Jon “Boog” Sciambi didn’t take long to crack his first joke.
In the top of the first inning of his first regular-season broadcast as the Cubs’ TV voice, Boog listed the offensive categories in which the Pirates ranked last or close to it in 2020.
“That’s not very good, Boog,” analyst Jim Deshaies said matter-of-factly.
Deadpanned Boog: “More from JD coming up in the third.”
Picture Harry Doyle talking to Monte in the movie “Major League.”
That quick wit and dry sense of humor will have Marquee Sports Network viewers chuckling all season. But there’s much more to Boog’s broadcasts than comedy, and he displayed it all Thursday from the Wrigley Field booth.