The sound of the ball on the ground, the silence as the throw travels across the diamond, the slight thump as it lands in the first baseman’s glove, the ensuing cheers, rattling cowbells and stadium sound effects.
Radio broadcaster Enrique Oliu knows what sounds signal how the play is unfolding.
Hired by the Rays in 1998 by the team’s inaugural owner, Oliu is one of two broadcasters who have been with the team since the beginning.
Maybe there was a good reason the Bucs didn’t attempt a game-tying 65-yard field goal in the last minutes of their loss to the Packers on Sunday. Bucs kicker Chase McLaughlin has a groin/hip injury in his kicking leg.
There’s no magic formula: Lightning forward Conor Geekie is a much more self-assured player than he was when he made his NHL debut two seasons ago.
