Best, worst announcers

[fattymanboobs]

I know this topic has been done before, but I figured it would be fun to revist on the advent of 'The Game of the Century'. Lets see what everyone thinks? Living, dead or no longer working included: Without further adieu...

I like:


Brent Mushburger. I know he is biased. I know he keeps a vile of Major Applewhites jizum in his carryon, and loves the taste of Michigan's football cawk, but he is pretty entertaining to me and you have to love his gambling related references.

Dick Vermeil: He was real good when he was paired with Mushburger, informative and easy to listen to.

Keith Jackson: he retired at the right time, but he was the man, nuff said.

Gus johnson< guy sounds like he is having an orgasm on every exciting play

Joe Buck: can be annoying but is knowledgable, articulate and accurate

Verne Lundquist: I don't know just like him

Bill Rafferty: ONIONS!!!!!!


Duke Vitale: I know most of America hates him, but the little ankle biter cracks me up, he probably carry's a vile of coach K's jizum in his carry on

Vin Scully: losing it a little but still better than 90% of the other MLB play by play guys

Harry Kalas: THAT BALL IS OUT OF HERRRRRREEEEEEEE

Al Michaels: How can any degenerate gambler dislike him??????

I miss Bob Costas baseball

Pat Summeral: a living legend

Bill Walton: I know most people hate him, but he is pretty entertaining to me


Dislike:

Gary Danielson, dude is a complete jackoff

Ken the Hawk Harrelson, Sox fans you can have him, Darin Jackson sucks a little worse, all those Hawk Isms and YOU CAN PUT IT ON THE BOARRRRRD YESSSSSSS barf!





Tim Mc Carver: How many times did that douchebag call Albert Pujols Luis Pujols?????

Madden: is he sober when he does a game?

Stuart Scott: booty I mean boo yah

Pam Ward: I always have a strange urge to measure my johnson when she does a game, she challenges any manhood and is horrible at calling the action

Chris Speilman: talks too slow

Dave Paasch & Trevor Mattich: those guys dont' get a long

Rod Gillmore: nice lisp

Joe Morgan: get Barry Bond's cawk out of your mouf

Paul Maguire: If I hear him say I tell you what one more time ...

Joe Theisman: you know the drill

Chris Berman: back back back back back back to the sandwich shop you go...

Dan Fouts: he was a good color guy, but his play by play is painful



More to come, all I could think of off the top of my head

 

[fattymanboobs]

More of them LOL

More of them LOL

Good:

John Sterling: New York Yankees, soothing voice, colorful I hate the Yankees but his THHHHEEEEE YANNNKEESSSSS WINNNNNNN cracks me up but that dyke up there with him sucks balls

Jerry Coleman: San Diego Padres, he is a riot, very entertaining

Marv Albert: earned bonus points for biting that chics butt

Thom Brenneman: thorough, well-spoken


Bad:

Steve Lyons was a tool

Chris Collinsworth

Michael Irvin

 

[IntenseOperator]

Pat Foley

ex voice of the Blackhawks

"BAAAAAAANNNEEEERMAN!!"

 

[Roger Baltrey]

Fattyman,

I like almost all your guys

Johnny Miller(I like guys who do not have mouth on cocks of players)
Troy Aikman
Steve Stone (best breakdown of pitching you will ever hear) fired from the Cubs for calling out Dusty's horrific managing and the choke job of 04


Worst Ever

Joe Willie Namath
OJ

 

[Kramer]

Keith Jackson
Al Michaels
Pat Summeral

 

[fattymanboobs]

How could I have left Jon Miller off the A list? Anyone that has worked that long with Joe Morgan and didn't choke him deserves props

You are right about Steve Stone, don't get to see much of him though

Skip/chip Caray: very annoying

matt Vaskergian has a annoying voice too, always sounds like he has something in his mouth

 

[SixFive]

I like a lot of yours fatman, especially the baseball guys. This is regional, but I really liked Cawood Ledford who used to call the UK games.
others in the Best I can think of
Jack Buck
Sean McDonough (I like him even though many do not)
Joe Nuxall and Marty Brenneman
Harold Reynolds (arguably ESPNs best until they let him go for some stupid reason)
Eli Gold (voice of NASCAR)
Ned Jarret
all the other turn reporters in NASCAR, these broadcasts are just about flawless with as much as there is going on.

Worst
George Raveling
Billy Packer
Michael Irvin
Bill Curry
Jim Gray (can't stand his interviews; can't believe he hasn't been flattened)
Bill Walton
any woman analyst who is doing a sport where only men are playing.

 

[alb]

Best announcer ever was Jesse 'The Body Ventura'. Always told it the way it is!!!!


I like Sir Charles Barkely. A dominant personality behind a desk as well as on the court!

 

[fattymanboobs]

Six Five

Six Five

Kindly bop me over the head for omitting Billy Packer from the bad list.

I do like Joe & Marty on the Reds broadcasts. There is an older fella that does the Cleveland Indians games that always sounds like he has something in his mouth too.

Mario Impemba was really annoying this year, but it is understandable, I don't know who his sidekick was, but he was about as bad as Darin Jackson over in chi-town.

I like the guy that does Seattle Mariners baseball.

Steve Physioc and Rex Hudler help me from falling asleep during late night degenerate Angel telecasts.

Nebraska play by play man Jim Rose is brutal.

Joe Angel used to do Giants now Orioles is boring. But I do like Buck Martinez, Fred Manfra and Jim Palmer.

Denny Matthews of the KC Royals should be a hall of fame broadcaster some day if he isn't already.

Al Hrabosky and Mike Shannon from the Cardinals are pretty good too.

I liked Ross Porter from the Dodgers, dont' know where he is at now

Bad:

Mark May

Trev alberts: oh yeah, he is workign in sales now lol

Jim Rome

Tony Kornheiser on MNF is embarassing

Dennis Miller sucked too, I never thought he was funny in his comedy either

I LOVE ERIN ANDREWS

I LOVE HOLLY ROWE...

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After 30 Beers!!!

:mj07: :mj07: :mj07: :142hump:

 

[ImFeklhr]

Agree with anyone who said Jon Miller... I'm a homer cause he is local, and grew up in SF, but he is the greatest guy to listen to on the radio for an entire summer of baseball.

He isn't much of a homer... has a great voice... great knowledge, and wit that is not offensive or trite.

I've ran into him at a local computer store, twice...and he was dressed in a beat up grey sweat-suit, BOTH times, and totally came off as down to Earth and approachable.

How he puts up with Joe Morgan every Sunday night is beyond my comprehension.

I like some others, like Costas and Madden, Al Michaels(despite their flaws), and other Bay Area local baseball guys like Duane Kuiper and the legend Lon Simmons....

but CANNNNNOTTTT stand...

Joe Morgan, Tim Mccarver, and several others who you guys have also mentioned.

 

[boilermaker]

Can't stand

Bob Davie
Quinn Buckner
Joe Morgan
Dick Vitale
Bill Raferty
Jim Rome

 

[Munson]

One of the best:

Gary Thorne...great baseball play-by-play and miss his hockey games

Two of the worst:

Joe Buck...we are watching for the game--not you

Mike Patrick...his annunciation just kills me

Deeply miss:

Harry Caray...Cubs games were like getting two shows for the price of one

 

[sharky17]

A guy used to do the play by play on Toronto Blue Jay telecasts, and I believe is now the #1 ESPN Radio guy for baseball, and does some work on College Hoops: Dan Shulman. One of my all time favourites.

Also like Marv Albert for a basketball game, Gary McCord and David Feherty for golf, and for the ponies, love the way Tom Durkin (Belmont-Aqueduct-Saratoga) calls a race.

On the other end, you guys remember the pair that used to do the Boston Bruin telecasts? One was Derek Sanderson, and I can't remember the other guy's name, but they were the most biased pair....EVER, and I'm pretty sure they longed for Ray Bourque's c*ck......

Also used to like Jim Nantz, he's wearing on my nerves anymore, making everything WAAYYY more dramatic than it needs to be.

Just a few that come to my mind.

 

[2muchchalk]

i loathe
Theisman-the worst one. Can't believe he still has a job. he actually loses viewers. FOr a guy who plays the game times he talks like he has no clue about football.

Bill Walton "Nenad Krstic might be the best to ever play the game". Wished he smoked more weed and shut up.

Chris Berman- Just stick to the three minute drill. Seems like he only does live games when espn is a little thin.

Michael Irvin-should be dead


Guys i enjoy
Gary Thorne.

 

[fattymanboobs]

2muchchalk

2muchchalk

I think that is why I like Walton, some of the stuff he says is so ridiculous, I need a good laugh once inawhile.

I also like Brad Nessler, calls a good game.

Any of you guys have great or horrible play by play guys at our respective favorite colleges?

 

[IntenseOperator]

may not apply here but....

Jim Kaat

and

Dave (forgot his last name) does baseball on ESPN radio

 

[bjfinste]

Another homer call, but Bob Uecker is still great to listen to during a baseball game.

I enjoy the Hawk doing Sox games on WGN. Always get a few good laughs.

 

[White Shadow]

How can we be 18 posts into this and not one mention of Lou Piniella on the Bad List? He might be the worst baseball announcer I have ever heard in my life.

I like Marty and Joe but Joe only does a couple of games a year these days. Probably for the best though......he struggles a bit these days.

Tom Hamilton for the Indians.......every fly ball sounds like a home run.......THERE'S A DRIVE TO DEEP LEFT......caught by Peralta at shortstop :shrug:

 

[spang]

Really like ESPN's Ron Franklin, always well prepared and as professional as they come

 

[Munson]

I used to detest Bill Walton but then I saw him on Letterman one night a few years ago and it completely changed my opinion. He is hilarious and adds a needed humorous side to the NBA. I always thought he was self-absorbed and helping his own cause. After that interview, I realized I couldn't be further from the truth. Although humorous, he adds a ton of insight...like..."that is the worst play in the history of the Houston Rockets franchise!"...

as for Theisman...that's a given...he and Riggins were my football heroes...now it's just Riggins :142smilie