David Teel of the Daily Press has the information on Laaser's hire (http://www.dailypress.com/sports/teel-blog/dp-teel-time-laaser-vt-post.html).
Jon Laaser, the director of broadcasting for the Richmond Flying Squirrels baseball team since 2010, is the new voice of Virginia Tech athletics.
The school and IMG College, which produces Hokies radio broadcasts, are announcing the hiring Tuesday.
There's more on Laaser here: http://www.milb.com/content/page.jsp?sid=t3410&ymd=20100407&content_id=9....
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Sorry for jumping you Joe. Didn't mean to step on any toes.
This seems like a good and maybe great hire. Young guy with experience and lots of praise from people in the media.
Had to be done.
I will be very interested to hear what his intro is. So many years of Bill Roth's intro will make it very strange to hear him for the first time. Sounds like a great hire though and I look forward to hearing how he and Burnop do together.
I am very surprised. I do enjoy John's work in Richmond. Tough act to follow but I think he has the temperament to handle it.
and his website:
http://www.jonlaaser.com/
The guy has a great broadcasting voice! Can't wait to see what he brings to the table
As a Richmond native, I'm a big fan of the hire. Also the squirrles have one of the coolest mascots in minor league baseball:
Don't become too attached they will be gone soon with no new stadium in the works.
I heard whispers of that. It's a shame, the people I know down there have really embraced the team.
They aren't necessarily leaving for sure. If they figure out a place to put the stadium within the next couple of years, than they will stay.
That's a HUGE "IF", the bottom is ruled out and Henrico and Chesterfield don't like just upgrading the diamond.
So youre telling me that not only you did in fact SOMEHOW escape the Sarlacc's stomach, but you also started what looks to be a lucrative business??
intergalactic bounty hunting doesn't pay what it used to.
PEW PEW
Two announcement topics, and they both have all the same memes! Bonus!
Pew Pew Pew
Lasers have shell casings?
This reminded me of Blue Harvest:
Soldier 2: Hold your fire, there's no lifeforms aboard.
Terry: Hold your fire? What, are we paying by the laser now?
Soldier 2: You don't do the budget Terry, I do.
Why, yours don't?
I always thought of them as single use, pre-charged capacitors necessary to provide portable power for your friggin laser.
This. Those blue laser ricochets though... dunno about that
Growing up I always thought that they were shooting lasers. But based on that gif, they were apparently using the "all tracers, all the time" method. Still somehow managed to never hit anyone (cue the Community G.I. Joe episode).
Either way, why the tank on his back? I thought that was more of a flamethrower deal.
It's a jetpack. He is standing on the Statue of Liberty.
Is this a church joke?
One of my favorite gifs, and in my head I ALWAYS say "pew pew pew".
Listening to Bill Roth calling a Hokies game was one of life's simple pleasures. Really sucks he is gone but this dude seems likeable and I'm sure he will grow on us. Have to trust the selection process.