D-Backs to keep Grace on TV

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D-Backs to keep Grace on TV
Nick Piecoro
The Arizona Republic
Feb. 12, 2007 10:28 PM

As long as Mark Grace wants to be a broadcaster, team President Derrick Hall hopes Grace is a Diamondbacks broadcaster. Grace signed a three-year contract extension with a team option for 2010 on Monday to remain the club's primary television analyst. It was also announced Monday that Grace will work as an analyst for Fox on national broadcasts.

"To me, Mark Grace is arguably the most entertaining broadcast personality in the game," Hall said. "And his broadcasting talents are starting to get the attention of national media partners, as evidenced by his recent deal with Fox."

Grace will call about 125 games, and Hall said he's expecting Grace to miss between 10 to 20 games because of Fox obligations. óNick Piecoro
 

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My favorite all-time player. :thumbup:
 

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Thank Goodness mark is not leaving. Without his drunken 8th inning ramblings our team would not be the same. Now i think we have a legit shot at the pennant!
 

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The best part about Grace is that he is neither Brennaman nor Lyons!!

And Rod Allen. Especially Rod Allen.
 
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He's gotten a lot better as time goes on. His first year was abysmal.
 

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Mark Grace and Dan Majerle are nearly the same person in the broadcast booth, so one night when both the Suns and Dbacks are in season, I think they ought to flip them and see if anyone notices.
 

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Mark Grace and Dan Majerle are nearly the same person in the broadcast booth, so one night when both the Suns and Dbacks are in season, I think they ought to flip them and see if anyone notices.
Two words for what separates Grace from Majerle.


Trophy and ring. :)
 

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D-Backs to keep Grace on TV
Nick Piecoro
The Arizona Republic
Feb. 12, 2007 10:28 PM

As long as Mark Grace wants to be a broadcaster, team President Derrick Hall hopes Grace is a Diamondbacks broadcaster. Grace signed a three-year contract extension with a team option for 2010 on Monday to remain the club's primary television analyst. It was also announced Monday that Grace will work as an analyst for Fox on national broadcasts.

"To me, Mark Grace is arguably the most entertaining broadcast personality in the game," Hall said. "And his broadcasting talents are starting to get the attention of national media partners, as evidenced by his recent deal with Fox."

Grace will call about 125 games, and Hall said he's expecting Grace to miss between 10 to 20 games because of Fox obligations. óNick Piecoro

I liked Grace. It was funny when he started wearing the baseball cap with spider webs on it too support Brandon Webb for NL Cy Young.
 

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Two words for what separates Grace from Majerle.

Trophy and ring. :)

Gracie had Johnson, Schilling and Gonzo at their best.

Thunder Dan had a 6' 4 1/2" Power Forward who played defense for a few minutes in each game and a Point Guard who jealously tried to wrestle the title of "Franchise" from him.

Hardly an evaluation of either Mark Grace or Dan Majerle. They were both support players to those who were brought in to win a Championship.

RJ, Schilling and Gonzo did. The Chuckster and KJ did not.
 

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Gracie had Johnson, Schilling and Gonzo at their best.

Thunder Dan had a 6' 4 1/2" Power Forward who played defense for a few minutes in each game and a Point Guard who jealously tried to wrestle the title of "Franchise" from him.

Hardly an evaluation of either Mark Grace or Dan Majerle. They were both support players to those who were brought in to win a Championship.

RJ, Schilling and Gonzo did. The Chuckster and KJ did not.

If Danning Manning does not go down with a season-ending injury, the Suns would of won the championship, IMO.
 

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Gracie had Johnson, Schilling and Gonzo at their best.

Thunder Dan had a 6' 4 1/2" Power Forward who played defense for a few minutes in each game and a Point Guard who jealously tried to wrestle the title of "Franchise" from him.

Hardly an evaluation of either Mark Grace or Dan Majerle. They were both support players to those who were brought in to win a Championship.

RJ, Schilling and Gonzo did. The Chuckster and KJ did not.
See :)
 
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