Broadcaster, Author, Podcaster, VO Artist. PxP for @AbqTopes, co-host Crafting the Call on YouTube, essays on Substack, podcast for @SDSUAlumni. https://linktr.ee/joshua.suchon https://bsky.app/profile/josh-suchon.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/josh-suchon.bsky.social/post/3m3aon5u7wk2mEck vs Gibby was on OTD in 1988. You probably remember EXACTLY where you were. In one of the first "Crafting the Call" episodes, @jgoldstrass.bsky.social and I compared the calls of legends Vin Scully, Jack Buck, Don Drysdale & Bill King for the dramatic ending. https://youtu.be/8mWykqxzVTk?si=xH3L5NdGXjTfu_Fu15 Oct 2025 16:39 +0000at://did:plc:ijy7aaef2qeivyr33buwsgc4/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3aon5u7wk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/josh-suchon.bsky.social/post/3lwaa5xmwus2bWhat's the difference between broadcasting games in the major leagues and minor leagues? On the latest "Crafting the Call" episode, @jgoldstrass.bsky.social and I listened back to our recent innings as MLB fill-ins to compare and contrast. https://youtu.be/rNkack-C2Gc?si=Nv6v4qUGANuNmemw12 Aug 2025 21:14 +0000at://did:plc:ijy7aaef2qeivyr33buwsgc4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwaa5xmwus2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/josh-suchon.bsky.social/post/3lt5lq4jiak2wMy deep dive on when #Baseball and #Fireworks went on a first date, went steady, got married, and almost got divorced. Happy 4th of July. https://joshuasuchon.substack.com/p/crack-of-the-bat-boom-in-the-sky04 Jul 2025 15:48 +0000at://did:plc:ijy7aaef2qeivyr33buwsgc4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lt5lq4jiak2whttps://bsky.app/profile/josh-suchon.bsky.social/post/3lsepl77o4k24Deep down, we all know the "announcer jinx" is hogwash. But it's still present somewhere in our minds, mostly because we know some people feel strongly about it. @jgoldstrass.bsky.social and I found receipts of no-hitters where, yes, the announcer "said it" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC_dfdUg2i824 Jun 2025 18:20 +0000at://did:plc:ijy7aaef2qeivyr33buwsgc4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsepl77o4k24https://bsky.app/profile/josh-suchon.bsky.social/post/3lqmz4qzkcc2iRyan Ritter hit 5 HRs over 2 straight games recently to tie a Pacific Coast League record. Remarkably, Bert Ellison (1924), Matt Williams (1988) and Ritter all achieved did it on May 25. And that's not all the May 25 home run binge coincidences. https://joshuasuchon.substack.com/p/the-strange-may-25-home-run-coincidence02 Jun 2025 14:42 +0000at://did:plc:ijy7aaef2qeivyr33buwsgc4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqmz4qzkcc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/josh-suchon.bsky.social/post/3lovuvaxatk2fJuly 27, 2008: Clayton Kershaw gets his first MLN win and catcher Russell Martin throws shaving cream in his face as I interview him. Today: thrilled to be on the mic as Kershaw makes a rehab start for Triple-A Oklahoma City against the Isotopes. Starts at 2:05 pm MT.11 May 2025 16:30 +0000at://did:plc:ijy7aaef2qeivyr33buwsgc4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lovuvaxatk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/josh-suchon.bsky.social/post/3lnm4oh7e2c2r#Padres top prospect Leo De Vries hit for the "mutant" cycle on Tuesday in a dramatic way, finishing the night with 8 RBIs. That inspired @jgoldstrass.bsky.social and I to record an episode of "Crafting the Call" to analyze his calls. Fort Wayne's Jaden Taylor joined us to breakdown his calls too.25 Apr 2025 01:57 +0000at://did:plc:ijy7aaef2qeivyr33buwsgc4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnm4oh7e2c2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/josh-suchon.bsky.social/post/3ln3r2udf2k2xYou know that play the other night where 3 runs scored on Ball 4? I tried describing it live. Here are written words about how it all happened and why that play symbolizes what makes baseball so wonderful. https://open.substack.com/pub/joshuasuchon/p/when-your-voice-goes-viral-but-few?r=9xo7c&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true18 Apr 2025 13:47 +0000at://did:plc:ijy7aaef2qeivyr33buwsgc4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ln3r2udf2k2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/josh-suchon.bsky.social/post/3llovouzmm22lThe MLB A's and Triple-A River Cats sharing a ballpark in Sacramento is rare, but not unprecedented. Here's a thread with a few examples. Let me know if I forgot any. 1993-94: Nashville's Greer Stadium hosted the Triple-A Sounds (White Sox) and Double-A Xpress (Twins).31 Mar 2025 17:40 +0000at://did:plc:ijy7aaef2qeivyr33buwsgc4/app.bsky.feed.post/3llovouzmm22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/josh-suchon.bsky.social/post/3lldduvgf3k2jIt's the Opening Day edition of "Crafting the Call" Along with @jgoldstrass.bsky.social, we review special moments in Opening Day history featuring Frank Robinson, Tuffy Rhodes, Barry Bonds & the re-birth of the #Giants, the #Rockies first game and Lorenzo Cain. https://youtu.be/jbrH7n2EKnw?si=XKgl4SEoZGylKH_K27 Mar 2025 03:22 +0000at://did:plc:ijy7aaef2qeivyr33buwsgc4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lldduvgf3k2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/josh-suchon.bsky.social/post/3ll7xwuvdcs2b24 years ago today, a baseball thrown by Randy Johnson and a bird were on a collision course. I was there. But didn't see it. My memories of writing a fowl story. https://open.substack.com/pub/joshuasuchon/p/poof-the-fowl-ball-heard-round-the?r=9xo7c&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true25 Mar 2025 19:10 +0000at://did:plc:ijy7aaef2qeivyr33buwsgc4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll7xwuvdcs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/josh-suchon.bsky.social/post/3ll3jdnsiqc2pBlown away by this note within Eric's story: The 2005-06 “07 Seconds or Less” Suns averaged a league-leading 96.92 possessions per game. They would rank 28th this year. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Mar 2025 00:38 +0000at://did:plc:ijy7aaef2qeivyr33buwsgc4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll3jdnsiqc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/josh-suchon.bsky.social/post/3ll3civrgkk2p#Rockies sent RHP Chase Dollander to minor league camp yesterday. But he started a MLB game today. (Spring training rules are hilarious). If he stays on a 4-day rest, Dollander would start Opening Night for Triple-A Albuquerque at Sacramento (a AAA/MLB ballpark) on Friday night.23 Mar 2025 22:36 +0000at://did:plc:ijy7aaef2qeivyr33buwsgc4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll3civrgkk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/josh-suchon.bsky.social/post/3ll3byg45hc2pMy list of who owns each month: Jan -- Joe Montana Feb -- Tom Brady March -- John Wooden April -- Tiger Woods May -- Rafael Nadal June -- Michael Jordan July -- Willie Mays Aug -- Serena Willilams Sept -- Barry Bonds Oct -- Reggie Jackson Nov -- Troy Aikman Dec -- LeBron James23 Mar 2025 22:27 +0000at://did:plc:ijy7aaef2qeivyr33buwsgc4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll3byg45hc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/josh-suchon.bsky.social/post/3lk2v35rigs23Long live student journalism and everyone who chooses to encourage/support/acknowledge them. [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Mar 2025 01:10 +0000at://did:plc:ijy7aaef2qeivyr33buwsgc4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk2v35rigs23https://bsky.app/profile/josh-suchon.bsky.social/post/3ljutmf3syc2jAll #SFGiants ⚾️ Immaculate Grid 706 9/9: Rarity: 7 IMMACULATE! 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 Play at: immaculategrid.com08 Mar 2025 15:28 +0000at://did:plc:ijy7aaef2qeivyr33buwsgc4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljutmf3syc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/josh-suchon.bsky.social/post/3ljnkqhuccc2cAll A’s05 Mar 2025 18:01 +0000at://did:plc:ijy7aaef2qeivyr33buwsgc4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljnkqhuccc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/josh-suchon.bsky.social/post/3ljkxg7dtbc2iIt's known as the "Bucky f&%*ing Dent Game" and it's one of the most famous in baseball history. For the latest "Crafting the Call," @jgoldstrass.bsky.social and I re-examined the game from a broadcasting standpoint with clips from ABC TV, #RedSox radio and #Yankees radio.04 Mar 2025 17:10 +0000at://did:plc:ijy7aaef2qeivyr33buwsgc4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljkxg7dtbc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/josh-suchon.bsky.social/post/3lji7tc2im22iOnce got Donnie Hill's autograph at the #WhiteSox team hotel as a kid. My friend Joe told him, "I cried when the A's traded you." Donnie said, "so did I." ⚾️ Immaculate Grid 701 9/9: Rarity: 37 IMMACULATE! 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 Play at: immaculategrid.com03 Mar 2025 15:02 +0000at://did:plc:ijy7aaef2qeivyr33buwsgc4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lji7tc2im22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/josh-suchon.bsky.social/post/3lji6ceg7mk2bHey #Raiders, you know what would be really funny ... [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Mar 2025 14:35 +0000at://did:plc:ijy7aaef2qeivyr33buwsgc4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lji6ceg7mk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/josh-suchon.bsky.social/post/3lji66hjqvk2bFormer teammates trolling each other never gets old. [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Mar 2025 14:33 +0000at://did:plc:ijy7aaef2qeivyr33buwsgc4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lji66hjqvk2b