Stupid Announcers and Analysts

Here's a thread for posting quotes from sporstcasters and anchors, and for discussing poor sports analysis, if you want a place to vent about the idiotic things you hear.

Here's a few things I've heard recently:

Wainwright and Carpenter are the 2 best righthanders in the game today, so the Cubs will have problems against the Cardinals this season.
-Todd Hollandsworth, local Cubs TV postgame show

I don't even know who Ben Zobrist is, I guess I need to google it. I guess I should know this stuff...
-Some sports radio guy, local White Sox TV postgame show (later noted on the show that Zobrist is actually from Illinois, "apologies to his family")

Even and Joe on the fan[ note i forgot exaclty how they said it so that's why there are no quotes.]

I wouldn't trade a 1st and 3rd for Bolden if it is Fitzgerald I would think about it.

After reading post after post after post after post of 'idiot announcers'

I'd like to challenge anybody to record themselves announcing a game so we can see how it should be done?

Takers?

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Originally Posted by filihok

After reading post after post after post after post of 'idiot announcers'

I'd like to challenge anybody to record themselves announcing a game so we can see how it should be done?

Takers?

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Sure, send me an amount in real, literal US money equal to Joe Morgan's salary and you're on.

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Originally Posted by dps

Sure, send me an amount in real, literal US money equal to Joe Morgan's salary and you're on.

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:rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by filihok

After reading post after post after post after post of 'idiot announcers'

I'd like to challenge anybody to record themselves announcing a game so we can see how it should be done?

Takers?

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i would but the file would be huge

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Originally Posted by filihok

After reading post after post after post after post of 'idiot announcers'

I'd like to challenge anybody to record themselves announcing a game so we can see how it should be done?

Takers?

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Yea, agreed.
It's getting really old, guys.

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Originally Posted by filihok

After reading post after post after post after post of 'idiot announcers'

I'd like to challenge anybody to record themselves announcing a game so we can see how it should be done?

Takers?

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Yeah no kidding, its downright annoying now.

Give me the stats guys to feed me all the stats and all that other stuff that they get and I'll outperform them.

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Originally Posted by ragecage

Yeah no kidding, its downright annoying now.

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Don't read it then?

If it annoys you why did you even click on this thread, the title was pretty clear as to the subject.

Thats something I have never understood about online forums. Who cares and what does it really matter if people argue, or discuss the same thing over and over. No one is forcing you to read it.

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Originally Posted by rogue9

Don't read it then?

If it annoys you why did you even click on this thread, the title was pretty clear as to the subject.

Thats something I have never understood about online forums. Who cares and what does it really matter if people argue, or discuss the same thing over and over. No one is forcing you to read it.

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Kind of hard when they do that in the MLB thread too. All I was doing was agreeing with fili.

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Originally Posted by rogue9

Don't read it then?

If it annoys you why did you even click on this thread, the title was pretty clear as to the subject.

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Because it was in the MLB Talk

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Thats something I have never understood about online forums. Who cares and what does it really matter if people argue, or discuss the same thing over and over. No one is forcing you to read it.

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Because some of the stuff in the MLB talk thread is interesting. But the 'whine whine, *****, *****, insult, insult' is unnecessary there.

I posted here as a reminder that a thread was created for this

I'm sorry that I want to actually learn something or be intelligently entertained (rather than entertained by laughing at stupidity) when listening to "experts" talk about baseball.

As I said in the other thread, perhaps I (or others) can't "announce" better because we don't have the right voice or the public speaking skills. I'm confident that many of us could do a better job getting basic facts right and not saying stupid nonsense like "The Mets need to examine if they're getting their money's worth from Carlos Beltran. They might be able to do better with someone that provides a little more grit."

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Originally Posted by filihok

Because it was in the MLB Talk

Because some of the stuff in the MLB talk thread is interesting. But the 'whine whine, *****, *****, insult, insult' is unnecessary there.

I posted here as a reminder that a thread was created for this

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MLB Talk = talk about MLB. The things that happen in nationally televised MLB games fall under that category.

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Originally Posted by filihok

I posted here as a reminder that a thread was created for this

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But how is it different than real life social situations. You can't make your co-workers stop complaining about buying a second house as a rental (mine did, it was freaking pathetic), or anything else.

Why is it that an online forum should be that way?

Annonymity for the win I guess...

Announcer X sucks. As does announcer Y. Baseball-(X+Y)= Greatness

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Originally Posted by rogue9

But how is it different than real life social situations. You can't make your co-workers stop complaining about buying a second house as a rental (mine did, it was freaking pathetic), or anything else.

Why is it that an online forum should be that way?

Annonymity for the win I guess...

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Clearly an online forum is structured . so that posts related to certain topics can be grouped together.

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Originally Posted by HoustonGM

MLB Talk = talk about MLB. The things that happen in nationally televised MLB games fall under that category.

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yes, clearly it is structured.

Can't have this thread without the Hawk.

Let's start off with his saying that White Sox players heal faster than other teams players because the Sox have the best doctor.

Or that AJ Pierzynksi hasn't reached his prime yet.

Now we're all descending into the purely stupid.
People have as much of a right to complain about announcers as other have to complain about the subject.
Several people have just voiced an opinion that several of you seem to be ranting about announcers "too much" recently. That's all there is to it. If you don't want to hear that then why are you posting at all?

Hawk is hands down, not even close, the worst play by play guy ever. Just no competition. The amount of whining, homerism, and other BS that he pulls literally every single game is just beyond comprehension. Absolutely unbearable.

His partner, Steve Stone, is EXCELLENT. It's too bad half the time Stone says something, Hawk is right there to try to argue it or make up some other stupid crap.

"Ranting" about announcers has always taken place on this forum. Every once in a while, there's a rash of complaints about it. And the cycle goes on.

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Originally Posted by ohms_law

Now we're all descending into the purely stupid.
People have as much of a right to complain about announcers as other have to complain about the subject.
Several people have just voiced an opinion that several of you seem to be ranting about announcers "too much" recently. That's all there is to it. If you don't want to hear that then why are you posting at all?

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no kidding.

The stupid thing about this argument is both sides can use each others arguments against the other.

You know, the whole thing with me, is when you guys come down on announcers, its like telling me the sky is blue every time you guys say something on the topic. It gets repetitive. All I am and have been trying to do is to put yourself in their shoes and see if you can do better. I know that annoys you guys, but seriously, do it if you think you can. We can use better announcers out there for sure.

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Originally Posted by ragecage

You know, the whole thing with me, is when you guys come down on announcers, its like telling me the sky is blue every time you guys say something on the topic. It gets repetitive. All I am and have been trying to do is to put yourself in their shoes and see if you can do better. I know that annoys you guys, but seriously, do it if you think you can. We can use better announcers out there for sure.

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Being an announce takes more than just knowing things. I've already stated this multiple times:

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As I said in the other thread, perhaps I (or others) can't "announce" better because we don't have the right voice or the public speaking skills. I'm confident that many of us could do a better job getting basic facts right and not saying stupid nonsense like "The Mets need to examine if they're getting their money's worth from Carlos Beltran. They might be able to do better with someone that provides a little more grit."

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Originally Posted by ragecage

You know, the whole thing with me, is when you guys come down on announcers, its like telling me the sky is blue every time you guys say something on the topic. It gets repetitive. All I am and have been trying to do is to put yourself in their shoes and see if you can do better. I know that annoys you guys, but seriously, do it if you think you can. We can use better announcers out there for sure.

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the thing is, these guys are paid to do a job. Its perfectly reasonable for us to critisize their performance, just as we do when we critisize a player's performance. Its the same thing.

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It gets repetitive.

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Exactly.

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Originally Posted by rogue9

the thing is, these guys are paid to do a job. Its perfectly reasonable for us to critisize their performance, just as we do when we critisize a player's performance. Its the same thing.

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Yep.

The "Can you do a better job?" defense isn't adequate for...well...anything. That's basically saying "You can't criticize anybody in a job that you don't have."

ragecage (and others), you've criticized Congresspeople before. Well, I don't see you doing a better job!

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Originally Posted by rogue9

the thing is, these guys are paid to do a job. Its perfectly reasonable for us to critisize their performance, just as we do when we critisize a player's performance. Its the same thing.

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Now I dont mind it if it is a different announcer each time, but when Steve Phillips is mentioned, its like beating a dead horse. Its just too easy with him.

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Originally Posted by HoustonGM

Yep.

The "Can you do a better job?" defense isn't adequate for...well...anything. That's basically saying "You can't criticize anybody in a job that you don't have."

ragecage (and others), you've criticized Congresspeople before. Well, I don't see you doing a better job!

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True lol. I realize I beat the proverbial dead horse too on that.

I can't argue there, as I have only ragged on this topic once before, last season. I am just particularly frustrated this weekend with two of the Giants telecasts being jacked by other networks.

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Originally Posted by ragecage

True lol. I realize I beat the proverbial dead horse too on that.

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But it's perfectly fine for you to do so if you disagree with what they're doing or think something they say or do is stupid.

It's just idle discussion, most of the time, but, so what?

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Originally Posted by KowboyKoop

Hawk is hands down, not even close, the worst play by play guy ever. Just no competition. The amount of whining, homerism, and other BS that he pulls literally every single game is just beyond comprehension. Absolutely unbearable.

His partner, Steve Stone, is EXCELLENT. It's too bad half the time Stone says something, Hawk is right there to try to argue it or make up some other stupid crap.

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Not to mention he was a worse GMs than Steve Phillips.

I can listen to those Giants guys all day, Krukow and whos the other one? Fosse?

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shu...urn=nfl,164086

Kornheiser off on MNF. This guy is not a good announcer.

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Originally Posted by filihok

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shu...urn=nfl,164086

Kornheiser off on MNF. This guy is not a good announcer.

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Irrelevant by your theory, we were only talking about baseball announcers in this thread. That will have to go in OILF> Oh, and Wassit already had that thread.

A good day. He is fine doing PTI, but he didn't transition. IMO, they should only have 2 people doing MNF anyway, but that probably won't happen anytime soon. Hopefully "Chucky" will do a better job.

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Originally Posted by RedsoxRockies

Irrelevant by your theory, we were only talking about baseball announcers in this thread. That will have to go in OILF> Oh, and Wassit already had that thread.

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Read the thread title and the first post ;)

Oh, and not to mention you have already whined about the said subject in this very thread

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Originally Posted by EVEN11323

A good day. He is fine doing PTI, but he didn't transition. IMO, they should only have 2 people doing MNF anyway, but that probably won't happen anytime soon. Hopefully "Chucky" will do a better job.

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Agreed. I like him on PTI but he just didn't know enough about football to fit.