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Sepharo wrote on Oct 16, 2012, 20:42:
Who's this guy on TBS right now whose voice is so deep that it sounds like it's being modulated for witness protection?
Blue wrote on Oct 16, 2012, 16:55:Jivaro wrote on Oct 16, 2012, 15:25:Mr. Tact wrote on Oct 16, 2012, 15:19:
Cosell was awesome.
And here I believed I was one of the only people who thought that. Seems like everyone I know hated him. :/
Here are my opinions on some of the announcers being discussed here:
Loved Cosell. Love Marv Albert. Hate Joe Buck. Used to like Tim McCarver when he began doing Mets games, but before long his attention to detail gave way to pedantry. He's become positively tedious.
Jivaro wrote on Oct 16, 2012, 15:25:Mr. Tact wrote on Oct 16, 2012, 15:19:
Cosell was awesome.
And here I believed I was one of the only people who thought that. Seems like everyone I know hated him. :/
Mr. Tact wrote on Oct 16, 2012, 12:17:
I agree that many (most?) of the talking heads do the type of "in the moment" commentating you are complaining about, and are not consistent with their opinions.
But I don't see you accusing Joe Buck of that. So basically, you don't like his voice and mannerisms. While it's not possible for me to refute that, I would say if that was the worst I could say about the announcers/commentators of any sporting event I was watching, I would be reasonably satisfied with them.
Mr. Tact wrote on Oct 16, 2012, 08:11:
I suspect most of the Internet hate on Joe Buck is simply because he isn't Jack Buck -- his famous, well loved, father. Joe is better than most of the talking heads in my book. I hear so many commentators say things which make absolutely no sense or are completely wrong. Joe Buck seems to do less of that.
Cutter wrote on Oct 15, 2012, 17:36:Jivaro wrote on Oct 15, 2012, 17:17:
On a totally different note...does anyone else find Joe Buck of Fox Sports, to be one of the most irritating people on TV? First I had to listen to him through the NYG/SF game, then I had to listen to him through the Giants/Cardinals game. Something about him just puts me off.
Dude, there are websites out there dedicated solely to hating on Joe Buck. Yeah, he irritates a hell of a lot of people. He definitely should be doing something else. At least the "Boom goes the dynamite" guy said something funny once.
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PHJF wrote on Oct 15, 2012, 22:21:
oh my god
You said ICQ and I immediately remembered my number, 45314615... and I haven't used ICQ in at least 6 years. Shit is crazy.