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LisaM

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5. They do this for all sports.

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Tue Jul 4, 2023, 07:08 AM

Jul 2023

I can't even watch baseball sometimes. Three chatterboxes in the booth yammering about things like what kind of pizza they like and then they mic up players and umpires and managers to capture their verbal diarrhea, too.

And don't get me started on Chris Fowler, completely unqualified to broadcast Grand Slam tennis.

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Why does ESPN believe that we're more interested in their chatter than in the actual tennis [View all] malaise Jul 2023 OP

OK my bad malaise Jul 2023 #1

Today may be a bad example, but there are lots of examples of spooky3 Jul 2023 #8

And in all sports malaise Jul 2023 #9

They're afraid you'll notice how boring the game is. ret5hd Jul 2023 #2

Hehehehhee malaise Jul 2023 #3

It's a fascinating game. Involves so many skills and spooky3 Jul 2023 #7

Are they running two feeds? Renew Deal Jul 2023 #4

Most of sports commentary is now talk show BS malaise Jul 2023 #10

Match Point, multigraincracker Jul 2023 #11

LOL malaise Jul 2023 #13

They do this for all sports. LisaM Jul 2023 #5

You are correct malaise Jul 2023 #6

Or basketball, baseball, or football Clash City Rocker Jul 2023 #12

Indeed malaise Jul 2023 #14

Before a game or match, sports talk or commentary is meaningless. usonian Jul 2023 #15

And as someone else mentioned below, prettty much all sports/ NoRethugFriends Jul 2023 #16

Bwaaaaaah just heard one of them that they've been accused of having a talk show malaise Jul 2023 #17

I watch most of the matches on ESPN+. The comms are so much better and very little nonsense chatter Raftergirl Jul 2023 #18

Will check that out with my provider malaise Jul 2023 #19

It's an app. Raftergirl Jul 2023 #20

Thanks malaise Jul 2023 #21