Confirmed with Link: Steve Mears to replace Jeff Rimer as CBJ TV Play by Play Voice

[Iron Balls McGinty]

f***.

I guess this means I'm not getting rid of DirecTV anytime soon. Unless of course the CBJ do a different deal. As I understand it, every team's deal expires after this season as part of the most recent bailout so a new deal of some sort still needs to be negotiated.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

I dont care how much tenure you have, ESPN is liable to cut you out at any moment. It may be his dream job and if it is and is offered to him he should jump on it.

His kids just finished college, I believe. There are people that just don't like Bristol, CT.

There is a reason Mike and Mike broke up. Greenberg hated Bristol and wanted to move to NY and Golic hates NY. Cowherd left CT for Los Angeles. SVP left to work from his home area in DC. Olbermann and Dan Patrick have said it.

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

His kids just finished college, I believe. There are people that just don't like Bristol, CT.

There is a reason Mike and Mike broke up. Greenberg hated Bristol and wanted to move to NY and Golic hates NY. Cowherd left CT for Los Angeles. SVP left to work from his home area in DC. Olbermann and Dan Patrick have said it.

This is your hill and that's fine everyone has one, myself included. I'm not even commenting on Bucci's likelihood of coming to be the voice of the CBJ or whether he's ready for a change of any kind.

I was just responding to that particular tweet you shared, which is a very common type of humility comment I've heard used in one form or another hundreds of times. I don't think it's reasonable at all to draw the conclusion you did.

The good news is we'll never know and whether Bucci comes here or not we can both claim to have been right, and nothing warms my heart more than that.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

...or maybe he's going to hit the links

 

[cbjthrowaway]

His kids just finished college, I believe. There are people that just don't like Bristol, CT.

cafeteria food in bristol, or an arena that is right across the street from the two best sandwich places (wario's + si senor) in columbus? hmmmmmm tough decision

 

[CBJWerenski8]

 

[Viqsi]

 

[Youngguns1380]

No offense but I don't look to Mark S or Brian H as the sources I look to for this information. As soon as AP is back in the saddle he will have more insight.

 

[Iron Balls McGinty]

For the Love......

Just cut ties with Bally already and just let me know what I can do to drop DirecTV and still watch while saving money.

 

[Seedtype]

I thought Bally's had stabilized somewhat? (Unfortunately...)

 

[5th Line Fanatic]

For the Love......

Just cut ties with Bally already and just let me know what I can do to drop DirecTV and still watch while saving money.

I dropped DirecTV and went to DirecTV Stream. Saved me about half my normal bill and I can watch it anywhere in the world. No satellite dish required.

 

[Iron Balls McGinty]

I dropped DirecTV and went to DirecTV Stream. Saved me about half my normal bill and I can watch it anywhere in the world. No satellite dish required.

I've been Directv Stream for years. Now my streaming bill is as much as my satellite bill was when I switched.

 

[Cowumbus]

cafeteria food in bristol, or an arena that is right across the street from the two best sandwich places (wario's + si senor) in columbus? hmmmmmm tough decision

And two great chicken parm places that are walking distance (Martini + Marcella’s).

 

[CBJWerenski8]

 

[majormajor]

I like the voice. No idea about anything beyond that.

 

[MissADD]

Nice voice and young guy. Only 34.

 

[squashmaple]

Arace is generally pretty credible because he's old-school journalism and not clickbait sports media.

 

[cbjthrowaway]

I like the voice. No idea about anything beyond that.

after years of almost exclusively hearing jeff rimer calling games, it is jarring to hear someone who is both awake and coherent calling a hockey game.

 

[ThirdPeriodTurtle]

I think I could get used to his voice. I'm not a particularly big fan of the Monsters guy who seems to be getting a lot of love in the Monsters thread but Fuehring sounds quite alright to my ears.

Here's a quick story of his first NHL (radio) broadcast:

 

[Doggy]

I think I could get used to his voice. I'm not a particularly big fan of the Monsters guy who seems to be getting a lot of love in the Monsters thread but Fuehring sounds quite alright to my ears.

Here's a quick story of his first NHL (radio) broadcast:

I'd agree with your opinion of the Monsters play by play guy, don't love his voice.

This Alan Fuehring has a good voice.

I would still be happy with Bobby Mac. Any guesses, if the TV gig went to someone other than BobbyMac do you think he'd stay here as the radio guy or do you think he would go somewhere else looking for more opportunity to move up? I'd hate to lose him, I like hi on the radio and like him hosting his weekly podcast.

 

[Viqsi]

I'd agree with your opinion of the Monsters play by play guy, don't love his voice.

This Alan Fuehring has a good voice.

I would still be happy with Bobby Mac. Any guesses, if the TV gig went to someone other than BobbyMac do you think he'd stay here as the radio guy or do you think he would go somewhere else looking for more opportunity to move up? I'd hate to lose him, I like hi on the radio and like him hosting his weekly podcast.

I only have one issue with Bobby Mac, but it's an intractable one. He has got to stop those annoying cliches he's so fond of, particular during goals scored. They're just so forced and overscripted and just plain cringe that it yanks you right out of the game. It's like the Chili Chant but a thousand times worse.

Get rid of that and he'd be just fine.

 

[Iron Balls McGinty]

I think I could get used to his voice. I'm not a particularly big fan of the Monsters guy who seems to be getting a lot of love in the Monsters thread but Fuehring sounds quite alright to my ears.

Here's a quick story of his first NHL (radio) broadcast:

Hes got a good hockey voice. Clear, concise, and not overly filed with forced cliches to try to make people remember him.

 

[Kevin27NYI]

Alan is so good, would be happy for him personally but I’d hate to lose the talent

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

I think I could get used to his voice. I'm not a particularly big fan of the Monsters guy who seems to be getting a lot of love in the Monsters thread but Fuehring sounds quite alright to my ears.

Here's a quick story of his first NHL (radio) broadcast:

Our erstwhile friend Jake Voracek in that last clip too.

Look, he has a nice enough voice. But it’s less about the voice and more about the content. Only way to know that is to have a guy call your games and figure out if you like him or not.

 

[Doggy]

I only have one issue with Bobby Mac, but it's an intractable one. He has got to stop those annoying cliches he's so fond of, particular during goals scored. They're just so forced and overscripted and just plain cringe that it yanks you right out of the game. It's like the Chili Chant but a thousand times worse.

Get rid of that and he'd be just fine.

He filled in for Rimer a couple times in the past couple years and I don't think he has used those cliches when doing TV work. So it's the radio persona vs the tv persona. I don't think you have to be concerned with it.