At least it's not just soccer (NSR)

[GersMan]

For all the commentary on BS about how infuriating some announcers make us, I was glad to be reminded today that it's not just soccer announcers who can totally miss the boat.

In today's Ohio State-Penn State game, the following happened (as depicted in the AP article)

"With the Nittany Lions (2-2, 0-1) seeking a touchdown and 2-point conversion that would tie it, Jenkins picked off an Anthony Morelli pass and raced down the left sideline 61 yards for a score to make it 21-6 with 2:31 left.

The play was reviewed by officials to check if Jenkins had stepped out at the Penn State 35. But several replay angles appeared to show Jenkins spiking the ball to the ground before he got into the end zone.

"I was lucky they didn't review me spiking the ball on the 1-yard line," Jenkins said with a grin."


I was watching this and they replayed it 5 or 6 times, and every time I'm thinking "did he drop the ball before he crossed the line" and not ONCE did the ABC announcers, Paul Maguire, Bob Griese and Brad Nessler I think, mention this. They were laughing about something and telling stories. You could even see the players giving Jenkins a hard time on the sideline about what he had done and they just missed it entirely. It just reminds that for many, the primary job of reporting what is happening is forgotten for the sake of personal celebrity or something else.

So for all the moaning about American soccer announcers..........

[kebzach]

Announcers of every sport are struggling these days. Yesterday, during a NFL game, the announcers tried to tell me that the St Louis Cardinals did a "fantastic job" of re-making the old Busch stadium. Well, sure they did: they built a new one, they didn't re-do the old one.

[AndyMead]

Announcers of every sport are struggling these days. Yesterday, during a NFL game, the announcers tried to tell me that the St Louis Cardinals did a "fantastic job" of re-making the old Busch stadium. Well, sure they did: they built a new one, they didn't re-do the old one.

Hell, announcers have never really changed.

I remember watching a game near the end of the baseball season some 10-15 years ago. It was the Blue Jays/Orioles in a blowout. The game tied a record at that time with 11 home runs (10 for Toronto if I recall). Anyway it was the eighth or ninth inning and Cal Ripken, Jr. who not only had the consecutive games streak going, he had - up until that time - a consecutive innings record going. Well the coach (who may have been his dad at that point) put in a pinch hitter. The TV truck guys kept showing Cal sitting on the bench. The pinch-hitter got on base, and eventually got to third base - with plenty of TV cuts to Cal on the bench with the TV announcers talking about Cal's hit and "Ripken on third".

Not only were they not really paying attention to the game, they obviously weren't paying attention to the guys in the TV truck who were at least visually desperately trying to point out that a historical MLB record had just come to a close.

Here it is
» September 14, 1987: In an 18–3 rout of the Orioles, the Blue Jays erupt for a ML-record 10 home runs. Ernie Whitt leads the parade with three round trippers, Rance Mulliniks and George Bell hit 2, and Lloyd Moseby, Rob Ducey, and Fred McGriff each add one. Mike Hart hits one for Baltimore to tie the 2-team major-league record of 11. In the 7th inning, the Jays Kelly Gruber makes an out and, in his next at bat in the frame, hits into a DP tie a major-league record for most outs-inning. Cal Ripken's streak of 8,243 consecutive innings (908 games) is broken when he is lifted in the 8th for pinch runner Ron Washington.

[kenntomasch]

Announcers of every sport are struggling these days. Yesterday, during a NFL game, the announcers tried to tell me that the St Louis Cardinals did a "fantastic job" of re-making the old Busch stadium. Well, sure they did: they built a new one, they didn't re-do the old one.

Meanwhile, Jim Nantz on Bears/Bills said that Robbie Gould's father played "in the North American Soccer League for the St.Louis Steamers."

:rolleyes: