Welcome Back Ronnie!

Ah the broadcast booth. The voices of sports help make the games more exciting for those watching on TV and listening on the Radio. Call me biased, but one of the best TV broadcast booths resides on SNY with Gary Cohen, Ron Darling and Keith Hernandez. Over the past couple of months, Ronnie has been out dealing with health issues. Tonight, he makes his return to the booth, a joy for the ears of most to all Mets fans.

Ronnie has been a lead analyst for both SNY and TBS, has been out since the middle of April after having surgery to remove a mass on his chest. The prognosis after the surgery was that the cancer was treatable. At 58 years old, he's been cleared and declared good to go to get back into the booth. He's rejoining Gary and Keith for the broadcast of tonight's game between the Mets and Giants. Ron is so good at what he does with the Mets, he has been used for national baseball broadcasts on TBS for the MLB playoffs the last few seasons.

He provides a different perspective to the game, having pitched in the Majors from 1983 to 1995. He pitched for the Mets, and was a fan favorite, from 1983 to 1991, winning 99 games in the Blue and Orange.

When he's in the booth, Ron gives great insight to the game that few analysts can match. When a great play happens, whether it happens for or against the Mets, Ronnie will praise the play and the player who made it. He just loves the game of baseball and that passion comes through during every broadcast. In the time of his absence, Todd Ziele took over in the booth on nights when Keith Hernandez wasn't on the call. Ziele was a solid announcer but seemed a little dry in my mind. With this return, Ziele will go back to being the in studio host on SNY for pre and post game shows.

Welcome back Ronnie! It'll be so nice to have you back in the booth.