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CWS Saturday Semifinal Thread: TCU vs. Coastal Carolina (7 pm)
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<blockquote data-quote="Frog DJ" data-source="post: 2225471" data-attributes="member: 4918"><p>Just an observation here, but filling all the downtime between the action in a baseball game is a fine art for a play-by-play/color commentary team, and not every broadcaster can handle the demands.</p><p> </p><p>Even experienced play-by-play/color commentators always have to fall back on stories from "back in the day," and making fun of fans and things "outside the lines" in the ballpark to fill in the gaps.</p><p> </p><p>Go back and listen to Vin Scully's recent comments about communism in South America as a reference. Notice how many times they reset the facts, "Winner of this game advances. Loser goes home."</p><p> </p><p>ESPN even recognizes the challenge by putting not one, but <em>two</em> color guys in the booth with the play-by-play man at the College World Series, and they still struggle to keep things compelling.</p><p> </p><p>Don't get me wrong. I yelled at the TV last night too - especially when they spent an entire half inning interviewing the Arizona coach during one of the most crucial TCU at-bat half innings.</p><p> </p><p>I kept screaming, "How about you guys talk about <em>this</em> game, for cryin' out loud?" But at the same time, I know firsthand how difficult it can be to find things to discuss without repeating yourself.</p><p> </p><p>So, I'm not pretending the broadcast crew was perfect, but it's easy to criticize their performance when you've never had to do it yourself. It's a whole lot tougher than it looks.</p><p> </p><p>Just another perspective...</p><p> </p><p>Go Frogs!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Frog DJ, post: 2225471, member: 4918"] Just an observation here, but filling all the downtime between the action in a baseball game is a fine art for a play-by-play/color commentary team, and not every broadcaster can handle the demands. Even experienced play-by-play/color commentators always have to fall back on stories from "back in the day," and making fun of fans and things "outside the lines" in the ballpark to fill in the gaps. Go back and listen to Vin Scully's recent comments about communism in South America as a reference. Notice how many times they reset the facts, "Winner of this game advances. Loser goes home." ESPN even recognizes the challenge by putting not one, but [I]two[/I] color guys in the booth with the play-by-play man at the College World Series, and they still struggle to keep things compelling. Don't get me wrong. I yelled at the TV last night too - especially when they spent an entire half inning interviewing the Arizona coach during one of the most crucial TCU at-bat half innings. I kept screaming, "How about you guys talk about [I]this[/I] game, for cryin' out loud?" But at the same time, I know firsthand how difficult it can be to find things to discuss without repeating yourself. So, I'm not pretending the broadcast crew was perfect, but it's easy to criticize their performance when you've never had to do it yourself. It's a whole lot tougher than it looks. Just another perspective... Go Frogs! [/QUOTE]
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