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Nuxhall again among Frick Award finalists
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http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20100...k+finalist

Reds Hall of Fame pitcher and broadcaster Joe Nuxhall is one of 10 finalists for the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s Ford C. Frick Award for broadcasting excellence. The winner will be announced Monday, Feb. 1.

This is the fourth straight year and fifth time overall that the "Ol' Left-hander" has been a finalist.

He also was first nominated in 2003. Nuxhall earned a spot on the 2010 final ballot via fan voting online.


Like Nuxhall, Montreal’s Jacques Doucet and Toronto’s Tom Cheek have been voted finalists for the second straight year. Cheek received 5,930 votes, Doucet 5,183 and Nuxhall 1,363, the Hall of Fame said Monday.

They join seven broadcasters selected by a Hall of Fame research committee: Billy Berroa, Skip Caray, Lanny Frattare, Graham McNamee, Jon Miller, Herb Score and Dave Van Horne.

Nuxhall, a 135-game winner during 16 major league seasons spent almost entirely with the Reds, died of cancer in 2007. Miller and Van Horne are the only active broadcasters on the ballot.

The winner will be inducted in July in Cooperstown, N.Y.

Tony Kubek won last year’s award.

Marty Brennaman, Nuxhall’s radio partner for 31 seasons, won the award in 2000. Brennaman is on the 20-member voting panel that includes the 15 living Frick Award members and 5 broadcast historians/columnists.
#2
Nuxy was great. Nothing better than listening to Marty and Joe on a summer night
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nky Wrote:Nuxy was great. Nothing better than listening to Marty and Joe on a summer night

Was one of my favorite things to do to pass the summer.
#4
Watched many Reds games on TV, turned down the sound and listed to Nuxhall with Marty. Nuxhall has one of the greatest catch phrases, "This is the 'ole left-hander, rounding 3rd and headed for home".

One of my all-time favorites.
#5
Many complain the the game had past Joe by in later years and yes his calls could get interesting especially those deep high balls hit to left/right/center field that ended up being caught by the shortstop. But it was alway conforting and relaxing listening to Marty and Joe
#6
Jon Miller wil be in for sure. Nuxy belongs there, but IDK if he'll get the national push.

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