Hi Y'all,
Don't know why but sports commentators have deteriorated every year for decades now. Maybe it's because they just hang on to the same guys more often than not.
Radio broadcasters seem to be much better and I suspect that is because we can't see what they are calling so what they say is all we know.IE, they could be talking rubbish but we can't tell as we don't see it at all.
I used to watch it on TV and listen to radio but that fell over when they put in a 7 second delay on TV as some guys said some "naughty words". So then you were watching what had just happened and you already knew. That does not work.
As far I I am concerned there has only been 1 good TV commentator since it came in. That was Richie Benaud, sadly now passed on. He seems to have been the ONLY commentator who had realised that WE can actually see the game. All the rest still get it wrong and babble on when there's nothing to say. Richie never did that.
And commentators, both mediums are prone to using new opr what they think are smart catch phrases ALL THE fducking time.
In AFL football that latest phrase is "He lowered his eyes". It's supposed to mean that the guy kicking the ball actually looked where he was kicking it. THEY HAVE ALWAYS DONE THAT. Do they expect us to think players just run around looking up all the time and randomly kick the ball anywhere? Stupidity.
And how the fuck do they "lower their eyes"? A quick operation?. Shit they talk rubbish. They also try to show their skill with technical terms.
Last year's one was "He's got fast legs". How fucking dumb is that? If his legs are faster than his body he will piledrive his body into the ground.
There's one though that will never fade from my memory.
It was many years ago now, in Adelaide, a now passed on commentator named Alf Gard, called the race and then waited He was,'t sure who had won so he went to see the photo finish.
After a time he came back on and said "Ladies and Gentlemen, I have just viewed the photo finish and, believe me, it was VERY close.
Right, Alf, it was declared a dead heat. Now that is close isn't it? Give us strength.
Don't know why but sports commentators have deteriorated every year for decades now. Maybe it's because they just hang on to the same guys more often than not.
Radio broadcasters seem to be much better and I suspect that is because we can't see what they are calling so what they say is all we know.IE, they could be talking rubbish but we can't tell as we don't see it at all.
I used to watch it on TV and listen to radio but that fell over when they put in a 7 second delay on TV as some guys said some "naughty words". So then you were watching what had just happened and you already knew. That does not work.
As far I I am concerned there has only been 1 good TV commentator since it came in. That was Richie Benaud, sadly now passed on. He seems to have been the ONLY commentator who had realised that WE can actually see the game. All the rest still get it wrong and babble on when there's nothing to say. Richie never did that.
And commentators, both mediums are prone to using new opr what they think are smart catch phrases ALL THE fducking time.
In AFL football that latest phrase is "He lowered his eyes". It's supposed to mean that the guy kicking the ball actually looked where he was kicking it. THEY HAVE ALWAYS DONE THAT. Do they expect us to think players just run around looking up all the time and randomly kick the ball anywhere? Stupidity.
And how the fuck do they "lower their eyes"? A quick operation?. Shit they talk rubbish. They also try to show their skill with technical terms.
Last year's one was "He's got fast legs". How fucking dumb is that? If his legs are faster than his body he will piledrive his body into the ground.
There's one though that will never fade from my memory.
It was many years ago now, in Adelaide, a now passed on commentator named Alf Gard, called the race and then waited He was,'t sure who had won so he went to see the photo finish.
After a time he came back on and said "Ladies and Gentlemen, I have just viewed the photo finish and, believe me, it was VERY close.
Right, Alf, it was declared a dead heat. Now that is close isn't it? Give us strength.
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