3 2 Reedster DodgerRefugee Re: Charlie Steiner vs. Ross Porter 3/6/05, 9:20pm (Last Edited: 2/8/06, 11:26am) Steiner has a no-win situation. He could be the second coming of Vin Scully and all people will remember is he's they guy they fired Ross for. Personally, I like Steiner and think he translates his love of the game well to the mike. In fact, I find that Rick Monday works well on color with him. Was he worth firing Ross? Welcome to the McCourt/Depodesta Dodgers.... It's not much different than firing Beltre for J.D. Drew. That said, was Ross the best announcer you ever heard not named Vin? How many of us joked about Ross illiterations of the number two and the way he pronounced league.. Not to mention the fact he never met a stat he didn't like. Let's say the Dodgers of now handled the departure of Ross like the O'Malley era handled the departure of Jerry Doggett. What if they had told Ross to his face it was time for a new direction, instead of telling him in the third paragraph of a press release. What if they had allowed Ross to say farewell to the audience during a ballgame and on a postgame Dodgertalk, instead of on a rival radio station after he is stunned by the news. I can bet that if that scenario had taken place, the audience would warm much more to Steiner and give him a fair shake. But unfortunatly, there doesn't seem to be much class around the Dodgers anymore. [DodgerRefugee from Torrance/CA] Replies: