Vin Scully is probably the best baseball announcer alive, maybe the best of all time.
But, sadly, when the Dodgers make it to any post-season play, Scully is relegated to the radio only.
In fact, he only does innings 1-3, skipping 4-6, then returning for 7-9.
The obvious solution would be to turn down the sound on the TV, and simply turn on the radio.
However the two broadcasts are never in sync.
Luckily we have Tivo and DVRs.
Then, simply pause the TV for a few seconds. It usually takes a few attempts, but eventually, you have the two in sync.
Sadly, on some days, the TV is actually ahead of the radio. When that happens, there is no way to pause the radio, so you are essentially out of luck. You can, of course, listen to Scully announce everything a few seconds after it happens, but that is probably not for most people.
But usually it works. Now you have all the background, stories, and low-key observations...so much better than the network guys. Especially Fox.
The question arises: what does one do during innings 4-6? I guess to get us used to Charlie, he does the play by play during those middle innings. He isn't a terrible announcer, but he pales in comparison.
If it's TBS, I switch to them usually. If it's Fox, especially Joe Buck, I go with Steiner.
Hopefully we'll have many opportunities all the way through Halloween to hear Scully call plays in October.....
