I had no idea so many people despise baseball announcer (and "ODIOUS DICKBAG") Joe Buck, but apparently that is the case. Also, if the commenters on the page are to be believed, Buck evinces an enormous craving for cock, or, in the case of Derek Jeter, balls. Look how much you learn every day!
Friday, October 30, 2009
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IF YOU KNOW ANY ONE
I DON'T KNOW ANY ONE
How in fuck do I have two friends in common with this troublemaker??
OH WAIT I can't work Facebook so never mind. But I mean can you imagine if I did! Do you?
I salute you for trying!
What's odd is when the national announcers for fox, TBS, ESPN (Buck, Morgan, Martinez, McCarver, et al) seem to only be interested in anything but the game on the field.
They drone on and on about Jeter's fierce eyes, arod's shiny white gloves, and teixeira's delicate pirouettes. When they don't outright mis-call pitches or overhype routine pop flies, they're in oral fantasy land (claiming the last 6 Red Sox teams just haven't been any competition for the aura and mystique of the mfy, for example).
Meantime, it's a Dodger/Cubs game we're trying to watch.
"What’s odd is when the national announcers for fox, TBS, ESPN (Buck, Morgan, Martinez, McCarver, et al) seem to only be interested in anything but the game on the field."
That's because 99.5% of the time absolute fuck-all is happening on the field. I keep watching baseball hoping it's gonna be more than a bunch of douches scratching themselves and letting chew hang out the sides of their mouths, and it never is.
I hear you. It's a sport you can [chat at a bar/make out with your man/do the crossword/nap] through.
I actually enjoy the slow pace of the game. By the time I realized I zoned out, it's time for the next pitch. I didn't miss anything!
That said--and not just cause I'm a Red Sox loving buttfucker from the Back Bay--Boston fans have a difficult time with national broadcasts. We're spoiled with the NESN TV Remy/Orsillo and WEEI AM Castiglione/O'Brien-Rish pairings. Their understanding, insight, and appreciation for the game and *all* the players (not just the home team) is rare these days.
Boston broadcasts are *always* better than national broadcasts. Heck, any local broadcasts are always better than the national announcers. I'm disappointed when TNT or ABC get the Celts games because let's face it, Marv Albert is a really piss-poor substitute for Tommy Heinsohn.
Hah, on Football Outsiders this week, some people were talking about how the best part of baseball playoff season is that we get a few weeks without Joe Buck ruining football games with his awful announcing. He's apparently hated by the fans of multiple sports.
Also, he'd never have gotten to where he is without nepotism: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Buck
Liked him more when his sidekick was Ratso Rizzo.
The 'Power of Facebook' is like the power of matting foundation.
How did sports cheers and chants get started before social networking sites?