ESPN Baseball Stinks

[LAAMike]

The Angels/Cubs game today was butchered by ESPN. Too much commentary and not enough play by play. Particularly commentary that did not relate to a very interesting game being played. Who cares what Epstein has to say - he is a baseball executive and thus a politician and will reveal nothing before he is ready to reveal it. This was a good effort by the Angels and the first time that many of us have seen the Cubs prospects but the coverage was terrible. Interesting game by Giavotella - 3 hits, a stolen base, a base running gaffe and a couple of bad throws. Rutledge K's in his only AB.

[eligrba]

Yep.

 

At least you do not have to endure Dickie V or Bill Walton's oral masturbation.

[AngelsSurfer]

Ye gods, yes. I finally ended up muting it because I just couldn't stand listening to them. And what was with the weird random shots? During one of the innings they focused on a plane flying by for a good minute or so instead of focusing on what was happening on the field, and at another point they totally cut to another random thing and missed someone's AB.

Edited March 27, 2015 by AngelsSurfer

[Hollyw00d]

ESPN gets crappier every season. Even their production values, which used to be their strength, have really gone in the crapper

[Tank]

Are we really surprised by this anymore?

[nando714]

needs more Berman iyam

Edited March 27, 2015 by nando714

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

schilling sucks.

[Ocangelfan]

i like listening to the gm's and at this time...kinda like listening to dipoto....both good looking young dudes doing what we all wish we could do.   I like the pitch box on the screen....that way i can count the make up pitches easier.   nobody likes the angels that is for sure...hopefully we can sneak up on people this year.   that is a beautiful spring training park....blows ours away.

[Hollyw00d]

I hate the pitch box

[ScottT]

I was actually watching the Kings game and went back and listened to what Epstein said.  I found it interesting. Maybe he said the same thing in another interview, but I didn't see it.  It is a spring training game.  How much should they get into the game.  There's a lot of dead time in baseball announcing anyway.  

 

I liked Schilling's questioning. He was direct, but respecful.   I think Epstein is kinda full of shit, but that's part of the job, I suppose.  If they send him to the minors and call him up the day the first day his clock can be delayed... they are obviously doing it solely for future financial reasons and it has nothing to do with him being ready, the fact they like to bring up rookies when the season is underway, etc.  

[WallyWorld]

I didn't watch but . . . it was a ST game, guys. I'm sure they're doing all that crap to try and make up for the fact that it's a meaningless game. Why not just enjoy the fact that you're getting to watch live baseball in March?

[Blarg]

Mike, if you had gone to the Angelswin Fanfest the Cubs and Angels played on Thursday the 12th so it was not the only time you would have seen them matched up. And better yet, at the stadium there are no ESPN announcers. 

[Chimi]

I tuned in just in time to catch Schilling trying to explain why he would "absolutely with no question" take Matt Harvey over Clayton Kershaw.

[rick99gtp]

Love the pitch box.

[shellback]

shorten title to espn stinks

 

did bret favre retire?

Edited March 27, 2015 by shellback

[Angel Oracle]

MLB Network is more of a godsend every year.

[Jay]

Watched the game on mlb.tv at the office.  Volume was pretty low so I didn't hear all the commentary.  Not really a fan of the pitch box.

[yk9001]

Its March, guys.  These games don't count.

[Hollyw00d]

ya it's just an appetizer for the poo poo platter we're going to get served on sunday nights

[Mark68]

Ye gods, yes. I finally ended up muting it because I just couldn't stand listening to them. And what was with the weird random shots? During one of the innings they focused on a plane flying by for a good minute or so instead of focusing on what was happening on the field, and at another point they totally cut to another random thing and missed someone's AB.

Maybe they wanted to make sure the co-pilot wasn't going to intentionally crash it into the Superstition Mountains.

 

Or something.

[LAAMike]

Maybe they wanted to make sure the co-pilot wasn't going to intentionally crash it into the Superstition Mountains.

 

Or something.

The airplane thing was in a talk about the high sky in Arizona which makes high flies so interesting for the outfielders.

[Mark68]

The airplane thing was in a talk about the high sky in Arizona which makes high flies so interesting for the outfielders.

You could make a case that a really sunny day in (pick your park) makes it interesting for outfielders due to the high sky.

 

I can remember a few games in Oakland and Seattle where the sky (and the sun) made things rather interesting.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

At least they didn't call the game saying which Yankees or Red Sox player that each Angel reminded them of.

[tdawg87]

The website is a joke. Half the articles and polls involve the Yankees or Red Sox.

I wish mlb.com was a better site because espn is currently the best place to get quick stats and a boxscore.

[shellback]

BSPN is a regional new england info network.

 

did brett favre go shopping? isn't tom brady just the handsomest man alive?

FLASH : brett favre goes to the bank!

 

**** them