Radio play-by-play taught me about the game’s stark beauty — and who my grandmother was. By Gregory Barber The hallmark of a great baseball radio announcer is knowing when to remain silent. That way, ...

There's nothing quite like the classic crackly sound of a baseball announcer's play-by-play coming through an AM radio, especially if you were born long ago, like in the 1900s. And for what may be the ...