I personally think its Kevin Harlan. His basketball line "right between the eyes" is pretty good. Kevin doinf Suns-Lakers game right now.
BTW - Anybody near san diego? The announcer for the Padres sounds like the guy who does the National Heads-up tournament on NBC. Can anyone confirm this?
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Posted 06 May 2006 - 10:44 PM
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espn hockey announcers are my first choice but since they arent around anymore i think joe buck is the best
ESPN hockey announcers? Are you kidding me? Why not say Icelandic cricket anouncers? I think ESPN longs for the days of the glowing puck so they can keep up with the play. Watch some Canadian broadcasts, you'll quickly learn that ESPN hockey announcers are comedians and not in the good way.
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Posted 06 May 2006 - 10:56 PM
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Posted 07 May 2006 - 04:58 AM
I know most people will disagree, but I love listening to **** Vitale when college basketball season comes around. I love his pure entusiasm for the game and I don't know if there is anything better than him during a UNC/Duke game.
On the flip side, the worst is by far Bill Walton, someone put a bullet in that wounded horse please.
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I don't suppose it ever crossed a mods mind that D I C K is also a name, not just a reference to your genitals. I suppose I could call him Dicky, but thats just a bit silly isn't it?
On the flip side, the worst is by far Bill Walton, someone put a bullet in that wounded horse please.
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QUOTE (Jadaki @ Sunday, May 7th, 2006, 7:56 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I know most people will disagree, but I love listening to **** Vitale when college basketball season comes around. I love his pure entusiasm for the game and I don't know if there is anything better than him during a UNC/Duke game.
On the flip side, the worst is by far Bill Walton, someone put a bullet in that wounded horse please.
On the flip side, the worst is by far Bill Walton, someone put a bullet in that wounded horse please.
I don't suppose it ever crossed a mods mind that D I C K is also a name, not just a reference to your genitals. I suppose I could call him Dicky, but thats just a bit silly isn't it?
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Posted 07 May 2006 - 03:36 PM
QUOTE (BearCanada @ Saturday, May 6th, 2006, 11:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
ESPN hockey announcers? Are you kidding me? Why not say Icelandic cricket anouncers? I think ESPN longs for the days of the glowing puck so they can keep up with the play. Watch some Canadian broadcasts, you'll quickly learn that ESPN hockey announcers are comedians and not in the good way.
i have watched many tsn and cbc broadcasts and also those on rogers sports net. they are also very good (cbc obv being the best in my opinion) but i still prefer thorne, levy, melrose and clement (sometimes pang too)
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Posted 07 May 2006 - 10:02 PM
Basketball - Gus Johnson (Bill Raftery pwns all color commentators)
Football - Keith Jackson
Baseball - Joe Buck has the best voice, but tries unsuccessfully to be funny. That gets annoying
Hockey - Mike Emrick (fuck you canadians dont jump on me I dont watch that much hockey or get your beloved tsn)
Football - Keith Jackson
Baseball - Joe Buck has the best voice, but tries unsuccessfully to be funny. That gets annoying
Hockey - Mike Emrick (fuck you canadians dont jump on me I dont watch that much hockey or get your beloved tsn)
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Posted 08 May 2006 - 03:48 AM
Basketball - I love Bill Walton
Football - I use to love the old ESPN Sunday night crew. (I forget all of their names)
Baseball - Joe Morgan...hands down
Hockey - I love that guy from CBC who does the show in between periods. He is funny as hell.
Football - I use to love the old ESPN Sunday night crew. (I forget all of their names)
Baseball - Joe Morgan...hands down
Hockey - I love that guy from CBC who does the show in between periods. He is funny as hell.
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Posted 08 May 2006 - 04:57 AM
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Basketball - I love Bill Walton
Football - I use to love the old ESPN Sunday night crew. (I forget all of their names)
Baseball - Joe Morgan...hands down
Hockey - I love that guy from CBC who does the show in between periods. He is funny as hell.
Football - I use to love the old ESPN Sunday night crew. (I forget all of their names)
Baseball - Joe Morgan...hands down
Hockey - I love that guy from CBC who does the show in between periods. He is funny as hell.
Bill Walton gets on my nevers... especally when he calls a lakers game and his son is on the court.
*Odam misses a shot*
"Luke Walton would have made that shot!"
*Kobe passes to someone other then Luke Walton*
"Why Kobe didn't pass to Luke, I don't know beacuse Luke would have taken it into the lane and ran over Steve Nash! Luke Walton for MVP in 07!!"
Thats what it sounds like!
I know that Hubie Brown is about to die but I think that he offers the best insight into games.
In the NHL, i can't really say anymore beacuse I don't watch anymore. But the guy who does the Tampa Bay Lightening radio casts is damn good.
Baseball... I have to say Joe Morgan is the best.
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Posted 08 May 2006 - 05:05 AM
QUOTE (mrgibb @ Monday, May 8th, 2006, 7:57 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Bill Walton gets on my nevers... especally when he calls a lakers game and his son is on the court.
*Odam misses a shot*
"Luke Walton would have made that shot!"
*Kobe passes to someone other then Luke Walton*
"Why Kobe didn't pass to Luke, I don't know beacuse Luke would have taken it into the lane and ran over Steve Nash! Luke Walton for MVP in 07!!"
Thats what it sounds like!
*Odam misses a shot*
"Luke Walton would have made that shot!"
*Kobe passes to someone other then Luke Walton*
"Why Kobe didn't pass to Luke, I don't know beacuse Luke would have taken it into the lane and ran over Steve Nash! Luke Walton for MVP in 07!!"
Thats what it sounds like!
Thats not even the worst of it, he makes these stupid comments like "so and so is the best rebounder on the team" and then turns around and says the same thing about someone else. He contadicts himself every couple minutes. It's funny when the other annoucers get on his case about it, but after you listen to a whole game with him I want to rip my ears off.
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Posted 08 May 2006 - 05:07 AM
QUOTE (Jadaki @ Monday, May 8th, 2006, 5:05 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Thats not even the worst of it, he makes these stupid comments like "so and so is the best rebounder on the team" and then turns around and says the same thing about someone else. He contadicts himself every couple minutes. It's funny when the other annoucers get on his case about it, but after you listen to a whole game with him I want to rip my ears off.
Have you ever heard him on Mike and Mike in the Morning?
Its 10x as bad. Sometimes I just think they let him go on for like 10 min and then just hang up on him.
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Posted 08 May 2006 - 05:16 AM
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Have you ever heard him on Mike and Mike in the Morning?
Its 10x as bad. Sometimes I just think they let him go on for like 10 min and then just hang up on him.
Its 10x as bad. Sometimes I just think they let him go on for like 10 min and then just hang up on him.
Yes, then they replay it 10 times, i just shut it off. He is a poster child for birth control and incest prevention.
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Posted 08 May 2006 - 05:18 AM
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Yes, then they replay it 10 times, i just shut it off. He is a poster child for birth control and incest prevention.
LOL nice one
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Posted 08 May 2006 - 08:18 PM
I'm surprised by all the Joe Morgan votes. He lets his bias get in the way of objectivity too much, especially when it comes to Barry Bonds. I'll take Steve Stone.
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Posted 09 May 2006 - 12:31 PM
QUOTE (The Czar @ Monday, May 8th, 2006, 11:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I'm surprised by all the Joe Morgan votes. He lets his bias get in the way of objectivity too much, especially when it comes to Barry Bonds. I'll take Steve Stone.
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Stoney and Harry...god I miss those days
For sure, especially when the team is playing this way.
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Posted 09 May 2006 - 02:38 PM
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For sure, especially when the team is playing this way.
Man, another rookie move by me. The ole sign in error again.
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Posted 09 May 2006 - 03:14 PM
QUOTE (The Czar @ Tuesday, May 9th, 2006, 12:18 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I'm surprised by all the Joe Morgan votes. He lets his bias get in the way of objectivity too much, especially when it comes to Barry Bonds.
Meh, I still like him. To be truthful, I'm a big fan of most of the guys they have handling ESPN baseball.
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