I remember the Glenn Ordway saying of Steve Lyons, "He has become a * broadcaster*." I took it to mean that Big O was saying that Lyons had learned the profession and was doing well at it.
Jim Rice is no broadcaster. He's a big name who creates nostalgia for a time when the Red Sox did ... well ... er ... much worse than they do today. On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 6:12 AM, Tom Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: > I was listening to the game when the Royals started to score on Buchholz. I > was fairly sure he was going to pull a Buchholz and spit the bit when the > going got tough but he held on. Maybe he's turning that corner of mental > toughness. > > To return to a previous discussion about the Analyst Called Jim Ed Rice. > > Here's yet another example of what drives me bats about him. NESN has a new > feature, Hit or Miss, a quickfire Q&A of the two analysts on various topics. > The analysts must give a quick, yes or no answer. > > One of the questions--which had been teased at least twice during the post > game--was "Should Nomar make it to the HOF?" > > The answer obviously is no. But here's Rice's reply: > I don't know. Getting into the HOF is all about the numbers and I'd have to > look at Nomar's numbers. > > Honestly? Mr. Rice are you lazy or chickenshit? Are you that opposed to > doing the legwork to be effective in the job for which you're paid? You > couldn't even access a laptop during the commercial break to look up Nomar's > record or ask Eck, who had memorized them and employed them in his answer. > > Or do you just not want to piss of Nomie, who, btw, is no a commentator > himself and, from what I hear, doing a better job than you. > > Makes me wonder about Jim Rice the player. Was he a hard worker back then? > Or did he just get by on his considerable and wonderful talent? Did he fall > off the cliff so quickly because he just didn't do the work to adjust to his > declining skills? > > I know this is a bit of a rant, but what the hell. > > > > > > > On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 7:36 AM, Dan DiBiase <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Nice to see the Sox win a series yesterday, and Buchholtz go out and pitch >> decently. I think Tito is going to >> have a real challenge with the bullpen this year, trying to figure out who >> is going to be decent on any given night! >> Delcarmen pitched well last night, as did Bard, but Ramirez was horrible. >> That could be reversed the next time >> out.... Glad Ellsbury is okay, but seems like he was just getting hot at >> the plate so I hope he isn't more than a couple >> of days. >> >> Dan D >> Central NJ USA >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Red Sox Citizens" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<redsoxcitizens%[email protected]> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Red Sox Citizens" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<redsoxcitizens%[email protected]> . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > -- Author of "FPGA Simulation: A Complete Step-by-Step Guide" www.fpgasimulation.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en.
