Like everyone else, he’s waiting out the sports moratorium brought on by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Without any games to work, he has managed to become even more versatile — by calling everyday events. (Oh, like some of you haven’t tried it.)
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Lewin’s description and accounts of videos showing traffic, microwaving, solving jigsaw puzzles and vacuuming have become a thing on Twitter. A couple of days ago, the former SN contributor took it to the next level: YouTube, with his channel “PlayByPlayOfAnythingAtAll” (one word).
One of the best clips is a funny callback to one of the teams Lewin used to cover. (Hey, if you’re a fan of this team, you have to admit it’s funny.)
Lewin — who also produces the Throwback League podcast, which is “celebrating baseball nostalgia” through a simulation tournament of MLB’s best teams from 1974-2006 — isn’t alone in trying to stay sharp and fighting boredom during the delay. There’s also British announcer Nick Heath . . .
. . . and NASCAR announcer Mike Bagley, who called the finish of this race between his dogs from his poolside location:
