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Post by GOODZILLA on Jun 5, 2007 19:07:54 GMT -5
I hate John Miller too. And Joe Morgan. Those two showed absolutely no respect to the Tigers in last years ALDS against the Yankees. They came across as ignorant and consistently mispronounced the names of many of the Tigers.
So yes, put them in the death van.
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Post by stephenvegas on Jun 5, 2007 19:52:03 GMT -5
I think the Cubs are the most disappointing team so far this year. But the worst team in baseball is still the KC Royals. Mr. Vegas speaks the truth. Well I did at the time. But I just noticed that now the Texas Rangers, at least at the moment, currently have a worse record than the Royals in terms of winning percentage. |
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Post by Chewey on Jun 5, 2007 20:52:01 GMT -5
Tim McCarver is the guy I hate most in the broadcast booth. Just this past Saturday he had this to say about Mike Mussina...
"He likes numbers so much that he graduated in three years as an economy major.
Which is still not as bad as the time that he billed a Red Sox-Yankees game as pitting "Pedro Martinez against Brandon Arroyo." Never mind that (A) they were both on the same team, (B) his name is BRONSON Arroyo, and not Brandon, and (C) neither one of them was slated to start the game in the first place.
And yet somehow Tim McCarver gets his own sports talk show.
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Post by dukedave on Jun 5, 2007 22:52:12 GMT -5
When in doubt blame Berman. Stop yelling you a$$wipe, we can here you. He and the rest of the "I'm cooler than you" sportscasting core make me sick. Put him, Stewie Scott, Jon Miller, and Scott Van Pelt in a van and drive it off a cliff and the sportscasting world would be a better place. Jon Miller? Jon Miller? You just hate as a pastime, don't you? And why aren't Joe Buck and Stephen A. Smith in the DeathVan? ;D Jon Miller is a Grade A spunk monkey. He as well as the other three in my van of death think they are sooooooooo cool. Miller doesn't know half as much as he prentends to be. Earlier this year or late last year they did a Sox game and he says "Here comes the Sox clean up hitter Jim Thome." Small problem, Thome hits third and was hitting third that night. He makes small mistakes like this all the time and insists on over enunciating all the Latin players names to accentuate his coolness. I have no problem with Buck, you are just hating because he's a Cards guy. However, (Best Steven A impersonation) I sometimes have problems with Smith but mostly it is just funny to listen to because of how he talks. We've probably got room for Santo in the van, he wouldn't take up too much leg room.  Man that was really bad but I just got back from my third Sox loss this year and needed someone to fire on. I'm thinking of starting a poll for the van of death so if anyone has any suggestions let them fly. |
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Post by Trent Lawless on Jun 6, 2007 5:38:23 GMT -5
I have successfully switched the topic of the thread. Yay for me!
If I had to put a baseball announcer at the top of the s---list, McCarver would probably be it. "Brandon" Arroyo? Come on. I'm neutral on Jon Miller, but I can see why that Spanish name thing would get on people's nerves.
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Post by BDS on Jun 6, 2007 7:08:35 GMT -5
Joe Buck is on the list because of the constant fwap fwap fwap you hear in the booth whenever he calls Cardinals games. And as we've had the discussion before, I wouldn't give a crap if it was a Cardinals feed, but he does it on national broadcasts!
"And here's Albert Poohole, hitting .318 and able to satisfy like no other man. He brings his chisled physique into the box and stares down the pitcher, who likely should just throw the ball into the outfield as hard as possible rather than face the embarassment of getting destroyed by the undoubtedly greatest player ever to grace this fair game."
It's disgusting. Buck sucks, and he's not a quarter of the announcer that his old man was.
If we're including ex-jocks in the list, though, freaking Joe Morgan should be driving the DeathVan. He's arrogant, he's ignorant of modern statistical analysis, he's over-opinionated, and he belongs nowhere near the only baseball I can consistently watch in HD. Please stick him on Reds broadcasts and make him go away.
I would insist that Hawk go into the DeathVan, because he's a pox upon broadcastng, but the stunned silence that comes from the booth when the Sox get jacked up is priceless.
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Post by GOODZILLA on Jun 6, 2007 11:22:32 GMT -5
I have successfully switched the topic of the thread. Yay for me! If I had to put a baseball announcer at the top of the s---list, McCarver would probably be it. "Brandon" Arroyo? Come on. I'm neutral on Jon Miller, but I can see why that Spanish name thing would get on people's nerves. It's one thing that Miller is unable to pronounce the names of foreign players, he is old and easily confused so I will give him a pass on that. But during the playoffs last year he kept mispronouncing Craig MONROE. Monroe. How hard is that? And then, to make matters worse, we get to the series and Joe Buck can't say his name either. Craig Mahhhn-Roe. Go to hell. |
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Post by dukedave on Jun 6, 2007 11:42:31 GMT -5
I have successfully switched the topic of the thread. Yay for me! If I had to put a baseball announcer at the top of the s---list, McCarver would probably be it. "Brandon" Arroyo? Come on. I'm neutral on Jon Miller, but I can see why that Spanish name thing would get on people's nerves. It's one thing that Miller is unable to pronounce the names of foreign players, he is old and easily confused so I will give him a pass on that. But during the playoffs last year he kept mispronouncing Craig MONROE. No, it's not that he mispronounces players names. He is Mr Smart Guy and thinks that the way he pronounces it is the way it should be pronounced. With Latin names he prounounces them with a Latin accent. If you're broadcasting in Spanish that's fine but to be speaking perfect English and then say Ozzie Gee-Zhen annoys me. He does make up his own pronounciations for more American names but the insistance in doing the Latin names bugs me. I think of you're getting paid to announce a game or doing the highlights the least these douchbags can do is learn to pronounce the name. I saw a highlight the other night on ESPN and the idiot pronounced Cubs player Ryan Theriot as Ryan Therry-ott as if he's never ever heard of him. The guy didn't just get called up, you moron, do a little reasearch you turd. |
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Post by BDS on Jun 6, 2007 11:51:06 GMT -5
Damn! Havoc negates more of my Anti-Havoc points by defending Ryan the Riot.
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Post by dukedave on Jun 6, 2007 11:56:01 GMT -5
Damn! Havoc negates more of my Anti-Havoc points by defending Ryan the Riot. Trust me, I've watched a total of 1 hour of Cubs baseball (other than against the Sox) and even I know how to pronounce the guys name. Mispronounciation really annoys the crap out of me from broadcasters. It gets even worse when they have the morning news guy read some highlights. It's tolarable when it's a news woman but come on, dude, when did you lose your scrotum and pronounce Lemiuex, Lem-youcks (this honestly happened here in Chicago 10 years ago and I still remember it). |
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Post by Trent Lawless on Jun 7, 2007 3:52:27 GMT -5
As someone who has to know how to pronounce things for a living, that's enough to make me hurl my breakfast. From yesterday.
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Post by Tournament Master on Jun 7, 2007 9:25:33 GMT -5
I think it would be cool if the playoff games were broadcast by the local announce teams that call their games all year. Maybe have the game on 2 channels, one for each broadcast team. Not going to happen...but it would be much better than listening to Buck and McCarver every fall.
(FYI, McCarver was the Mets announcer when I was growing up and he was always regarded locally as the worst guy in the booth...no idea how he earns a living these days...)
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Post by dukedave on Jun 7, 2007 9:47:32 GMT -5
I think it would be cool if the playoff games were broadcast by the local announce teams that call their games all year. Maybe have the game on 2 channels, one for each broadcast team. It's kind of nice in Chicago when the Sox play the Cubs they broadcast on WGN and Comcast Sportsnet and each has a seperate team so you can choose which one you want to listen to. |
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Post by gatekeeper on Jun 8, 2007 6:53:42 GMT -5
This might be the funniest poll ever.
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Post by GrumpyBigBee on Jun 20, 2007 7:46:34 GMT -5
I voted "Any team where pitchers beat up catchers"... this reminded me of that time Nolan Ryan grabbed the batter in a headlock and pounded him. Nolan was like 100 years old or something.  |
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Post by GrumpyBigBee on Jun 20, 2007 7:56:08 GMT -5
"Before the 1993 season, Ryan announced his retirement, effective at the end of that season. On August 4, just before the end, Ryan had yet another high profile moment – this time an on-the-mound fight. After Ryan hit Robin Ventura of the Chicago White Sox, Ventura charged the mound in order to fight Ryan, who was 20 years his senior. Ryan secured the 26-year-old Ventura in a headlock with his left arm, while pummelling Ventura's head with his right fist six times before catcher Iván Rodríguez was able to pull Ventura away from Ryan." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nolan_Ryan |
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Post by BDS on Jun 20, 2007 12:18:05 GMT -5
Nolan Ryan beating down Robin Ventura is one of my all-time favorite baseball fights. I think it's only behind Kyle Farnsworth spearing someone from the Reds and this one. |
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Post by GrumpyBigBee on Jun 21, 2007 9:39:18 GMT -5
Nolan Ryan beating down Robin Ventura is one of my all-time favorite baseball fights. I think it's only behind Kyle Farnsworth spearing someone from the Reds and this one. I couldnt really tell what was going on ... it looked like one of the first NES games I played.  |
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Post by Chewey on Jun 21, 2007 21:52:29 GMT -5
Nolan Ryan beating down Robin Ventura is one of my all-time favorite baseball fights. I think it's only behind Kyle Farnsworth spearing someone from the Reds and this one. The guy Fransworth speared would be Paul Wilson, another pitcher. Man, it's been a while since my National League baseball team has had anything close to a respectable season... |
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Post by BDS on Jul 11, 2007 18:46:39 GMT -5
I couldnt really tell what was going on ... it looked like one of the first NES games I played. LOL ... here's a recap: the batter either gets hit or brushed back, and he doesn't like it, so he hits the catcher with a standing side kick - 2. The catcher goes down and the batter charges the mound. The pitcher and infielders all back away from him, because he's nuts, and eventually he gets gang-tackled from behind. It's high comedy. I also forgot to add Randy Johnson vs. The Bird to my list, too. |
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Man that was really bad but I just got back from my third Sox loss this year and needed someone to fire on.
