Mike Gorman getting chalked etc.

[Phil Maymin]

Snoopy, what is Gorman in the HOF for? Thanks. Phil.

On Dec 2, 2007 11:58 PM, Snoopy the Celtics Beagle <snoopy at celticsbeagle.net>
wrote:

> I have to disagree with you here.  Mike Gorman is not some kid who
> just bopped in off the street to do the Celtics play by play.  He's
> been doing Celtics games  with Tommy Heinsohn for over 25 years, one
> of the longest such broadcast partnerships in sports history.  He's
> worked at CBS, ESPN, NBC and TNT covering everything from college
> hoops to the Olympics.  He is also a member of the New England
> Basketball HOF and is a five time Emmy winner.
>
> Sounds more to me like some of the Celtics could stand to ride HIS
> coattails.
>
> At 10:18 PM 12/2/2007, asterix ninetynine wrote:
>
> >I can understand why Gorman would get tired of the chalk
> >thingy.  BUT I think he should consider that with a successful team
> >more people watch the games and thus his name recognition
> >increases.  I mean most folks that aren't like us who watched the
> >team when they were losing 18 straight and there is likely a
> >sizeable constituency that wouldn't know Mike Gorman from Lou Gorman.
> >
> >The guys on this Celtics team will be "rock stars" in Boston come
> >March as the only game in town and Mike Gorman will ride those
> >coattails.  If he plays his cards right, he'll leverage his name
> >recognition into a fat new contract with lots of guarantees
> >(including a pretty little parachute), so if the chalk thingy is
> >bugging him he ought to step aside because there are of lot of folks
> >behind him that won't give a lick about that.  Players make the
> >world go round , not the announcers.
> >
> >Besides kids love sidewalk chalk, I smell an endorsement if Mikey
> >plays his cards right....
> >----- Original Message ----
> >From: JB <JB_Celticsstuff at Comcast.net>
> >To: The Boston Celtics Mailing List <celtics at igtc.com>
> >Sent: Sunday, December 2, 2007 8:19:13 PM
> >Subject: Re: Mike Gorman getting chalked etc.
> >
> >I was at the game tonight, with the press pas and I can't quote him,
> >but.....
> >
> >
> >On Dec 2, 2007, at 8:17 PM, dforant1 wrote:
> >
> > > This thread is a teaser. Why is Niles wrong?? What do you know
> > > about it?
> > > Just the facts mam, just the facts.
>
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