Chris Berman Sucks
I know that I am not in the minority when I say that hearing Chris Berman call the Sox vs. Sawx series was one of the most annoying and tilted nationally broadcast play-by-play jobs of all time. I got so fed up by him during every game that I listened to each one on the radio while watching the muted TV. It was worth dealing with the 2 or 3 second delay of the TV behind the radio to avoid hearing some of his calls and comments. Well that, and I enjoy Rooney and Farmer's call of a game.
Now I can relate to all the baseball fans nationally who cannot stand the play-by-play calls of the Hawk. Still though, its one thing to be a clubs broadcasting guy and blatantly favor the team that you work for. Most of the games you do are only aired in your own teams market. You're not catering to fans of both of the teams that are playing, so you can afford to be a homer like the Hawk. Its another thing when you are the only television crew broadcasting a series and you're making the game and series more about a Boston loss than a White Sox win. These guys are supposed to come across as fair and impartial. Berman and ESPN were anything but.
posted by Stone @ 8:03 AM
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I can't agree with you more and I am a life long Red Sox Fan.ESPN ajnd Fox are more into trying to be clever and cute than give an honest account of what we are all watching.
Think there might be a little slant towards last years World Series darlings? Me too.
Recent Headlines:
BoSox Blown Out in Three
Boston Waited 86 years and Now its Over in One
Red Sox Find No Joy in First Round
Grafinino's Boot is Shades of Buckner
Red Sox Beaten By That Other Chicago Team
Boston Baseball Causes Media Obsession Even When They Lose
Another Team That's Not the Cubs, Yankees or Red Sox Makes Headlines
Readers Can't Find Headlines Concerning Team that Actually Won Division Series
Mystery Deepens as Media Continues to Focus on the Boston Red Sox
Strange Team From Another Planet Beats World Series Champs
OK so I made up a few of the later ones. That doesn't mean they aren't almost true. But fickle sports media being what they are, let's watch as the White Sox become the next big story in the feeding frenzy. Shall we?
More Information Revealed About Team That Beat Red Sox
"After game three, we interviewed a bunch of guys we didn't know from the winning team, and they introduced themselves to us. They told us a truly amazing story about how they play major league baseball in the same city as the Chicago Cubs. Apparently, this has gone on there for years with little or no notice in the media. We contacted Sammy Sosa for this story and he confirmed the broad outlines of these allegations, even going so far as to make the claim that he played for them many, many years ago. A LexisNexis search turned up some old photos of a man who resembles Sosa, though the baseball player in question is too slim and wiry. At this time, he can't be independently confirmed as being the muscle-bound Sosa.
Though the team on the field last night playing the Red Sox at Fenway seemed to be professional athletes, inside sources say they are baffled by the fact that they can't place the team logo or uniforms. No one interviewed for this article had any information on the players taking the field last night against the World Champion Boston Red Sox, a team that became America's sweethearts last year by taking home the big prize. Johnny Damon called his team "a bunch of idiots" last year in such an affectionate way that most of America lost the ability to function rationally for several days.... "
so on and so on....
But I feel good. I said I'm feelin' good right now. I wanna tell you I feel alright.
Go You White Sox!
I have never heard such biased commentary from what is supposed to be an un-biased broadcast. Chris Berman was god awful to say the least. I used to be a big fan of his, now I never want to see his chubby face and awful combover ever again. By the way, why the f*** was Mike Piazza of all people commentating? He was so bad I couldn't listen to another word if you payed me.
I hate Berman as well. Has anyone ever noticed that his John Facenda impersonation is HORRIBLE? The Al Davis impersonation is awful as well. Ever notice how fat the dude is? Compare him to the early ESPN years (before he looked like Danny DeVito) and he's about half the size. Now I know where all of Jared's weight went.
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