What this question illustrates to me is how difficult it is to make a decision like this, to terminate the team's long-time announcers. Especially if you aren't sure who will actually replace them.
I suspect most randomly polled fans would have stuck with their comfort zone (the Mikes) rather than hire someone new, even if they knew who the replacements were, and especially if they didn't. Add to that the fact that most fans probably didn't really know Calabro, let alone other possible candidates for replacing the Mikes, and I think if it were up to the fans, this change would certainly not have happened.
Heck, a week ago I probably would have said no. Today, I'm basically won over that this is an improvement and perhaps even necessary, pending the result of who they hire as the color commentator. There are a lot of names who have been tossed around that would thoroughly piss me off, and a few I'd like a lot. So, IDK.
I think if you had told me a week ago, that we had a chance to replace the Mikes with Calabro and Barry, and given me a week to mull it over, I would have ultimately said pull the trigger.
If you had told be we were going to fire the Mikes but didn't have replacements lined up, and Paul Allen and McGowan were going to figure it out later, I'd have said no fucking way do I trust those guys.
