Some things in sports cannot be disputed. Win-loss record, batting average, points per game — these are the facts.



However, almost every thing else is up for debate. And nothing is more subjective than how we feel about those who present the games to us: the announcers. Steve Berman, who covers media for The Athletic Bay Area, put together a list ranking San Francisco and Oakland teams based on the announcing crews. There is simply no way Chicago can allow itself to be out-listed. Didn’t Ring Lardner invent the listicle at the old Inter-Ocean?



The following is a ranking of the broadcast crews for Chicago’s five major professional teams, from worst to best. Radio and television booths were considered for each organization and combined into one ranking. Pregame and postgame shows and hosts were added to the equation where applicable, as were sideline and other in-game reporters. It’s all part of the presentation.



As Berman points out in...