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Hank Greenwald was a perfect Giants announcer

I don’t remember any of the specific jokes that Hank Greenwald made. Others have a much better memory and have cataloged them well. I tried, but I was too young when I heard them for the first time. I just remember that there were jokes, good jokes, and there were a lot of them.

It wasn’t just about the jokes, though. Greenwald was a master mixologist who knew how to take all of the required skills of the greatest broadcasters and blend it into an absolutely splendid cocktail. There was the storytelling. There was the dramatic setup and the dramatic reveal.