What members of the mainstream sports media don\'t suck?
 

Well, who doesn't suck I feel like at least 90% of the people are terrible and have no idea what they are talking about.

Re: What members of the mainstream sports media don\'t suck?
 

Sean McDonough, Bill Rafftery & Jay Bilas is a great 3man booth for college hoops.

Re: What members of the mainstream sports media don\'t suck?
 

gordon edes is a pretty good beat guy for the red sox

Re: What members of the mainstream sports media don\'t suck?
 

Cal Ripkin does not suck, so far at least.

Hubie Brown.

Gus Johnson.

Chris Collinsworth.

Re: What members of the mainstream sports media don\'t suck?
 

I really like Chris Berman

Not sure if I'm alone here, but I still love The Blitz on ESPN with him and Tom Jackson recapping

Re: What members of the mainstream sports media don\'t suck?
 

[ QUOTE ]
I really like Chris Berman

Not sure if I'm alone here, but I still love The Blitz on ESPN with him and Tom Jackson recapping

[/ QUOTE ]

NFL Primetime >>> The Blitz

Re: What members of the mainstream sports media don\'t suck?
 

Bob Costas.

Re: What members of the mainstream sports media don\'t suck?
 

I've said it before, I'll say it again. Gammons is God.

Re: What members of the mainstream sports media don\'t suck?
 

[ QUOTE ]
I really like Chris Berman

Not sure if I'm alone here, but I still love The Blitz on ESPN with him and Tom Jackson recapping

[/ QUOTE ]

I used to like him.
But after each year, I start to find him more and more annoying. I like Tom Jackson though. I hate the Blitz on SC only because they go to them like 6 times per show.

Gammons and Kirkjian are awesome and I can listen to them all day. All the others are mediocre at best and goddamn-awful-I-change-the-channel at worst. I'm talking to you, Kruk. You don't have to scream at everything to make your point.

Re: What members of the mainstream sports media don\'t suck?
 

Jon Miller
John Kruk
Tony Gwynn
Gus Johnson
Jay Bilas
Dan Shulman
Mike Tirico
Cris Collinsworth
Troy Aikman
Erin Andrews
Verne Lundquist
Johnny Miller
Dan Hicks
Nick Faldo
John McEnroe
Dick Enberg
Mary Carillo

Re: What members of the mainstream sports media don\'t suck?
 

[ QUOTE ]
I really like Chris Berman

[/ QUOTE ]

Good in the studio.

Awful in the booth.

Re: What members of the mainstream sports media don\'t suck?
 

Mike and the Mad Dog
Collingsworth
Gammons
Aikman
Gus Johnson
Hubie Brown

Re: What members of the mainstream sports media don\'t suck?
 

Jeff Van Gundy.

Re: What members of the mainstream sports media don\'t suck?
 

I generally like anyone on the NFL Network(well, not really Deion but at least he knows what he is talking about when he talks about football). I think they did a very good job on getting analysts and they get the best people to interview.

Re: What members of the mainstream sports media don\'t suck?
 

[ QUOTE ]
I really like Chris Berman

Not sure if I'm alone here, but I still love The Blitz on ESPN with him and Tom Jackson recapping

[/ QUOTE ]

FAIL FAIL FAIL.

Re: What members of the mainstream sports media don\'t suck?
 

[ QUOTE ]
Bob Costas.

[/ QUOTE ]

agreed. No one I'd rather hear announce a ballgame.

Re: What members of the mainstream sports media don\'t suck?
 

I enjoy the Kornheiser Wilbon duo.

Re: What members of the mainstream sports media don\'t suck?
 

Sportscenter:

Neil Everett
John Anderson
Scott Van Pelt

Studio Guys:
Chris Fowler
Reece Davis
Trey Wingo

Analysts:
Bilas
Moose Johnson
Aikmen
Jaws

Stuido Analysts:
Herby I don't totally hate
Timmah!

Columnists:
Tim Keown or however you spell it.
Mike Sando (ruled for the 'Hawks new to ESPN)

Re: What members of the mainstream sports media don\'t suck?
 

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
Bob Costas.

[/ QUOTE ]

agreed. No one I'd rather hear announce a ballgame.

[/ QUOTE ]

He sucks at NFL though

Re: What members of the mainstream sports media don\'t suck?
 

Herbstreit is pretty awesome I think, as is Fowler, Reese Davis.

Mark May/Lou Holtz need to die in a plane crash.

Re: What members of the mainstream sports media don\'t suck?
 

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
I really like Chris Berman

Not sure if I'm alone here, but I still love The Blitz on ESPN with him and Tom Jackson recapping

[/ QUOTE ]

NFL Primetime >>> The Blitz

[/ QUOTE ]

ESPN now forcing us to watch an extra long Sportscenter with 'The Blitz' mixed in is just another reason to hate them.

Re: What members of the mainstream sports media don\'t suck?
 

[ QUOTE ]
Jeff Van Gundy.

[/ QUOTE ]

I thought he was OK, but people were way too high on him. His shtick god old fast. And it got down right uncomfortable at times between him and Mark Jackson.

The NBA in general has mostly competent dudes. Hubie's the man, Doug Collins is solid enough, Marv is the best, the TNT studio crew is awesome, I like a decent amount of the ESPN NBA writers (Hollinger, Stein, Sheridan).. not to mention the greatest booth ever assembled, Tommy Heinsohn and Mike Gorman (I know non-Cs fans hate Tommy, but Gorman is seriously awesome).

Re: What members of the mainstream sports media don\'t suck?
 

May and Holtz are actually entertaining, but they totally suck.

Bob Costas is a boring as [censored] overly romantic moralistic [censored]. He's like Joe Buck but with more personality (his radio show is fantastic though).

I forgot about Gus Johnson, Collingsworth, Verne Lundquist and JVG, who rule.

I don't know enough about golf to judge, but I I can't think of anybody I dislike.

Re: What members of the mainstream sports media don\'t suck?
 

Al Michaels. Great at football, better at baseball.

Tirico is solid. Collingworth is so annoting, yet good. I still like Costas.

Re: What members of the mainstream sports media don\'t suck?
 

Johnny Miller is great as a golf analyst and I predict Nick Faldo will be awesome before long.

Re: What members of the mainstream sports media don\'t suck?
 

[ QUOTE ]
I generally like anyone on the NFL Network(well, not really Deion but at least he knows what he is talking about when he talks about football). I think they did a very good job on getting analysts and they get the best people to interview.

[/ QUOTE ]

I agree for the most part, but Rod Woodson sucks IMO.

Re: What members of the mainstream sports media don\'t suck?
 

Somebody mentioned Mary Carillo and I think that's a very good call.
She's really underrated and is really really freaking good at what she does.

Among other female commentators out there I think Michelle Tafoya and Doris Burke do an exceptionally good job.

Of the bigger-time play-by-play guys I still like guys like Brad Nessler and Brent Musberger. Just enjoyable to listen to for the most part.
Dan Schulman too.

Marv Albert is still terrific. Not sure if he's doing NFL games on national syndicated radio anymore but I've heard him on SNF or MNF before while driving and I absolutely love how he calls a football game. And obviously he's pretty darned good at basketball.

Definitely like Herbstreit on college-football analysis.
Hubie Brown on NBA too of course.

Watching the baseball playoffs on TBS right now and listening to Steve Stone again is nice. Always liked his approach and analysis.

Among local baseball broadcasters you still have guys like Marty Brennaman CIN, Harry Kalas PHI, Lanny Frattere PIT and Bob Uecker MIL who are extremely enjoyable to listen to. Their voice and style just SOUNDS like their team and their city.
Vin Scully isn't quite as sharp as he once was but he is still the best imo.

Those are just a few off the top of my head.

Re: What members of the mainstream sports media don\'t suck?
 

I like listening to anyone on CBS for golf.

Re: What members of the mainstream sports media don\'t suck?
 

JT the Brick

Tom Tolbert

Re: What members of the mainstream sports media don\'t suck?
 

[ QUOTE ]
Marty Brennaman CIN

[/ QUOTE ]
Yuck, yuck, yuck.

He and Thom carry way too much weight in Cincy and they're complete morons. They may be good play-by-play announcers, but they know little about what it actually takes to win in baseball. Thom seriously opined they should bench Dunn for Cantu (seriously) "because at least he wouldn't strikeout as much." (seriously)

Re: What members of the mainstream sports media don\'t suck?
 

Some of Thom's rants are definitely over-the-top.
Marty's can be too of course but I still love his play-by-play.

Standard disclaimer that I've been listening to Marty for about the past 30 yrs and he had a big influence on me so there's zero chance I can rate him objectively.

Re: What members of the mainstream sports media don\'t suck?
 

john miller is great at calling play by play but terrible when he tries to analyze the game.

Re: What members of the mainstream sports media don\'t suck?
 

I always enjoy Kenny Mayne.

Re: What members of the mainstream sports media don\'t suck?
 

[ QUOTE ]
Bob Costas is a boring as [censored] overly romantic moralistic [censored]. He's like Joe Buck but with more personality (his radio show is fantastic though).


[/ QUOTE ]

This is spot on. I can't stand either one of them.

Re: What members of the mainstream sports media don\'t suck?
 

I like David Feherty, but more in interviews than actual golf commentary.

Re: What members of the mainstream sports media don\'t suck?
 

[ QUOTE ]
john miller is great at calling play by play but terrible when he tries to analyze the game.

[/ QUOTE ]

wrong...his analysis is always brutally honest and almost always spot-on.

Re: What members of the mainstream sports media don\'t suck?
 

He means Jon Miller the baseball announcer, not Johnny Miller the golf announcer, at least I hope he does.

Re: What members of the mainstream sports media don\'t suck?
 

Rob Neyer.

Re: What members of the mainstream sports media don\'t suck?
 

How has Joe Morgan not got any love?

Morgan,Costas,Gus Johnson,Herbstreit,Reynolds,Jaws

Re: What members of the mainstream sports media don\'t suck? *DELETED*
 

Post deleted by Pudge714