Never mind Joe Buck; let's talk about Smoltz

By adamg on Wed, 10/24/2018 - 8:19pm

Marc Normandin chronicles all the way Smoltz is horrible as a color commentator.

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So, it's not just me...

By Aeronaute on Wed, 10/24/2018 - 11:12pm.

I don't normally watch games, but I've been caught up in the World Series, since it's in town. The game got way more pleasant to watch once I realized between the play I was seeing, and the infographics on the screen, I didn't need any of the information the commentators were saying. I muted the game, and have been watching it while playing music. (I started with a Dropkick Murphys playlist.)

WEEI

By JonT on Thu, 10/25/2018 - 1:53pm.

For the first two games, WEEI's broadcast was just a few seconds ahead of the OTA broadcast on Channel 25. So if you look away for a minute, you'll hear an exciting play on the radio and be able to look at the screen and not miss anything. Not sure how it would work on cable, but if cable systems have a lag, they might actually be in sync.

I was hoping that, with the

By anon on Thu, 10/25/2018 - 1:54pm.

I was hoping that, with the Dodgers in the series, we might be able to coax Vin Scully out of retirement

Let's talk about Smotlz

By Parkwayne on Thu, 10/25/2018 - 3:16pm.

Let's talk about Smoltz baby
Let's talk about you and me
Let's talk about all the good things
And the bad things that may be
And how in spite of his hall of fame credentials Smoltz adds absolutely nothing to the broadcast and I'd honestly rather just listen to Joe Buck in a one man booth if they can't get Eck for some reason (and BTW, whatever that reason is isn't a good enough reason).