Who is your favorite sports announcer? How about your least favorite?

[KVB]

Oh what I give to hear the great Chick Hearn put one more game in the fridge....

 

[baz]

Smoltz is a smart pitcher. I like it when they talk about what the next pitch should be based on the prior "setup" pitches. 9 times out of 10 Smoltz is right.

I take him for granted. He is simply the best at his respected sport. They only let the guy do post season he is so fukking good.

 

[quantumleap]

Favorite: Joe Tait
Least favorite: any woman

It seems like they are coaching them to be aggressive so much that it seems unnatural. If they had a soft-speaking feminine lady it would seem out of place though.

 

[quantumleap]

Oh what I give to hear the great Chick Hearn put one more game in the fridge....

I've forgotten about Stu Lantz. He wasn't half bad but I think his genius was knowing when to talk and when to let Chick talk.

 

[quantumleap]

Used to not like bill Walton but he ended up being my favorite rip

I'm the opposite. I used to love to listen to him because I'm a UCLA fan and he was always so dynamic. But it seemed like in his later years he was just being too goofy and it sounded like he had marbles in his mouth when he talked.

 

[KVB]

I've forgotten about Stu Lantz. He wasn't half bad but I think his genius was knowing when to talk and when to let Chick talk.

Stu a legend in his own right.

 

[KVB]

Yeah, by the time we were done posting his quotes and making fun of him at SBR he had finally grown on me.

Love how he was so innocent yet so polarizing.

Bill Walton so unique.

 

[flyingillini]

Stu a legend in his own right.

One of the best

 

[Pimike]

Harry Caray

 

[Tanko]

Harry Caray

He was entertaining as hell.....
I bet the guy was drunk 99% of the time he was calling a game, and I loved it.

 

[chuckythegoat2]

Vin Scully (RIP)

Like these as well
Kirk Herbstreit
Chris Fowler
Rece Davis

Scully was arguably the best ever, based on his professionalism.

A guy who was very good (but older now) = Barry Tompkins. Al Michaels is similar, great in his prime (but older now).

I actually agree w/ edawg. Many female announcers are not so good.

 

[Tanko]

Favorite: Joe Tait
Least favorite: any woman

Some women annoucers are OK but that is all I can give them is just OK.
I haven't heard any that rise to the level of even coming close to making the top 100 on this list.

That probably sounds biased but, it's my current perception.

 

[quantumleap]

Harry Caray

 

[flyingillini]

I was at this game too. Jack Buck was the best!

 

[Tanko]

I was at this game too. Jack Buck was the best!

Jack Buck was awesome too.

His son isn't too bad.... Just needs to shed Aikman.

 

[Leisure]

Anybody except Romo .

 

[209life]

Dick Stockton for NBA.

 

[quantumleap]

Jack Buck was awesome too.

His son isn't too bad.... Just needs to shed Aikman.

I hear a lot of people don't like his son Joe. I really just don't get the hate. He's not my favorite but I think he does a pretty decent job.

 

[flyingillini]

Jack Buck was awesome too.

His son isn't too bad.... Just needs to shed Aikman.

I love Joe Buck, he is my favorite now. But his Dad my all time favorite.

 

[flyingillini]

I hear a lot of people don't like his son Joe. I really just don't get the hate. He's not my favorite but I think he does a pretty decent job.

I think he is perfect in my opinion.