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Galway Eagle

Anybody watching Stanford vs UNC where he's literally talking about doing Mushrooms and touring with the Grateful Dead. Has he always done this and I never noticed? How is he still on TV?
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The Sultan

#1
He's ridiculous.  I would invite a maskless Dickey Simpkins to provide commentary in my living room over listening to Walton.  (And I'm not that picky about announcers either.)

EDIT:  It's just ESPN schtick.  They did the same thing with Vitale, whose genuine enthusiasm was turned into an act.  And with Madden, but at least Madden got to finish his career at NBC which showed everyone why he was popular in the first place.
"I am one of those who think the best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy, who, under the specious and popular garb of patriotism, seeks to excuse, palliate, and defend them" - Frederick Douglass

Jockey

Quote from: Galway Eagle on December 01, 2020, 03:57:02 PM
Anybody watching Stanford vs UNC where he's literally talking about doing Mushrooms and touring with the Grateful Dead. Has he always done this and I never noticed? How is he still on TV?

The stories are fine if you seldom listen to him. Those that listen often hear the same thing over and over.

The problem is that as an analyst, he doesn't analyze. Tony Romo, meanwhile, goes off on a tangent now and again, but he is as good as it gets as an analyst.

Billy Hoyle

when he's doing a Pac-12 conference game do a shot every time he says "Conference of Champions." If you're alive the next day you've won the game.
"Kevin thinks 'mother' is half a word." - Mike Deane

GooooMarquette

Quote from: Galway Eagle on December 01, 2020, 03:57:02 PM
Anybody watching Stanford vs UNC where he's literally talking about doing Mushrooms and touring with the Grateful Dead. Has he always done this and I never noticed? How is he still on TV?


1. Yes
2. Name recognition

MU82

Almost impossible to listen to.

I turned it on with about 6 minutes to go, muted the volume after the 4-minute TV time-out.

It's neither funny nor informative. Just bad.
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"Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism." - George Washington

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Jables1604

Wooden: A Coach's Life by Seth Davis is a great book. Really shows what a rectum Walton was during his time at UCLA.

Mr. Nielsen

I love Bill Walton games! Funny. Makes me laugh.
If we are all thinking alike, we're not thinking at all. It's OK to disagree. Just don't be disagreeable.
-Bill Walton

Silent Verbal

Mad props to Jason Benetti for hanging with him.  The guy's terrific on White Sox broadcasts and will probably be getting more national games in the coming years.

JWags85

Quote from: Silent Verbal on December 01, 2020, 06:04:12 PM
Mad props to Jason Benetti for hanging with him.  The guy's terrific on White Sox broadcasts and will probably be getting more national games in the coming years.

Benetti is incredible with him. Especially since he doesn't have the hours and hours of experience handling him like Pasch does. He was great today when Walton was going completely off the range by letting his bizarre thought hang in dead air and then pivoting, not trying to interject and allow him to keep roaming. I mean the dude talked like 2-3 min straight about LA area mountain ranges.

Mr. Nielsen

Jason Benetti worked with Walton last year in Maui. Plus, they did a Angels game in 2019.
If we are all thinking alike, we're not thinking at all. It's OK to disagree. Just don't be disagreeable.
-Bill Walton

Silent Verbal

Quote from: Mr. Nielsen on December 01, 2020, 08:29:21 PM
Jason Benetti worked with Walton last year in Maui. Plus, they did a Angels game in 2019.

I think Benetti is head and shoulders above Brian Anderson.  Benetti is witty, cultured, and also comes off as a very warm person.  BA seems nice enough, but he's very vanilla and wouldn't know a pop culture reference if it took a dump on his forehead.  Would like to see Benetti get more love nationally.

Dish

Jason Benetti is the nicest person you will ever meet.

Silent Verbal

Quote from: DegenerateDish on December 01, 2020, 10:08:49 PM
Jason Benetti is the nicest person you will ever meet.

That's cool to hear, and I'm not surprised.

JWags85

Quote from: Mr. Nielsen on December 01, 2020, 08:29:21 PM
Jason Benetti worked with Walton last year in Maui. Plus, they did a Angels game in 2019.

I wasn't suggesting they were strangers, but that's a wild and difficult personality to wrangle if you've only done a handful of games, like Benetti, and his ease and skill in doing so speaks volumes.

Quote from: Silent Verbal on December 01, 2020, 09:55:26 PM
I think Benetti is head and shoulders above Brian Anderson.  Benetti is witty, cultured, and also comes off as a very warm person.  BA seems nice enough, but he's very vanilla and wouldn't know a pop culture reference if it took a dump on his forehead.  Would like to see Benetti get more love nationally.

I don't disagree at all. I admit to having a bit of a bias against Anderson cause I always thought he was crap with MU calls despite being local, but while he's competent and versatile, he's just very generic.

Benetti reminds me of of early Matt Vasgerian when he did Brewers games. You just knew he was bigger and destined for more than just local coverage of a single team.  Benetti is a bit older and already a bit more established than similar stages, but I'd be shocked if he doesn't move on from the Sox in the next few years cause he's a top tier PBP guy at ESPN. He's fantastic.

Silent Verbal

Quote from: JWags85 on December 02, 2020, 12:12:04 AM
I don't disagree at all. I admit to having a bit of a bias against Anderson cause I always thought he was crap with MU calls despite being local, but while he's competent and versatile, he's just very generic.

Benetti reminds me of of early Matt Vasgerian when he did Brewers games. You just knew he was bigger and destined for more than just local coverage of a single team.  Benetti is a bit older and already a bit more established than similar stages, but I'd be shocked if he doesn't move on from the Sox in the next few years cause he's a top tier PBP guy at ESPN. He's fantastic.

Agree 100% about Vasgersian.  Unfortunately, his act has devolved into schtick over the years and he now seems to think people are tuning in as much to see him as to watch the game.  I don't think the same thing will happen to Benetti.

If you want a great laugh, though, look up "Drunk Rick Sutcliffe" on YouTube.  Vasgersian is absolutely priceless trying to reign Sut in.

Billy Hoyle

Quote from: Silent Verbal on December 02, 2020, 08:35:42 AM
Agree 100% about Vasgersian.  Unfortunately, his act has devolved into schtick over the years and he now seems to think people are tuning in as much to see him as to watch the game.  I don't think the same thing will happen to Benetti.

If you want a great laugh, though, look up "Drunk Rick Sutcliffe" on YouTube.  Vasgersian is absolutely priceless trying to reign Sut in.

my favorite Vasgersian moment was his first season (I think 1999):

Bill Schroeder: "Don't forget to sign up for the Brewers fantasy camp, coming this February."
Vasgersian: "is that baseball or any fantasy? Because I've got one with that Britney Spears."

silence from Schroder and then after 5-10 seconds Vasgersian says "yeah!"

Bennetti reminds me of Dan Schulman, who was able to reign in Vitale too.
"Kevin thinks 'mother' is half a word." - Mike Deane

Eldon

Quote from: Billy Hoyle on December 02, 2020, 03:34:36 PM
my favorite Vasgersian moment was his first season (I think 1999):

Bill Schroeder: "Don't forget to sign up for the Brewers fantasy camp, coming this February."
Vasgersian: "is that baseball or any fantasy? Because I've got one with that Britney Spears."

silence from Schroder and then after 5-10 seconds Vasgersian says "yeah!"

Bennetti reminds me of Dan Schulman, who was able to reign in Vitale too.

Anyone remember this?

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/mlb/reds/2018/09/14/matt-vasgersian-yelled-reds-thats-way-beer-vendor/1305615002/

"Hey buddy, there's a game going on!!"

Silent Verbal

Quote from: Billy Hoyle on December 02, 2020, 03:34:36 PM
my favorite Vasgersian moment was his first season (I think 1999):

Bill Schroeder: "Don't forget to sign up for the Brewers fantasy camp, coming this February."
Vasgersian: "is that baseball or any fantasy? Because I've got one with that Britney Spears."

silence from Schroder and then after 5-10 seconds Vasgersian says "yeah!"

Bennetti reminds me of Dan Schulman, who was able to reign in Vitale too.

Bill Schroeder strikes me as a humorless oaf with a PG sense of humor, which is probably why he co-exists so well with BA.  I'm guessing he didn't enjoy working with Vasgersian all that much.  Only in Milwaukee could a guy like Schroeder have a job in TV for 30 years.

The Sultan

Quote from: Silent Verbal on December 02, 2020, 04:06:01 PM
Only in Milwaukee could a guy like Schroeder have a job in TV for 30 years.

Please.  Have you heard some of these guys?
"I am one of those who think the best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy, who, under the specious and popular garb of patriotism, seeks to excuse, palliate, and defend them" - Frederick Douglass

cheebs09

Quote from: Fluffy Blue Monster on December 02, 2020, 04:34:28 PM
Please.  Have you heard some of these guys?

I was shocked to learn the Brewers were pretty regularly viewed as having one of the top TV announcers. Then I listened to a few others and they were pretty brutal.

Eldon

Quote from: Silent Verbal on December 02, 2020, 04:06:01 PM
Bill Schroeder strikes me as a humorless oaf with a PG sense of humor, which is probably why he co-exists so well with BA.  I'm guessing he didn't enjoy working with Vasgersian all that much.  Only in Milwaukee could a guy like Schroeder have a job in TV for 30 years.

Dude, I love Schroeder (and John McGlockin and Jim Paschke).

Maybe it's just familiarity.

Jockey

Quote from: Silent Verbal on December 02, 2020, 04:06:01 PM
Bill Schroeder strikes me as a humorless oaf with a PG sense of humor, which is probably why he co-exists so well with BA.  I'm guessing he didn't enjoy working with Vasgersian all that much.  Only in Milwaukee could a guy like Schroeder have a job in TV for 30 years.

Dullness, thy name is Bill Schroeder.


JWags85

Brewers figured a forgettable catcher named Bob Uecker became a legend, so that must be the formula, hence Schroeder. Fans can look forward to Chad Moeller taking over when Schroeder retires

wadesworld

Shroeder is fine.  He's not the best, but he's far from the worst.

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