Is "Gooby" paid by the # of words

[ghoetke]

He's a really nice guy and very knowledgable. Just like McCarver, he thinks he must make some type of lengthy commentary after every damn pitch. Maybe that's what the producers want.

[nate]

That is the job of color commentary.

[Eric]

The biggest sin in broadcasting, even more than cursing, is dead air. Gone (except for maybe Vin Scully) are the days of baseball announcers simply letting the scene itself develop without commentary.

Gooby gets paid to talk, and every time there's silence, he's not doing his job.

He may not be saying anything insightful or important, but as long as his lips are moving, he's doing his job.

As painful as it is to listen to most of the time.

[Fontana Halo]

He's alright, but I prefer the "Wonder Dog" 

[HaloCory22]

As painful as it is to listen to?

 

Good grief, you guys let things get to you way too easily. In no way do the announcers ever "make it painful" to watch a baseball game. 

[Jay]

I like Guby and Victor, they're pretty good together.

 

I liked Guby's Zeppelin reference before yesterday's game, "What Is and What Should Never Be"

[Blarg]

The last time we had a gripe thread about the announcer team we ended up with Mota as the color commentator.

 

Be very careful of what you say in this thread.

[Jay]

I haven't heard Victor say "oppo taco" in awhile, but I could have missed it.  Does he still say that?

[Blarg]

Do the Angels hit them?

[Reveille1984]

We haven't had many homeruns during his broadcasts, especially to the opposite field, but yes he does still say oppo taco.  

 

And if you think announcers never make it painful to watch a game, you definitely haven't heard enough of them.  Hawk Harrelson is just one example of ear rape.

[Sam Sanchez]

We haven't been hitting many HRs, especially opposite field ones. Though I do know Hamilton, Trout and Trumbo each hit "oppo tacos" but I don't recall if he said it or not.

[Jay]

It causes me pain when Victor says "oppo taco"

[Fontana Halo]

As painful as it is to listen to?

 

Good grief, you guys let things get to you way too easily. In no way do the announcers ever "make it painful" to watch a baseball game. 

You ever listen to Joe Buck do a football game?

[Angels_Make_Me_Drink]

Joel Meyers doing the Lakers was horrible, too. Now they're even worse with Billy Mac.

[Itchynut]

Does anybody else cringe when "Gooby" talks like yoda....If you do not know what I am talking about just listen tonight...you'll understand.

[yk9001]

Gubi seems like a nice enough guy.  But just about every at-bat turns into a private lesson with a hitting instructor:

 

He kept his hands back

Rotated his hips as he swung, resulting in more power

The bat path thru the zone, yadda yadda

 

I used to kind of tune him out, but man, its like the telecast is geared to a fourth grader in little league.

[Jay]

Some of it can be redundant but in general I think Guby knows his stuff and describes it well.

[meat]

We went from preschool to 4th grade when Gubi replaced Hudler.

Gubi seems like a nice enough guy.  But just about every at-bat turns into a private lesson with a hitting instructor:

 

He kept his hands back

Rotated his hips as he swung, resulting in more power

The bat path thru the zone, yadda yadda

 

I used to kind of tune him out, but man, its like the telecast is geared to a fourth grader in little league.

[Hubs]

I'd rather have an Angels Ex-Player, not a former pitcher who lasted  all of two starts with the Angels after 14 years with the Royals. The guy should be in Kansas City doing Royals games instead of Hudler, or in Philadelphia, the team he openly roots for, despite working for a different club. Yes he was born and raised in Philly, so I have no problem with him being a Phillies fan….except he shouldn't ever talk about it, while employed by a different club.

 

The week after the Angels lost in the ALCS to the Yankees in 2009, he was on Mason and Ireland discussing his love of the Phillies, for 10 minutes. A quick, cursory, Angels question. Nothing about the screwed up calls, virtually nothing about the Angels at all…instead…all Philly love.

 

Scioscia is from Philly too….do you think he'd be caught dead talking about how good they were only days after the Angels were eliminated? No.

[Hubs]

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