Seattle Mariners’ Dave Sims interview | Announcer Schedules Podcast

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On the latest interview from the Announcer Schedules Podcast, mike gill other Phil de Montmollin speak with Dave Sims, the longtime play-by-play voice of the Division Series-bound Seattle Mariners on ROOT Sports Northwest. The conversation with the veteran Sims covers several topics including:

• The significance of the Seattle Mariners making the MLB Playoffs and delivering a historic call.
• Sims’ entry into the sports media field out of Bethany College in West Virginia.
• A newspaper journalism background for Sims and how that has helped him as a play-by-play announcer.
• Reflections back on the Big East Conference.
• A run with Coach K on Sirius Radio.
• How baseball became the main focus for Sims over time.

Following the interview, Gil and de Montmollin take a listen back to the memorable call by Sims of the Mariners clinching the spot in the MLB Playoffs.

For more interviews on the Sports Media Watch podcast feed, listen to last week’s edition of the “Tell Me a Story I Don’t Know Podcast” which featured host george ofmans conversation with Chicago Bulls analyst Will Perdue. Or you can listen to the previous interview on the Announcer Schedules Podcast with ESPN voice Mike Couzens. For another interview with a baseball play-by-play voice, listen to ESPN and YES Network’s Ryan Ruocco in his recent conversation on the flagship Sports Media Watch Podcast.