As lifetime Detroit Tiger’s fans, we have grown up listening to the voices of Mario Impemba and especially Rod Allen. Their voices have been the staple of our childhood, as they brought excitement and spark to our hometown Tigers.

This season, Rod Allen’s role as an announcer has been reduced to 79 games, and the other games are being covered by Kirk Gibson and Jack Morris. The reasoning for Rod’s shortened schedule has not been released by Fox Sports Detroit. This 2015 baseball season is also the last year of Rod Allen’s contract with Fox Sports Detroit, and there is speculation that they will not extend Rod’s contract for the upcoming 2016 baseball season.

The reasoning for this petition is to show how much Detroit Tiger’s fans love listening to the charismatic voice of Rod Allen, and to show that the signees of this petition will NOT watch Fox Sports Detroit’s coverage of Detroit Tiger’s baseball.

Rod is an iconic voice to the staff, and has created an incredible fan base in his time period here in Detroit. He has created his own personal lingo and sayings that make watching and rooting for the Detroit Tigers iconic. Rod and Mario are the best broadcasting duo in America, have won two Michigan Emmys.

We have respect for Jack Morris and Kirk Gibson for their contributions to the Tigers organizations as players and for being members of the incredible 1984 World Series Champion Detroit Tigers, but the two do not come close to the personality and excitement that Rod Allen brings to the show.

Please sign and share this petition to bring attention to Fox Sports Detroit to keep Rod Allen as the day to day commentator for the upcoming 2016 season, and for many seasons after. The city of Detroit loves Rod Allen, and we can’t imagine Rod Allen not saying “I see ya big fella” after Miguel Cabrera hits a 2-run homerun, calling a 99 MPH fastball from Justin Verlander some “cheese” or “filthy”, or calling Don Kelly an “old school” type of player.



Sincerely,

The Hosts of Water Cooler Sports

Robbie Triano, Spencer Jacobson, and Dominic Curtis