Thom Loverro: Spanish speakers bolster the booth – Washington Nationals From: washingtontimes.com

Amigos. Que tal! And with those words from Luciano Rodriguez, the inaugural Spanish-language radio broadcast of Washington Nationals games locally kicked off last night in the series opener against the Baltimore Orioles at Nationals Park. All games will air on WZHF AM-1390 and MLB Radio, and WMET AM-1160 will broadcast on Saturdays with some games also on XM Channel 174.

There’s something almost musical about listening to baseball on the radio in Spanish. The late and great George Carlin did a great imitation of baseball in Spanish on the radio (two balls and two strikes, “dos y dos”), and how, even if you didn’t understand the language, you had a good idea of what was going on by the sound of the announcer’s voice. “*

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