Less than a year ago, we learned that long-time Phillies broadcaster Chris Wheeler would be out of the Phillies broadcast booth. After a lengthy search in which Comcast Sports Net looked for a new broadcaster, Comcast setteled on former 2008 Phillies Jamie Moyer and Matt Stairs. After just one season, Comcast Sports Net announced that Moyer will not be returning.
Via Jim Salisbury of CSN Philly, Moyer explained his departure:
“At the end of the Phillies' season, I gave the situation a great deal of thought, with my family in mind,” Moyer said. “I enjoyed my year behind the mic tremendously, and the opportunity to work with Tom, Matt, Mike and Gregg is one I will cherish.
“However, as we are now based on the West Coast, the geography presents unique challenges to the matter at hand. I thus reached a decision that, for the moment, it’s very difficult to balance a bicoastal professional life with family life at home.
“I thank Comcast SportsNet, the Phillies and, of course, the fans for letting me share my insights into the team this past season and wish the team success in the coming years.”
The report notes that the rest of the broadcast team would return for 2015.
Chris Wheeler has to be somewhere laughing. After 37 continuous years of service, Wheeler was shown the door and it only took one season for another change. The report does not indicate if the Phillies will look for another color commentator, or if the Phillies will simply make do with Tom McCarthy, Matt Stairs, Gregg Murphy, and Mike Schmidt.
