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

[berettafan]

Just do not like the guy. Couldn't we please have Palmer instead?

[quicksix]

I'll kick in ten for that.
Fortunately they are having technical difficulties, so were getting the B team which is better than the A team by far.

[MattKellett]

Looks like you don't need the $20!

What I want to know is why isn't there any cheer leaders in baseball???

[biosurfer1]

I was thinking the same thing. I pretty much won't watch anything he calls if I don't have a vested interest, and even if I do, I almost change the channel anyways.

[Rot 911]

Originally Posted by quicksix

I'll kick in ten for that.
Fortunately they are having technical difficulties, so were getting the B team which is better than the A team by far.

Amen! I'm a huge Royals fan. The "B Team" last night was actually the international team. I think they did a nice job during the outages.

[widebody911]

[quicksix]

And congratulations on the win, tonight should be another good game.

[xbrumossalesman]

Joe needs to join The Dollar Shave Club

[DonDavis]

Hmm, I don't mind Buck.

I'm just glad it's not Brennaman.

[berettafan]

i think the facial hair is an attempt to be more relevant and certainly seems to help that massive forehead he sports but what I hate is the way he calls the game. comes across as knowing and caring nothing for the game. like he's just there to read the prompter and get a paycheck.

and damn if he puts emphasis on the dumbest stuff. just sucks.

[craigster59]

I'll chip in $100 to have Vin Scully call the games.

[scottmandue]

Originally Posted by craigster59

I'll chip in $100 to have Vin Scully call the games.

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.

[Scott Douglas]

I'm with Don on this. I like Joe and am sure glad it isn't someone like Kenny Albert or Vinny.

[sammyg2]

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.

Talk about bringing back memories, I loved the simulcasts and always listened to Chick from the time I was a kid.

When he passed I was saddened and mourned, I still get a little upset thinking about it.
He knew more about the lakers team, the players, and the game of basketball than the lakers coaches did.

I wish I could have met him.

[berettafan]

Told you guys he was worthless.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/joe-buck-and-troy-aikman-caught-on-hot-mic-mocking-military-flyovers-during-broadcast

[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 !

[Noah930]

I actually like Romo. As an ex-QB, he provides an insight into the game that most other announcers lack. And he's willing to try to make predictions (on the upcoming play) that other announcers can't/won't do.

But not a Joe Buck fan. He just seems too stiff--like a talking bobblehead--for me. I don't understand how some of these announcers make it so far and last so long when I think they're not very good. I think Paul Page, when he was calling CART races in the 80s and 90s, was also like that. Why do the networks keep hiring guys that stink?

And like Craig, Scott, and Sammy have posted, LA has been blessed with great announcers: Vin, Chick, Bob Miller. Those guys are institutions.

[Baz]

Things then turned political with Aikman saying, “That stuff ain’t happening with a Kamala-Biden ticket. I’ll tell you that right now, partner.”

Yeah.

But is he saying we don't want Harris/Biden - because they would do away with the flyovers?

Or is he is he saying the opposite?

Could go either way, couldn't it?

[legion]

Originally Posted by Noah930

I actually like Romo. As an ex-QB, he provides an insight into the game that most other announcers lack. And he's willing to try to make predictions (on the upcoming play) that other announcers can't/won't do.

But not a Joe Buck fan. He just seems too stiff--like a talking bobblehead--for me. I don't understand how some of these announcers make it so far and last so long when I think they're not very good. I think Paul Page, when he was calling CART races in the 80s and 90s, was also like that. Why do the networks keep hiring guys that stink?

This exactly.

[Noah930]

Originally Posted by Baz

Yeah.

But is he saying we don't want Harris/Biden - because they would do away with the flyovers?

Or is he is he saying the opposite?

Could go either way, couldn't it?

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