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JRutledge · #1 (**permalink**) Sat Jun 24, 2006, 10:51pm

You cannot tell me that you guys really expect an announcer to know what they are talking about when it comes to rules do you?

Peace

briancurtin · #2 (**permalink**) Sat Jun 24, 2006, 11:02pm

when ive been blessed with the auditory presence of steve stone for most of my life...you get used to expecting people to know what they are talking about. stoney is regarded as one of the best "baseball men" ever, as im sure most of you know. when he says something, you can take it to the bank. cant say the same for a lot of the other announcers/commentators.

BigUmp56 · #3 (**permalink**) Sat Jun 24, 2006, 11:03pm

Why not, Jeff? He makes a hell of a lot more money as a commentator then we do as umpires. It's not rocket science for crying out loud.

Tim.

TussAgee11 · #4 (**permalink**) Sat Jun 24, 2006, 11:25pm

Was it McCarver, during the George Brett incident when they laid the bat across homeplate to measure it, said something like "what they are trying to do is see where the ball would have hit the bat."

Might have been Bobby Mercer, not sure if he was commentating back then...

help?

WhatWuzThatBlue · #5 (**permalink**) Sat Jun 24, 2006, 11:38pm

Some thoughts for your price of admission:

1) Yes, I expect that the person commenting on the game actually understands the nuances, rules and intricacies. Much like I expect the guy who cooks my meal to have washed his hands before touching the prep area. It kind of goes without saying.

2) Reynolds has been doing this for a long time and regularly confuses the rules of LL, OBR and NCAA. That said, it is the only time that my ears actually enjoy listening to him. He is the car crash on the side of the road...you listen just because you know it's bad.

3) To lighten the load on a Saturday night, I recall one of my favorite announcers doing a little rain delay theatre at Wrigley some years back. Harry Carey was wasting time as Arnie Harris panned through the crowd and spied a couple love birds in the upper deck. I have heard it so many times yet I can never recall the exact words. Something akin to: "Ahhh, love at the ol' ball park. He kisses her on the strikes and she kisses him on the balls." He lost it and the giggles that followed make me cry each time I hear it. Reynolds should listen to those old tapes.

JRutledge · #6 (**permalink**) Sun Jun 25, 2006, 10:48pm

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Originally Posted by BigUmp56

Why not, Jeff? He makes a hell of a lot more money as a commentator then we do as umpires. It's not rocket science for crying out loud.

Tim.

Well Tim, I have not seen a single announcer that knows the rules in any sport. So why would you expect something of special from Reynolds? We could be talking about Bill Walton, John Madden or Alexei Lawless (sp?) and the result is the same. None of them know the rules like the officials and none of them can explain them either.

Peace

briancurtin · #7 (**permalink**) Sun Jun 25, 2006, 11:25pm

so you really havent seen/heard steve stone?

im not a hockey guy, but isnt barry melrose a pretty good hockey guy? i could be wrong.

JRutledge · #8 (**permalink**) Sun Jun 25, 2006, 11:31pm

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Originally Posted by briancurtin

so you really havent seen/heard steve stone?

im not a hockey guy, but isnt barry melrose a pretty good hockey guy? i could be wrong.

Stop being a Cub fan. Steve Stone did not walk on water and he was not always right when it came to rules. He was right about many things, but he was not anymore than a former player that commented on something he never had experience doing.

I am not a big hockey fan and I do not understand hockey rules to even comment on how good Melrose is when it comes to hockey rules. I am sure hockey officials feel the same way about him when he comments on rules.

Peace

TussAgee11 · #9 (**permalink**) Mon Jun 26, 2006, 12:08am

Jay Bilas is awesome with basketball. Opposite dickie V for sure.

I'd say the best baseball guy as far as rules would have to be... NOBODY!

None of them know it. My guess is Gammons might know it, but isn't in the color commentator role enough. Some of their baseball tonight guys are probably knowledgable as well.

Certainly not Jeff Brantley.

JRutledge · #10 (**permalink**) Mon Jun 26, 2006, 12:35am

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Originally Posted by TussAgee11

Jay Bilas is awesome with basketball. Opposite dickie V for sure.

Jay Bilas? Jay Bilas goes on rants about calls and talks about plays he obviously knows nothing about. I will say he is probably one of the better guys that can talk a rule or two, but he is wrong more often than he ever is right about something. At least Dickie V talks about how hard it is to be an official and gives the guys some credit. Bilas will go on and on about what he thinks is a bad call.

Peace

SanDiegoSteve · #11 (**permalink**) Mon Jun 26, 2006, 12:39am

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Originally Posted by TussAgee11

Certainly not Jeff Brantley.

At least Brantley knew the pitcher didn't need to come to a stop when throwing to first base, which Sean McDunnagh (sp?) thought was the rule.