It sounds like two color guys doing the game w/ a token "Heaps with the ball". It's like three guys, with Wynalda, just hanging out commenting on the game. It's giving me a headache.
Why do the f00kwits at ESPN/ABC stick with the same idiots all these years? You mean to tell me that out of the hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of bradcasters graduating every year from broadcasting academy, this is the BEST we can do? No one likes these guys, we've been saying it for years but they dont care. Oh well atleast they shouldnt complain when people dont watch their telecast.
I'm sure I'm in the minority here, but I like this setup better than Rob/Ty/Wynalda, and better than Jack/Ty/Whoever. I think, with Ty doing the alleged play-by-play, his ridiculous blabbering has been reigned in a bit. He can't go on and on and on about crap, because he has to come back to "calling" the game (which, I think, he does better than Rob). Dir provides actual analysis, and Wynalda's insights are welcome. This isn't great, but its better so far.
Just sat through the first half. I am slowly getting around to not being entirely repulsed by Keough/Dir. I'll tell you what, it wasn't a complete disaster as I had feared.
Metros fans get the honor of listening to JP week in and week out...even when they are nationally televised, we get to see him on the Metro Soccer Report.
That's not the point. The point is that this is better than usual. You guys would really rather have Rob, who appears to know NOTHING about soccer, with his fourth grade "whoop" call and frat-boy humor, than this? Seriously? Sure, this is crap. But its better crap. This announcing combo is to Def Lepard as Rob/Ty is to Winger.
Yeah, I noticed that Ty is reduced to play by play and therefore doesn't talk about random crap. I like Dir's insight, but I could do without Wynalda's. It's better so far.
I think so. I guess I have to apologize for speaking too soon, because I am slowly changing my opinion now that Ty got the main mic. Rob used to put me to sleep during goals. And if it means Dave Dir in the booth too, well I'm for keeping this setup for a while to see how it goes.
I would be happy if they kept this lineup for the rest of the season. Ty will get better at play-by-play if he gets to do it week in and week out. Ty actually does know something about the game, and his boring, flat style was complimented well by Dir. Much better this week, although, the game was better so that may be a factor.
I thought it was Ty's best game, EVER! What has always frustrated me most about Ty as an "analyst" is that he rarely "analyzes" and instead babbles on with facts about where a guy went to college or how many caps he has or what MLS award he's won, etc... With the PBP guy already doing that, Ty offered very little to the game. Now, as a PBP guy, Ty's offerings seem to fit and when he's coming up for air, the anaysts - Dir and Waldo - have a chance to actually break down the game. As a PBP guy, Ty knows the game and he calls the players. He offers a little editorializing but not too much. He was composed, excited when he was needed to be and captured moments well. Dir, I like. He points out stuff that I don't see and certainly things that Ty never does. That's what I want from the color guy, to point out stuff I can't see because I'm not at the game or because I don't know the game as well as the experts. Dir does this because he sees the game like a coach, for obvious reasons, and speaks accordingly. And, I think Waldo gets better every week and he has good observations and he doesn't try to sugar coat stuff. They should keep him from doing interviews as it's clearly not his forte, but otherwise I think he adds to the broadcasts. I don't know where Rob was but I didn't miss him, not a bit. I really liked this new formula and I thought it was the best MLS ESPN broadcast of the year and in recent memory. I'm probably in the minority - and I admit when I saw Ty was doing PBP I wasn't looking forward to the next two hours of listening - but I thought this worked out really well and I'd like to see this become a permanent fixture.
i agree. i think TY did a MUCH better job as a play by play guy than he does as a color guy. Thank you Dave Dir for making an appearance. Very good seeing him in the booth. And as i said last week i like Wynalda chiming in every now and then as if they're having a conversation about the game. I really like this set up. I think Stoner's a good guy but i'd want him yuking it up at the bar next to me, not doing pbp.
I agree-- I thought Ty was much better as the PBP, although he did grate on my nerves a tad once in a while, usually when there were chances around the goal. Not too much, though. Even though he made a few errors (it's Hendrickson, not Henderson) He did suprisingly well. I do like Dir as the color guy.
Is anybody at ESPN reading this thread? I'm sure Ty is reading it (he's tipped his hand by calling DaMarcus Beasley "Run DMB"). With that in mind: Ty -- keep up the good work. Today was your best game ever. Please, pull a Jeff Gilooly on Rob Stone and do everything you can to retain the PBP gig. Ignore the folk on here that say you suck. They just haven't realized that you are an acquired taste, much like the warm, month-old pink boxed wine I'm drinking. Oh, and don't fear that mullet you've flirted with for the last five years. Just let it flow, baby.
Absolutely. I did not believe he was capable of speaking in coherent sentences as play-by-play man. Obviously I was mistaken. I wouldn't mind seeing this broadcast team next week.
No, it sucked. Ty didn't shut up the entire match. It was all a bit too much. I thought it was Wynalda's best effoort so far which isn't saying much. Dave Dir has no personality whatsoever. At least Stoner has some personality, problem is he has the personality of the Olson twins.
I thought I noticed a sign that Ty is reading these boards when I thought I heard him call Ezra Hendrickson "EZ." At least I thought I heard it. I like having Dir around to break things down--when he sticks to tactics and the action on the field, I usually learn something from him.
did anyone else realize the Dave Dir gave more quality tacitcal analaysis in this one match, than FSW MLS Wrap has done in all of their five shows combined? Dir's explaination of how Glinton Gavin's poor run killed the Galaxy attack was a perfect example of why he rocks, and what is so desparately missing from MLS Wrap. I will also tell you that I am surprised that I find myself liking Eric's comments more and more. He is giving some quality and smart insight into the game from a forward's perspective. peet