Warner fusselle biography
Warner Fusselle (April 7, – June 10, ) was an American sportscaster remembered for contributions to the television shows This Week in Baseball and....
Baseball won't be the same without Fusselle
Warner Fusselle wasn't one of them -- unless he was speaking.
Warner Fusselle was an American sportscaster remembered for contributions to the television shows This Week in Baseball and Major League Baseball Magazine, and for his memorable Southern voice.
Even then he might not be recognized, but he would instantly be noticed. He had that kind of voice, the kind that cuts through all other sound -- like jackhammers, departing jets, a Springsteen concert, the car next to you at the light that's bouncing with super-amplified bass.
Warner Fusselle had a voice similar to that of Brenda Lee, Gene Pitney, Mary Travers, Johnny Maestro and -- this one hardly fits with the others -- Rays executive and former Mets general manager Gerry Hunsicker.
No matter how many others are talking, no matter the background noise or the sound in the foreground, Fusselle could be heard and appreciated.
I mention those singers because they were things Warner and I had in common.
Each of us loved music, mostly '50s and '60s, but good music no matter its vintage. We talked music a lot m