Episode 32 — Ted Robinson

If you divided Ted Robinson’s broadcasting career into four parts, each of those individual sections would be impressive alone. Over 20+ years of Major League Baseball, tennis grand slams and NCAA Tournament broadcasts, plus 11 different Olympics, the 49ers, Warriors and much more. Add them all together and it’s legendary.

On Episode 32 of the Life Around the Seams, I get the pleasure of interviewing one of the broadcasters who I grew up listening and idolizing as a kid. You could spend hours talking to Ted on any sport, but we stuck primarily with baseball, with a decided emphasis on his work with the A's and Giants. You won't believe how Robinson got his start with the A's by former owner Charley Finley.

We also discussed how his voice ended up in the background of the movie "A Few Good Men," why he never got on the air for his first NBC network assignment, calling the gold medal for Team USA in the 2000 Olympics, his approach on legendary home runs, and our collective memories from Barry Bonds' single-season home run chase wrapped around the 9/11 terrorist attack.