Bob Greene : The first walk during a New York Yankees game is accompanied by `` Just walk into CityMD 's six convenient locations '' ; the first run scored in a Texas Rangers game is described by the play-by-play man as `` the First Financial First Run . '' Baseball radio play-by-play is working commercials into the announcers ' descriptions . He says baseball on the radio is still special , but it's not as good as when he was a kid listening to Vin Scully and Joe Garagiola call games for CBS. At times , play-by-play can reach heights , as in description of Stan Musial 's last at bat , Greene says .
Bob Greene : Baseball radio play-by-play is working commercials into the announcers ' descriptions . He says baseball on the radio is still special , but it's not as good as when he was a kid listening to Vin Scully and Joe Garagiola call games for CBS. At times , play-by-play can reach heights , as in description of Stan Musial 's last at bat , Greene says .