That's exactly it right there. One may or may not prefer Gladden's cadence or interest in only certain topics, but my god, when he's on play-by-play his job is to CALL THE GAME. What's the point of listening to the game if I don't know the count? (Not to mention all of the other stuff he just plain forgets to mention - the outs, the inning, who's batting until it's like 2-1....). Plus, he's not exactly my cup of tea as a person; his rambling Twins Hall of Fame speech's bit about his wife's body was just....