Comments on: Observations From Cooperstown: Thinking About Frank Messer

By: Boatzilla

Boatzilla — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 08:51:07 +0000

Thanks Bruce. I loved Messer’s smooth voice. I also remember him as the voice of reason and sanity between Scooter and White’s stand-up routine. I was really disappointed when he left the booth.

By: BronxToCT

BronxToCT — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 02:56:30 +0000

[8] I was still pretty young and don’t remember much, but I do recall that looked forward to their play-by-play combo on the radio or TV and that I was impressed by the fact that they had both played for the Yankees during their glory years. (I had the misfortune of becoming a fan in the mid-1960′s.)

By: Bruce Markusen

Bruce Markusen — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 00:19:28 +0000

Good recall on the Messer call of Rags’ no-hitter. Ive got to ask you: what were Coleman and Rizzuto like when they were together in the booth?

By: BronxToCT

BronxToCT — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 21:48:52 +0000

It’s perhaps even more amazing that it’s been 25 years since Messar announced his last Yankee game — but then I still remember when Rizzuto and Coleman did the games. My best memory of Messer is his call of the last pitch of Righetti’s no-hitter (maybe because of its frequent appearance on Yes). That’s probably about as excited as he ever got.

By: Matt Blankman

Matt Blankman — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 20:28:53 +0000

Frank wasn’t a guy to say anything too memorable or controversial. Just a smooth-voiced play-by-play guy. He knew he had personality surrounding him with Rizzuto and White and he just called the game and set them up.

By: Alex Belth

Alex Belth — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:30:48 +0000

Yup, Messer was solid. A-B-C-Ya later!

By: thelarmis

thelarmis — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:26:58 +0000

thanks for this! i definitely remember messer, as a kid, but probably more in name than voice & personality. i have tons of memories about rizzuto and white, of course.

By: Matt Blankman

Matt Blankman — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:26:47 +0000

I always liked Frank Messer. The necessary calm professional voice between Phil & Bill.

By: Normando

Normando — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 18:14:47 +0000

I’m a Yankee fan because growing up in upstate New York, we could get Yankee games on the radio — No Mets (or even Red Sox, who have a big following upstate). So I grew up spending lots of summer nights in my room with Messer, White, and Rizzuto, eating peaches and listening in bed in the dark. I always pictured Messer sitting in the middle of the other two, even though the times that all three were on the air were infrequent. The three of them were the gateway to my Yankee fandom, and really my son’s as well. Sure do appreciate this appreciation of Messer.

By: Ara Just Fair

Ara Just Fair — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:32:04 +0000

Thanks for the insight. I grew up with The Scooter and Bill White. I did not know much about Messer and If I was watching the Yanks from 1980 – 1984 as a kid I certainly don’t remember voices. To think today’s young Yes watchers and us included don’t know who the hell we’re going to be hearing on a series to series basis. On one hand you can’t get too sick of one person but on the other hand you don’t like seeing one or two of the rotating talking heads.