Rate the Blue Jays broadcast crew?

Macho · Post #21 » by **Macho** » Tue Apr 26, 2011 5:24 am

Tabler is okay but I wish Fletcher had his job, he was always great.

Zaun is good.

Post #22 » by **darth_federer** » Tue Apr 26, 2011 7:40 am

Dont like Zaun but the rest are ok. The radio guys are both really good.

Interesting that for 3 major sports we have guys who have had national tv experience. Joe Bowen did some CBC games I believe and used to work for TSN. Matt Devlin does work for TNT and Buck calls game for Fox.

Callaway · Post #23 » by **Callaway** » Tue Apr 26, 2011 3:18 pm

I don't mind any of those guys. I used to be annoyed with Buck, but he has grown on me quite a bit. I still can't pronounce the way he says Encarnacion...

I enjoyed listening to Joe Carter...I remember him doing colour for the Jays and Cubs games. I liked his delivery and sounded like he was a real fan of the game. With his ties with the team and the city, I'd try to get him aboard.

victor page · Post #24 » by **victor page** » Tue Apr 26, 2011 4:00 pm

Ashby is by far the best analyst the Jays have ever had. He actually tells you what he thinks.

Buck and Tabler are Blue Jays employees first, broadcasters second. They never say anything negative about the Jays. Remember Rogers owns Sportsnet, it's a propaganda machine. Ashby is paid by the Jays too but he isn't afraid to question Farell's strategy when it's warranted.

Another thing that annoys me about Buck and Tabler is that they never ever disagree with each other. Would it kill them to say, once in a while, something like "I understand why you think they should bunt in this situation, but I wouldn't and here's why..."?

Buck's speech impediment can be distracting too - Alex Rod-ree-gish is a future hall of famer, Jason Fray-sher is a middle releiver, Encarnash-ee - own lost a lot of weight this off-season, etc...

Evermore · Post #25 » by **Evermore** » Tue Apr 26, 2011 11:17 pm

I thought Tabler had the speech impediment...with the way he struggles to get some words out

Like he's talking with marbles in his mouth...

And Rance sounds like Ned Flanders...

Lucky26 · Post #26 » by **Lucky26** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 2:57 pm

Tabler is solid, has great advice for young players, and has a different outlook on analysis.

wtcantfw · Post #27 » by **wtcantfw** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 7:01 pm

Callaway wrote:I don't mind any of those guys. I used to be annoyed with Buck, but he has grown on me quite a bit. I still can't pronounce the way he says Encarnacion...

I enjoyed listening to Joe Carter...I remember him doing colour for the Jays and Cubs games. I liked his delivery and sounded like he was a real fan of the game. With his ties with the team and the city, I'd try to get him aboard.

Really? I thought Carter was horrendous. The way he talks, it always sounded like he was making up words on the fly.

tiger7 · Post #28 » by **tiger7** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 9:29 pm

Don't mind Tabler and Buck it was better than the Rance and Jamie combo. At least Buck isn't butchering every third name and not correcting himself this year like he was last year. I can't stand Zaun I hate him as a player and broadcaster.

cp007 · Post #29 » by **cp007** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 11:22 pm

Buck's voice is too nasally for me. Broadcasts are decent. Their promos are top notch.

Evermore · Post #30 » by **Evermore** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 12:12 am

tarheel06 wrote:
Callaway wrote:I don't mind any of those guys. I used to be annoyed with Buck, but he has grown on me quite a bit. I still can't pronounce the way he says Encarnacion...

I enjoyed listening to Joe Carter...I remember him doing colour for the Jays and Cubs games. I liked his delivery and sounded like he was a real fan of the game. With his ties with the team and the city, I'd try to get him aboard.

Really? I thought Carter was horrendous. The way he talks, it always sounded like he was making up words on the fly.

Carter was horrendous...and whoever hired him should have been fired for it

He sounded like he was trying to be too "corporate-friendly"

Jarome Iginla and Tiger Woods do the same thing

As does this guy...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUS6nKpddec[/youtube]

Post #31 » by **LittleOzzy** » Sat May 7, 2011 1:13 am

What did you think of tonight's broadcast?

Post #32 » by **Geddy** » Tue May 10, 2011 12:29 am

I missed most of the weekend games but why is Ashby doing the broadcasts now? I can't stand the guy

kwamebargnani · Post #33 » by **kwamebargnani** » Tue May 10, 2011 1:03 am

rkid wrote:I missed most of the weekend games but why is Ashby doing the broadcasts now? I can't stand the guy

To me he's so much better than Tabler.

Randle McMurphy · Post #34 » by **Randle McMurphy** » Tue May 10, 2011 1:26 am

Ashby will actually criticize. Tabler would have never done so after Molina's laziness in the 4th.

kwamebargnani · Post #35 » by **kwamebargnani** » Tue May 10, 2011 1:57 am

Randle McMurphy wrote:Ashby will actually criticize. Tabler would have never done so after Molina's laziness in the 4th.

Instead, I think Buck & Tabler Duo would have changed the subject by saying how good Molina has been behind the plate all season long calming down young pitchers.

TheMainEvent · Post #36 » by **TheMainEvent** » Wed May 11, 2011 5:41 pm

I still don't get how or why so many people like Buck Martinez. He's a smart enough guy, but I really really dislike his voice. Or, maybe, more than his voice, I really really dislike his delivery. It's not the worst thing in the world -- I still haven't sawed my ears off watching all these Jays games, but yes, I really do dislike it. It's even worse when they show him on TV: his face looks okay normally, but it gets really weird when he talks. I'm not sure if I prefer him over Jamie Campbell.

I like Tabler's voice and delivery, and I think he does a good job of choosing when to explain certain things and when to pipe down a bit. I much prefer listening to Tabler most of the season instead of splitting time with Rance Mulliniks.

I like Ashby, he does well in both radio and his limited time on TV. Howarth's voice wasn't great to listen to at first, but he's really grown on me over the years. Wilner's cool too... he sometimes sounds like an ****, but I guess it's better than being too nice.

I don't like Campbell much, but I don't mind him in the position he's at now. I don't have to listen to him all game or anything, just a little before the game and a little every 3 innings or so.

Zaun's cool. His voice and delivery is fine, and he's fairly knowledgeable, despite his sometimes obvious statements and cliches.

evilRyu · Post #37 » by **evilRyu** » Wed May 11, 2011 7:42 pm

I kinda know what you mean about Buck's voice and facial expressions, but none of those bother me at all. I like the fact that Buck is really experienced at what he does. He's also very knowledgeable (as a former catcher), and I enjoy the conversations he and Tabler engage in.

Plus, the fact that he's an alumni is awesome, I love it when former Jays take jobs with the team. Gives a sense of pride. Are they homers? F yeah, but so what.

MGD24 · Post #38 » by **MGD24** » Sat May 14, 2011 2:28 am

I really like having Ashby doing PbyP

also..here is a list of all of Bucks errors for this year

http://www.buckblunders.com/

evilRyu · Post #39 » by **evilRyu** » Sat May 14, 2011 3:46 am

MGD24 wrote:I really like having Ashby doing PbyP

also..here is a list of all of Bucks errors for this year

http://www.buckblunders.com/

Kind of going too far, huh? :lol:

This reminds me of a site a looooong time ago mocking Brian Williams when he was doing the Jays: http://www.angelfire.com/ns/agalley/williams.html

MGD24 · Post #40 » by **MGD24** » Sat May 14, 2011 6:00 am

evilRyu wrote:
MGD24 wrote:I really like having Ashby doing PbyP

also..here is a list of all of Bucks errors for this year

http://www.buckblunders.com/

Kind of going too far, huh?

This reminds me of a site a looooong time ago mocking Brian Williams when he was doing the Jays: http://www.angelfire.com/ns/agalley/williams.html

hah ya it may be going a little far but when I came across this site tonight I definitely was laughing out loud for a good 10-20 minutes