The WGOM

Were you reading from a script ot just doing this extemperaneously?

Very informative (love the mention of Silva only missing two bats), and your enunciation is excellent, but it's pretty monotone and the sentences don't flow smoothly. I'd listen again, though.

Overall pretty good --content wise, the basic recap info (like you might find in the box score) seems redundant, while your personal insight, such as "missed two bats" is more interesting. You can tell your delivery is more relaxed and conversational when it's commentary, and more "newscastery" when you are reporting. I'd say because most of your audience will have seen the game, read the boxscore or seen highlights on the world wider leader, the Andy Rooney stuff will be more entertaining and informative.

From a delivery standpoint, I'd say if you could emulate the tone, pacing and delivery you might have if you were in a bar having a beer with one of the citizens, you'd relax and it would sound better. (Not that it sounded bad this time). If you listen to Aaron Gleeman's short videos or his segments on KFAN he's actually pretty good -- he's relaxed, talks in his normal voice and his delivery is like he's having a conversation. If you wanted to emulate a regular guy, I think he does a good job.

Here's a link to some inexpensive theme music. I used Suzie when I was doing a weekly five minute segment for one of my clients. I thought it raised the production values quit a bit.

Mod Pod Music

I did do it extemporaneously. If I would have had a script, it would have been a lot easier. I wanted it to be five minutes -- the original cut was 9 minutes but I edited stuff out to get it down to five minutes. The eventual goal is to be able to sit down at the computer, pump out five minutes worth in the morning and put it up. I'm not used to talking in a microphone, so it was a little stilted.

Stick - nice first outing!

You need some walking music (the music that Doc Severinsen & Co. played while the guest walked over to the couch), and a trademarked parting shot.

Looking forward to more.

My two favorite moments:

1) you began a sentence with "Nevertheless". Let's hear Gleeman do that on KFAN!
2) about halfway through, you mentioned Liriano pitching "at the major league level"

I'll echo all those who have said it was a good first run. As you settle into a format the delivery will flow better, but there's no nervousness there or anything like that.

I don't know how many of the out-of-market citizens have access to watching most games, so I can only speak for myself when it comes to recaps, and I've gotta say I'd really rather hear your commentary than a summary of the box score. If there are pertinent pieces of information, that's all good, but I'd really rather get the goods on the turning points of the game or other items of interest from your perspective. Maybe other people who don't have an MLB media package will feel differently, but I feel like I can get a recap plenty of other places and I'd rather devote the entire time to your observations.

One final thought, which some have already mentioned: music and/or intro. Doesn't have to be elaborate or anything - the NBC chimes are as iconic and simple as anything in media. No need to go all drive-time radio with anything to inject some WGOM-brand flavor into the mini-podcast, but it might be worth having a little intro/outro tune to make the final product feel a bit more polished.

Overall, a really good first effort. I'll definitely tune into WGOM Radio again.

Hey Stick, don't listen to those critics...you were no worse than Herb Carneal. Of course, he's been dead awhile. (Insert rimshot here.)

Good effort. Moss would actually be more likely to listen to a 3-minute take than a 5-minute version, though.

Moss likes the typewriter or barroom background-noise ideas, and the "WGOM" call sign idea too.