ChaosAgent
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Does anyone really listen to radio broadcasts anymore? Hockey is godawful on the radio. Replace it with AI bots for all I care.
Confirmed with Link: Mears and Errey fired
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Big Friggin Dummy
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I'm still convinced @Andy99 is Bourque's HF burner.
AuroraBorealis
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I would if it was synced with the streams I watch, but they're not even close usually.
I like Getzoff + Bourque a lot. And as much as I like Errey, I really don't like Mears. Plus it's refreshing to have alternatives once in a while. It's a long season. A lotta games.
Really? That’s a new one..I thought everyone was convinced I was Ryan Wilson or Bob Grove’s burner account lol…
Big Friggin Dummy
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WickedWrister
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Hallelujah! Potash is eccentric but the guys seem to like him. At least him and Colby have energy.
tom_servo
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Last night I watched a clip of Kasparaitis taking out Errey's legs, and now this.
He will be missed.
He will be missed.
Deport Ogie
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Potash seems to have some weird rapport with the team that I don't know exists with a lot of journos in his position. I think it's mostly that he is quite happy to take all of their shit about what a goofball he is while he continues to up his goof game. Somehow it's lead to a great spot.
3ladesof5teel
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Errey knew hockey and was a class act. He was great for the fan who was just trying to learn the game as well as he explained a lot of it.
Still mis Lange a lot as he is a HOFer.
Still mis Lange a lot as he is a HOFer.
tom_servo
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I don't think people choose radio over TV. They're simply driving or using the app.
I didn't have a strong opinion on Mears. I did enjoy Errey. All the best to them.
LeBron James will now take over for both play by play and analyst.
LeBron James will now take over for both play by play and analyst.
Errey was often a clown but if it's a choice between him and Bourque, Errey wins hands down and nobody whose ears have been inflicted upon by Bourque over the years would say otherwise. His bogus "I tell it like it is" schtick may fool the simpletons, but that's about it.
IF Getzoff is any better than Mears, it's by about 0.00001%. Getzoff sucks ass too.
Can we please get somebody to create an AI version of Mike Lange's voice and talent to do play-by-play?
Of course nobody could follow Lange and not be diminished by comparison to him, but did the Pens truly need to scrape the bottom of the barrel?
IF Getzoff is any better than Mears, it's by about 0.00001%. Getzoff sucks ass too.
Can we please get somebody to create an AI version of Mike Lange's voice and talent to do play-by-play?
Of course nobody could follow Lange and not be diminished by comparison to him, but did the Pens truly need to scrape the bottom of the barrel?
ChaosAgent
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If I had the choice between live hockey radio and anything else, give me the latter. But tastes vary.
HandshakeLine
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Anyhow, given the state of modern sports, I fully expect the broadcasts to lack any discernible style or color going forward.
Broadcasting, like sports journalism, is mostly bad because the consumer will consume literally the worst quality of it and clap for more, so there's no incentive to get actual good pbp and color guys anymore when you can just get somebody's cousin with a communications degree and an ex-player with CTE to do it for half the price.
I dunno, there's a real pleasure to listening to the game on the way to work or while I'm doing something that I have to visually pay attention to, like cooking or writing emails.
Broadcasting, like sports journalism, is mostly bad because the consumer will consume literally the worst quality of it and clap for more, so there's no incentive to get actual good pbp and color guys anymore when you can just get somebody's cousin with a communications degree and an ex-player with CTE to do it for half the price.
I thought Mears was alright and I definitely liked Errey.
If it's Getzoff/Bourque that seems fine. I wonder if Bourque would tone himself down at all on tv. He can be extremely negative sometimes. He's what I would call brutally honest. Not necessarily a bad thing, but I could see him getting in trouble on TV for that.
If it's Getzoff/Bourque that seems fine. I wonder if Bourque would tone himself down at all on tv. He can be extremely negative sometimes. He's what I would call brutally honest. Not necessarily a bad thing, but I could see him getting in trouble on TV for that.
Yes, when I'm going somewhere and not in front of the tv. I have very good memories of driving home from beer league hockey games and hearing Mike Lange call Pens playoff games on the radio.
I will say if it ends up being Getzoff + Colby I hope they have Bourque in there too. I don't think Colby is ready to be a full time color guy. A bit too scatterbrained for it imo. He's fine as a third guy who chimes in occasionally with something humorous, but I'd not be a big fan of him as the guy.
AuroraBorealis
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This is spot on. "Scatterbrained" is a perfect word for Colby.
Actually I find the play by play guy for the WBS Penguins, Nick Hart, and Wheeling Nailers, D J Abisalih, to be entertaining. Maybe a promotion for them.
ThosePuckingPenguins
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A lot of people around here probably don't listen to radio that often would be my guess. But yes, if you have ever listened to the ole 29er you will know that he can get pretty negative sometimes when the Pens look like crap. He doesn't hide it.
I could see that getting him into trouble on TV.
HandshakeLine
A real jerk thing
Good thing he’s not just very negative, he’s like 5 minutes behind the play and talking over his partner to boot
Bourque is basically steigy for people that want to be “objective”.
Bourque is basically steigy for people that want to be “objective”.
WickedWrister
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I think Colby could handle color duties. Errey was not exactly measured in his words lol.
He'd probably be perfect for that third man between the benches role, sort of like what he was doing on some broadcasts last year?
Played with our big 3, knows their personalities and what would get a good soundbite out of them.
