{"id":296407,"date":"2025-09-06T10:50:38","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T10:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/296407\/"},"modified":"2025-09-06T10:50:38","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T10:50:38","slug":"tigers-broadcaster-jason-benetti-should-focus-on-the-game-letters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/296407\/","title":{"rendered":"Tigers broadcaster Jason Benetti should ‘focus on the game’ | Letters"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jeff Seidel\u2019s article about the Tigers\u2019 current broadcast crew was interesting. (“Detroit Tigers don’t have perfect TV broadcast \u2014 but it sure is fun to watch<\/a>,” Detroit Free Press, Aug. 31.) I take exception, though, to his comment that \u201cOld school fans would rather have a \u2018focus on the game\u2019 approach.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sorry, but isn\u2019t that what the broadcast is supposed to be focused on, the Tigers baseball game? Old school, indeed!<\/p>\n

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Jason Benetti may be OK for lots of folks, but I still believe that the game is the thing and should be his focus. Benetti seems to want to entertain, and almost seems bored if the game isn\u2019t exciting. He and whoever else is in the booth … never to stop talking. Or they go off track with a joke, or focus on a fan in the stands. (Like the guy in the stands a year or so ago who was on his phone. Benetti couldn\u2019t get off his comments on the poor guy \u2026 and the game continued without calls.)<\/p>\n

A while back, I heard a couple minutes of an Ernie Harwell Tiger playoff game broadcast. Man, what a difference. No jokes, no constant chatter. It was beautiful. Benetti may be better with a more exciting game like football, but I think baseball may not be his thing.<\/p>\n

Judy Roy<\/p>\n

Livonia<\/p>\n

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Detroit Tigers TV announcers Dan Petry and Jason Benetti call a game against the Houston Astros at Comerica Park in Detroit on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025.<\/p>\n

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Michigan\u2019s elections are secure, efficient and accessible \u2014 something we should all be proud of. As a Rochester resident working with local coalitions, I\u2019ve seen how absentee voting and early access help seniors, students and working families participate fully in our democracy.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, some petition drives now circulating<\/a> would hold voters to stricter identification rules and reverse that progress. The changes the petitions are seeking to enact add unnecessary red tape, confuse voters and make it harder \u2014 not easier \u2014 to cast a ballot. These proposals aren\u2019t locally driven; they\u2019re backed by national groups with narrow agendas.<\/p>\n

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We don\u2019t need more barriers. We need to protect what works.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why I\u2019m urging my neighbors to decline to sign these petitions. Read the fine print. Ask who benefits. And stand up for a system that welcomes every eligible voter.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s keep Michigan moving forward \u2014 with transparency, fairness and full participation.<\/p>\n

James R. Bradford<\/p>\n

Rochester<\/p>\n

More Letters to the Editor: Michigan football fans demand integrity, not just winning<\/a><\/p>\n

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Photos of the Mackinac Bridge at 1:07 p.m. Sunday, July 13, 2025 from camera No. 2 from the dock in St. Ignace looking south show the bridge covered by smoke from wildfires.<\/p>\n

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For years, experts have acknowledged Michigan’s potential<\/a> as a climate haven. However, Michigan isn\u2019t immune to climate change, and it\u2019s important to recognize its impacts on us.<\/p>\n

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As a mom and an environmental science professor at University of Michigan<\/a>, I saw how Canadian wildfires<\/a> impacted Michigan\u2019s air, causing our children to spend more summer days inside. Since kids are especially susceptible<\/a> to bad air quality, we don\u2019t want summer camp, vacation plans or outdoor fun ruined.<\/p>\n

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As Michiganders, this can\u2019t be our \u201cnew normal.\u201d Extreme weather must be addressed to keep our air and waters clean.<\/p>\n

Michigan\u2019s leaders must closely monitor how extreme weather changes our state. We want our kids to enjoy beautiful midwestern summer days like we did growing up. Let’s not let climate change make kids miss out on those memories.<\/p>\n

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Seirra Petersen<\/p>\n

Ann Arbor<\/p>\n

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