What in the wide, wide world of sports is going on here …
- He usually is No. 3, behind Vin Scully and Chick Hearn, when it comes to ranking Southern California’s all-time great sports play-by-play people. But Kings broadcaster Bob Miller is No. 1 when the nature of the game of hockey is considered. It’s the most difficult sport for a play-by-play broadcaster.
- Unlike a baseball or a basketball, the puck sometimes is obscured from the broadcaster’s view, by the nearside boards. Unlike in baseball or basketball, hockey teams change personnel during the action.