It's the early 1960's and my dad, Ray Scott, was, at the time, the lead announcer for the Minnesota Twins. He was working for CBS at the same time as the assigned announcer of the Green Bay Packers (a twist of fate which launched his career), but at this point in the timeline we lived in the Twin Cities.
Dad's first Twins broadcast partner was Halsey Hall, a local sports writer (who had a penchant for boiled eggs, green onions, and an occasional beer during broadcasts). In dad's second year with the Twins, the club hired Herb Carneal to work in the booth with Halsey and him. It was needed because dad's commitments with CBS were growing and the Twins needed to have an announcer for those times when dad could not work a game. It was a rotation many teams use today.
Dad called innings one-through three, Herb (who was a terrific announcer and a better person) called innings four-through six, before dad called the final three. Halsey was there for analysis and some laughs. Yes, there are stories. Halsey also famously brought dad, and me that particular day, to the ballpark (Metropolitan Stadium) and missed the exit off the highway. He stopped, backed up and went up the off-ramp. My father lost his mind. It was hilarious.
On occasion there would be a simulcast, radio & TV broadcasts at the same time, and dad hated them. He recognized the vast difference between the two mediums. One required a lot of words to paint a picture, the other very few because there was a picture. During those broadcasts dad could often be seen between innings doing a live, yes live, Hamm's Beer commercial. He bragged about never spilling while pouring the beer into the mug. It was something he took pride in which is important to remember as you watch this outtake.
I have no clue who came up with this, but I thank them because here is my dad filming (well, attempting to) a Hamm's commercial with Halsey Hall. For me, it is awesome to see my dad having a very good laugh.