Fish Stripes · Nov 24, 2017
Fish Stripes is thankful for Marlins legend Rich Waltz
The news came as a shock—FOX Sports Florida decided, in the middle of the MLB offseason, to overhaul its Miami Marlins broadcast booth. Veteran play-by-play man Rich Waltz was fired, along with analysts Preston Wilson and “Mr. Marlin” himself, Jeff Conine.
In his initial report on Wednesday afternoon, Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald notes that the broadcasters themselves didn’t see it coming, either. Understandably, it took time to process.
Waltz provided Jackson with some brief comments in the immediate aftermath, but published a more detailed statement on Thursday afternoon:
“Hi Kids. Thank you for all the kind notes from Fans, Friends, and Colleagues.