Bob Carpenter (sportscaster)
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Bob Carpenter is a long-time sportscaster
and current television play-by-play announcer for Major League Baseball
's Washington Nationals
on MASN.
Carpenter served two stints calling television broadcasts for the St. Louis Cardinals
, and also spent fifteen seasons as a baseball announcer with ESPN
, covering college baseball
and minor league baseball
in addition to the major leagues
. He also served as a team broadcaster for the New York Mets
, Minnesota Twins
and Texas Rangers
.http://www.bcscorebook.com/about.html
Carpenter has developed his own scorebook, which is now used by many major and minor league announcers.http://www.bcscorebook.com/features.html
Carpenter is a two-time St. Louis-area Emmy Award winner for his coverage of the Cardinals.
Carpenter also contributes daily reports to Tulsa-area sports radio station KYAL 97.1 The Sports Animal.
Sportscaster
In sports broadcasting, a commentator gives a running commentary of a game or event in real time, usually during a live broadcast. The comments are normally a voiceover, with the sounds of the action and spectators also heard in the background. In the case of television commentary, the commentator...
and current television play-by-play announcer for Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
's Washington Nationals
Washington Nationals
The Washington Nationals are a professional baseball team based in Washington, D.C. The Nationals are a member of the Eastern Division of the National League of Major League Baseball . The team moved into the newly built Nationals Park in 2008, after playing their first three seasons in RFK Stadium...
on MASN.
Biography
Bob Carpenter has been the Washington Nationals broadcaster since 2006.http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/team/broadcasters.jsp?c_id=wasCarpenter served two stints calling television broadcasts for the St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won eleven World Series championships, the most of any National League team, and second overall only to...
, and also spent fifteen seasons as a baseball announcer with ESPN
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
, covering college baseball
College baseball
College baseball is baseball that is played on the intercollegiate level at institutions of higher education. Compared to football and basketball, college competition in the United States plays a less significant contribution to cultivating professional players, as the minor leagues primarily...
and minor league baseball
Minor league baseball
Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of professional baseball leagues in the Americas that compete at levels below Major League Baseball and provide opportunities for player development. All of the minor leagues are operated as independent businesses...
in addition to the major leagues
ESPN Major League Baseball
ESPN Major League Baseball is a promotion of Major League Baseball on ESPN and ESPN2, with simulcasts on ESPNHD or ESPN2HD. ESPN's MLB coverage debuted on April 9, 1990 with three Opening Day telecasts. ESPN Major League Baseball is guaranteed to remain on air until 2013.The title is derived from...
. He also served as a team broadcaster for the New York Mets
New York Mets
The New York Mets are a professional baseball team based in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York. They belong to Major League Baseball's National League East Division. One of baseball's first expansion teams, the Mets were founded in 1962 to replace New York's departed National League...
, Minnesota Twins
Minnesota Twins
The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The team is named after the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis and St. Paul. They played in Metropolitan Stadium from 1961 to 1981 and the...
and Texas Rangers
Texas Rangers (baseball)
The Texas Rangers are a professional baseball team in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, based in Arlington, Texas. The Rangers are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League, and are the reigning A.L. Western Division and A.L. Champions. Since , the Rangers have...
.http://www.bcscorebook.com/about.html
Carpenter has developed his own scorebook, which is now used by many major and minor league announcers.http://www.bcscorebook.com/features.html
Carpenter is a two-time St. Louis-area Emmy Award winner for his coverage of the Cardinals.
Carpenter also contributes daily reports to Tulsa-area sports radio station KYAL 97.1 The Sports Animal.