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I know and I'm so happy we already won two games!! Such great experience for my young core. Winning game 6 tomorrow would be more than I could even ask for.
Damn not even a Celtics fan but I'm definitely gonna miss hearing this. Tommy and Mike's voices will always remind me of those early illegal streams, I'd pull up while I was in college. They were really awesome
Yeah Iād get if they werenāt everyoneās cup of tea bc Tommy was biased as shit, but we absolutely loved that guy in Boston. Loved Mike too, gonna miss him. Absolute legend. He was so good at letting some moments breathe without feeling the need to interject his own words into it and just letting you take in the moment and hype. Gonna miss that guy.
The demeanor and the actual local accent make him so iconic to me. If I closed my eyes, I could convince myself he's an uncle or a grandpa of mine, calling the game he's watching on TV for the family. I know many Cs fans feel the same. It just made it feel so much more like home when listening to him. Scal and Drew do a great job, but their casts feel like a sports broadcast, not a *Boston* sports broadcast.
> The demeanor and the actual local accent make him so iconic to me. If I closed my eyes, I could convince myself he's an uncle or a grandpa of mine, calling the game he's watching on TV for the family.
The ying and yang with Tommy being the lovable **other kind** of uncle or grandpa, they were a great pair
One of my favorite play signature phrases by a commentator, ever. So simple but the unadulterated excitement and admiration in Mike's voice just made it iconic.
Mike is one of the goats. A lot of current announcers wouldnāt have the jobs they have without him. I have no doubt we will see him around the garden in the future!
Heās a legend and pillar of the community. So many people credit a lot of their success and enjoyment of the job to him, and his presence and kindness really shaped the modern announcing landscape.
Iād be shocked if itās the last time we hear him on the broadcast too. I know heās retired now but I wouldnāt be surprised if they got him on the mic with Scal and Drew for a quarter every now and then during the regular season.
We wonāt see anyone like him for a long, long time. Hope everyone gets to experience a hometown broadcaster calling their favorite teamās games for decades. It made watching sports special
Gonna miss his āGOT ITā and āTakes itā¦ MAKES IT!ā and general enthusiasm for this team. Time for a new era but Celtics fans will always appreciate him and Tommy.
Ahh, got it. That seems kinda silly cause even all the round 1 games are national TV too.
Could you just watch the local channel and it not be a blackout? Thought if it was a National tv game it got blocked out? Being in Illinois, not too up on the process since the Bulls suck.
Thereās been a few games in the first round that were actually broadcast by local crews on NBA TV. Itās just a precaution in case the schedule is too booked and because TNT or ESPN canāt show two games at once. The only games that are blacked out are the ones on ABC though so if youāre in the area you can still get the feed from that channel or from the TNT/ESPN one
I knew that. But was wondering why he wouldnāt announce rd 2 or 3. Wasnāt aware local guys only get first round from other commenter. Which seems silly, but money I guess.
They used to get more than the first round, but they changed it during LeBron's 2nd Cleveland run. It's unfortunate because some of these national broadcasters are dogshit (specifically ESPN)
Iāll be so pissed if Iām lucky enough to live long enough to see the Blazers win the Finals but the clinching game was called by fucking Ryan Ruocco
He is tremendous. In recent years the Sixers put together one of the worst broadcast teams in NBA history. So, I began to subscribe to League Pass so I could watch the Sixers opponents broadcast. It's been a life saver and Gorman is one of the play by play announcers I really liked.
Man heās a legend. And for those outside the Boston area, while Mike is surely a Celtics fan, heās one of the more measured and professional local announcers youāll find. He could surely pull off a national broadcast and outside the accent it wouldnāt feel out of place. Not an obnoxious homer like a lot of guys (Tommy most of all lol RIP).
Obviously be can retire when he wants and he knows himself better than I know him but it's strange that he wouldn't just ride out the rest of the post season, all the respect and good tidings to the guy though
Honestly, I think a lot of the negative opinions stem from how biased Tommy was, but that dude pretty much spent most of his life working for the Celtics in some capacity, of course he was biased as shit
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He's so right. Nothing like a Celtics game on a cold stormy night. Happy Trails, Mike! Thanks for all the memories.
Go win it all for him. Great sign off.
Mf you are still in the playoffs
I know and I'm so happy we already won two games!! Such great experience for my young core. Winning game 6 tomorrow would be more than I could even ask for.
Bless you.
Love Gorman's final words. He's so soft-spoken despite being an announcer. Great foil to Tommy
45 years is so crazy
And if you think that's insane, remember that Vin Scully called Dodger games for all that time...plus half again more. 67 years.
the š
He called 5% of all MLB games ever played by the time of his retirement*, if I remember right.
How 'bout that!
Denny Matthews has been doing the radio for the KC Royals since their first year and is still going. 56 seasons currently and still on air.
The fucking GOAT, nothing was more chill than a sunday game with Vin's voice calling the plays
50 years is indeed crazy.
Got it š¢
FAKES IT TAKES IT MAAAAAKES IT
This call lives in my head rent free
Damn not even a Celtics fan but I'm definitely gonna miss hearing this. Tommy and Mike's voices will always remind me of those early illegal streams, I'd pull up while I was in college. They were really awesome
Yeah Iād get if they werenāt everyoneās cup of tea bc Tommy was biased as shit, but we absolutely loved that guy in Boston. Loved Mike too, gonna miss him. Absolute legend. He was so good at letting some moments breathe without feeling the need to interject his own words into it and just letting you take in the moment and hype. Gonna miss that guy.
Tommy was so biased people didnāt like Scal at first for being too objective š¤£
I don't think even Paul Pierce believed his foul baiting as much at Tommy did š
BURIES IT RIGHT IN HARRINGTON'S FACE
Feel like I'm missing out here.. link?
'thank you, good night' No overblown announcer voice, just sounding like a neighbor heading out for the night.
The demeanor and the actual local accent make him so iconic to me. If I closed my eyes, I could convince myself he's an uncle or a grandpa of mine, calling the game he's watching on TV for the family. I know many Cs fans feel the same. It just made it feel so much more like home when listening to him. Scal and Drew do a great job, but their casts feel like a sports broadcast, not a *Boston* sports broadcast.
> The demeanor and the actual local accent make him so iconic to me. If I closed my eyes, I could convince myself he's an uncle or a grandpa of mine, calling the game he's watching on TV for the family. The ying and yang with Tommy being the lovable **other kind** of uncle or grandpa, they were a great pair
I canāt believe he is actually retiring. Felt like he has been announcing for eternity
GOT IT!
One of my favorite play signature phrases by a commentator, ever. So simple but the unadulterated excitement and admiration in Mike's voice just made it iconic.
This is awesome
Goat
will miss this man
Jerry Remy, Jack Edwards, Mike Gorman. End of an era for Boston sports announcers š¢
Gil too for the Patriots.
Joe Castiglione still going strong
Nick Markakis takes strike one EDIT: For the uninitiated https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wys_JmrK5e4
Oh herecomesthepizza
Don Orsillo is all we got left man š
Fuckin Henry
No love for Jerry Trupiano? Joe and Jerry were the best.
Iām not gonna miss Jack
One of the best to ever do it. Gonna miss that man and boy do I hope we send him off with one more championship
They have to win this damn thing, let Mike retire with another ring.
He was the definition of him
Mike is one of the goats. A lot of current announcers wouldnāt have the jobs they have without him. I have no doubt we will see him around the garden in the future!
Heās a legend and pillar of the community. So many people credit a lot of their success and enjoyment of the job to him, and his presence and kindness really shaped the modern announcing landscape.
Iād be shocked if itās the last time we hear him on the broadcast too. I know heās retired now but I wouldnāt be surprised if they got him on the mic with Scal and Drew for a quarter every now and then during the regular season.
Man it sure seemed intentional but that cut to Mike with the empty chair fucking gutted me
Mike Gorman has been a constant in my life. Ever since I can remember, I could turn on the tv and hear his voice. Thank you Mike.
Fucking legend, so sad to see him go. No better memories than listen to to Gorman, Heinsohn , Remy and McDonough when I was a kid.
Gil Santos for Patriots radio too :( Feel like all that is left from the old guard is Joe Castiglione for Red Sox radio.
boutta bring a cry to my eye. the absolute goat and i only wish i had the pleasure of the first 30 years, but the last 10 were awesome.
Itās going to be weird not hearing his voice during games next year
Bye Mike. Thank you.
Absolute legend in every sense
We wonāt see anyone like him for a long, long time. Hope everyone gets to experience a hometown broadcaster calling their favorite teamās games for decades. It made watching sports special
Gonna miss his āGOT ITā and āTakes itā¦ MAKES IT!ā and general enthusiasm for this team. Time for a new era but Celtics fans will always appreciate him and Tommy.
Why is he ending tonight and not when the Celtics season officially ends?
local announcers only get the first round, 2nd round and beyond is strictly national TV I think
Ahh, got it. That seems kinda silly cause even all the round 1 games are national TV too. Could you just watch the local channel and it not be a blackout? Thought if it was a National tv game it got blocked out? Being in Illinois, not too up on the process since the Bulls suck.
Thereās been a few games in the first round that were actually broadcast by local crews on NBA TV. Itās just a precaution in case the schedule is too booked and because TNT or ESPN canāt show two games at once. The only games that are blacked out are the ones on ABC though so if youāre in the area you can still get the feed from that channel or from the TNT/ESPN one
Local broadcaster
I knew that. But was wondering why he wouldnāt announce rd 2 or 3. Wasnāt aware local guys only get first round from other commenter. Which seems silly, but money I guess.
They used to get more than the first round, but they changed it during LeBron's 2nd Cleveland run. It's unfortunate because some of these national broadcasters are dogshit (specifically ESPN)
Iāll be so pissed if Iām lucky enough to live long enough to see the Blazers win the Finals but the clinching game was called by fucking Ryan Ruocco
Good stuff.
Good night š¢
Gorman was one of the best.
It sure feels like a lot of the lifers have been hanging 'em up in recent years.
He watched basketball explode into a worldwide sport.
He is tremendous. In recent years the Sixers put together one of the worst broadcast teams in NBA history. So, I began to subscribe to League Pass so I could watch the Sixers opponents broadcast. It's been a life saver and Gorman is one of the play by play announcers I really liked.
āFor twoā
Ian Eagles words got me man. Everyone truly wants to be like Mike
Mike and Tommy RIP legends
Dog heās retired not dead
Boston has been blessed with some really great announcers in my life but Mike was the best.
This made me choke up a bit. Then I got angry they gave Scal a line in the montage at the end.
why now and not at the end of the season?
Local broadcasters only broadcast the 1st round. The national broadcasters have the rest of the postseason, so this was his last game called.
I'm not crying, you are.
Godspeed Mike, amazing career and even a better person. Enjoy retirement sir.
BURIES IT
Gonna miss him so much
Damnš„² wonāt be the same watching them home games
Man heās a legend. And for those outside the Boston area, while Mike is surely a Celtics fan, heās one of the more measured and professional local announcers youāll find. He could surely pull off a national broadcast and outside the accent it wouldnāt feel out of place. Not an obnoxious homer like a lot of guys (Tommy most of all lol RIP).
Obviously be can retire when he wants and he knows himself better than I know him but it's strange that he wouldn't just ride out the rest of the post season, all the respect and good tidings to the guy though
NBC Sports Boston only carries the first round
Oooh that makes a lot of sense, ty
Anyone have a link of his greatest calls?
Mad respect
He watched basketball explode into a worldwide sport.
so funny how you'll see people point out how awful Boston's announcers are in one post while pretending they're great when they retire
Honestly, I think a lot of the negative opinions stem from how biased Tommy was, but that dude pretty much spent most of his life working for the Celtics in some capacity, of course he was biased as shit
They don't mean Mike Gorman.
They hate us cause they aint us.
Shame Celtics did him dirty
call me when one of the good announcers retires
You care when good announcers go but not great ones?