Tim Lewis: Sims/Rizzs Don’t Cut It

On his Twitter page, Tim Lewis of KREM states: “Dave Sims and Rick Rizzs don’t do it for me.” He then provides a YouTube video of a rapper singing the praises of the late Dave Niehaus (pictured). I haven’t listened to too many Mariners broadcasts this spring. But I’m definitely not a fan of Dave Sims’ calls. He simply doesn’t bring excitement — or particular baseball knowledge — to the broadcasts. I even prefer Ron Fairly to him. Luckily, I bought the MLB.com radio package for the season. So I get any broadcast of any game over the computer. In other words, I can switch to the opponents’ broadcast team, if I simply can’t handle Sims & Rizzs.

Question: Are you OK with the Seattle Mariners’ announcing team in this first season after the loss of Dave Niehaus?