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  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,520
    Yeah, overall I agree. I have to think it's probably BS.
  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,520
    Ohhhh shit - Sixers hired a woman to replace Zumoff. Looking forward to what's to come from the collective head of this city in some parts exploding.
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,590
    Jesus Christ
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  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,520
    It has. Begun.



    'member this dipshit?
  • pjhawks
    pjhawks Posts: 12,907
    Jearlpam0925 said:
    It has. Begun.



    'member this dipshit?
    Sounds like she has a great resume so I'm not criticizing the hire.  The issue is no one can criticize it even if you have legitimate reasons not to like it or if she doesn't do a great job at it.  It would be nice to live in a world where she would get the same scrutiny as Tom McCarthy does (who I think takes way too much shit and is not nearly as bad as many around these parts think) but of course we don't.
  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,520
    Tom McCarthy is that bad. Not bad at NFL games, but that makes more sense. The issue is what? She hasn't done anything to warrant criticism yet, beyond being a woman.
  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,356
    That is awesome news! Shamefully, some of these idiot sideline reporters give women announcers a bad name - looking at you Michelle Tafoya.

    https://www.inquirer.com/sixers/sixers-kate-scott-nbc-sports-philadelphia-announcer-alaa-abdelnaby-20210923.html
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  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,590
    edited September 2021
    Johnny Abruzzo said:
    That is awesome news! Shamefully, some of these idiot sideline reporters give women announcers a bad name - looking at you Michelle Tafoya.

    https://www.inquirer.com/sixers/sixers-kate-scott-nbc-sports-philadelphia-announcer-alaa-abdelnaby-20210923.html
    What's awesome about it? I had never heard of her up until this afternoon. Are you familiar with her work?


    Tom McGinnis deserves the tv position just as Scott Franske deserves the Phils position. 
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  • pjhawks
    pjhawks Posts: 12,907
    Jearlpam0925 said:
    Tom McCarthy is that bad. Not bad at NFL games, but that makes more sense. The issue is what? She hasn't done anything to warrant criticism yet, beyond being a woman.
    I think McCarthy is annoying on the Phils because baseball lends itself to too much talking and laughing.  I don't think he is a bad announcer per se just annoying, which I get.  I think he is good at football and really good at college hoops.  He is far less annoying on those two sports.


  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,356
    The Juggler said:
    Johnny Abruzzo said:
    That is awesome news! Shamefully, some of these idiot sideline reporters give women announcers a bad name - looking at you Michelle Tafoya.

    https://www.inquirer.com/sixers/sixers-kate-scott-nbc-sports-philadelphia-announcer-alaa-abdelnaby-20210923.html
    What's awesome about it? I had never heard of her up until this afternoon. Are you familiar with her work?


    Tom McGinnis deserves the tv position just as Scott Franske deserves the Phils position. 
    Not getting into this. I'm a supporter of representation, and that's that.
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  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,590
    edited September 2021
    Johnny Abruzzo said:
    The Juggler said:
    Johnny Abruzzo said:
    That is awesome news! Shamefully, some of these idiot sideline reporters give women announcers a bad name - looking at you Michelle Tafoya.

    https://www.inquirer.com/sixers/sixers-kate-scott-nbc-sports-philadelphia-announcer-alaa-abdelnaby-20210923.html
    What's awesome about it? I had never heard of her up until this afternoon. Are you familiar with her work?


    Tom McGinnis deserves the tv position just as Scott Franske deserves the Phils position. 
    Not getting into this. I'm a supporter of representation, and that's that.
    Okay. But does this mean you would have been happy as long as any woman got the job though?

    I'm not trying to be an asshole, I'm just trying to understand. I am all for equal rights and equal pay and all all that stuff. But I'm also for the best person for the job. And she may very well end up being that person. They already have a fantastic play by play guy on the radio, who the majority of fans generally really like, who got passed over. 

    I can't help but feeling the same sort of disappointment I felt like when the Phils promoted McCarthy instead of Franske. 
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  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,024
    McCarthy is aids 
  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,520
    I mean McGinnis would be cool, but I think he's better on the radio because he's better solo.

    McCarthy is good at football and basketball because they're constant moving sports and he can yammer his gullet face into the ground. But, regardless, the sport and team I care about he absolutely sucks at.

    It sucks that Zumoff retired that's for sure.

    But beyond that, good luck to this woman. Already, on cue, have gotten texts from friends I'd expect it from re: "I guess I'll watch the sixers on mute this season..." blah blah blahhhhh.
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,590
    I don't think it's just that she's a woman (well of course for some of these people it is). It's that nobody around here has ever heard of her before and she's replacing a legend. Huge shoes to fill for an unknown. Most people probably assumed McGinnis or someone with a bigger track record was going replace Zoo. 

    And McGinnis did have a color analyst with him a while back--Todd McCulloch. I don't think it is uncommon for radio announcers to be able to transition to television. 
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  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,520
    Todd McCulloch stunk. Abdelnaby was unheard of, and now I like him a lot.
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,024
    edited September 2021
    As in the big goofy guy that played for the sixers? I dont remember that 


  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,520
    Before your time, Cliff.

    https://youtu.be/FRZN7IzvCVs
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,590
    edited September 2021
    ^
    Hahaha....never seen that before

    McCulloch had real dry, sarcastic sense of humor. Thought they were pretty good together. 
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  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,520
    I swear we're living in an alternate universe. Or I keep forgetting that this is the perfect ending when it comes to this city.


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