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Best advice to mainstream broadcasters of baseball games
Javier:
Here's the perfect example on Vin Scully's greatness
""Hi, everybody, and a very pleasant Thursday evening to you, wherever you may be. The Dodgers and the city of Los Angeles and all of California and for that matter, all of baseball, still shocked and stunned over the suspension of Manny Ramirez. We'll have more to say about that a little bit later on -- but no one man stops baseball ...""
He didn't continue to talk about how Manny has done X,Y,Z to the game blah blah blah blah. It was just a poetic line, "No one man stops baseball"
Tay:
This couldn't be more correct. I just watched the Giants-Braves through Atlanta's broadcast and these guys were pretty bad, trying to be too hip and telling stories that didn't matter. The difference in good storytelling is that you can pause it to describe what's going on in the game and get back to it. It also depends on how close the game is, but the game comes first. If people wanted opinions, they would go somewhere else. One of the worst examples I saw was on ESPN's Sunday Night broadcast of the Giants-Mets a few weeks ago, Steve Phillips made Joe Morgan look like a genius, as they spent a whole weekend talking about how Carlos Beltran isn't a winner, and Jon Miller barely got any words in for the play-by-play. I wouldn't recommend trying to be Vin Scully because you can't come close, but take notes from the simplicity and the timing of what he says.
J.D. Wykid, Esq.:
--- Quote from: Mr. Javii on May 26, 2009, 09:25:19 PM ---"FOX is based in Los Angeles. Listen to Vin Scully call a Dodger game. Ask why he's so good. If nothing else, Vin loves the game. Bring that out in the booth and people will want to listen."
That's from the article. The difference between Scully's stories and all the other networks stories are that Vin Scully never interrupts what's happening on the field during his storytelling. Plus, the commentators on FOX or ESPN start rambling about random crap, while Scully actually has meaningful stories that either relate to the player that is on screen or about the game.
--- End quote ---
Well it all comes down to personal preference. Most baseball fans will agree that Mr. Scully is the GOAT, but some people out there dont like him. And Im sure some people out there enjoy Joe Buck (:puke:) and the rest of the FOX and ESPN stooges.
Just listen to Scully calling Koufax's perfect game.. http://www.vinscullybook.com/ (at the bottom).
As Dodger fans, we are VERY spoiled.
herpes:
--- Quote from: Something WyKiD This Way Comes on May 26, 2009, 09:42:33 PM ---
--- Quote from: Mr. Javii on May 26, 2009, 09:25:19 PM ---"FOX is based in Los Angeles. Listen to Vin Scully call a Dodger game. Ask why he's so good. If nothing else, Vin loves the game. Bring that out in the booth and people will want to listen."
That's from the article. The difference between Scully's stories and all the other networks stories are that Vin Scully never interrupts what's happening on the field during his storytelling. Plus, the commentators on FOX or ESPN start rambling about random crap, while Scully actually has meaningful stories that either relate to the player that is on screen or about the game.
--- End quote ---
Well it all comes down to personal preference. Most baseball fans will agree that Mr. Scully is the GOAT, but some people out there dont like him. And Im sure people out there enjoy Joe Buck (:puke:) and the rest of the FOX and ESPN stooges.
Just listen to Scully calling Koufax's perfect game.. http://www.vinscullybook.com/ (at the bottom).
As Dodger fans, we are VERY spoiled.
--- End quote ---
Anyone who prefers Joe Schmuck over Vin Scully doesn't deserve to watch baseball.
J.D. Wykid, Esq.:
these clowns take it to a new level...
http://mlb.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?content_id=4845069
:tosser: :stupid:
the motherfucker laughing at the end sounds like a retarded count von count or some shit.
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