evan@petfe.UUCP (Evan Marcus) (07/18/85)
OK, people are talking up their favorite baseball sportscasters, both local
and network. Let's go to the other end of the spectrum. Who sucks?
My nominee is Ralph Kiner for the Mets. He messes up names, scores, teams,
plays, oh just about everything. He called Steve Zabriskie (his co-caster)
Steve Obriskie the other night.
Thoughts?
--Evan Marcus
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It's gone, and you can tell that one goodbye.electrohome@watcgl.UUCP (electrohome) (07/21/85)
Sorry, this discussion is closed since the only true candidate for the worst sportscaster in the league is Toronto's Fergie Olver. Olver appears as a pseudo-colour commentator for CTV (national) broadcasts and as one of the main play-by-play men on TSN (pay network). Olver is one of the most inane persons that I have ever heard on television. On CTV, he introduces obscure stats and useless trivia at the most inappropriate times, he cuts in on discussions between the main men in the booth (Don Chevrier and Tony Kubek), and he cannot conduct a decent interview. On TSN, he's even worse, since there isn't anyone to counter-balance him! And on top of it all, he doesn't even spell his last name right! :-) Olver has been blasted in print and by voice in the Toronto media but nothing is done about him since he is now a big-shot producer for CTV. ARGH!!! ---- "Last time I checked, Electrohome didn't make me their spokesman. just a second, I'll check again..." Carlo Sgro Computer Graphics Division Electrohome Canada (allegra,ihnp4,clyde,utcs,decvax)!watmath!watcgl!electro!carlo
tischler@ihlpg.UUCP (Mark D. Tischler) (07/22/85)
> OK, people are talking up their favorite baseball sportscasters, both local > and network. Let's go to the other end of the spectrum. Who sucks? > > My nominee is Ralph Kiner for the Mets. He messes up names, scores, teams, > plays, oh just about everything. He called Steve Zabriskie (his co-caster) > Steve Obriskie the other night. As far as that goes, Lou Boudreau, who announces for the Cubs, is just as bad or worse than Ralph Kiner. His only saving grace is that he knows the game of baseball and provides decent insights. -- Mark Tischler (312) 393-7199 (home) (312) 979-5123 (work) ihnp4!ihlpg!tischler
roy@hpmtla.UUCP (roy) (07/22/85)
> >Doesn`t he know that that beer is produced by the owners of the >arch-rival Cardinals? > >Doesn`t he realize that every can of that beer sold is another nickel in >Vince Coleman's agent's pocket. > >Doesn`t he understand that a Cardinal team featuring Vince Coleman >may stand between his Beloved Cubs and The Holy Grail >for the next ten years! > >Wake up, Cubs fans: do you see Cardinal announcers shamelessly >hawking issues of the Chicago Tribune everytime a Cardinal >hits a home run ("Hey Jack Clark, this Tribune`s for you")??? > >Heck, before you know it, the Cubs will be playing their post-season >home games in Busch Stadium. Then Harry might feel back at home :-). > And don't you realize that Harry is a lifelong Cardinals fan, who was booted out of St. Louis? Roy
david@fisher.UUCP (David Rubin) (07/22/85)
> My nominee is Ralph Kiner for the Mets. He messes up names, scores, teams, > plays, oh just about everything. He called Steve Zabriskie (his co-caster) > Steve Obriskie the other night. > --Evan Marcus Yes, Ralph has a terrible problem with names. Even though he messes up by verbally (and unconsciously) engaging in free association, his head is always in the game at hand, and he does possess and relate cogently an understanding of the strategy and tactics of baseball. Ralph will therefore often sound silly, but he'll never sound stupid. David Rubin {allegra|astrovax|princeton}!fisher!david
hstrop@mhuxt.UUCP (trop) (07/24/85)
No doubt about it, it has to be Phil "Money Store" Rizzuto. When he isn't babbling about some seline buddy of his in Florida or moaning that a real talent like Pee Wee Reese made it into the Hall of Fame and he hasn't, he's complaining that the Yankees don't get a fair break. Holy COW, Harvey S. Trop mhuxt!hstrop
radio@spuxll.UUCP (Rick Farina) (07/25/85)
[...ready...plant cheek firmly in tonuge...GO!]
...and while we`re on the subject, how come nobody has brought up
Harry Caray???
Talk about cheerleaders, this guy actually takes the stadium
mike and serenades the Wrigley Field crowd with
"Take Me Out To The Ballgame" during the seventh-inning stretch.
Not to mention his almost shameless promotion of a certain beer
("I`m a Cubs fan and I`m a &ud Man...").
Doesn`t he know that that beer is produced by the owners of the
arch-rival Cardinals?
Doesn`t he realize that every can of that beer sold is another nickel in
Vince Coleman's agent's pocket.
Doesn`t he understand that a Cardinal team featuring Vince Coleman
may stand between his Beloved Cubs and The Holy Grail
for the next ten years!
Wake up, Cubs fans: do you see Cardinal announcers shamelessly
hawking issues of the Chicago Tribune everytime a Cardinal
hits a home run ("Hey Jack Clark, this Tribune`s for you")???
Heck, before you know it, the Cubs will be playing their post-season
home games in Busch Stadium. Then Harry might feel back at home :-).
raf
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