to any postgame or pregame last night or today.
Maybe he recovers and can do a long rehab stint in Louisville to find his stroke.
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Kc for the win! Well called Kc61
One possibility is to bring back Willie Harris. Willie is now at AAA. The other obvious choice is Mike Costanzo (not sure I spelled it correctly) who hits lefty and plays third. He feasts on righties as I understand.
Third baseman Scott Rolen is sitting out and will have his left shoulder evaluated before tonight's game, Reds head trainer Paul Lessard said.
"He called me today and said it was barking," Lessard said. "That's why we called Doc (Tim Kremchek) to come in and take a look at him. We took a quick look at him, and there's nothing really specific right now. It's kind of sore all over."
Manager Dusty Baker said before the game that Rolen was "not feeling well" but would not go into specifics.
"He's struggling a little bit," Baker said. "He's not feeling real good."
Rolen, 37, is hitting only .174 with two homers and 11 RBI. He has had four surgeries on his left shoulder since 2005, including a procedure that ended his 2011 season last summer.
Frazier, filling in at third base, said he had not been told anything about Rolen's condition.
"I don't know what's going on, if anything," Frazier said. "I'm just happy to be playing, raring to go. If he wants me to start a couple days in a row or just one, I'll be ready."~FaylThe Reds just announced that 3B Scott Rolen has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left shoulder. Infielder Mike Costanzo has been called up from Louisville.
Costanzo, 28, hit .291 with three homers and 11 RBI for Louisville in 23 games. He also played at AA Pensacola this year, with three homers and 13 RBI in 11 games. When Costanzo plays, it will be his major league debut. He is expected to be in uniform for tonight's Reds game.
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No more Coldplay.
I hope they give Frazier every opportunity to prove he's an everyday player.
If he can't cut it, perhaps it's time to bring Kevin Youkilis home. This could be it for Rolen.
Go BLUE!!!
I'm calling Costanzo to help the ballclub. He'll pinch hit against righies frequently.
Now get me one more lefty hitter, an outfielder perhaps, and we'll have some balance for a change.
Chris Valaika's line in AAA: .264/.298/.366/.663
In other words, I'm okay with giving Mike Costanzo a shot. The only other reasonable possibilities were Willie Harris and Kris Negron. I want to see what the 28-year-old rookie can do.
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A 3-year-old son of High Cotton who races for Klaravich Stable, Curreny Swap went off a 9-5 pick in the Amsterdam against six other sophomore sprinters. He lived up to expectations in the 6 1/2-furlong test, pressing the pace in second and reeling in frontrunner Doctor Chit with a sixteenth to go before drawing off to win by 1 3/4 lengths in a final time of 1:15.33. Unbridled's Note finished a neck back in third.
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Currency Swap paid $5.60, $3.20 and $2.60, Doctor Chit returned $3 and $2.60, and Unbridled's Note brought $5.40.
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A radio frequency amplifier uses an offset phase locked loop to produce a radio frequency signal from a baseband signal. In order to allow the phase locked loop to process the signal as one of constant amplitude, the signal is amplitude limited prior to application to the phase comparator, and envelope restoration is achieved by envelope-modulating the output in the RF power amplifier stage.
1. Apparatus for producing a non-constant-envelope radio frequency signal comprising:
a) an input for a baseband signal;
b) means for generating from the baseband signal a modulated radio frequency signal of substantially constant envelope amplitude and suitable for radio-frequency amplification to a level for broadcasting;
c) means for envelope-modulating and outputting the amplified radio-frequency modulated signal so as to have a required non-constant envelope;
the generating means b) comprises i) a frequency-offset phase locked loop including a frequency-controllable oscillator which produces as its output said modulated radio frequency signal of substantially constant envelope amplitude and ii) a phase comparator, the output of the phase comparator being a signal representing the phase difference between a constant-envelope-amplitude signal derived from the output of means c) and a constant-envelope signal derived from the baseband signal.
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8. Apparatus according to claims 2 and 7, wherein said derived signal is the signal resulting from mixing the baseband signal with the second reference signal.
The present invention relates to apparatus for producing a radio frequency signal with non-constant envelope modulation.
So-called "Cartesian" amplifiers have been used in radio equipment for use, for example, in mobile radio systems. In a Cartesian amplifier, a base band signal resolved into I and Q quadrature components which are processed separately for modulation purposes and recombined just prior to application to the radio frequency amplifier. These amplifiers are subject to two limitations, namely they are capable of handling only a relatively narrow bandwidth at baseband (e.g. up to 25 KHz), and there is a noise floor which it is not possible to remove due to the action of the feedback loop and the use of a vector modulator.
The present invention seeks to provide an apparatus which can produce a non-constant-envelope radio frequency output signal with a transmission bandwidth greater than a Cartesian amplifier, e.g. of the order of a few hundred kiloherz, and which is capable of low noise performance.
According to the present invention there is provided an apparatus for producing a non-constant-envelope radio frequency signal comprising:
a) an input for a baseband signal;
b) means for generating from the baseband signal a modulated radio frequency signal of substantially constant envelope amplitude and suitable for radio-frequency amplification to a level for broadcasting;
c) means for envelope-modulating and outputting the amplified radio-frequency modulated signal so as to have a required non-constant envelope;
the generating means b) comprises i) a frequency-offset phase locked loop including a frequency-controllable oscillator which produces as its output said modulated radio frequency signal of substantially constant envelope amplitude and ii) a phase comparator, the output of the phase comparator being a signal representing the phase difference between a constant-envelope-amplitude signal derived from the output of means c) and a constant-envelope signal derived from the baseband signal.
The invention will be further described by way of non-limitative example with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
FIG. 1 is a block circuit diagram of one embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2a is a block circuit diagram of a first variant of the embodiment of FIG. 1; and FIG. 2b is a block circuit diagram of a second variant of the embodiment of FIG. 1.
The apparatus shown in the FIG. 1 is for modulating an RF signal for broadcast with a baseband signal in which is encoded digital data which it is desired to transmit, and for amplifying the RF signal to a level suitable for broadcast. However, it should be emphasised that the invention is not restricted to use with digital data signals, but can be used with voice and other audio signals as well as other types of signal entirely. The illustrated apparatus is intended for use with a baseband signal with any bandwidth up to the order of a few hundred kiloherz and to produce a modulated RF signal at a frequency, say, of 400 MHz with a non-constant envelope. The frequency of use of this invention is not restricted and could be almost any RF frequency e.g. 108-138 MHz, 390-420 MHz, 1.8 GHz, 3.5 GHz, 5 GHz, etc.
As will become apparent from the following, the circuit operates in the manner of an Offset Phase Locked Loop (OPLL) modulator. Ordinarily, OPLL modulators can not be used with non-constant-envelope modulation scheme because they provide no means to control the amplitude of the modulated signal.
For the purposes of explanation, prior to application to the circuit shown in FIG. 1, the baseband digitally encoded signal is assumed to have been resolved into I and Q quadrature components by a resolver (not shown). However the invention is not restricted to that arrangement: firstly, the baseband signal can be generated ab initio in quadrature form (and hence not require resolving into it); and, secondly, the baseband signal need not be in quadrature form at all (though this could require other, additional, processing of the signal in order to meet regulatory and/or other requirements with regard to bandwidth, out-of-band noise and so forth). It should be noted that the invention is not restricted to using baseband signal in I/Q format; FIGS. 2a and 2 b illustrates a variant where the I/Q format is not used.
Given a desired nominal transmission frequency FT of, say 400 MHz, the apparatus requires a local oscillator to provide two related frequencies F1 and F2. By way of example, F1 is conveniently 90 MHz, which requires F2 to be either 410 MHz or 310 MHz depending on the implementation of the feedback loop of the OPLL.
The I and Q quadrature components of the baseband signal are applied to respective inputs 1 a and 1 b where they passed to mixers 2 a and 2 b which mix them with +45� and −45� phase-shifted components of the reference signal of frequency F1, which are provided by the pair of outputs of a phase splitter 3 to which this reference signal is applied. 0 and −90� could be used as an alternative to +45� and −45�, as could any other combination with the appropriate 90� phase difference.
The outputs of the mixers 2 a and 2 b, which contain components at the sums and differences of the baseband signal and F1 are summed by an adder 4 and applied to the input of a multi-stage limiter 5. This limiter produces an output signal of substantially constant envelope amplitude which is applied to one input of a phase comparator 6 which constitutes part of the OPLL. Additionally, the limiter 5 produces, at output 5A a signal which represents the envelope of the signal applied to the input of the limiter.
The phase comparator 6 produces an output signal whose amplitude is proportional to the difference between the signals applied to its two inputs, one of these being the output of the limiter 5 as just described. The other input of phase comparator 6 receives a signal fed back through a feedback path generally designated 10 around the output stage of the apparatus.
The output of phase comparator 6 is applied to the input of a low pass filter 7 whose frequency characteristics are chosen such that its output is restricted to baseband frequencies. This output is applied to the frequency-control input of a controlled oscillator 8, preferably a voltage controlled oscillator which is configured for operation at a frequency centred on the nominal transmission frequency (e.g. 400 MHz) and thus produces an output, of constant envelope amplitude, of a frequency whose value depends on the OPLL phase error as represented by the output of low pass filter 7.
The RF frequency-modulated signal of oscillator 8 is passed via a driver pre-amplifier 9 to an RF power amplifier 11 which amplifies the signal to a level suitable for feeding to an aerial for broadcasting.
A directional coupler 13 loaded by a 50-ohm load 14 picks off part of the output of the RF power amplifier 11. In order to complete the "loop" of the OPLL, this signal, which is simply the broadcast RF signal scaled down in amplitude, is fed to one input of a mixer 18. The other input of mixer 18 receives a local reference signal from the aforementioned local reference oscillator at a frequency (F2) of F1+FT, or FT F1−F1, but in either event such that the output of the mixer 18 is at the frequency F1, the purpose being to derive a signal which can be applied to the second input of phase comparator 6, so completing the phase-control loop. This output from mixer 18 is applied to a multi-stage limiter 19 whose characteristics are matched (in terms of amplitude-limiting effect and frequency response) to the limiter 5, subject of course to any amplitude scaling required to make the signals at the two inputs of phase comparator correctly comparable.
The signal picked-off from the directional coupler 13 is also rectified by a diode 15 and applied to one input of a differential amplifier 16 which operates as an integrator and controls the gain (and hence the output envelope) of the RF power amplifier 11. The other input of differential amplifier 16 receives the envelope-representing signal described above from the output 5A of the limiter 5.
Thus the effect of the differential amplifier 16 is to reinstate or "restore" the non-constant envelope modulation which is present in the signal at the input of limiter and which is removed from the signal as it is passed to the OPLL portion of the circuit
The key advantage of the use of the OPLL arrangement is that it allows the transmission of complex constant envelope schemes, such as GMSK, with very low noise compared to the use of a simple vector modulator, because OPLL applies modulation to a VCO as part of a control loop so the only noise generated by the modulator is the phase noise of the VCO. Modulators that do not use a OPLL typically use an I/Q vector modulator. In such a transmitter a VCO, as part of a Phase Locked Loop will contribute only part of the transmitter's noise, other components coming from the mixers in the vector modulator, thermal noise amplified from baseband if the signal to noise ratio of the input signal is insufficient and noise from a frequency up-converter that may be used after the vector modulator. Typically these contributions are significantly larger than that of the VCO. It will be appreciated that the above illustrated embodiment shares the low noise characteristics of prior OPLLs, while the envelope restoration enables this to be achieved in the context of a non-constant-envelope modulation scheme.
Advantages of the illustrated embodiment include:
very low wide-band noise (approximately equal to that of the VCO, say—150 dBc/Hz to 160 dBc/Hz)
the transmitter operates linearly independent of modulation envelope
it provides an easily integrated circuit implementation
it avoids external filters to reduce wideband noise
it avoids the linearity vs noise compromises of a Cartesian loop.
Numerous variations of the illustrated embodiment, within the scope of the appended claims, will be apparent to those skilled in the art. In particular, it is not necessary to use a closed loop arrangement for achieving the restoration of the signal envelope at the power amplification stage: rather, it could be achieve by open loop control, either on the basis of an envelope-representing control signal derived from the input signal, as in the embodiment illustrated above (FIG. 1) or a signal inputted to the apparatus and representing the required envelope modulation of the RF output (see FIGS. 2a and 2 b). In addition the amplitude of control of the PA can be achieved using gain control (via bias circuitry or other method) or amplitude control of supply voltages (as in conventional AM transmitters) or any other appropriate method.
In the variant shown in FIG. 2a, the inputs are presented to the circuit as an amplitude information signal r and a phase information signal θ, rather than as I & Q quadrature signals. Items 2 a to 5 of FIG. 1 are thus omitted and instead the amplitude information signal R is applied to one input of integrator 16, while the phase information signal θ is applied via a phase modulator 21 to the phase detector 6. The variant shown in FIG. 2b is similar to that of FIG. 2a, but uses open-loop, instead of closed-loop, envelope modulation. Thus items 16-18 of FIG. 1 are also omitted and instead the amplitude information signal r is applied to an S-class modulator to control the envelope of the output of the power amplifier 11. S-class modulation can be achieved by variation of the power amplifier power supply voltage, e.g. by variable duty-cycle switching.
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MARGARET WARNER: Finally tonight, remembering clarinetist and big band leader Artie Shaw, who died yesterday. The swing-era virtuoso sold more than 100 million records, including such hits as "Begin the Beguine," "Lady be Good" and "Stardust" before abruptly quitting the music business in 1954.
During World War II, he enlisted in the Navy; then recruited other musicians to create a band that performed for allied troops. That part of his story was told by producer Ken Burns in his PBS series, "Jazz." Here is an excerpt, narrated by Keith David.
KEITH DAVID: Artie Shaw led a Navy band that toured the South Pacific, playing in jungles so hot and humid that the pads on the saxophones rotted and horns had to be held together with rubber bands. Seventeen times they were bombed or strafed by Japanese planes.
ARTIE SHAW, Clarinetist: There were times when it was really very moving. You'd play three notes and the whole audience was instantly roaring with you. They knew the record. And you got the feeling that you'd created a piece of durable Americana that was speaking to these people.
I remember engagements on the U.S.S. Saratoga, this huge carrier, and we were put on the flight deck, and we came down into this cavernous place where there were 3,000 men in dress uniforms. And a roar went up. I'll tell you, you know, it really threw me. I couldn't believe what I was seeing or hearing. I felt something extraordinary.
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Pirate11Lees Summit, MissouriAge: 45-54Gender: male5 Stars Out Of 5Outstanding bookApril 4, 2011Pirate11Lees Summit, MissouriAge: 45-54Gender: maleQuality: 5Meets Expectations: 5This is the book, besides the Bilbe that a pastor needs at his desk everyday to get a Church growing and living again.
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Jersey commuters, the past two weeks or so have not been easy. In fact, they've been downright exhausting.
Since Hurricane Sandy hit, we're still dealing with a transit system thrown into disarray, hours-long lines, commutes at a standstill and utter confusion in Port Authority.
I completely understand that our area just went through a devastating natural disaster, and my thoughts are with the people who've had their lives upended because of it. I commend those who've been working nonstop to help others patch their lives back together. I truly believe everyone is doing the best they can.
That being said, I haven't been commuting nearly as long as the majority of passengers, so I can only offer a limited perspective. But from what I've seen and whom I've spoken to, the past weeks have been nothing short of a commuter's worst nightmare — particularly the morning of Nov. 12, with some trips to New York taking up to 5 hours because of a series of terrible accidents near the Lincoln Tunnel.
I don't wish to offend anyone who disagrees, but as I slowly watched my usual commute from Old Bridge to New York descend into madness, I couldn't help but think to myself that the emotions on the bus exactly mirrored the Kübler-Ross model — more commonly know as the Five Stages of Grief. You may be able to relate to my outline of the morning's events/stages below:
1) Denial: The day started out as usual. I'd briefly heard that there was an accident at the Lincoln Tunnel, but I figured it'd be cleared by the time I was up there. I boarded the bus from Old Bridge around 8:30 a.m., since I typically get into work at 10. The bus started inching along in traffic around 8:50 a.m., which isn't out of the ordinary. But by around 9:30 a.m., this turned into a palpable sense of frustration throughout the bus. First apologetic email to work sent.
My thoughts: "Oh, this isn't good. I'm going to be late to work again. Why is this happening on a Monday morning, of course?"
2) Anger: Passengers start squirming in their seats. Some are arching their necks to see out of the front window or furiously looking around at the others wondering WHAT IS GOING ON. Some are audibly sighing and saying, "This is ridiculous … ::mumble mumble typical NJ Transit mumble mumble::" Others are getting feisty. A lady in the front row starts arguing with the bus driver. One man storms up to the front and is obviously ready to lead a full takeover of the bus.
My thoughts: "Can we just go back home? I'm kind of scared. Yet extremely entertained."
3) Bargaining: It's Hour 2, and things are getting bleak. Desperation is in the air. Some begin to realize that the bus driver is not willing to readily hand over the keys on the middle of the Turnpike. People suggest alternate routes to the driver. He refuses. Probably because we are wedged between about 40 other buses on all sides. The same man from earlier storms back down the aisle, puts on his jacket, and declares that he wants to get off the bus and walk back to Secaucus Junction to take the train. No one is willing to join him. Probably because there is no feasible way to physically jump from the Turnpike to the train station. He just stands up for awhile.
Thoughts: "Dude, just sit down. Also, good thing I packed these crackers, yum."
4) Depression: It's Hour 3, and there is an all-out sense that things are hopeless.
It's taken 2 hours to get from Secaucus to the GWB/Lincoln Tunnel toll, which usually takes about 5-10 minutes. Girl behind me starts crying on the phone to her mom because she is missing class. She tells her mom that she is hyperventilating and cannot breathe. Sure.
Second apologetic email to work sent.
Thoughts: "Can you please be quiet so I can at least take a nap?"
5) Acceptance: Everyone is silent and sitting languidly in their seats, fully realizing that this was quite possibly the longest commute of their lives. We make it through the tunnel and into New York. I don't think anyone's been happier to finally get off the bus and breathe in the stale air of Port Authority. I would've kissed the floor, but I wasn't really in the mood to contract some sort of incurable disease from it. It is now after 12 p.m.
Thoughts: "I could've taken a trip to D.C. or Boston by now."
I stepped into my office at 12:30 p.m.
Thoughts: "Lunch time."
Perhaps your commute was about the same. Unfortunately, this could very well happen again.
New Jersey Transit, the nation's largest statewide mass-transit network, is still unsure when full service will resume, according to Bloomberg Businessweek. A substation in Kearny and a separate operations center suffered extensive flood damage, said Nancy Snyder, an NJ Transit spokeswoman.The North Jersey Coast and Gladstone Branch lines remain shut down as of this writing, with many more lines running only limited service. NJTransit.com has constant updates and alternate routes available.
After Monday's debacle, where the Port Authority ticket lines intertwined with bus lines that wrapped around entire floors twice and someone in the middle of the floor kept yelling, "HOW ARE YOU CHARGING FOR TICKETS? WE JUST HAD A HURRICANE!", the commuting process is slowly progressing back toward a sort of routine.
Gov. Chris Christie, who nixed the Access to the Region's Core tunnel project in 2010, told commuters: "Sorry. We had a disaster. Take the ferry. It won't take you two to three hours."
But for many residents who have no such alternative options, that's easier said than done.
Janna Chernetz, New Jersey advocate for the Tri-State Transportation Campaign, said that the state needs to find better funding for its transportation.
"This situation really highlights that. Especially from an economic standpoint — transportation is the lifeblood of the economy," she told Businessweek.
John Daidone, 51, of Maplewood, had a 5-hour commute to his job in Union Square Monday morning, but was able to take the train when his line resumed service later in the day.
"I literally wanted to kiss that seat," he said to Businessweek. "My God, if anyone ever hears me cursing out the train again, they have my permission to punch me in the face."
Things may not be back to "normal" for a long time. So until then, sit back, relax and be grateful you even have a ride.


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You're right. Not to mention the plugs they have to do for the sponsors. However, they have ample material in which to fill that time. For example, last Friday night I was driving up to Columbus. After the Reds game I happened to catch the Yankees and As game. They weren't great but they actually called the game. No e-mails, no trivia, no talk about golf games or cronies. I knew what the score was, how many outs there were, if there were any runners on base, all that good stuff you need to know when listening to a baseball game. One of them did get a bit upset when the Yankees rookie pitcher gave up about 5 runs but he didn't dwell on it for 3 innings.Originally Posted by BigKlu
You know what is ironic? The media in this town absolutely gives Marty a free pass. They wouldn't dare criticize him. And Marty is the type of broadcaster that "tells it like it is" and wouldn't put up with anyone else who isn't his family or friends or himself.


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