Mousse
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I've stopped watching ANY sporting events on NBC because of that guy. I watched the Olympics on the internet (786K connection🙁) and highlight clips on the news just so that I wouldn't have to listen that guy.
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Worst Announcers in Sports
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I've stopped watching ANY sporting events on NBC because of that guy. I watched the Olympics on the internet (786K connection🙁) and highlight clips on the news just so that I wouldn't have to listen that guy.
Tilpots
macrumors 601
Anybody from NBC sports (Costas, J. Roberts, etc.)
Joe Buck
Dan Dierdorf
Phil Simms
Dick Vitale
Billy Packer
and a host of others...
The *BEST* commentator - Jim Nantz. Hands down. He also has the best job ever for one week in sports, too, the NCAA Men's Basketball Final Four and then he heads off to the Masters. Gotta love that job.
Joe Buck
Dan Dierdorf
Phil Simms
Dick Vitale
Billy Packer
and a host of others...
The *BEST* commentator - Jim Nantz. Hands down. He also has the best job ever for one week in sports, too, the NCAA Men's Basketball Final Four and then he heads off to the Masters. Gotta love that job.
SlasherDuff
macrumors 6502a
NC MacGuy
macrumors 603
rdowns
macrumors Penryn
In the late 80s or early 90s, I remember NBC (I think) did a Jet-Dolphin game with no announcers, just enhanced graphics (before we had the gaudy ***** they do today) and it was pure bliss.
95% of all of them just can't shut up. They are masters of stating and then restating the obvious. I wish they would just shut up and let us watch the games.
95% of all of them just can't shut up. They are masters of stating and then restating the obvious. I wish they would just shut up and let us watch the games.
pachyderm
macrumors G5
JML42691
macrumors 68020
I'd like to see something like that actually (without going to the game of course, I can't afford that)....
i vaguely remember that. i really wish tennis was that way. in some ways i feel like Morgan, Costas, McCarver, and those types are insulting our intelligence. The reason i like Remy is because he tells us stuff that we wouldnt normally think of. but when we get quotes like this, "He's so impressive with that excellent gait of his, the way he walks. There's nobody that walks any easier, or comes in from the bullpen with an easier gait than Rivera. And I think that's part of the reason for his success because the ball just explodes out of his hand - hitters just can't believe he can do that." i just feel like i got puched in the head.
Tilpots
macrumors 601
He won us a Superbowl. Then he ceased to exist for me.
Was he really an announcer!? *subconscious hard at work suppressing awful memories*
Buck Martinez on TBS baseball. His voice is the most awful thing I have ever heard and he tries to act like he knows all the answers to everything.
pachyderm
macrumors G5
Boneoh
macrumors 6502
Most of the time I watch sports with either the mute on or the volume set really low. Much more enjoyable. Especially when the commercials kick in at twice the volume of the game itself. Usually I only turn up the volume when there is something unusual happening, like an fumble, error, etc.
MattG
macrumors 68040
I think they're all idiots...they sit there and talk about what just happened during a game, as if it's quantum physics or something. Here, let me simplify it:
"Neanderthal 'A' just tackled Neanderthal 'B', and now he has the ball."
There, I just summed up what you were trying to say in about 1/4 the time, and without waxing-retarded about it.
"Neanderthal 'A' just tackled Neanderthal 'B', and now he has the ball."
There, I just summed up what you were trying to say in about 1/4 the time, and without waxing-retarded about it.
InvalidUserID
macrumors 6502a
miles01110
macrumors Core
Let's not short-change John Madden in the booth; he was a rambling idiot.
I guess I only really watch American football, but I'd have to say (in order of decreasing badness) the worst announcers are
Tony Kornheiser
Bryant Gumble (no longer on NFL Network but god... 2007 Giants/Patriots was a train wreck)
Joe Buck
Dan Dierdorf
Kenny Albert
Troy Aikman
Keep in mind that Aikman is still pretty bad.
pachyderm
macrumors G5
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Jon Miller adds nothing...
i hate him.
Ron Jaworski(sp?) is actually my fave but i have no use for most if not all..
I actually enjoy John Miller and Joe Morgan. They talk about almost anything but the game but I just like to listen to them.
Tony Kornheiser is amazing on PTI but the Monday night booth just wasn't his thing. I'm really looking forward to John Gruden, I've always thought he was really cool.
Tony Kornheiser is amazing on PTI but the Monday night booth just wasn't his thing. I'm really looking forward to John Gruden, I've always thought he was really cool.
furcalchick
macrumors 68020
nobody's mentioned chip caray yet, so i'll go. he's the main tbs guy, and i had the pleasure of listening do braves games for the last few years, and he's not horrible, but he is annoying. he rambles on and on during games, and never knows when to shut up. plus, the dramatics are off the charts with every call. he's nothing like haray or skip caray, both were great broadcasters, with their humor interjected.
steve lyons is another bad one, he used to do fox saturday games for a while with thom brehhann (btw, what's with fox and great announcers' sons?), and i will never forget the time when they played some opera nonsense during the ninth inning of the game as background noise. that was the worst ever.
enough people have said why joe buck and tim mccarver stink, so i won't add much. but did you know joe buck would rather watch 'the bachelor' than baseball games? i think it's time for fox to plug a new baseball lead that will be doing games every week.
too bad we have more of these types coming in baseball and the only great one left is vin scully, with haray kalas now gone.
talking about tony kornheiser, he's good on pti, but he's not really a booth type. he needed to go from the mnf booth.
i would say the worst duo ever was bryan gumbel and chris colinsworth. boring and just plain awful.
steve lyons is another bad one, he used to do fox saturday games for a while with thom brehhann (btw, what's with fox and great announcers' sons?), and i will never forget the time when they played some opera nonsense during the ninth inning of the game as background noise. that was the worst ever.
enough people have said why joe buck and tim mccarver stink, so i won't add much. but did you know joe buck would rather watch 'the bachelor' than baseball games? i think it's time for fox to plug a new baseball lead that will be doing games every week.
too bad we have more of these types coming in baseball and the only great one left is vin scully, with haray kalas now gone.
talking about tony kornheiser, he's good on pti, but he's not really a booth type. he needed to go from the mnf booth.
i would say the worst duo ever was bryan gumbel and chris colinsworth. boring and just plain awful.
