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GRAND RAPIDS - He is one of the few West Michigan Whitecaps who hasn't struck out this year, missed the cutoff man or been caught stealing.
Plus, he has a law degree.
Still, it's highly unlikely that Dan Elve will be voted the team's most valuable player. But the senior counsel at local law firm Rhoades McKee certainly does qualify as one of the two most indispensable team members in the Whitecaps' broadcasting booth.
"Oh, it's going great and the firm has been good. They've given me extra time for that by giving me senior counsel status. I have the best of all worlds here," he said. "I can split my time between the firm and the ballpark when I need to. I can talk to the ballplayers and the manager. And it's really rekindled my interest in the game."
Elve is the analyst for play-by-play announcer Dave Skoczen on the Whitecaps Baseball Network, a group of four radio stations that include the flagship WBBL-AM 1340 in Grand Rapids. This season marks the first time the two have worked together, having replaced Rick Berkey, the longtime voice of the Caps.
"Things are working out fine with Dave. I think he is going to be a big league announcer in due time. He is that talented," said Elve. "I've known Rick since our high school days. I go way back with Rick and he has also been supportive."
Born in Holland but raised in Grand Rapids, Elve was admitted to the bar in 1978 after earning his law degree from Louisiana State University, also the school where he received a bachelor's degree in American history after...