Brenly & O'Brien

With Brenly in the fold, the Cubs now turn their attention to finding Caray's replacement. Among the candidates under consideration are Florida's play-by-play voice Len Kasper.

Dave O'Brien, formerly with Florida and now with ESPN, said the Cubs have contacted him but he has yet to meet with the team. O'Brien also calls games for the New York Mets.

As for Caray's replacement, the Cubs are said to have visited with Len Kasper, the voice of the Florida Marlins for the last three years.

They also are said to be interested in Dave O'Brien, who did the Marlins' games before moving to ESPN.

Because I live out of the Chicago market, but not far enough away to watch the games live on the internet, I watched the game on ESPN. (About half the country is in the official black out zone, but can't get Fox Sports Net games on cable.) I have finally figured out the solution to the Cubs TV broadcasting issues. Chip Caray, whose contract runs through this year, should be replaced (I had been waffling on this point because I didn't have a replacement in mind.) Your new broadcaster should be... Dave O'Brien. Watching the game today, I just wanted to have he and Rick Sutcliffe call all the games. WGN could do it too, pull a three man booth with O'Brien calling games and Stoney and Sutcliffe doing color.

I have been pushing for Dave O'Brien (who called the game last night for ESPN and is typically paired with Sut.) He is a good play by play man, and doesn't try to force a personality that isn't there. He is a bit low key which would work great with Stoney, and his voice isn't irritating like many play by play men. On top of that, he comes off as very knowledgable about the games, without using lingo like he just learned it (Chip.)