For those who watch sports on Television, are there any sportscasters, whether they be play-by-play or color, that irritate you so much that you either have to change the channel, or hit the mute button and listen to the game on the radio while you are watching it on TV, just to avoid listening to them?
For me, the choice is obvious to those who view the BASEBALL thread: Tim McCarver. The lead color commentator on FOX's MLB broadcasts shows a huge range of irritating, especially come playoff time in October. From his tendency to state the obvious ("David Eckstein, like most of us, has 20 digits: 10 fingers, 10 toes"), his overanalyzation ("That pitch wasn't down and in, it was down and up"), and is inability to get players names right (Just this playoffs alone, he has referred to Tigers pitchers Nate Robertson Kenny Rogers as "Dave Robertson" and "Steve Rogers", respectively). Everytime there is a big game on FOX, my tendency is to get into my car and listen to the radio broadcasts, where these guys know what they are talking about.
For me, the choice is obvious to those who view the BASEBALL thread: Tim McCarver. The lead color commentator on FOX's MLB broadcasts shows a huge range of irritating, especially come playoff time in October. From his tendency to state the obvious ("David Eckstein, like most of us, has 20 digits: 10 fingers, 10 toes"), his overanalyzation ("That pitch wasn't down and in, it was down and up"), and is inability to get players names right (Just this playoffs alone, he has referred to Tigers pitchers Nate Robertson Kenny Rogers as "Dave Robertson" and "Steve Rogers", respectively). Everytime there is a big game on FOX, my tendency is to get into my car and listen to the radio broadcasts, where these guys know what they are talking about.
