On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 12:03 PM, Dave Sikula <[email protected]> wrote:
> While I agree with the top and bottom of the list, putting Krukow and > Kuiper anywhere near the top is ludicrous. They're both hopeless > homers and Krukow's analysis has all the depth of Joe Morgan's. > > They're not even the best pairing on the Giants' infinitely-large > crew. The best I've heard out of that booth was Jon Miller teamed with > Lon Simmons. They played off each other beautifully. > We have been over this before, but I feel duty bound to defend my guys. Kruk and Kype are not exactly the kind of broadcasters I was brought up on, because they are (especially Kruk) such homers. But Kruk has gotten a lot better in this regard that he was his first few years, and even when they both wear their hearts on their sleeve, most of the time it does not stop them from either criticizing the Giants when they make bad mistakes, or from acknowledging that a close call should have gone against the Giants. If you are not a Giants fans I can see how it would be annoying, but I have grown to appreciate and get a kick out of their act. I would defend the depth of Krukow's analysis also - it is not uncommon for analysts working for Fox or ESPN to quote Krukow (with or without attribution), and not just on local knowledge of the Giants, but on pitching in general. I think that suggests that his analysis has some value. What the article really gets wrong though is the the claim that the Giant's broadcasters should be singled out for keeping the focus on the field. My biggest criticism of them is that too often (less than they used to) they will get side tracked by a kid eating ice cream in the stands, and talk about it ad nauseum to the exclusion of what is happening on the field. -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" 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/tvornottv?hl=en
