Stupid Color Commentator Quote of the Week

jjd · 09-27-2004, 12:42 PM

This week's winner:

Fox Sports annoucer Darryl Johnston:

"I spoke with him [Joey Harrington] yesterday about the Eagles defense. He said they were unconventional. Well I've been watching them for the past two weeks and they aren't unconventional, they just do things differently."

phenom · 09-27-2004, 12:44 PM

before long, every single football commentator/announcer/anchor will be a former NFL player.

You won't have to produce any evidence of journalistic skill, you'll only have to produce proof that your bell's been rung a dozen times.

Vris · 09-27-2004, 01:58 PM

Commentators are stupid. That's why I usually watch all sporting contests on mute. No one knows what they are saying anymore.

sebastian0622 · 09-27-2004, 02:33 PM

Kind of reminds me of something a girlie student said in class the other day:

"We talked about it a lot, but we weren't very vocal."

The "Elite" title of this liberal arts college went out the window with that one.

JDOldSchool · 09-27-2004, 02:52 PM

Me: I don't like calling you late because I worry about waking people up.

Girlfriend: Well my dad's out of town on a fishing trip and my mom and brothers are asleep.

Me: ::shaking head:: Yes... being asleep is a requirement for being woken up.

I think she could be an NFL announcer based on that quote right there.

twins15 · 09-27-2004, 07:31 PM

Speaking of commentators, Pat Summerall needs to be off the air ASAP.

streetballer67 · 09-27-2004, 07:32 PM

Don't hate on Summerall, he may be old but he can still bust balls with the best of em.

GForce · 09-27-2004, 07:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jjd

This week's winner:

Fox Sports annoucer Darryl Johnston:

"I spoke with him [Joey Harrington] yesterday about the Eagles defense. He said they were unconventional. Well I've been watching them for the past two weeks and they aren't unconventional, they just do things differently."

Dang...and generally I consider Johnston to be a solid commentator, relatively speaking.

GH

OmahaBaseball · 09-27-2004, 07:47 PM

Quote:

"We talked about it a lot, but we weren't very vocal."

Classic

Skipaway · 09-27-2004, 08:56 PM

I think it's just the nature of the job. It's not like anyone got anything groundbreaking to say about these sports events. 99.999% of the time, it's the same thing over and over and over. Now these guys are paid to fill up the air time with words, how surprising it's often meaningless and sometimes silly.

blackamus · 09-27-2004, 09:08 PM

Does it make me a bad person if I assumed that this thread was going to involve Joe Morgan?

Rizon · 09-27-2004, 09:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by twins15

Speaking of commentators, Pat Summerall needs to be off the air ASAP.

Pat Summerall died years ago dude. The guy you see on TV is a bot.

JDOldSchool · 09-27-2004, 10:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blackamus

Does it make me a bad person if I assumed that this thread was going to involve Joe Morgan?

Are you implying that Joe Morgan says stupid things?

Related aside: I wonder how a baseball conversation between Morgan and McCarver would go...

On second thought, I really hope that never ever happens.

mlyons · 09-27-2004, 10:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JDOldSchool

Are you implying that Joe Morgan says stupid things?

Related aside: I wonder how a baseball conversation between Morgan and McCarver would go...

On second thought, I really hope that never ever happens.

The sad part is, they're still the cream of the crop as far as baseball color commentators go. Who would you rather listen to? Brantley? Sutcliffe? Ugh.

This Is Not Here · 09-28-2004, 12:00 AM

Joe Morgan and Tim McCarver are NOT the cream of the crop in the baseball world.

I'd rather listen to Steve Lyons, Bob Uecker, Bob Costas (and I dont like him either), Jerry Remy, Sean McDonough, Scott Karl, Rex Hudler and many more.

Dan Theman · 09-28-2004, 01:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by This Is Not Here

Joe Morgan and Tim McCarver are NOT the cream of the crop in the baseball world.

I'd rather listen to Steve Lyons, Bob Uecker, Bob Costas (and I dont like him either), Jerry Remy, Sean McDonough, Scott Karl, Rex Hudler and many more.

I'd prefer Ben Stein to Morgan and McCarver. Now THERE'S a (comparatively) scintillating conversationalist

Dargone · 09-28-2004, 02:23 AM

I like Al Michaels a lot. Also, I have seen him interviewed numerous times and he alsways comes off intelligent. Anyone else agree?

mlyons · 09-28-2004, 07:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by This Is Not Here

Joe Morgan and Tim McCarver are NOT the cream of the crop in the baseball world.

I'd rather listen to Steve Lyons, Bob Uecker, Bob Costas (and I dont like him either), Jerry Remy, Sean McDonough, Scott Karl, Rex Hudler and many more.

Sorry, let me make that a little more specific. Out of the people who currently do color commentary (not play by play) for national broadcasts of baseball games (which knocks out everyone on your list), who would you rather hear than McCarver or Morgan?

phenom · 09-28-2004, 08:09 AM

it's just too bad Vin Scully is no longer national.

Thank God for MLB Extra Innings

JDOldSchool · 09-30-2004, 03:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phenom

it's just too bad Vin Scully is no longer national.

Thank God for MLB Extra Innings

Tonight Vin Scully said the moon looked like a hole in the sky. I think he may be a wee bit past his broadcasting prime.

09-27-2004, 12:42 PM	#1
jjd Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 255	Stupid Color Commentator Quote of the Week This week's winner: Fox Sports annoucer Darryl Johnston: "I spoke with him [Joey Harrington] yesterday about the Eagles defense. He said they were unconventional. Well I've been watching them for the past two weeks and they aren't unconventional, they just do things differently." __________________ ABA - Pittsburgh Pioneers - Co-Commish

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phenom Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Near the Great Wall. On the GOOD side. Posts: 3,768	before long, every single football commentator/announcer/anchor will be a former NFL player. You won't have to produce any evidence of journalistic skill, you'll only have to produce proof that your bell's been rung a dozen times. __________________ reported

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09-27-2004, 08:56 PM	#10
Skipaway Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Where you live Posts: 11,017	I think it's just the nature of the job. It's not like anyone got anything groundbreaking to say about these sports events. 99.999% of the time, it's the same thing over and over and over. Now these guys are paid to fill up the air time with words, how surprising it's often meaningless and sometimes silly. __________________ Jonathan Haidt: Moral reasoning is really just a servant masquerading as a high priest.

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Vris Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: somewhere where I don't know where I am Posts: 3,251	Commentators are stupid. That's why I usually watch all sporting contests on mute. No one knows what they are saying anymore.

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sebastian0622 Banned Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 3,465	Kind of reminds me of something a girlie student said in class the other day: "We talked about it a lot, but we weren't very vocal." The "Elite" title of this liberal arts college went out the window with that one.

09-27-2004, 02:52 PM	#5
JDOldSchool Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 4,023	Me: I don't like calling you late because I worry about waking people up. Girlfriend: Well my dad's out of town on a fishing trip and my mom and brothers are asleep. Me: ::shaking head:: Yes... being asleep is a requirement for being woken up. I think she could be an NFL announcer based on that quote right there.

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09-28-2004, 12:00 AM	#15
This Is Not Here Major Leagues Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 328	Joe Morgan and Tim McCarver are NOT the cream of the crop in the baseball world. I'd rather listen to Steve Lyons, Bob Uecker, Bob Costas (and I dont like him either), Jerry Remy, Sean McDonough, Scott Karl, Rex Hudler and many more. __________________

09-28-2004, 02:23 AM	#17
Dargone Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Interwebs Posts: 2,862	I like Al Michaels a lot. Also, I have seen him interviewed numerous times and he alsways comes off intelligent. Anyone else agree? __________________ I was never one to patiently pick up broken fragments and glue them together again and tell myself that the mended whole was as good as new. What is broken is broken -- and I'd rather remember it as it was at its best than mend it and see the broken places as long as I lived.-Margaret Mitchell

09-28-2004, 08:09 AM	#19
phenom Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Near the Great Wall. On the GOOD side. Posts: 3,768	it's just too bad Vin Scully is no longer national. Thank God for MLB Extra Innings __________________ reported