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Al Michaels-He belonged next to that annoying jerk Madden because both of them on sunday night gave all of us a hint on what NOT to watch. His commentary makes the game unbearable
This is a joke, right? Michaels is one of the all-time greats.
What's funny is that 2 of the guys mentioned were considered the absolutely best early in their careers. To me, there was nothing better than listening to Madden & Pat Summeral call Giants games on Sunday afternoons in the 80's. If I hear those voices together now I am instantly transported back to being a kid and watching the game with my dad. I think they were the best combination of all time. And McCarver, when he started calling games for the Mets in the mid 80's, was also considered to be awesome. I remember at one point his partner (wasn't Kiner, someone else) asking him what pitch he thought was coming and he said "I don't know". And that was it. Hard to believe considering how much he yaps now.
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What's funny is that 2 of the guys mentioned were considered the absolutely best early in their careers. To me, there was nothing better than listening to Madden & Pat Summeral call Giants games on Sunday afternoons in the 80's. If I hear those voices together now I am instantly transported back to being a kid and watching the game with my dad. I think they were the best combination of all time. And McCarver, when he started calling games for the Mets in the mid 80's, was also considered to be awesome. I remember at one point his partner (wasn't Kiner, someone else) asking him what pitch he thought was coming and he said "I don't know". And that was it. Hard to believe considering how much he yaps now.
I agree. I loved listening to Madden and Summeral. I liked Madden right to the end. I never thought of him as Mr. Obvious. I also like sportscasters who were part of the game and share fun stories of their times as players and coaches. Today I really miss the combination of Al Michaels, Frank Gifford and Dan Dierdorf, even though I wasn't crazy about Deirdorf or Gifford, I liked the interaction of the three together and how Dan seemed to get on Frank's nerves.
One of my favorite combinations in sports today is Keith Hernandez and Ron Darling. These two are great together and Hernandez is hilarious. I also like Joe Morgan who many people despise.
Chris Berman-inventing completely irrelevant nicknames is not cool, unless you're 11.
Andre Ware-after a team just scored, still hopelessly down 35 late in the 3rd quarter, "Watch out, we could have a comeback on our hands."
Jesse Palmer-"Keeping the game close is good." "Teams want to go on defense first in overtime." "Defense wins championships." "(Insert any trite football statement)."
Gary Danielson-"I love Tebow." "Tebow will be a NFL QB." "No, this isn't a University of Florida game, but it's impossible for me not to mention Tim Tebow. He's a good Christian."
Joe Morgan-"Let me again interject this current baseball situation with an example from my baseball career. Whether I'm completely fabricating the story or if I'm 'remember incorrectly' is irrelevant."
Currently the worst I know of are Chip Caray of the Braves and George Grand of the Reds. Caray is childishly gee-whiz, and Grand is like a recorded message of a phone menu.
I agree with the above who love Pat Summerall and Al Michaels, two fo the truly great of all time. Also in the all-time great group I'd put Danny Gallivan of the Montreal Canadiens.
The all-time most annoying I've heard in my long life were Lindsay Nelson of the Mets, followed by Curt Gowdy of the Red Sox.
Currently the worst I know of are Chip Caray of the Braves and George Grand of the Reds. Caray is childishly gee-whiz, and Grand is like a recorded message of a phone menu.
I agree with the above who love Pat Summerall and Al Michaels, two fo the truly great of all time. Also in the all-time great group I'd put Danny Gallivan of the Montreal Canadiens.
The all-time most annoying I've heard in my long life were Lindsay Nelson of the Mets, followed by Curt Gowdy of the Red Sox.
No, that would be Howard Cosell when he was part of ABC's baseball broadcast team. I love baseball, but Cosell, who was otherwise pretty decent on football and boxing, chased me away. Only Dick Vitale (who I forgot to mention earlier) and Berman match the level of braying asininity that Cosell displayed during those MLB contests. McCarver is a model of restraint by comparison.
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