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I was just thinking yesterday how awesome is it to have live TV for every round of Supercross. It's a great show.
I really like Langston as a racer and as a color commentator. But he's nowhere near Ralph's level as a TV host.
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Do the producers, the crew or ralph, understand what ralphs job is?
I don't think they do. most sports employ a big voiced guy to CALL the event. Meaning to give an auditory description of the event. They then employ an expert to give COLOR to the event, someone who has insight into the activity.
ralph rambles somewhere out in a field all his own. making strange comments and attempting to be a COLOR guy (at times).
NO ONE calls the event. At times Jeff tries, (and yes, at times ralph does too). But the MAJORITY of the time no one does.
The gate drops and two or three or four corners in you MIGHT be told who's in first, maybe one or two other riders mentioned.
The guy paid to CALL the event (IMHO) should in the first two or three corners be able to identify and relate the top five and note any top rider (favorites at the first of the series, and top five in the points once the series progresses) who aren't in the top five after the start and quickly attempt to locate them and provide where they are. This should include 3 digit privateers in LCQ's, because the guy is paid to CALL the race on LIVE television in a STADIUM with 50 thousand people.
AND throughout the race the guy CALLING the race should be able to keep tabs and provide input on significant riders movements in the field which might not be on the screen.
The COLOR guy then is left to talk about what the guys are doing and how. The guy CALLING the race need not tell us what they think the riders are thinking, what they might be motivated by, or anything else related to the racing of the motorcycles, because he's a guy who talks on TV, not a racer who knows these type of things at this level of sport.
anyway, I regularly have to watch SX with the sound turned down. I try but why be annoyed. I'd love to here Fro and Ricky talk about it, I really love to here the bikes, but I can't handle the rambling ralph. example: ralph one time last year, when the post race camera scanned over James Stewart and his mates, gave a quick run down of seven or so names of each of JS's buddies. yet he can't identify half the riders on the track without looking at his notes.
just my two cents. and yes, I know it's a difficult job (but so is satellite communications, I get paid to do it, so I try to do it well)
but we all know that Weege does the job sooooo much better. there is talent available.
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