Baseball Tonight

by SonOfGibby on May 12, 2008 11:31 PM EDT Comment 9 comments

I'm not sure how many of you are, but I am a faithful Baseball Tonight viewer. Tonight's episode was one of way too many that featured Eric "EY" Young. I honestly believe that he was either drunk or had been smoking crack before the show. I had to turn on the closed captioning in order to try and understand what this moron was saying, only to see several consonants in a row pop up. I'm not sure which was worse, the grammatical typhoon coming out of EY's mouth or the tablecloth/80's couch he was trying to pass off as a decent suit. The best part of the dialogue tonight was the blatant disgust in John Kruk's voice whenever he broke down and responded to EY's incompetent babbles. Didn't understand a word. I hope Steve Phillips is throwing an empty whiskey bottle at the TV screen in his Minnesota hotel room. Oh yeah..........nice nickname douchebag!!!!

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Harold Reynolds and Peter Gammons are sorely missed on that show.

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by Ian Casselberry on May 13, 2008 10:07 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I second that. Even the little league world series isn’t the same with out Reynolds…

Jeff

by cannonad03 on May 13, 2008 10:20 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Absolutely, Reynolds was outstanding. I think maybe they brought in EY for the sole reason that he makes Buck Showalter look like Barack Obama when it comes to public speaking.

by SonOfGibby on May 13, 2008 11:52 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I actually can’t stand any of the BBTN analysts right now, other than maybe Orestes Destrade. Eduardo Perez just talks loud. And Fernando Vina offers nothing except meticulously groomed facial hair. Even Tim Kurkjian just shrugs his shoulders and says, “That’s the beauty of baseball; you never know what’s going to happen.”

Another guy I miss? I thought Bobby Valentine was very good on that show.

Bless You Boys

by Ian Casselberry on May 13, 2008 12:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Thank you for mentioning Vina. There’s another mindless suit in a chair. I would rather his goatee got the check. As much of a meatball as he is, I have to admit that I like Kruk. He doesn’t seem like he’s trying to be something he’s not. He knows that he’s no seasoned analyst, just an ex ball player willing to throw in his two cents. Too many of these guys get this position and assume that they were hired based on their amazing insight…............yeah buddy, Heidi Klum was hired to host a cable tv show based on her intelligence as well.

by SonOfGibby on May 13, 2008 3:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

That is a hilarious, and accurate, summary of the show at this point.

by Jay on May 14, 2008 12:26 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

That show has no point, of course nothing does when the Tiges get swept by the Royals...twice...in a row...

Orestes Destrade is great on Sportsnation ESPN radio in the evenings. Sirius makes me forget my commute costs 10 dollars…

by busta on May 16, 2008 9:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

The shows garbage, but it’s just baseball and I don’t have to sit through LPGA and soccer highlights like on Sportscenter.

Go Tigers

by Tony K on May 17, 2008 1:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

That's why I watch (with another rant attached).

Nothing pushes me closer to nausea than ESPN Deportes (I wanna see your green card Hector Gomez!), hours of football analysis five months before the season starts, Brad Daugherty commenting on NASCAR (did he forget about his NBA career or does he just want to?), or some amazon chick with a mustache and a voice deeper than God’s breaking down the WNBA. Seriously, I flip on in the heart of NBA playoffs, NHL playoffs, and the first month of America’s beloved baseball season only to see Mel Kiper Jr.’s disco hair taking over the fucking station. STOP!!!!

by SonOfGibby on May 20, 2008 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs