arlier this offseason http://www.chicagocubsteamshop.com/authentic-david-ross-jersey , former Red Sox radio broadcaster Tim Neverett let his contract run out in December and will not be back in the booth next year. He apparently didn’t see eye-to-eye with WEEI during his time, and the writing had been on the wall since all the way back in June. So, with Neverett out the radio station needed to find a new broadcaster to put next to the legendary Joe Castiglione. They announced their plan on Thursday and, well.....it’s something.Apparently they are planning to go with a rotating group of broadcasters that will include a whole lot of different names, many of which are familiar. Here is their announcement tweet.So....yeah. That’s certainly one way to handle this! I’m a little surprised a Red Sox broadcast of all things is going with a rotating cast of broadcasters. That’s not because of some superiority complex but rather because we saw this with NESN a couple years ago when Jerry Remy had to leave the booth. It wasn’t totally the same thing because most of NESN’s additions were more inexperienced than this group, but it’s still better to have consistency in the booth to build chemistry.As for the individual names, well, we all know that Chris Berman is the one that stands out the most. Are you kidding me? There’s been a lot of negative backlash to this one, as there should be. Berman is something of a legend in the business as one of ESPN’s original voices, but today he’s most known in the baseball world for his “back back back” call in the Home Run Derby. Most people aren’t crazy about that call, to put it mildly. If it was just that he was annoying, that would be one thing. Berman also dealt with plenty of controversy on his way out of ESPN, most notably and seriously being his inclusion in a sexual harassment claim that was eventually settled by ESPN. Berman presumably isn’t going to be a big part of the broadcast team, just calling a handful of games, but I can’t see the logic behind this move.Other than him Anthony Rizzo Jersey , there are plenty of other notable names. Sean McDonough is now a famous ESPN football voice, but he called Red Sox games on the TV side back in the late 90s and early aughts. It’ll be nice to have him back.Lou Merloni obviously has some experience in this realm, and will apparently be part of some three-man booths with McDonough. Mario Impemba may sound like a familiar name. He was a long-time Tigers broadcast before being let go last year after an altercation with partner Rod Allen. The fight was potentially over a chair, though they deny that being the case.Tom Caron is, of course, the host of NESN’s pre- and post-game shows. I like Caron a lot in his current role, but on the rare occasions he’s filled in on TV I haven’t seen him as a great fit. Maybe radio will suit him better. Dave O’Brien will call a few national games that NESN won’t have the broadcast for.It seems the plan is largely to have Impempa and Josh Lewin — a former Mets broadcaster — call the bulk of the games with the others rotating in more infrequently.Update: I meant to include this and was reminded after this was published, but they also went with an entire group of white men. It’s frankly embarrassing that they put together a list of broadcasters this large with such little diversity.I don’t really listen to a ton of games on the radio, so while this whole thing (particularly Berman) annoys me, it won’t affect me too much. The good news is that Joe Castiglione will still be there, and he’s the greatest. Those who listen to the radio broadcast more often, what do you think? PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jacob deGrom didn’t take any chances of being lifted after a rain delay. Then, the New York Mets ace finished off one of his best performances of the year.DeGrom pitched his first complete game of the season and lowered his major league-leading ERA to 1.71, leading the Mets over the Philadelphia Phillies 3-1 Saturday.It appeared deGrom’s day might be cut short due to a 41-minute rain delay that began in the middle of the fourth. Pitching coach Dave Eiland put a 45-minute limit on returning.DeGrom was so eager to resume that he walked toward the Philadelphia dugout to get a ball to warm up. He began to get loose on the mound before the umpires returned and prior to the Phillies’ grounds crew raking the field. He was forced to wait several minutes before throwing his final warmup toss as the field was being groomed.“I didn’t want to get close to that 45 minutes,” he said.DeGrom (8-7) kept boosting his NL Cy Young Award credentials and allowed only an unearned run http://www.chicagocubsteamshop.com/authentic-david-ross-jersey , the result of his own error. He gave up seven hits, walked none, struck out nine and threw his hardest pitch, a 99 mph fastball, on the next-to-last of his 108 pitches.“Jacob has continued to prove why he is probably the front-runner at this point,” Mets manager Mickey Callaway said.DeGrom has thrown three complete games in 132 starts in the majors. He tossed a one-hitter at Citizens Bank Park on July 17, 2016, in a 5-0 win over the Phillies.Eiland approached deGrom prior to the ninth, and the right-hander was emphatic that he wanted to finish.“I definitely wanted it badly,” deGrom said. “I said, ‘I’m going out there.’ And he was fine with it.”DeGrom allowed a leadoff single to Rhys Hoskins in the fourth and then retired nine of 10 before the seventh, when Philadelphia got its lone run.DeGrom pulled within two starts of Dwight Gooden’s club record with his 22nd consecutive start allowing three runs or less. He also eclipsed 200 strikeouts, finishing with 204 for the season. The two-time All-Star entered second in the NL and sixth in the majors in Ks.“A lot of life on his fastball and best slider of the year,” catcher Devin Mesoraco said. “He had everything working. Very impressive.”Hoskins and Maikel Franco each doubled among their two hits for the Phillies, who began the day a half-game behind Atlanta in the NL East and leading the NL wild-card race.Jake Arrieta (9-8) allowed one run on four hits with six strikeouts and no walks in six strong innings.The Mets went ahead in the fourth when Jeff McNeil scored from third on Wilmer Flores‘ single that caromed off the third-base bag and into left field.New York took a 3-0 lead in the seventh with a pair of runs off Luis Garcia. Mesoraco homered and Amed Rosario scored on McNeil’s first career triple.The Phillies scored after Nick Williams and Franco hit consecutive one-out singles. Williams scored when deGrom couldn’t handle Rosario’s throw from short on a potential double-play on Odubel Herrera’s groundball.But the Mets got out of the inning when deGrom threw to first Andre Dawson Jersey , where second baseman McNeil tagged out Herrera, who couldn’t get back to the bag after making a move toward second base.WHO’S ON FIRST?Phillies manager Gabe Kapler stuck with Carlos Santana at first base for defensive purposes despite Justin Bour’s strong career numbers against deGrom. Bour, acquired Aug. 10 from Miami to provide pop off the bench, entered 8 for 21 with two homers off deGrom.“I thought long and hard about Bour starting today,” Kapler said. “I really wanted to find a way to get (Bour) in there today, but with Jake Arrieta on the mound, it’s very important that we put our best defensive infield out there.”Bour struck out pinch hitting in the eighth. Santana was 1 for 4 with a strikeout.ROTATION CHANGESCallaway said RHP Corey Oswalt will move to the bullpen to keep the Mets with a five-man starting rotation. Oswalt is 2-2 with a 5.16 ERA in nine games, eight of which are starts.TRAINER’S ROOMMets: OF Jay Bruce (sore right hip), on the DL since June 18, went 0 for 3 in a rehab outing with Single-A St. Lucie on Friday night.Phillies: RHP Jerad Eickhoff is scheduled to throw 75 pitches in a rehab outing with Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Sunday. Eickhoff has been out all season with a right lat strain.UP NEXTThe teams wrap up their five-game series on Sunday night at Bowman Field in Williamsport as part of the Little League Classic. Mets LHP Jason Vargas (2-8, 8.10) opposes Phillies RHP Nick Pivetta (7-9, 4.37). Vargas has struggled but had success against the Phillies the last time he faced them in 2011 with Seattle, pitching a three-hit shutout.