Interesting initial call on steal of home

[jwwashburn]

You would say the same thing if Enberg harped on a Right Fielder who tossed a ball into the stands on out number 2 and let the go ahead run score?

I think not.

[MrUmpire]

Originally Posted by jwwashburn

You would say the same thing if Enberg harped on a Right Fielder who tossed a ball into the stands on out number 2 and let the go ahead run score?

I think not.

As usual, your thinking is wrong.

In fact, I would say the same thing. Enberg just can't let go. He is classless on all accounts.

[jwwashburn]

My thinking is "usually wrong".

Wow, and Dick Enberg is classless.

Thank you, master, for teaching me.

[MD Longhorn]

JW is right. It seems to be politically acceptable, or even entertaining, for announcers to go on and on about how bad a call is. You might hear a play by a fielder or a swing by a batter, or a pitch from a pitcher called bad or even awful by an announcer - but they will not go on and on and on about how awful it was or how that player should be ashamed or reprimanded, etc.

(It should be noted that it also seems politically acceptable or even entertaining for umpires on a message board to go on and on about mistakes announcers make ... but I digress)

I would not say Dick Enberg is classless. I WOULD say that on THIS call, he behaved without class. MOST of the time, Dick Enberg is the essence of class.

This was an awful call by the umpire. This was also an awful lack of class and professionalism by the announcer. Neither means the umpire is pathetic all the time or the announcer is classless all the time.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by mbcrowder

JW is right. It seems to be politically acceptable, or even entertaining, for announcers to go on and on about how bad a call is. You might hear a play by a fielder or a swing by a batter, or a pitch from a pitcher called bad or even awful by an announcer - but they will not go on and on and on about how awful it was or how that player should be ashamed or reprimanded, etc.

(It should be noted that it also seems politically acceptable or even entertaining for umpires on a message board to go on and on about mistakes announcers make ... but I digress)

I would not say Dick Enberg is classless. I WOULD say that on THIS call, he behaved without class. MOST of the time, Dick Enberg is the essence of class.

This was an awful call by the umpire. This was also an awful lack of class and professionalism by the announcer. Neither means the umpire is pathetic all the time or the announcer is classless all the time.

He may be the essence of class most of the time, but not when he works Padres games. Then he is nothing but an unabashed homer just slightly better (in this way) than Harrelson.

[zm1283]

Originally Posted by GROUPthink

He may be the essence of class most of the time, but not when he works Padres games. Then he is nothing but an unabashed homer just slightly better (in this way) than Harrelson.

Yep. Enberg is an absolute homer and has his head up his arse when calling Padres games. He runs his mouth no matter if he knows what he is talking about or not.

I would take announcers a little more seriously when they criticize legitimately blown calls if they knew the rules and knew when umpires got something right and acknowledged it. The problem is that 99.9 percent of them don't have the first clue about rules, mechanics, or how situations are handled, but love to convince all the lame-brained fans how great they are and how much they know. We know where the idiot fans get their "knowledge": From clowns like Enberg.

[jwwashburn]

Wow, that was classy.

[MrUmpire]

Originally Posted by jwwashburn

My thinking is "usually wrong".

Whenever you assume as you do with the phrase "I think not", yes, you are usually wrong.

Wow, and Dick Enberg is classless.

Very good. Acceptance is the first step.

Thank you, master, for teaching me.

You are welcome. Now go, and assume no more.

[onetime1]

That was a pretty bad call. I dont think it was Enberg's fault the ump did not see the ball. Abodmidable like the snowman is appropriate here.