Rory Markas' recovery now completeCourtesy
Los Angeles Times
(October 9, 2009) Angels fans have every right to cry "foul ball" over the TBS broadcast team assigned to the Angels-Red Sox series -- Boston Red Sox announcer Don Orsillo on play-by-play and Buck Martinez, who joined Orsillo this season in calling a Red Sox series, as analyst.
So maybe fans here will instead tune in to AM 830 and listen to their guys, Rory Markas and Terry Smith. For Markas, an anniversary is coming. On Nov. 1, 2008, he suffered a blood clot in his brain and was in intensive care for 10 days after surgery. "Yesterday I happened to turn on the radio and Vin [Scully] was doing the early innings of the Dodger game," Markas said Thursday before calling the Angels' Game 1. "When I heard his voice I said, 'God, what a treasure this guy has been my whole life.' I just appreciated what he's doing, the standard he sets and hope I can do that just a little. I think I get a little more sentimental these days. "Nov. 1, 2008, was the day I fell down and when it comes up this year all I want to be doing is thinking about the World Series and I hope we're in it. Otherwise, it doesn't do me any good to think about what happened except to say I am a bit proud of myself that I did 162 games this year." Markas said his doctors told him he'd need to take things easy this year. "I said, guys, I'm covering baseball. Taking it easy isn't really doable." So Markas worked -- and would like to keep working for about four more weeks. The World Series begins Oct. 28. _______________________
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