Announcers. Not all of them, but certain ones, including the Jay’s. I love the rhythm to their calls. There’s so much down time, so they talk stats and whatnot and I don’t even process it because I don’t really care about that stuff, but it’s like this lovely hum, like the aural equivalent of being rocked by gentle waves.

My favorite thing this summer was having a Jays game to listen to on the way to my hockey games at night. I always play well when I get “rocked” into a calm state of mind by a baseball announcer.

Another thing I love about baseball announcers is when they compliment a nice foul ball catch by a fan. It’s like a little glimmer of hope for the common man. I smile every time.