I would happily pay $20 to have someone other than Joe Buck call the ws

[stevej37]

remember this game? No TV announcers for the entire game.

[berettafan]

Originally Posted by Noah930

I took it as support of Biden-Harris, and a slam of Trump-Pence. He meant it as a waste of taxpayer money.

Yes, his statement immediately beforehand was regarding the amount of fuel used 'just for a little flyover'.

[Scott Douglas]

I like the inter action of Buck with both Smoltz and Aikman.
Romo is OK but his voice is such that it gets my Tinnitus going really badly, same as it does with Kenny Albert.
We all have the choice of turning the sound off and just watching the game if we want. Frankly I'd like them to turn off the fake crowd noise more than anything.

GO Dodgers!

(Am I allowed to say that here?)

[RNajarian]

Originally Posted by berettafan

Yes, his statement immediately beforehand was regarding the amount of fuel used 'just for a little flyover'.

Sigh. . . Buck and Aikman are just pure ignorant and should stick to what they know. Ask any military aviator about this. The pilots were going to fly anyway. There are training requirements they have to stay current with. Tactical/non tactical sorties, over water, night navigation, formation flying, etc etc.

The military just schedules a flight and develops a flight plan that puts the plane over a sports venue at a particular time.

The pilots log the time and check off what training requirement that flight satisfied.

It’s not like they dumped the fuel in the ocean. The pilots were logging required flight hours.

[Scott Douglas]

Originally Posted by RNajarian

Sigh. . . Buck and Aikman are just pure ignorant and should stick to what they know. Ask any military aviator about this. The pilots were going to fly anyway. There are training requirements they have to stay current with. Tactical/non tactical sorties, over water, night navigation, formation flying, etc etc.

The military just schedules a flight and develops a flight plan that puts the plane over a sports venue at a particular time.

The pilots log the time and check off what training requirement that flight satisfied.

It’s not like they dumped the fuel in the ocean. The pilots were logging required flight hours.

Thanks RNajarian, ignorance can be fixed.

[RNajarian]

Originally Posted by Scott Douglas

GO Dodgers!

(Am I allowed to say that here?)

Yes, yes you are!

[Baz]

Originally Posted by berettafan

Yes, his statement immediately beforehand was regarding the amount of fuel used 'just for a little flyover'.

That was the other guy who said that....supposedly sarcasm.

Which prompted my question if the other comment wasn't also sarcasm.

[strupgolf]

Originally Posted by ckelly78z

I'll take Joe Buck ANY DAY over Tony Romo as an announcer, his voice really irritates me, and is always trying (unsuccessfully) to be funny.

Both of those idiots on the hot mike should get fired, but that only happens to conservatives !

Plus 2 on Tony Romo, can't take him at all but the media loves the guy and I'm afraid he might be around for a long time. The next is Chris Collinsworth in SNF. When he played, he couldn't catch a cold.

[stevej37]

Originally Posted by strupgolf

The next is Chris Collinsworth in SNF. When he played, he couldn't catch a cold.

Howard Cosell wasn't much of an athlete either.

[Noah930]

Hah, I also like Collinsworth. Romo and Collinsworth are the two football announcers I enjoy listening to the most.

[onewhippedpuppy]

I can’t stand Joe Buck. The way he fixates on a certain man crush and won’t STFU for an entire series drives me insane.

[Drbraunsr]

Can Joe Buck EVER say anything positive about the Dodgers ? ever ?

[berettafan]

Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy

I can’t stand Joe Buck. The way he fixates on a certain man crush and won’t STFU for an entire series drives me insane.

My gut is Joe bull****s his way through baseball games and in truth knows very little about the players. The factoids he tosses out are probably from a prompter. This would explain why he focuses on one guy. Maybe that’s the one guy he read up on before the series.

Everything about his delivery smells like BS to me.

[Tobra]

Originally Posted by scottmandue

Back when Chick was doing the Lakers game if the networks didn't use his commentary I would set a radio on the coffee table and turn the sound off on the TV... same for the Dodgers if they didn't play Vinny.

Yeah, I used to take a radio to Giants games. I did not care for the announcer when I was watching King's basketball games on TV, so would listen to the radio guy, who was great, and turn down the sound on the TV.

[icemann427]

I have a hard time hearing them talk with all the background noise. Does anybody else have that problem or is it just my stupid TV?

[mattdavis11]

John Madden needs to come out of retirement and call baseball games.

[legion]

Can't stand Joe Buck.

Now Tony Romo? I like the guy. Usually when I have a football game on I'm barely paying attention to the talking heads droning on and on and on. His insight into the game makes it way more interesting to watch.

If I had to chose between watching my home team with Buck or a random game I don't really care about with Romo, I'll take Romo.

[mattdavis11]

Romo is to football as Smoltz is to baseball, color commentary, play by play analyst. Romo can call it beforehand because he can see the defense, Smoltz has no idea what pitch is coming unless the Astros are playing.

I like how Smoltz gives the insight on how the baseball comes off the fingers disguised as a fastball but is a slider. When Joe goes cutter, or any of those other yahoos, I tune out.

We need a knuckler back in baseball.

[Pedro '84 Coupe]

Joe Buck should call games with Ratso Rizzo. Might be more entertaining

[URY914]

As long as we're all complaining, I hate Erin Andrews voice. Like chalk on a chalkboard.