Mariners' Announcers

Brian, you are absolutely right. You complained the other day that the Mariners' radio announcers were the worst for interrupting the play-by-play with ads. I was listening on my way home tonight, and could not believe it (even after your rant and rave) when I heard

"Down and in. First pitch brought to you by blah blah blah."

Now we have pitch sponsors?! It has just gone too far. Let's listen to the game, shall we?

Rooster Says:
I know every MLB team does a lot of marketing and sells a lot of advertising. But by far the Mariners have the most intrusive advertising I've ever heard. I don't mind one or two every other inning, or even every inning, provided it is at the beginning and end of the inning. But an ad twice, three times in a single inning? And not just in between batters, but often in between pitches to one batter? It's bad enough that if I were a Mariners fan, I simply wouldn't listen to the games (I listen to an inning or two on my way home from work in the car). Looking at the box score in the paper the next morning is better than having your play-by-play constantly interrupted by announcers hawking some thing or other.