Did anybody watch the ESPN MLB coverage last night (Atlanta vs Padres)?
The announcers did not seem to be paying any attention to the game at all. It was totally un-watchable (well, un-listenable, I turned off the sound).
How can a major network be so horrible?
OT ESPN MLB coverage
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Re: OT ESPN MLB coverage
Don't follow MLB so didn't hear the broadcast. In other coverage which I do follow though, it seems that many announcers think they are paid to regale the listeners with stories of their glorious past or where they ate dinner. How about telling me who the foul was on or why the play was called back. Dang I can bore you with tales of my youth or culinary experiences and do it for much less money.PeteFox wrote: ↑Mon Apr 18, 2022 12:07 pm Did anybody watch the ESPN MLB coverage last night (Atlanta vs Padres)?
The announcers did not seem to be paying any attention to the game at all. It was totally un-watchable (well, un-listenable, I turned off the sound).
How can a major network be so horrible?
Good post.
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Re: OT ESPN MLB coverage
They were doing two separate broadcasts, correct? I made the mistake of tuning into the ESPN2 broadcast initially, with Michael Kay and A-Rod, which was more like a Manning Brothers alternate broadcast.
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Re: OT ESPN MLB coverage
espn has no interest in its announcers describing the game at hand (in any sport) as it develops. those doing the recent hoops tourney for cbs etc. were infinitely better. where are vin scully, keith jackson, lindsey nelson, larry munson, et al when we need them?
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Re: OT ESPN MLB coverage
Quite unlike the ESPN college baseball broadcasts in which the announcers discuss whether they should go to the Carrie Underwood or Garth Brooks concert; where do you find the best barbecue; electric or acoustic; yada, yada, yada.PeteFox wrote: ↑Mon Apr 18, 2022 12:07 pm Did anybody watch the ESPN MLB coverage last night (Atlanta vs Padres)?
The announcers did not seem to be paying any attention to the game at all. It was totally un-watchable (well, un-listenable, I turned off the sound).
How can a major network be so horrible?
What do you see in the opening sequence of most any Vanderbilt game? Kirkland Hall, Hawkins Field, Vanderbilt Stadium?
No: It’s downtown Broadway, some guitar shop or Rynan Auditorium.