According to a pair of sources, Rhadigan is the likely replacement for Josh Lewin as the team's television play-by-play man.
The Rangers said they are making progress on a hire, but no deal is done.
If Rhadigan does get the job, he'll replace Josh Lewin. Lewin and the Rangers parted ways after the 2010 season. He had worked with Tom Grieve on the TV broadcasts for nine seasons.
- Anthony Andro
This is terrible. Rhadigan is a nice guy but too CHEESY. He will be unbearable over the course of 162.
Posted by: TD | January 14, 2011 at 07:38 PM
cheesier than Josh??? Not possible
Posted by: Mel | January 14, 2011 at 09:00 PM
I think I would prefer Rhadigan over Josh.
Posted by: shooter | January 14, 2011 at 09:50 PM
Rhadigan is a vast improvement over Lewin. Would have loved to see the Rangers get someone like Dave Sims though. But Sims moved to Mariners number one spot after the death of Niehaus.
Posted by: charlie | January 14, 2011 at 11:35 PM
I will miss "ballgame."
Posted by: jt | January 15, 2011 at 09:31 AM
Lewis is one of the best in the biz. I'm surprised to hear some of you say that you don't care for him. He's been highly recruited since arriving in Texas... doing other team's games throughout the course of last season.
I've been in broadcasting since 1994, and I have great respect for Josh. He's a quick thinker, witty, conversational and has a vast knowledge of the game for someone who, to my knowledge, never played. His colloquialisms are second to no one... and he knows how to read the important moments in a game! He's verbal when something needs to be said... and quiet when the actions on the field state more than words. I hate to see him go.
Conversely, Rhadigan isn't bad either. He's not as sharp as Lewin, but I've watched him for years and he's grown on me. I like his style and think he would make a good teammate for TAG.
Posted by: Todd | January 16, 2011 at 08:42 PM
The last thing Josh was interested in was the ball game. He spent most of his time talking about everything else. It will be a pleasure to watch the game without him.
Posted by: Roscoe Byrd | January 19, 2011 at 09:35 AM
I thought Josh and Tag had great chemistry and Josh seemed to truly love the Rangers. I will miss him
Posted by: DY | January 19, 2011 at 04:27 PM
todd (aka josh lewin). have u heard josh on the fan? unbearable. i thought he was ok as a play-by-play guy but i think rags will be better.
Posted by: rangerfan | January 20, 2011 at 02:53 AM
Todd, who's "Lewis"?
I think Roscoe's right, Josh was too interested in things other than the game. I thinking during games he was thinking about the bar he was playing in the band that night after the game. He's a rock star, you know.
Posted by: shooter | January 20, 2011 at 03:19 PM
I watched every game last yeat but Rhaddigan has already turned me off.
He would make good highschool announcer
Posted by: robert bautista | March 17, 2011 at 09:43 PM