Many names were bandied about as the St. Louis Cardinals looked to replace their television play-by-play announcer after the departure of Dan McLaughlin. One of the names that jumped to the forefront was Aaron Goldsmith.
The Seattle Mariners voice — who splits time between the radio and television booth — is a St. Louis native. He confirmed to Wyman and Bob of Seattle Sports 710 that he did interview with the Cardinals for the position but ultimately decided to remain in Seattle, noting it just wasn’t the right time to depart.
“I’m sure everyone listening can relate to something like this in their life where you kind of need some form of test to put your feelings up against it to really know how you feel about something,” Goldsmith said.
“There’s certainly a lot of things that we all take for granted in life until you realize that they might be gone. And when I flew out to St. Louis and talked with the Cardinals, and talked with the television station out there — Bally Sports Midwest — it didn’t feel like I thought it would feel. Or maybe more accurately like it needed to feel for me to leave (Seattle).”
Goldsmith noted that he was grateful that the Cardinals were considering him as a candidate, but he’s just as grateful to work for the Mariners.
“I’m flattered beyond words that the Cardinals would have interest in talking to me and if I were to tell my college self or my high school self that I would be in the mix for that job, you could knock me over with a feather,” said Goldsmith. “But ultimately this is where I want to be and calling Mariners baseball is what I want to do. I’m so thankful that I have that opportunity. … I’m very grateful to be here – I’m so grateful to be here – and to call games for the team that I love, in the city that I love.”
The open position with the Cardinals ultimately went to longtime Atlanta Braves voice Chip Caray who — like Goldsmith — is a St. Louis native.
