Kristen Robinson writes:
 
 
>Greg Sorenson writes:
>
>>When I was a wee lad growing up in the Minneapolis hinterlands (Nordeast,
>>to be exact) I recall Bob Kurtz calling Twins games on KMSP-TV.
>>
>>What does this have to do with college hockey? His partner at the time was
>>Larry Osterman...who is now the color analyst on PASS's CCHA coverage (now
>>part of Prime Network's game o' the week). A small, small world...
>>
>This is not quite true.  As far as I know, and admittedly I've been away
>from Michigan for six months now, Osterman was the play-by-play guy on the
>PASS game of the week, but he got fired last year.  Oh wait, maybe he was
>only fired from doing baseball games--he used to cover Detroit Tiger games
>too.
>
Kristen's last supposition is correct--Osterman was fired from Tigers'
broadcasts in favor of ex-catcher Jim Price, who (IMHO) is much worse at
play-by-play but is much more of a homer (and I'm a Tigers fan.....).
 
Osterman still does play-by-play for PASS college hockey, including the CCHA
games and the Great Lakes Invitational.
 
Greg Sorenson also mentioned Chris McClure.  He is the color guy on PASS
and, while he may be a nice guy, he is a major league homer for Michigan
State and, during the Great Lakes tourney, for the CCHA in general.  I find
his voice grating and his commentary tedious.
 
Dean Woodbeck
 
 
 
 
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Dean Woodbeck
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Michigan Technological University
Houghton, MI
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