MLS Commentators

I love Max Bretos.

 

Yes. Even better, lets have them do it in Italian or German so we can further alienate potential fans and send the message that this isn't an American game.

 

I don't mind the references to other sports. It happens in all sports games. When you watch football they'll say a receiver boxed a guy out like in basketball. Or, basketball announcer will say a hit looked like a football hit. It's natural for announcers to say things like that.

 

The mindless nonstop drivel that Stone and Balboa (among others) constantly generate detracts from the game and makes themselves and their opinions the center of attention. It does more to drive away new fans than all the soccer-bashing talkshow hosts combined. MLS and USSF should insist on someone better, even if of foreign background.

 

That's probably because Tommy Smyth doesn't know anything about hockey. He references other sports, as well.

No.

 

tommy smyth is horrible. why the hell do people like this guy? he's blind as a bat he gets every play wrong. then not to mention he is insanely biased and will go on and on about how so and so shouldn't have been booked even when they definetly should have.

but because he has a accent he's good right?

 

I don't think I have ever heard/seen any one express this sentiment.

 

I agree 1 billion percent. It's so annoying that before every replay gets to the key point, Smythe has already blurted out that the replay vindicates his invariably wrong call.

I honestly don't know what game he's watching, sometimes.

 

Tommy Shyte shud STFU with his corny ass lepricon accent

 

I like him because he doesn't talk about the game that much. I don't like it when the announcers are like "this is happening, and now this is happening..." I can SEE what's happening, I don't need people to tell me whats going on. Bretos keeps me entertained in the boring games.

 

I always found him very entertaining.

 

ya seriously, like that bolboa dude or whatever his name is, the one that looks like jesus. my god that dude is one stupid mothafuqa, always biased and says stupid shit thats obviously his opinion. not just him but alot others, i actually didnt mind that one guy on the chivas galaxy match this past weekend. the one who actually knew more about the game, he wasnt hangin on ne teams nuts during the game, the other guy was though on galaxy's nuts, he just said random stupid shit.

 

in general, I'm a huge fan of the mute button. I do like max bretos because he is such an unbelievably massive geek who knows a lto about soccer and way to many trivial pursuit answers and be able to integrate the 2 seamlessly

 

Rob Stone drove me nuts on Saturday referring to the "LA Darby" that was coming up.

But Celo is dreamy so I don't care what he says.

amy

 

I love the fact that it was being called a "super classico" before it was ever played... that's classic

anything imo is better than waldo, the guys just says stuff to TRY be controversial, but it's ususally safe and just a dumb opinion

 

Right on.

Listening to PL games on FSC is a great demonstration of how it should be done. I actually felt that the ONE thing that MLS should have imported from day one was broadcasters. They should have tossed some money at some of the guys who were doing TV/radio for first division and small PL clubs and brought over a stable of 5-6 to do all the MLS games - learn the players, learn the style - and then talk about is happening IN the game and WHY.

 

"I'll tell you what, Marcello Balboa, the guy has only about four different things that he says over and over, but you know what? That's the way the announcing game works."

The PBP guy's job on TV is to say the player's name with the ball, with an occasional description. Dead silence is not only OK, it also enhances the game. On radio, the BPB guy must describe what is happening: "Noonan, dribblingon the right side, looks for Dempsey but he's challenged by Arnaud. Arnaud takes it but it's immediately taken back by Dorman who switches it to the other side for Leonard..."

The color guy needs to speak in 5-10 second sound bytes, only one point at a time. Again, you don't have to be speaking every available second.

 

To continue a theme I started a little while ago, in addition to "Chivas USA is neither Chivas nor USA" the Honda Super Clasico is neither super, nor is it a clasico.

 

I find Bretos and Hopkins to be very amusing. Their alternate view of reality is so bizarre it is impossible not to laugh. They used to annoy the crap out of me, but now I just chuckle.

I agree that Tommy Smyth should be banned from television.

 

i'd take Stone over lalas any day,,,,I can't stand listening to him

 

Bretos rules

 

I started the Bretos fad.

I like the Revs announcers, I think they do a good job, although Lalas kind of picks what he's going to harp on at the beginning of the game and then beats it to death. I like David Pleat when he announcers Premier League games, he's got a funny-sounding voice, doesn't talk much, and likes everybody. Seems like a jolly fellow.

 

That wasn't Rob Stone, it was the new guy that ESPN is using, Dave O'Brien I think his name is ... Stone actually called the "Daarby" that night with Wynalda. That was very annoying though. Derby, damnit.

 

Duly noted...I made an assumption. Yes, it was still annoying.