A List Of Things Thrown Five Minutes Ago

IT MIGHT BE...IT COULD BE...IT IS: It's the list of the 101 Best Baseball Announcers, according to author Curt Smith, author of "Voices of Summer."

The top 10 are:

1. Vin Scully
2. Mel Allen
3. Ernie Harwell
4. Jack Buck
5. Red Barber
6. Harry Caray
7. Bob Prince
8. Jack Brickhouse
9. Dizzy Dean
10. Lindsay Nelson

Rankings are based on a munber of criteria including longevity, continuity, language, popularity, voice and knowledge, which may explain some of the more dubious choices such as Tim McCarver at No. 17. And Chicago is well-represented beyond the two prominent names in the top 10, but the exclusion of Steve Stone is a head-scratcher. At least Smith had the good sense to leave off Ron Santo.