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Originally Posted by raystorm
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Palmeiro. There's no testing for steroid-laced Viagra in the manager ranks.Quote:
Originally Posted by raystorm
I've watched a few out of market games or Toronto games with announcers from the opposing teams. I like the YES and NESN announcers (the NESN guys were entertaining). But some broadcasters from other markets are bloody terrible. Their adjulation just ruins the whole experience.
I say this because Toronto announcers (even for hockey) don't do this. They don't talk about 'us versus them'. They applaud excellent plays and excellent players on both teams. They don't say, "The Jays/Leafs/shitty CFL team need a run here."
The Braves' announcers don't bother me that much because their bias is almost comical. But the Chicago White Sox announcers... holy fuck, I was ready to punch the colour guy in the face.
For example:
Long foul out: "Please be a homerun... damn."
Hinkse robs the Sox of a hit: "Aw, man. That should have been a hit. (Player) did everything right, he hit it where it was supposed to go, and Hinkse ruins it. Okay play by Hinkse."
Every time a White Sox player hit a line drive: "Please stay fair... damn."
0-2 pitch from a Contreras: "Come on, strike him out!"
A walk on a pitch that's totally off the plate: "Well, Zaun's been struck out twice, but he gets the base anyway."
The score: "We have 4 they have 3... 3 unearned runs by the way." (He said that 50 times)
What the fuck is this? Is this common in the States?
YES announcers are fucking horrible, 'cept for O'Neil. When O'Neil is in the booth and someone uses a big word (YES commentators are notorious for using vocabulary that should NOT be used at a baseball game) he makes fun of them.
Last week, Kay goes "well, unless you believe in the fallacy of predetermined outcome" and Paul O'Neil goes "Woah, I thought I was at Fordahm (university) for a minute there"
They fucking suck, and the radio announcers are 10x worse.
Braves announcers are quality because they shut the fuck up.
PS--I want to have Giambi's babies.
With all the roids Giambi has done and is doing, Id be surprised if his penis is still functional enough to have babies.
LOL.. thats fucking hilarious! They really say it just like that?? With "damn" and everything?? Crazy!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Brisco Bold
As for YES.. its only Michael Assclown Kay who is always trying to use some ridiculous "word of the day". The other guys like Ken Singleton, Jim Kaat..etc are fine. On the radio you have the horrendous John Sterling who makes it IMPOSSIBLE to follow a baseball game. So many pauses..you have no clue what is going on until he goes into one of tired catchphrase calls. "Its a homer for the GIAMBINOOOOOOOO" "Another one for Alex the Great!!" "Its a hit by Robbie Cano..don't ya know!!" my goodness.
The Braves announce team is beyond biased but I don't mind them so much anymore except when its the Caray's announcing the team.. a freakin father/son announce team. You hear stuff like, "Lets see if the Braves can get a big hit here Chip!", "Absolutely pop!"
:yuck:
As for my putrid Mets.. we have Fran Healy who I wish would go away. Tom Seaver doesn't do his homework and I wish Keith Hernandez did more games. Keith is one guy I could see getting canned for his candor one day so who knows if he'll get more announcing gigs.
Oh yeah: and if I have to hear, "He gone!" one more time...
Exactly like that.Quote:
Originally Posted by raystorm
In Toronto, we hear about the opposing teams, the great things they've done in the past, where they are in the race, what they're trying to do to get into the post season.
The Comcast announcers just bitched and complained about Oakland getting into the play-offs. One of them said, and I quote, "I don't care who gets into the post season... as long as it's not Oakland." (Because Chicago can't 'get' Oakland, though he didn't say that.) The other announcer said, "Good teams come to play regardless of who they're playing against." The colour guy said, "Well, I don't care. As long as it's not Oakland."
Come on.
Also... they don't talk about the game or anything interesting.
Come on... the Mets are not THAT bad... last year they were at 52-56 at this point and sliding downhill fast. All indications point to a 82 or 83 win season this year, 10 games better than last year.Quote:
As for my putrid Mets
Fix the bullpen over the offseason (get rid of Looper, first things first) and it can be a 90 win team, easily.
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Originally Posted by diffusionx
I know ...I know.. I'm just annoyed at the recent losses. Starters are crapping out slowly, bullpen which actually has been quite servicable is overworked to death and seeing Mike Piazza hitting monster shots for nothing annoys me to no end.
They are a .500 club which is MUCH better than the past couple of years. I like the team and think when they play to their potential are a ton of fun to watch.
....sure would be nice to see Beltran on a hot streak already.. yeesh.
I usually have nothing to say about a last place team with a laughable payroll, but what is going on at Shea? I saw bulldozers and shit behind center field.
Why did Francona put someone playing in their MLB debut in the cleanup spot? Was he suprised when Ortiz, batting in front of the rookie, was walked 3 times? With that lineup he basically ensured that the 3 and 4 hitters would do nothing all game.
Last place is relative of course - the NL East is the toughest division in baseball, they'd be 3rd in the NL Central and AL West, 4th in the AL East and AL Central, and 1st in the NL West.Quote:
I usually have nothing to say about a last place team with a laughable payroll, but what is going on at Shea? I saw bulldozers and shit behind center field.
As for the other thing, maybe it has to do with the new stadium. I didnt know the plan was approved.