Worst Sportscasters on TV...Toronto Sun
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Mark Lee
Doesn't understand football at all, especially the terminology.
It's into touch, not out of touch, though Mark is.
The flat, not the flats.
The first time I noticed him was when he did a sideline shot with the legendary kicker Looweeee Passuhgleeuh.
Shades of Chai Chai Rodrigweez. Hopefully Mr. Rodrigweez can play up to par next time.
Doesn't understand football at all, especially the terminology.
It's into touch, not out of touch, though Mark is.
The flat, not the flats.
The first time I noticed him was when he did a sideline shot with the legendary kicker Looweeee Passuhgleeuh.
Shades of Chai Chai Rodrigweez. Hopefully Mr. Rodrigweez can play up to par next time.
There used to be a guy on ESPN all night radio who beats Henny hands down. 'All Night With Todd Wright'. I could fall back to sleep for 40 winks, wake up and he would still be leading into a question as simple as 'hey, how are you doing tonight'. Thankfully he has since replaced by Jason Smith.yaya17 said:
Hughson for hockey or baseball (used to call the Jay games with Buck - a good colour guy with Jim)
Shulman and Buck on baseball. Shulman is great when he guests on the Fan.
Romanuk was the voice of the Juniors and was good on TSN.
Note to TSN on Junior telecasts - Do not mention every player with their draft pick (pass to Jones, the second round pick of the Flames, known for his large jock)
Sentimental mention is Don Chevrier on early Blue Jay telecasts - Mainly for his game call on Ryan's no-hitter (Yes I remember watching it). Aside from Don, Kubek and Olver sucked - Wednesday Night Blue Jay Games.
I always liked the guy who called the Expo games, forget his name, but he was cool
Speaking of Montreal, the classic pair of Gallivan and Irvine still sends shivers up my spine when I hear them (...and here's Lemaire crossing the line, dropping it back to Robinson, with a cannonading shot just wide of Cheevers...)
Another great voice was Dan Kelly (I believe he called the Canada Cup with Wayne & Mario)
The ESPN hockey crew is good (Clement and others)
For me the great Foster Hewitt never tickled my fancy. He was too gay for my liking. I preferred his son calling the Leaf games during that black period of the 70's.
Brian McFarlane,mainly for intermissions.
Gary Dornhoffner was a dornhoffner.
I hated that retard who called penalties at the leaf games a few years back - Glad he was put out to pasture.
Sunday night football took a turn for the worst when they dropped Mike Patrick, Joe & Paul.
Joe Buck & Aikman are the best NFL tandem out there.
Too bad Fox kept Bradhsaw and let Brown go
I hate Al Michaels - I wish Madden would beat him to death on the air one night
Madden and a drunken Summerall were the classic NFL game callers.
Shulman and Buck on baseball. Shulman is great when he guests on the Fan.
Romanuk was the voice of the Juniors and was good on TSN.
Note to TSN on Junior telecasts - Do not mention every player with their draft pick (pass to Jones, the second round pick of the Flames, known for his large jock)
Sentimental mention is Don Chevrier on early Blue Jay telecasts - Mainly for his game call on Ryan's no-hitter (Yes I remember watching it). Aside from Don, Kubek and Olver sucked - Wednesday Night Blue Jay Games.
I always liked the guy who called the Expo games, forget his name, but he was cool
Speaking of Montreal, the classic pair of Gallivan and Irvine still sends shivers up my spine when I hear them (...and here's Lemaire crossing the line, dropping it back to Robinson, with a cannonading shot just wide of Cheevers...)
Another great voice was Dan Kelly (I believe he called the Canada Cup with Wayne & Mario)
The ESPN hockey crew is good (Clement and others)
For me the great Foster Hewitt never tickled my fancy. He was too gay for my liking. I preferred his son calling the Leaf games during that black period of the 70's.
Brian McFarlane,mainly for intermissions.
Gary Dornhoffner was a dornhoffner.
I hated that retard who called penalties at the leaf games a few years back - Glad he was put out to pasture.
Sunday night football took a turn for the worst when they dropped Mike Patrick, Joe & Paul.
Joe Buck & Aikman are the best NFL tandem out there.
Too bad Fox kept Bradhsaw and let Brown go
I hate Al Michaels - I wish Madden would beat him to death on the air one night
Madden and a drunken Summerall were the classic NFL game callers.
Keith Olberman is the worst, occasional sarcastic remarks can be amusing when inserted at the right time, but not every comment.
-Glen Healy- entertaining and will rip anybody
-Dave Hodge- I idolized him when I was a kid, now he's almost an afterthought.
-Gord Miller- passable, but terribly ugly, poor fella.
-Holly Horton- like her professionalism, compared to the other clowns like Dutch, O'toole, and Onrait, the three stooges.
-Ron Mclean- lifetime nerd who is trying to be cool.
-Sunday night football show is unwatchable, Costas and co.
-Stuttering Ludzik and the loudmouth also unwatchable.
-Rod Black-figure skating and golf, nothing else.
-Rod Smith- excellent, or whoever does the 6:30 pm sportscentre on TSN, Rod something.
-Bill, 'at the end of the day' Waters, terrible.
-Sam Rosen, awsome
Off topic, isn't Bruce Buffer pathetic, he's the uglier less talented little brother that got no attention.
That's all for now.........
-Glen Healy- entertaining and will rip anybody
-Dave Hodge- I idolized him when I was a kid, now he's almost an afterthought.
-Gord Miller- passable, but terribly ugly, poor fella.
-Holly Horton- like her professionalism, compared to the other clowns like Dutch, O'toole, and Onrait, the three stooges.
-Ron Mclean- lifetime nerd who is trying to be cool.
-Sunday night football show is unwatchable, Costas and co.
-Stuttering Ludzik and the loudmouth also unwatchable.
-Rod Black-figure skating and golf, nothing else.
-Rod Smith- excellent, or whoever does the 6:30 pm sportscentre on TSN, Rod something.
-Bill, 'at the end of the day' Waters, terrible.
-Sam Rosen, awsome
Off topic, isn't Bruce Buffer pathetic, he's the uglier less talented little brother that got no attention.
That's all for now.........
guyroch said:
Dan is from Barrie actually.
I'll liked Saunders until he became a shill for the BCS when it first started (and ABC had the rights!). Now everyone sees it for the POS it really is.
Glad to see someone mentioned Sam Rosen. He calls every sport pretty well and has a sort of classic delivery - sort of like Curt Gowdy in the 70s.
There are also alot of golf commentators I like (Miller, Feherty, Oosterhuis, McCord). I think Jim Nantz is best at gold except when he's saying how beautiful Augusta is. Ben Wright used to be good too until they canned him for saying that women could never be as good as men because their tits get it the way!
Gotta go with Rob Faulds of Sportsnet (at least he is off the Jays broadcasts, now he's just boring junior hockey fans to death). Close second is Darren Dutchyshen of TSN -- I mean this guy has gotta be the most lame metrosexual ever. It's a SPORTS Network, dude! Get some glasses that don't make you look like your Aunt Matilda. And then his catchphrase "burries". (As in a hockey goal, "Sundin burries the puck past Hasek"). Dumbest catchphrase ever. Why would you want to be known for something so stupid?Pargolfer said:
Rod Black
I can't believe I had to go 4 pages until I saw his name. He could very well be the worst sports caster in the history of Television. the best part of him is that he thinks he is the greatest of all time. Some friends and I ran into him at an airport back in the fall and to speak to him you would think you were talking to Foster Hewitt. I mean this guy is so high on himself it's not even funny. Also add to your list the moronic Lansberg of OTR fame, what a pansy. Those are two guys on TV that must have dirt on somebody since there talent level is shit.
I can't believe I had to go 4 pages until I saw his name. He could very well be the worst sports caster in the history of Television. the best part of him is that he thinks he is the greatest of all time. Some friends and I ran into him at an airport back in the fall and to speak to him you would think you were talking to Foster Hewitt. I mean this guy is so high on himself it's not even funny. Also add to your list the moronic Lansberg of OTR fame, what a pansy. Those are two guys on TV that must have dirt on somebody since there talent level is shit.
Peter Loubardias. Yes his voice is annoying. He makes my all-time 'Most Annoying Voice' team along with:guyroch said:
Daru Dhillon - I want to stick needles in my eyes when I hear her
Hazel Mae
Barb DiGiulio
Jennifer Hedger
Steve Kouleas - does he have to yell so much?
If you're going to consider the very, very worst, I don't know how the commentators for the LA Angels of Anaheim could be overlooked. Steve Physioc and Rex Hudler have got to put all these wannabe worst picks in the shade!! Bumbling, fumbling, and stupid home team groupies.Pargolfer said:
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