Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 …or do others think Joe Buck is one of the most annoying announcers in sports broadcasting? I’m watching the series tonight, but have sound turned down so there’s just a hint of voices and crowd noise. I want to stuff a rosin bag in his mouth just to get him to stop yammering. Dang, I miss the days of listening to Cardinals baseball with his dad Jack and Harry Caray in the booth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Dan Dawkins Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Gordon Solie was the greatest announcer ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Gun Barney, SASS #2428 Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Vin Scully, the greatest voice in baseball… ever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Is it Me…. ........... yeah, ..... it's you .... ................ and probably a whole lot of others ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Nope it’s not you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smuteye John SASS#24774 Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 7 hours ago, Dirty Dan Dawkins said: Gordon Solie was the greatest announcer ever. He's in a dead heat with Verne Lundquist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Creek Jack Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Never have liked Buck, did enjoy Smoltz however and really enjoyed the butt kickin Atlanta gave the Astros in last nights game!!! Love the Braves!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Sun Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Buck is third on my list. Earnhardt Jr and Jeff Burton (NASCAR) are numbers 1 and 2 on my worst announcer ever list. It used to be the the announcers would simply announce the action/plays of the particular sport and let the viewer decipher what is going on. Now, in every sport, it is a constant and annoying babble about stats/etc that no one outside of "fantasy leaguers" cares about. BRING BACK GORDON SOLIE (Thaw him out first though) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 He doesn't bother me because I usually have the sound down and there's that good ol" mute button too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Y'all need one of these thingys ... ........ only AU$ 92.00 Regular price AU$ 152.00 ( 39% off ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reuben McCoy Rankin # 34239 Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 I watched all the games muted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Harley, #14153 Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 8 hours ago, Crazy Gun Barney, SASS #2428 said: Vin Scully, the greatest voice in baseball… ever! 1 hour ago, Smuteye John SASS#24774 said: He's in a dead heat with Verne Lundquist. Two of the greats, but can’t have this discussion without Marty Brenneman and Joe Nuxhall of the Reds. How Marty made it in the HoF and Joe didn’t is beyond me. It’s like putting peanut butter in the HoF without the jelly. Marty-n-Joe were so seamless together. I’d listen to them on the radio over watching the TV every time. They made the game come alive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Hangtree Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 I love listening to Bob Uecker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackwater 53393 Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 My choice for worst sportscaster is/was Chris Economaki!! He knew less about auto racing than a blind jackass and spouted off like he was the be all and end all of it all!! Next, and I mean no offense to our British friends, almost ANY British racing commentator!! Seems like they ALL are in a panic and are constantly shouting like the whole place is on fire! They yak-yak-yak in that strident tone and repeat the obvious over and over until I want to scream “SHUT THE #*$% UP!!!” if they could hear me. Joe Buck doesn’t bother me. I liked Vin Skully. I liked Dizzy Dean. They had a knowledge of the game and only got excited when something exciting was happening. And YEAH! Dale Jr. and Jeff Burton seem to be a little too excited and strident, but they know what they are talking about, so I tolerate them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dantankerous Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 16 minutes ago, Marshal Hangtree said: I love listening to Bob Uecker. This. Always. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smuteye John SASS#24774 Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 I figure that there's 2 kinds of sports broadcasters- professionals ones that have done it their entire careers and 'color commentators' that are former athletes. The former athletes or coaches, like the Dale Jr and Jeff Burton examples mentioned above, I cut a good bit of slack. They are there, first and foremost, for their deep knowledge of their particular sport. They are the on the spot experts and are there so they can share their insights as things happen. They can be as boring as drying paint drying if they are a fountain of knowledge that can explain it to the layman clearly, as far as I'm concerned. It takes them years to make the adjustment to being on TV instead of participating and some never quite make the full transition or reach a level of comfort. The ones that I enjoy the most are the athletes that transition to being professional sports broadcasters. They combine the best of both worlds and are as rare as hen's teeth. The professionals, on the other hand, don't get a whole lot of slack from me. They are the pros and they should be able to feed their color commentator questions and comments to keep them involved. They also need to be knowledgeable enough in the sport that they don't make stupid mistakes in terminology (for example, don't refer to Auburn as 'War Eagle' because that's a rally cry, not a mascot). And they must be interesting in their delivery of the play by play without going off on embarrassing Brett Lushberger-like tangents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duffield, SASS #23454 Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Am I the only one here who heard Dizzy Dean announce a game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Sun Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 4 hours ago, Blackwater 53393 said: My choice for worst sportscaster is/was Chris Economaki!! He knew less about auto racing than a blind jackass and spouted off like he was the be all and end all of it all!! Next, and I mean no offense to our British friends, almost ANY British racing commentator!! Seems like they ALL are in a panic and are constantly shouting like the whole place is on fire! They yak-yak-yak in that strident tone and repeat the obvious over and over until I want to scream “SHUT THE #*$% UP!!!” if they could hear me. And YEAH! Dale Jr. and Jeff Burton seem to be a little too excited and strident, but they know what they are talking about, so I tolerate them. I agree with all of this statement + the first sentence made me laugh my ass off...well, not all of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okie Sawbones, SASS #77381 Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Same with college football. I mute the talking heads and enjoy the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finagler 6853 Life Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Earnhardt and Burton have that drawl, which can be grating but they do know of what they speak. They bring out nuances that few can appreciate. Joe Buck OTH, is insufferable. He was the announcer on Packer games a few years back. You could tell he was always pulling for any team the Packers were playing against. Enough fans complained to the Green Bay head office that GB complained to Fox Sports and got him pulled. It was Buck and Aikman and they never liked the Packers. If you are an announcer, you can't display favoritism like they did. Completely unprofessional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Sun Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 42 minutes ago, Finagler 6853 Life said: Earnhardt and Burton have that drawl, which can be grating but they do know of what they speak. They bring out nuances that few can appreciate. Joe Buck OTH, is insufferable. He was the announcer on Packer games a few years back. You could tell he was always pulling for any team the Packers were playing against. Enough fans complained to the Green Bay head office that GB complained to Fox Sports and got him pulled. It was Buck and Aikman and they never liked the Packers. If you are an announcer, you can't display favoritism like they did. Completely unprofessional. The drawl doesn't bother me in the least...I'm a Southern man...I can understand them perfectly. It's the constant prattle and over the top excitement (that isn't happening on the track) that makes me push the remote to mute. I know that they know what they're talking about, in fact, Burton has been the catalyst of many safety features on todays race cars. Junior, well he did win some races but really just clamped onto his Daddy's shirttail without the talent or will to become a "real" race car driver. Just because they know what they are talking about, doesn't mean that I want to hear them yell every time someone gets loose in a corner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted November 3, 2021 Author Share Posted November 3, 2021 I'd like to add Red Barber to the list of great baseball broadcasters. Barber's Mississippi accent was a delight to hear on radio. I've always wondered if the actor playing the home team announcer in "Bull Durham" patterned his persona after Barber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-BAR #18287 Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 I like(d) Bob Costas. Nice guy, knowledgeable play caller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 9 hours ago, Charlie Harley, #14153 said: Two of the greats, but can’t have this discussion without Marty Brenneman and Joe Nuxhall of the Reds. How Marty made it in the HoF and Joe didn’t is beyond me. It’s like putting peanut butter in the HoF without the jelly. Marty-n-Joe were so seamless together. I’d listen to them on the radio over watching the TV every time. They made the game come alive. You haven’t heard Tom Hamilton in Cleveland. He does the radio broadcast for the Indians ( now the Guardians) he’s the best I’ve ever heard including Vin Skully in MHO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Lizard Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 9 hours ago, Duffield, SASS #23454 said: Am I the only one here who heard Dizzy Dean announce a game? Many of us are not that old... Texas Lizard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smuteye John SASS#24774 Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 5 hours ago, Finagler 6853 Life said: Earnhardt and Burton have that drawl, which can be grating but they do know of what they speak. They bring out nuances that few can appreciate. Joe Buck OTH, is insufferable. He was the announcer on Packer games a few years back. You could tell he was always pulling for any team the Packers were playing against. Enough fans complained to the Green Bay head office that GB complained to Fox Sports and got him pulled. It was Buck and Aikman and they never liked the Packers. If you are an announcer, you can't display favoritism like they did. Completely unprofessional. If you think Junior and Jeff have an accent, you should hear Jeff's brother, Ward. Saying that it's 'thick' doesn't do it justice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeaconKC Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 Joe Buck is an irritant of the First Order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finagler 6853 Life Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 On 11/3/2021 at 2:12 PM, Cypress Sun said: The drawl doesn't bother me in the least...I'm a Southern man...I can understand them perfectly. It's the constant prattle and over the top excitement (that isn't happening on the track) that makes me push the remote to mute. I know that they know what they're talking about, in fact, Burton has been the catalyst of many safety features on todays race cars. Junior, well he did win some races but really just clamped onto his Daddy's shirttail without the talent or will to become a "real" race car driver. Just because they know what they are talking about, doesn't mean that I want to hear them yell every time someone gets loose in a corner. Can't argue with you. They do rattle on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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