They don’t make ‘em like Howie Rose anymore — and his retirement is a loss for broadcasting sanity

Source: New York Post

Not that individual tastes should serve as a scientific meter, but for years I’ve received missives from Yankees fans who wished that Howie Rose was theirs.   Rose, who will pack it in after this season at age 72 — and after a serious health issue two years ago — had a natural or conditioned sense that listeners who would go out their ways to listen to baseball games didn’t need or want to have baseball explained to them.   Access the Mets beat like never before Don’t miss Mike Puma’s text messages from Queens and beyond — he’s giving Sports+ subscribers the inside buzz on the Mets.