Does anyone else miss Dan Shulman calling games?

Franchise_411 · Post #1 » by **Franchise_411** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 3:04 am

Our best baseball play-by-play guy ever PERIOD. Damn ESPN for stealing our local talent.

jalenrose#5 · Post #2 » by **jalenrose#5** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 4:31 am

He was probably my favorite TV broadcaster for the Jays....too bad he left for ESPN.....I had always wanted the Jays to simulcast Tom Cheek and Jerry Howarth though for the games on TV.....but oh well. (RIP Tom)

The_Hater · Post #3 » by **The_Hater** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 4:51 pm

We were definitely spoiled with the Shulman era. Unfortunately, it was a period that I didn't watch a lot of baseball.

Mike Hunt · Post #4 » by **Mike Hunt** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 5:28 pm

We were really spoiled across the board back then. Dan Sulman was among the best in baseball and John Saunders was one of the best basketball announcers. It was a great time to be a sports fan in T.O..

Sai Young · Post #5 » by **Sai Young** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 5:51 pm

jamie campbell is the WORST ANNOUNCER EVERRR
pat tablers "ahhmmmmmmmmm"
is annoying too
just when i thought no one could be worse than rob faulds
jamie comes through
damn
i rather have rod black

belowtherim · Post #6 » by **belowtherim** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 6:25 pm

Sai Young wrote:jamie campbell is the WORST ANNOUNCER EVERRR
pat tablers "ahhmmmmmmmmm"
is annoying too
just when i thought no one could be worse than rob faulds
jamie comes through
damn
i rather have rod black

now hold on there a minute, Rod Black is an all sports whore he should stick to figure skating.

Mike Hunt · Post #7 » by **Mike Hunt** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 5:25 am

I really used to enjoy Brian Williams when he used to do games for the CBC on Friday nights. TSN has him on some type of contract. I wonder if they could coax him to do it.

2009NBAChamps · Post #8 » by **2009NBAChamps** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 1:47 pm

CBC was good and of Dan Shulman and Buck Martinez were great. Of course I miss them especially since I get so turned off listening to the current broadcasters (Jamie Campbell and Pat Tabler)

Tabler's been at it awhile but he still hasn't improved. In fact over the years I think he's gotten worse.

Campbell might be an upgrade from that guy they had before on sportsnet (was it Rob Faulds?) But he's just so bad at calling a game. I mean he's somewhat improved since starting, when he couldn't tell a pop fly from a home run but he doesn't make the game any more entertaining for the people watching.

SOMETHING must be done! JMO of course...

evilRyu · Post #9 » by **evilRyu** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 4:45 pm

2009NBAChamps wrote:CBC was good and of Dan Shulman and Buck Martinez were great. Of course I miss them especially since I get so turned off listening to the current broadcasters (Jamie Campbell and Pat Tabler)

Tabler's been at it awhile but he still hasn't improved. In fact over the years I think he's gotten worse.

Campbell might be an upgrade from that guy they had before on sportsnet (was it Rob Faulds?) But he's just so bad at calling a game. I mean he's somewhat improved since starting, when he couldn't tell a pop fly from a home run but he doesn't make the game any more entertaining for the people watching.

SOMETHING must be done! JMO of course...

Dan and Buck are legendary!

evilRyu · Post #10 » by **evilRyu** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 4:46 pm

oh goodness, did someone just mention CBC being good?? The thought of Brian Williams just makes me cringe

Here's a funny page dedicated to Brian Williams that I bookmarked way back in the day that I still have:
http://www.angelfire.com/ns/agalley/williams.html

Post #11 » by **Geddy** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 1:38 am

Dan Shulman and Buck Martinez were the best.

I can stand Tabler more than Candiotti and Rance.

Rod Black and Brian Williams are equally bad as Jamie Campbell.

I say we start a bring back Faulds petition. :nod:

Sai Young · Post #12 » by **Sai Young** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 1:53 am

rkid wrote:Dan Shulman and Buck Martinez were the best.

I can stand Tabler more than Candiotti and Rance.

Rod Black and Brian Williams are equally bad as Jamie Campbell.

I say we start a bring back Faulds petition.

NO
campbell is the worst
i know its canadas team
everytime he makes reference to other cities and canada
that are very irrelevent
"its a 1pm start tonigth in the ball park, 10am if your from bc"

like really who doesnt noe this?

saturn28 · Post #13 » by **saturn28** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 2:37 am

I miss Tony Kubek. I wonder what he is doing now.

Southward1 · Post #14 » by **Southward1** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 8:09 pm

I was just thinking about the Dan Shulman days so it's funny this topic was brought up. Yes I miss him, he was an awesome, insightful commentator.

yipa · Post #15 » by **yipa** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 10:29 am

Dan + Buck was as good as it gets

I never liked Brian Williams as a baseball announcer, from my memory he was always stating the obvious when he's not making wrong calls and had troubles naming players.

yipa · Post #16 » by **yipa** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 10:34 am

Forgot to mention, Dan was very good when he was hosting Prime Time Sports with Jim Hunt on the FAN too. One of my favorite shows back in the days.

Kid Vicious · Post #17 » by **Kid Vicious** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 3:29 pm

I never understood the fuss about broadcasters.

Yes, I acknowledge that Shulman was honest and genuine, and he made watching the game an enjoyable experience.

Having said that, I can't really distinguish between 99% of the broadcasters out there. They're all the same, with their lame attempts at humor and witty conversation. I never understood why people got so worked up about broadcasters. They're talking puppets.