Just smoltz is the fucking pits. The irony in napoli's name because he can't take a nap...wtf
give me smoltzie over ron darling, any fucking day.
If I had known then what I know now...
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
McCarver has some awesome stories, but he just talks and talks. Great for talking history of the game, but boring and forced when you're trying to focus on what's happening in a game he's calling.
The nap/Napoli thing was hilariously bad. Surely Smoltz isn't that big of a dork to think that was funny. I'm blaming the person in his earpiece. And yes, he's way better than Ron Darling, who is the baseball equivalent of Shannon Sharpe.
Agreed. He may have been a bit of a blowhard back in the day, but he's turned into one of the best announcers out there for baseball. Him and Smoltz together are great.
Yeah I never understood the hate for Buck (other than this is he era of hating everything). But at least he's embraced it. His twitter description says "I love all teams EXCEPT yours."
That said, while I think he's great for baseball, I don't think he's very good for football. But then again, every time I'm about to argue that he's not good enough to be the lead play-by-play guy for Fox, I remember that Pat Summerall used to hold that position and he was the worst ever. Boring as hell. I know that's not a popular opinion...but he fucking sucked. I'll submit his calls for Desmond Howard's Super Bowl TD and Adam Vinatieri first Super Bowl-winning kick as exhibits A and B to how bad he was. But really, everything about him sucked. Only he could make a mid-90's Cowboys/49ers game seem uninteresting.
Side-bar on Summerall (I know this is a World Series thread but now I've started on Summerall and don't have anything to do at work for another 40 minutes or so), a few years back they did a Top-100 players of all-time list on NFL Network. Distinguished football dignitaries (and Summerall) were asked to rate players on a scale of 1-10. Jerry Rice was ranked #1 and every single voter rated him a 10....except for Summerall...who gave him a 9. Cause you see, as Al Michaels explained on behalf of Summerall, Summerall thinks that nobody's perfect, so he didn't rate anybody a 10. So Pat Summerall, a KICKER with a career FG percentage of 47%, is too high and mighty to rate Jerry Rice or Jim Brown a 10. Ugh....
g under p
Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,125
Tito is one great manager in WS play, he's STILL UNDEFEATED !
Peace
*We CAN bomb the World to pieces, but we CAN'T bomb it into PEACE*...Michael Franti
*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
I agree with everyone's take on Buck. Didnt like him years ago, but he really grew on me and I think he is a top-notch sports TV pbp announcer.
Tim McCarver is/was unbearable
If you remember when the NFL was fun a few years ago, and WR were using sharpies, and different celebrations, Buck was constantly 'appalled '. It was so fake and annoying to me. And when Moss imitated the 'mooning', Buck was so aghast at something so trivial that he lost me forever.
I agree with everyone's take on Buck. Didnt like him years ago, but he really grew on me and I think he is a top-notch sports TV pbp announcer.
Tim McCarver is/was unbearable
If you remember when the NFL was fun a few years ago, and WR were using sharpies, and different celebrations, Buck was constantly 'appalled '. It was so fake and annoying to me. And when Moss imitated the 'mooning', Buck was so aghast at something so trivial that he lost me forever.
Buck is a lot better at baseball than football and he admits it. He is a lot more comfortable with the game. That said, that stuff was dumb, but he has gotten better.
I think he is great at baseball. Let's the game breathe and generally doesn't overdo anything. Let's the crowd often tell the story, which so many announcers don't do these days.
Agreed. He may have been a bit of a blowhard back in the day, but he's turned into one of the best announcers out there for baseball. Him and Smoltz together are great.
I don't mind buck either..smoltzy is good too..no Stoney but a smotlzy!!
Comments
we will find a way, we will find our place
we will find a way, we will find our place
Go tribe
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
Now, i wish they would get rid of Joe Buck.
McCarver has some awesome stories, but he just talks and talks. Great for talking history of the game, but boring and forced when you're trying to focus on what's happening in a game he's calling.
The nap/Napoli thing was hilariously bad. Surely Smoltz isn't that big of a dork to think that was funny. I'm blaming the person in his earpiece. And yes, he's way better than Ron Darling, who is the baseball equivalent of Shannon Sharpe.
That said, while I think he's great for baseball, I don't think he's very good for football. But then again, every time I'm about to argue that he's not good enough to be the lead play-by-play guy for Fox, I remember that Pat Summerall used to hold that position and he was the worst ever. Boring as hell. I know that's not a popular opinion...but he fucking sucked. I'll submit his calls for Desmond Howard's Super Bowl TD and Adam Vinatieri first Super Bowl-winning kick as exhibits A and B to how bad he was. But really, everything about him sucked. Only he could make a mid-90's Cowboys/49ers game seem uninteresting.
Side-bar on Summerall (I know this is a World Series thread but now I've started on Summerall and don't have anything to do at work for another 40 minutes or so), a few years back they did a Top-100 players of all-time list on NFL Network. Distinguished football dignitaries (and Summerall) were asked to rate players on a scale of 1-10. Jerry Rice was ranked #1 and every single voter rated him a 10....except for Summerall...who gave him a 9. Cause you see, as Al Michaels explained on behalf of Summerall, Summerall thinks that nobody's perfect, so he didn't rate anybody a 10. So Pat Summerall, a KICKER with a career FG percentage of 47%, is too high and mighty to rate Jerry Rice or Jim Brown a 10. Ugh....
Indians in 5
Pearl Jam bootlegs:
http://wegotshit.blogspot.com
Tim McCarver is/was unbearable
Peace
*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
I think he is great at baseball. Let's the game breathe and generally doesn't overdo anything. Let's the crowd often tell the story, which so many announcers don't do these days.
I am not the biggest fan of Rose on the show but he plays his part. It is clearly a good show and I think Arod is great.
Also, as much as i don't like A-Rod, the player, he is really good on the show. Heard him the other day on the WFAN, and he was good ther too.