play by play

Always the perfectionist, play-by-play announcer Joe Davis wonders if he got things right on his historic Freddie Freeman World Series grand slam call.

There were many moments during the debate where I was literally yelling at the screen or commenting and doing play-by-play, as I was grinning and nodding.

Accustomed to doing play-by-plays, Gonzalez offers the following commentary on his perfect Sunday in L.A. when he’s not on the road.

“Oh my God, what is going on?” the now 23-year-old said via Zoom, recounting the events of that afternoon like a play-by-play commentator.

In the hot St. Louis summer evenings, I would lie listening to Jack Buck’s play-by-play of the Cardinals, my face turned toward the window where an oak provided both the shade and view I needed.