I can't believe how big a step back the commentary took this year. The rest of the game is great, don't get me wrong, but we've gone from a game that I would deliberately listen to, to one that I practically have to mute.
Just experienced a common example - my opposing pitcher gets injured and is taken out of the game.
Vasgersian: And... oh boy, we touched on this at the start of the broadcast... (no, he didn't)
After the new pitcher's first pitch:
Hudler: And I'm still scratching my head... why do you let a pitcher throw one pitch in an inning and then take him out? (because he was injured...)
After the second pitch:
Campbell: And kind of surprising they'd make a move here with the shutout going (he was INJURED).
Not to mention my personal anti-favourite - after the first walk you draw IN EVERY GAME, the pitching coach comes to the mound (stupid enough) and Hudler treats us to his voice-cracked "quit walkin' guys, let's go!"
I figure there's a plethora of bad commentary out there I haven't even heard yet. Here are a few more I'm sure others cringe at:
Hudler: (cracked voice) Why ya swingin at the first pitch and helpin' the guy out?
Hudler: I'm swingin at that one up here, that's right there.
Campbell: We'll take a look at this one from field level... he held up in time but that one's in there for strike three (not annoying on its own, but because this is played after EVERY CHECK SWING STRIKEOUT).
Hudler: And he's already given up two walks in the inning... (usually said when a pitcher has only given up one walk)
Campbell: And with the loss here, these guys will fall to two games under .500 (said every time you're trailing in a game, regardless of whether you'll actually fall to two under .500)
Campbell: And he picks up save #x of the year (always the wrong number).
I think a lot of the stupidity comes from the fact that they've scripted Hudler as a colour commentator who thinks the players can hear him... when no real colour commentator tries to talk to the players.
That and the general inaccuracy of a lot of the commentary too. And Vasgersian questioning the umps on every other pitch (no real play by play man does that so often).
Just experienced a common example - my opposing pitcher gets injured and is taken out of the game.
Vasgersian: And... oh boy, we touched on this at the start of the broadcast... (no, he didn't)
After the new pitcher's first pitch:
Hudler: And I'm still scratching my head... why do you let a pitcher throw one pitch in an inning and then take him out? (because he was injured...)
After the second pitch:
Campbell: And kind of surprising they'd make a move here with the shutout going (he was INJURED).
Not to mention my personal anti-favourite - after the first walk you draw IN EVERY GAME, the pitching coach comes to the mound (stupid enough) and Hudler treats us to his voice-cracked "quit walkin' guys, let's go!"
I figure there's a plethora of bad commentary out there I haven't even heard yet. Here are a few more I'm sure others cringe at:
Hudler: (cracked voice) Why ya swingin at the first pitch and helpin' the guy out?
Hudler: I'm swingin at that one up here, that's right there.
Campbell: We'll take a look at this one from field level... he held up in time but that one's in there for strike three (not annoying on its own, but because this is played after EVERY CHECK SWING STRIKEOUT).
Hudler: And he's already given up two walks in the inning... (usually said when a pitcher has only given up one walk)
Campbell: And with the loss here, these guys will fall to two games under .500 (said every time you're trailing in a game, regardless of whether you'll actually fall to two under .500)
Campbell: And he picks up save #x of the year (always the wrong number).
I think a lot of the stupidity comes from the fact that they've scripted Hudler as a colour commentator who thinks the players can hear him... when no real colour commentator tries to talk to the players.
That and the general inaccuracy of a lot of the commentary too. And Vasgersian questioning the umps on every other pitch (no real play by play man does that so often).
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