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Aug 17, 2011 12:18 AM
lol...this the worst game in the history of baseball
Aug 17, 2011 12:18am
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Aug 17, 2011 12:18 AM
lhslep134;864805 wrote:"And that's why Alex Rios should be in the running for AL MVP".


Is this dude f**king serious? He's batting .212

He isnt that bad. He had to mean, he has the talent to be an MVP, and that was said talent. If not....he should retire lol.
Aug 17, 2011 12:18am
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Aug 17, 2011 12:19 AM
chicago510;864809 wrote:Hawk Harrellson is the biggest homer out there. Even I can't stand him, he talks no baseball its all schtick

I have to assume you have not heard Tom Hamilton. He could be a poster child for being a homer.
Aug 17, 2011 12:19am
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Aug 17, 2011 12:19 AM
no one is worse then Underwood....so everyone should shut the hell up...he has worst on lockdown!!!
Aug 17, 2011 12:19am
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Aug 17, 2011 12:20 AM
royal_k;864813 wrote:Who the fuck is this noob? GTFO
That is really uncalled for sir.

I have to say I do not appericate that at all.
Aug 17, 2011 12:20am
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Aug 17, 2011 12:20 AM
Laley23;864818 wrote:He isnt that bad. He had to mean, he has the talent to be an MVP, and that was said talent. If not....he should retire lol.

He meant Rios would be the MVP, but everyone knows Dunn has it locked up
Aug 17, 2011 12:20am
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Aug 17, 2011 12:21 AM
Mark Mack;864822 wrote:That is really uncalled for sir.

I have to say I do not appericate that at all.

sure it was. Your comparing a homer on a radio station devoted solely to cleveland and select ohio stations with a national television broadcast.
Aug 17, 2011 12:21am
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Aug 17, 2011 12:22 AM
Mark Mack;864822 wrote:That is really uncalled for sir.

I have to say I do not appericate that at all.

Than don't come on a tribe thread and slam aplay by play guy that all of us love. it's pretty simple.
Aug 17, 2011 12:22am
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Aug 17, 2011 12:22 AM
Laley23;864824 wrote:sure it was. Your comparing a homer on a radio station devoted solely to cleveland and select ohio stations with a national television broadcast.

I am sorry you feel that way.
Aug 17, 2011 12:22am
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Aug 17, 2011 12:23 AM
Mark Mack;864822 wrote:That is really uncalled for sir.

I have to say I do not appericate that at all.

Sure it is. Your first 7 posts have all been bullshit, excuse my french.
Aug 17, 2011 12:23am
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Aug 17, 2011 12:23 AM
Mark Mack;864822 wrote:That is really uncalled for sir.

I have to say I do not appericate that at all.

I don't appericate it either.
Aug 17, 2011 12:23am
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Aug 17, 2011 12:23 AM
Laley23;864818 wrote:He isnt that bad. He had to mean, he has the talent to be an MVP, and that was said talent. If not....he should retire lol.

No. He actually meant that's why he should be in the running for MVP. Hilarious
Aug 17, 2011 12:23am
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Aug 17, 2011 12:25 AM
Mark Mack;864826 wrote:I am sorry you feel that way.

I mean, you can hate Hamilton, but we all know that stems from the ring ceremony when he said something about them taking to long.

He is a homer, but that is fine when your entire audience is Indians fans. Hamilton is great on the Big Ten Network when being objective. He plays to his audience. Hawk does this as well, but the difference is he is a national guy. He is heard by a LOT more people than Sox fans. Not to mention, TV shouldnt be homers like radio (which should be homers).
Aug 17, 2011 12:25am
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Aug 17, 2011 12:27 AM
lhslep134;864829 wrote:No. He actually meant that's why he should be in the running for MVP. Hilarious

lulz, wow.
Aug 17, 2011 12:27am
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Aug 17, 2011 12:27 AM
Good shit Hafner....

SMH.

If we don't score here, this game is looking more and more like an L...

Druby is going to end up getting picked off again.
Aug 17, 2011 12:27am
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Aug 17, 2011 12:28 AM
Laley23;864830 wrote:I mean, you can hate Hamilton, but we all know that stems from the ring ceremony when he said something about them taking to long.

He is a homer, but that is fine when your entire audience is Indians fans. Hamilton is great on the Big Ten Network when being objective. He plays to his audience. Hawk does this as well, but the difference is he is a national guy. He is heard by a LOT more people than Sox fans. Not to mention, TV shouldnt be homers like radio (which should be homers).

Even radio shouldn't be that big of homers. Should they have certain tendencies to react stronger when a great play for the home team happens? Sure. But great broadcasters are as objective and knowledgeable as possible.
Aug 17, 2011 12:28am
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Aug 17, 2011 12:29 AM
Santana.... sigh..
Aug 17, 2011 12:29am
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Aug 17, 2011 12:29 AM
lhslep134;864834 wrote:Even radio shouldn't be that big of homers. Should they have certain tendencies to react stronger when a great play for the home team happens? Sure. But great broadcasters are as objective and knowledgeable as possible.

Uhhh, Tom Hamilton has gone jsut as ape shit over an opposing teams play as he has the Indians.
Aug 17, 2011 12:29am
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Aug 17, 2011 12:31 AM
Mark Mack;864822 wrote:That is really uncalled for sir.

I have to say I do not appericate that at all.

you know what i do appreciate...good music....

Aug 17, 2011 12:31am
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Aug 17, 2011 12:31 AM
lhslep134;864834 wrote:Even radio shouldn't be that big of homers. Should they have certain tendencies to react stronger when a great play for the home team happens? Sure. But great broadcasters are as objective and knowledgeable as possible.

I disagree. If they are national sure, but not when they are doing their team specific. Jon Miller for the Giants is a great example of being a homer a bit for your team, and when on ESPN being objective.

We were always taught to play to the audience. A radio signal is not reaching anything but the team you are broadcasting for. TV will. Especially WGN, CSN, NESN, etc.
Aug 17, 2011 12:31am
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Aug 17, 2011 12:33 AM
hoops23;864836 wrote:Uhhh, Tom Hamilton has gone jsut as ape shit over an opposing teams play as he has the Indians.

So he's a great broadcaster in the eyes of Indians fans, but as an overall radio announcer I'd say he wouldn't be great. Except when he has a national audience (ie Big 10 Network), he does a great job of being objective, but that's television and it's different. His ability to be both homerish and objective makes him very versatile, but the way I was taught and my personal belief is that you should be as objective as possible at all times.
Aug 17, 2011 12:33am
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Aug 17, 2011 12:33 AM
Amazing how we have scored 7 runs tonight. Just amazing.
Aug 17, 2011 12:33am
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Aug 17, 2011 12:34 AM
lhslep134;864841 wrote:So he's a great broadcaster in the eyes of Indians fans, but as an overall radio announcer I'd say he wouldn't be great. Except when he has a national audience (ie Big 10 Network), he does a great job of being objective, but that's television and it's different. His ability to be both homerish and objective makes him very versatile, but the way I was taught and my personal belief is that you should be as objective as possible at all times.

No, Laley already addressed this. When you are team specific, you should play to your crowd. If not, you probably don't last as long.

Tom Hamilton is considered one the best radio guys in the business, and for good reason... Just as Joe Tait was.
Aug 17, 2011 12:34am
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Aug 17, 2011 12:34 AM
Laley23;864840 wrote:
We were always taught to play to the audience.

Like I said, I was taught differently. In every venue I listed above that I broadcasted in objectivity was close to required. I witnessed an Oregon media member escorted out of the pressbox during the Rose Bowl because of repeated reactions to Oregon plays.
Aug 17, 2011 12:34am
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Aug 17, 2011 12:35 AM
Chad Durbin in to blow it up?
Aug 17, 2011 12:35am