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    Penguins announcers at it again..

    posted at 10/17/2011 10:54 PM EDT

    I'm watching Pens v Jets and Letang just boarded Burmistrov pretty obviously, yet Bob Errey wastes no time leaping to his defense and spews some cockamany garbage about Burmistrov "putting himself in that situation" and "was already losing his footing". Did anyone else see it? Am I way off, was there some truth to what Errey said? I just think they are laughable at how they always absolve any Penguin player of blame. 
     

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    Re: Penguins announcers at it again..

    posted at 10/18/2011 6:30 AM EDT

    In Response to Penguins announcers at it again..:
    I'm watching Pens v Jets and Letang just boarded Burmistrov pretty obviously, yet Bob Errey wastes no time leaping to his defense and spews some cockamany garbage about Burmistrov "putting himself in that situation" and "was already losing his footing". Did anyone else see it? Am I way off, was there some truth to what Errey said? I just think they are laughable at how they always absolve any Penguin player of blame. 
    Posted by Al-Samarraie


    They are definitely near the top of the list for reasons to use the mute button. It's to be expected.
     

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    Re: Penguins announcers at it again..

    posted at 10/18/2011 10:53 AM EDT

    Bob Errey is an idiot!
     

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    Re: Penguins announcers at it again..

    posted at 10/18/2011 11:18 AM EDT

    I cannot listen to that tool. He's an idiot. For those of you who hate Jack Edwards, try listening to a Pen's broadcast with Errey and Steigerwald the absurd. Just one. You will suddenly find a new level of appreciation for Jack and Brick.
     

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    Re: Penguins announcers at it again..

    posted at 10/18/2011 11:23 AM EDT

    i guess anything compared to what rat cooke does, doesn't seem that bad. those guys are horrible.
     

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    Re: Penguins announcers at it again..

    posted at 10/18/2011 12:03 PM EDT

    This is my personal favorite call from those clowns:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puMana_bq1o

    I've never seen this much crying and complaining from a broadcast team in all my life. Hahahahahahahahahahahah !!!!
     

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    Re: Penguins announcers at it again..

    posted at 10/18/2011 12:07 PM EDT

    They are just awful.  Worst homers in the league.  Even with Jack, he never sounds as whiney as the Pittsburgh guys.  Homer or not, nobody wants to here continuous whining from the broadcast booth (are you listening Glen Healey?)
     

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    Re: Penguins announcers at it again..

    posted at 10/18/2011 12:08 PM EDT

    I had the gamecenter package two seasons ago and i think i watched feeds for about 20 different teams. Holy hell are some of them bad. Jack Edwards is over the top but at least he a: knows hockey and b: talks about hockey players on one of the teams on the ice.

    In Response to Re: Penguins announcers at it again..:
    I cannot listen to that tool. He's an idiot. For those of you who hate Jack Edwards, try listening to a Pen's broadcast with Errey and Steigerwald the absurd. Just one. You will suddenly find a new level of appreciation for Jack and Brick.
    Posted by WalkTheLine

     

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    Re: Penguins announcers at it again..

    posted at 10/18/2011 12:31 PM EDT

    Local guys.  It's probably in their contracts that they will not publicly say or do anything to criticize the Penguin players or organization, because the team probably wrote the contract.  I've come to see the local broadcast teams as hockey's version of the old wrestling manager - the guy who will pull and trick or stunt to help his guy win.  They aren't journos and they aren't there to teach anyone anything about the game.  They speak to the pink hats, the casual fans who needed a comet graphic to follow the puck, the kids who can't stay up past the first period.  Assuming they think they'll add any value to my experience of the game is only setting myself up for disappointment.

    National broadcasts, though...then this garbage really irks me.  Bob Cole on CBC openly cheering for the Leafs and the Shabs - even against other Canadian teams.  Hughson sounding every bit the homer on the national Cup Finals broadcast.  That's not acceptable.  In that situation, no single team pays your freight.

    Centre Ice etc. blurs these lines by giving you national access to local broadcasts, but I don't think we'll ever see local guys held to the standard you'd hope the National guys would be.
     

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    Re: Penguins announcers at it again..

    posted at 10/18/2011 12:35 PM EDT

    In Response to Re: Penguins announcers at it again..:
    Local guys.  It's probably in their contracts that they will not publicly say or do anything to criticize the Penguin players or organization, because the team probably wrote the contract.  I've come to see the local broadcast teams as hockey's version of the old wrestling manager - the guy who will pull and trick or stunt to help his guy win.  They aren't journos and they aren't there to teach anyone anything about the game.  They speak to the pink hats, the casual fans who needed a comet graphic to follow the puck, the kids who can't stay up past the first period.  Assuming they think they'll add any value to my experience of the game is only setting myself up for disappointment. National broadcasts, though...then this garbage really irks me.  Bob Cole on CBC openly cheering for the Leafs and the Shabs - even against other Canadian teams.  Hughson sounding every bit the homer on the national Cup Finals broadcast.  That's not acceptable.  In that situation, no single team pays your freight. Centre Ice etc. blurs these lines by giving you national access to local broadcasts, but I don't think we'll ever see local guys held to the standard you'd hope the National guys would be.
    Posted by Bookboy007

    i disagree with your last statement... i for one think that brick does a very good and impartial job when working with the versus crew. what is your take?
     

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    Re: Penguins announcers at it again..

    posted at 10/18/2011 12:39 PM EDT

    I also watched the Leafs and Avs  ,  those guys on Sportsnet (also LeafsTV).  Horrible ! eh RHO ?

    They are all the same , Clement and Comcast on the Flyers. It's as if Philly is the cleanest team and don't understand why they get penalties.

    I won't even start with the Tampa and Buffalo guys.. jeez.

    As for Jack he sometimes sounds like a turncoat and that's what gets the Bruin fan base mad.  I find he's okay.

     

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    Re: Penguins announcers at it again..

    posted at 10/18/2011 12:46 PM EDT

    In Response to Re: Penguins announcers at it again..:
    I also watched the Leafs and Avs  ,  those guys on Sportsnet (also LeafsTV).  Horrible ! eh RHO ? They are all the same , Clement and Comcast on the Flyers. It's as if Philly is the cleanest team and don't understand why they get penalties. I won't even start with the Tampa and Buffalo guys.. jeez. As for Jack he sometimes sounds like a turncoat and that's what gets the Bruin fan base mad.  I find he's okay.
    Posted by BsLegion

    don't be dissin' buffalo's jenneret(he's like 100), i love the guy- he calls a great game, and his voice inflection is awesome... SHOOOOUUUAAATTTT! he sounds like a pubescent boy squawking. total homer , but he's a legend.
     

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    Re: Penguins announcers at it again..

    posted at 10/18/2011 12:46 PM EDT

    In Response to Re: Penguins announcers at it again..:
    I also watched the Leafs and Avs  ,  those guys on Sportsnet (also LeafsTV).  Horrible ! eh RHO ? They are all the same , Clement and Comcast on the Flyers. It's as if Philly is the cleanest team and don't understand why they get penalties. I won't even start with the Tampa and Buffalo guys.. jeez. As for Jack he sometimes sounds like a turncoat and that's what gets the Bruin fan base mad.  I find he's okay.
    Posted by BsLegion


    I will . Bobby Taylor drives me nuts. Another crybaby homer. And Rick Degenerate used to do Niagara Falls Flyers games on the radio before Buffalo ( which I hated ). His voice sometimes makes me think there is someone goosing him from behind the way it goes up and down.
     

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    Re: Penguins announcers at it again..

    posted at 10/18/2011 12:49 PM EDT

    In Response to Re: Penguins announcers at it again..:
    In Response to Re: Penguins announcers at it again.. : don't be dissin' buffalo's jenneret(he's like 100), i love the guy- he calls a great game, and his voice inflection is awesome... SHOOOOUUUAAATTTT! he sounds like a pubescent boy squawking. total homer , but he's a legend.
    Posted by adkbeesfan


    Legend ? Hee Hee . The Sabres went from bad ( Ted Darling ) to worse ( the legend ).
     

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    Re: Penguins announcers at it again..

    posted at 10/18/2011 12:53 PM EDT

    In Response to Re: Penguins announcers at it again..:
    In Response to Re: Penguins announcers at it again.. : I will . Bobby Taylor drives me nuts. Another crybaby homer. And Rick Degenerate used to do Niagara Falls Flyers games on the radio before Buffalo ( which I hated ). His voice sometimes makes me think there is someone goosing him from behind the way it goes up and down.
    Posted by Chowdahkid-

    it's called artistic expression chowda...you try sounding like a pubescent boy! it aint easy! btw...did he coin the phrase "top shelf, where grandma hides the cookies"? love that one
     

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    Re: Penguins announcers at it again..

    posted at 10/18/2011 1:08 PM EDT

    Don't even get me started on the xenophobic "sewagebags" on the CBC. I love them less than i Love Wideman.

    In Response to Re: Penguins announcers at it again..:
    Local guys.  It's probably in their contracts that they will not publicly say or do anything to criticize the Penguin players or organization, because the team probably wrote the contract.  I've come to see the local broadcast teams as hockey's version of the old wrestling manager - the guy who will pull and trick or stunt to help his guy win.  They aren't journos and they aren't there to teach anyone anything about the game.  They speak to the pink hats, the casual fans who needed a comet graphic to follow the puck, the kids who can't stay up past the first period.  Assuming they think they'll add any value to my experience of the game is only setting myself up for disappointment. National broadcasts, though...then this garbage really irks me.  Bob Cole on CBC openly cheering for the Leafs and the Shabs - even against other Canadian teams.  Hughson sounding every bit the homer on the national Cup Finals broadcast.  That's not acceptable.  In that situation, no single team pays your freight. Centre Ice etc. blurs these lines by giving you national access to local broadcasts, but I don't think we'll ever see local guys held to the standard you'd hope the National guys would be.
    Posted by Bookboy007

     

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    Re: Penguins announcers at it again..

    posted at 10/18/2011 2:45 PM EDT

    I didn't mean to suggest that there aren't excellent local guys.  Brick's not bad. I just don't see there being a real push to have Bob McKenzie type analysis in the booth at the local level, where the National level sometimes reaches for real content adn not the pompoms.
     

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    Re: Penguins announcers at it again..

    posted at 10/18/2011 4:04 PM EDT

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    I didn't mean to suggest that there aren't excellent local guys.  Brick's not bad. I just don't see there being a real push to have Bob McKenzie type analysis in the booth at the local level, where the National level sometimes reaches for real content adn not the pompoms.
    Posted by Bookboy007

    Except CBC. That's where the sometimes comes in.
     

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    Re: Penguins announcers at it again..

    posted at 10/18/2011 5:01 PM EDT

    Cooke also totally crashed the goalie on the first pens goal. They had no explanation. On the replay:

    "Ah, yeah there's number 24 ,ah..."


    with the philles, flyers and pens, what's there to like?
     

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    Re: Penguins announcers at it again..

    posted at 10/18/2011 5:18 PM EDT

    Yeah, you have to expect local bias and I don't have a problem with that.  But what you get from the Pittsburgh guys is this non-stop whining and complaining about the officials and opposing players that is irksome no matter who you're rooting for.  That constant victim mentality just sounds like a spoiled kid that is leaving and taking the ball with him because nobody told him the oak tree was out of bounds.  It's just annoying to listen to.  But, I guess someone in Pittsburgh must like them though...sigh...

    Glen Healey and Bob Cole are a disgrace in any market.  I think we can all agree on that.
     

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    Re: Penguins announcers at it again..

    posted at 10/18/2011 5:22 PM EDT

    In Response to Re: Penguins announcers at it again..:
    In Response to Re: Penguins announcers at it again.. : it's called artistic expression chowda...you try sounding like a pubescent boy! it aint easy! btw...did he coin the phrase "top shelf, where grandma hides the cookies"? love that one
    Posted by adkbeesfan

    I like "top shelf, where Daddy keeps the Zig-Zags". One of the original announcers on The Score pulled that out 1 night. I couldn't tell you if/where the guy's working now.
     

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    Re: Penguins announcers at it again..

    posted at 10/18/2011 6:18 PM EDT

    In Response to Re: Penguins announcers at it again..:
    In Response to Re: Penguins announcers at it again.: don't be dissin' buffalo's jenneret (he's like 100) total homer , but he's a legend. Posted by adkbeesfan


    In Buffalo...
     

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    Re: Penguins announcers at it again..

    posted at 10/18/2011 6:48 PM EDT

    I like listening to Red Wing games and I like Micky Redmond as a color guy... except his incessant complaining about penalty calls.  Not calls vs the Wings, pretty much ALL penalty calls.  Can't stand the way calls are made now, "in the old days," blahblahblahwhine.  Oh his continuous harping about penalties makes me reach for the remote.  Plus he's generally wrong about every Interference call.
     

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    Re: Penguins announcers at it again..

    posted at 10/18/2011 6:52 PM EDT

    In Response to Re: Penguins announcers at it again..:
    In Response to Re: Penguins announcers at it again.. : I like "top shelf, where Daddy keeps the Zig-Zags". One of the original announcers on The Score pulled that out 1 night. I couldn't tell you if/where the guy's working now.
    Posted by dezaruchi


    I always thought it was "top shelf where daddy hides the pornos"...

    I just saw the hit and listened. I dont think I could imagine Jack+Brick being that obnoxious about that hit. Just saying "ooops he slipped, it wasn't bad" is pretty f*cking stupid.