How bad are TBS playoff broadcasts?

[wickedwritah]

In Aldridge's case, he doesn't cover the Phillies.

 

[Cape_Fear]

I don't think that is really Ripken. It looks more like Steve from the Jerry Springer show.

 

[Boobie Miles]

The Sox-Angels guys were so increbibly bad. At one point, the play-by-play described a bouncer to second as a perfect double-play ball... but there were two outs already.

When they went to the sideline (or is it foul line in baseball?) reporter, I didn't understand what he was trying to say half the time.

Bad and boring is a bad combination.

I honestly thought that guy was out of an SNL sketch. He had that cheesy local news anchor look going and it seemed like he was trying to read a teleprompter that was moving too fast, which I doubt was the case considering he was doing his report from the stands or whatever. Pretty painful to watch.

 

[hockeybeat]

I didn't catch last night's games, but the crew covering Phils-Rocks is dreadful.

 

[Boobie Miles]

Stockton probably hasn't done much baseball in the past 15 years.

Why Orsillo wasn't kept on the Sox series, other than for the concerns of conflict of interest, baffles me.

I understand you're just projecting, but I'd really hope that's not the real reason. I know there's a difference between a beat writer and an announcer, but I'd really hope Orsillo would be professional enough to not be a homer. Given that he presumably knows more about the team than any other announcer TBS has, it baffles me that TBS didn't put him on that series.

I guess I'll have to watch a little more, but in the few instances I've seen Ripken he's seemed solid. He might not be like all of the other cackling idiot former players who speak loudly but don't say anything (I'm looking at you every NFL pregame show), but I figured the folks around here would appreciate a guy who pretty much tells it straight without trying too hard to be a "personality." That said if he's incredibly boring, it's obviously not going to make for great viewing. I like what I've heard from heard from him so far in terms of incite, and hadn't really noticed a particularly wooden delivery.

 

[wickedwritah]

I'm not projecting anything. I'm speculating.

 

[Chef]

I repeat from last night;

Somebody take **** Stockton out to the desert and cut his throat.

Orsillo and Simpson are awful.

Frank Thomas is just frighteningly bad.

I got no problems with Joe Buck.

 

[Boobie Miles]

I'm not projecting anything. I'm speculating.

A million apologies.

 

[Lester Bangs]

Stockton probably hasn't done much baseball in the past 15 years.

Why Orsillo wasn't kept on the Sox series, other than for the concerns of conflict of interest, baffles me.

I understand you're just projecting, but I'd really hope that's not the real reason. I know there's a difference between a beat writer and an announcer, but I'd really hope Orsillo would be professional enough to not be a homer. Given that he presumably knows more about the team than any other announcer TBS has, it baffles me that TBS didn't put him on that series.

I guess I'll have to watch a little more, but in the few instances I've seen Ripken he's seemed solid. He might not be like all of the other cackling idiot former players who speak loudly but don't say anything (I'm looking at you every NFL pregame show), but I figured the folks around here would appreciate a guy who pretty much tells it straight without trying too hard to be a "personality." That said if he's incredibly boring, it's obviously not going to make for great viewing. I like what I've heard from heard from him so far in terms of incite, and hadn't really noticed a particularly wooden delivery.

Well, since Orsillo's mortgage is paid by John Henry ...

 

[Omar_dont_scare]

**** Stockton needs to be taken out behind the woodshed and shot. Offers nothing whatsoever, save mispronounced names.

He also offers analysis on non-existent Soriano leg injuries.

 

[ondeadline]

Why complain about something you can do something about? If you don't like TBS' announcers, listen to ESPN Radio's announcers or, if you are a mlb.tv subscriber, listen to one of the radio broadcasts for the two teams involved. If you have DVR, you can easily sync it up.

 

[Boobie Miles]

Stockton probably hasn't done much baseball in the past 15 years.

Why Orsillo wasn't kept on the Sox series, other than for the concerns of conflict of interest, baffles me.

I understand you're just projecting, but I'd really hope that's not the real reason. I know there's a difference between a beat writer and an announcer, but I'd really hope Orsillo would be professional enough to not be a homer. Given that he presumably knows more about the team than any other announcer TBS has, it baffles me that TBS didn't put him on that series.

I guess I'll have to watch a little more, but in the few instances I've seen Ripken he's seemed solid. He might not be like all of the other cackling idiot former players who speak loudly but don't say anything (I'm looking at you every NFL pregame show), but I figured the folks around here would appreciate a guy who pretty much tells it straight without trying too hard to be a "personality." That said if he's incredibly boring, it's obviously not going to make for great viewing. I like what I've heard from heard from him so far in terms of incite, and hadn't really noticed a particularly wooden delivery.

Well, since Orsillo's mortgage is paid by John Henry ...

Yeah, I realize that. I'm guessing that wicked's *speculation* is correct: TBS just wanted to avoid any potential conflict of interest. I just think/hope Orsillo would be mature enough to call the game as a professional announcer and that Henry wouldn't have a problem with the fact that Orsillo was calling the game without starting "Let's go Red Sox" chants from the booth.

It just seems silly to have a guy that called 162 of one team's games not announce that series but instead call another series with two teams that he has no experience with. And if it does come down to conflict of interest issues that's pretty weak.

...And I really don't care as much about this issue as it probably seems. I just wish the announcers were better in this round.

 

[Michael_ Gee]

On the issue of listening to ESPN Radio: I just did, taking in several innings of the Phillies-Rockies game on my way home from work. If thought Steve Phillips is annoying on television...

 

[Dangerous_K]

On the issue of listening to ESPN Radio: I just did, taking in several innings of the Phillies-Rockies game on my way home from work. If thought Steve Phillips is annoying on television...

Yeah, it's easy to say "tune to ESPN Radio" but when that offering is just as bad what to do? Phillips is horrendous.

 

[Lester Bangs]

Stockton probably hasn't done much baseball in the past 15 years.

Why Orsillo wasn't kept on the Sox series, other than for the concerns of conflict of interest, baffles me.

I understand you're just projecting, but I'd really hope that's not the real reason. I know there's a difference between a beat writer and an announcer, but I'd really hope Orsillo would be professional enough to not be a homer. Given that he presumably knows more about the team than any other announcer TBS has, it baffles me that TBS didn't put him on that series.

I guess I'll have to watch a little more, but in the few instances I've seen Ripken he's seemed solid. He might not be like all of the other cackling idiot former players who speak loudly but don't say anything (I'm looking at you every NFL pregame show), but I figured the folks around here would appreciate a guy who pretty much tells it straight without trying too hard to be a "personality." That said if he's incredibly boring, it's obviously not going to make for great viewing. I like what I've heard from heard from him so far in terms of incite, and hadn't really noticed a particularly wooden delivery.

Well, since Orsillo's mortgage is paid by John Henry ...

Yeah, I realize that. I'm guessing that wicked's *speculation* is correct: TBS just wanted to avoid any potential conflict of interest. I just think/hope Orsillo would be mature enough to call the game as a professional announcer and that Henry wouldn't have a problem with the fact that Orsillo was calling the game without starting "Let's go Red Sox" chants from the booth.

It just seems silly to have a guy that called 162 of one team's games not announce that series but instead call another series with two teams that he has no experience with. And if it does come down to conflict of interest issues that's pretty weak.

...And I really don't care as much about this issue as it probably seems. I just wish the announcers were better in this round.

I agree, but the last thing the good folks at TBS want are a ****load of Angels' fans turning this into an East-coast bias thing.

 

[Ben_Hecht]

Jesus, was all this foreshadowed, or what? We all knew it would be an utter train wreck, and sure enough . . .

 

[DanOregon]

I know I'm in the minority, but I appreciate not having FOX sticking their cameras up Andy Petite's nostrils or every other shot being a fan with their hands in a praying pose. Also don't miss the ESPN presence. We could have Berman.

 

[BYH]

Pretty bad since Jim Simpson just said the Yankees were the only team to ever come back from a 2-0 deficit in a Division Series.

 

[jagtrader]

I just saw Chip Caray is doing the Indians-Yankees series. I now rescind my TBS support.

 

[BYH]

I just saw Chip Caray is doing the Indians-Yankees series. I now rescind my TBS support.

Yeah, as soon as I heard that, I decided to go out to eat and listen to the game on the radio.