Ken Rosenthal is the on-the-field reporter for the Fox telecasts on weekends. He's awful.
First, I've never heard him say anything that you couldn't find anywhere else. He's no Peter Gammons.
Second, he's a terrible broadcaster. Everything he says has an air of bemusement about it. It's not quite as annoying as the look of bemusement permanently fused to George Bush's face, even when talking about tragedies. But Rosenthal had that look of bemusement while talking about Ned Yost's job being on the line if the Brewers miss the post-season. Is he proud of what he's saying? Have the producers told him to make it lighter, because it's Fox? Or is he flirting with Jeannie Zelasco?
Also, everything he says from the field sounds scripted...like he's reading from a teleprompter. It has the same feel as when a local reporter does a scripted lead-in from a live location, and then rolls a "package". Every time Rosenthal speaks, I think he's throwing to a package. But of course, there's no tape that follows. Just another scripted question from Zelasco and scripted response from Rosenthal.
How do guys like this get these jobs?
Side note: Jeannie Zelasco is dressed like Annie Oakley today.
