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Even before he was a major-league player, Aaron Boone wanted to be a big-league broadcaster. “As a little kid, going to bed and sleeping at night, listening to Harry Kalas and Richie Ashburn call Phillie games left a lasting impression on me,” Boone said Tuesday. Boone announced his retirement as a player and will work for ESPN on “Baseball Tonight” beginning in March. “Sometimes there’s nothing worse than when you see an analyst that’s being a homer or, you know, just unwilling to criticize something,” Boone said. “Hopefully, one of my gifts will be that I’ll be able to, you know, say something that’s I guess considered critical without being a jerk.” The Associated Press
