Justin Maxwell

[catocony]

He's so boring I can barely stay awake to complain about him.

[Mathguy]

True - he needs some emotion in his voice

He's so boring I can barely stay awake to complain about him.

[Air Desmond]

Bring Rob Dibble back.

[rileyn]

He's so boring I can barely stay awake to complain about him.

He is Bizarro FP.  Nats fans getting whiplash from the TV broadcast.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

part of it is he's so soft spoken.  they really need to juice up his mic.

[Smithian]

He's still the guy who in the Miami brawl gingerly jogged to the mound while Pat Listach put aside his hate for Nyjer Morgan to defend the name on the front of the jersey.

Brawls are stupid. Players who tip toe instead of defending the jersey are worse.

[Mathguy]

2nd the motion

Bring Rob Dibble back.

[imref]

there's got to be someone out there with ties to the Nationals who can be entertaining and informative in the booth.  How about Brian Dozier?

[nfotiu]

there's got to be someone out there with ties to the Nationals who can be entertaining and informative in the booth.  How about Brian Dozier?

I wonder if a guy who's made 30 million in his career has any appetite to take a job that probably pays about 100k?  If it is going to be a Nats era player, I think it has to be a guy who never got to the point of getting fat FA contracts or who has blown all his money.  Maxwell is awfully boring, so they need to do something.

[Smithian]

there's got to be someone out there with ties to the Nationals who can be entertaining and informative in the booth.  How about Brian Dozier?

Ryan Zimmerman. His limited interviews have always been fun and he has been around since Day 1. But I doubt they can afford to pay him enough unless he wants to be an announcer.

[Smithian]

I wonder if a guy who's made 30 million in his career has any appetite to take a job that probably pays about 100k?  If it is going to be a Nats era player, I think it has to be a guy who never got to the point of getting fat FA contracts or who has blown all his money.  Maxwell is awfully boring, so they need to do something.

I think Drew Storen or Tyler Clippard would be perfect studio guys, but I think both of those guys left DC on bad terms.

I was about to say Rick Ankiel, turns out he is already on Cardinals broadcasts.

Maybe Ian Desmond or Denard Span after they retire.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Is Emmanuel Burriss still in DC? I don't imagine he's rich. 

[comish4lif]

I think Drew Storen or Tyler Clippard would be perfect studio guys, but I think both of those guys left DC on bad terms.

I was about to say Rick Ankiel, turns out he is already on Cardinals broadcasts.

Maybe Ian Desmond or Denard Span after they retire.

Wasn't Drew Storen's dad a sports talk radio guy?

http://baseball.playerprofiles.com/playerprofile.asp?playerID=9063

Yes, he is the son of former XM Radio's Mark Patrick.

[imref]

I wonder if a guy who's made 30 million in his career has any appetite to take a job that probably pays about 100k?  If it is going to be a Nats era player, I think it has to be a guy who never got to the point of getting fat FA contracts or who has blown all his money.  Maxwell is awfully boring, so they need to do something.

Ryan Zimmerman. His limited interviews have always been fun and he has been around since Day 1. But I doubt they can afford to pay him enough unless he wants to be an announcer.

Zimmerman doing commentary from the bench when he's not playing would be good.

[Ali the Baseball Cat]

Joey Eischen would be fun, though he would be bleeped out even more than Gordon Ramsey

[RobDibblesGhost]

Bring Rob Dibble back.

[RobDibblesGhost]

Sounds like Maxwell is going to be in the booth for a while.

[hotshot]

I wonder if a guy who's made 30 million in his career has any appetite to take a job that probably pays about 100k?  If it is going to be a Nats era player, I think it has to be a guy who never got to the point of getting fat FA contracts or who has blown all his money.  Maxwell is awfully boring, so they need to do something.

$About 100,000? Is that what we believe FP takes down? I'd be shocked if that was the going rate for a color man, here or elsewhere.

[nfotiu]

$About 100,000? Is that what we believe FP takes down? I'd be shocked if that was the going rate for a color man, here or elsewhere.

That's what some googling pulled up.  Does that seem high or low?

[imref]

That's what some googling pulled up.  Does that seem high or low?

low

[hotshot]

That's what some googling pulled up.  Does that seem high or low?

Definitely low! Believe that Mets color man, Keith Hernandez, makes around $825,000 a season.  He's considered at or near the top of his profession, and it is the NY market, but still ....

[Natsinpwc]

Definitely low! Believe that Mets color man, Keith Hernandez, makes around $825,000 a season.  He's considered at or near the top of his profession, and it is the NY market, but still ....

Yep. There is no way FP would relocate for part of each year to the DMV for $100k. I would guess he makes $500 K.

[imref]

Yep. There is no way FP would relocate for part of each year to the DMV for $100k. I would guess he makes $500 K.

or $250k plus free bobbleheads.

[Smithian]

There are college basketball and football radio people who make almost if not more than $100,000. FP doing 162 games of TV probably makes at least $300,000.

That is a lot of money for anyone short of a former $100,000,000 contract player.

[RobDibblesGhost]

In defense of Maxwell, he got thrust into this role with literally no notice. He was in the area going to dental school so I applaud him for going back to school and pursuing a new career. He’ll probably be better the more he works with veteran Bob Carpenter as opposed to fellow rookie Dan Kolko.