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Stephon 1/7/2009 5:43am
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crowe176 wrote:
Emig should have been canned when he referred to the single greatest jump of all time as "the parking lot jump".
I don't have a problem with Emig, but I agree about "the parking lot jump" thing was weird.
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Bates is the only one on the broadcast team with a clue.
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JRMX59 1/7/2009 8:14am
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Get David Bailey back in the booth.
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JRMX59 wrote:
Get David Bailey back in the booth.
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vet954 1/7/2009 9:05am
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Just get rid of Ralph and Jeff would be fine.
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Phlapjax 1/7/2009 9:17am
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Everyone says that Eckman was good but did anyone notice that he would mess up a lot to, especially towards the end of his career. he would consistantly call riders by other names and stuttered like crazy trying to get the sentence out. So what you have now is no different.
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gt80rider 1/7/2009 9:25am
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ya....... but that was what made Eckman awesome..... he was so clueless, it was funny... hell, i'd tune in just to hear what he'd F up next......
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Robmx522 1/7/2009 9:38am
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crowe176 wrote:
Emig should have been canned when he referred to the single greatest jump of all time as "the parking lot jump".
what jump did reefer man (emig) refer to as the stupidest thing he'd ever seen ?
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mccread 1/7/2009 10:06am
1/7/2009 10:06am Edited Date/Time 4/16/2016 9:50pm
David Bailey was the best, along with art eckman

But Robbie Floyd and Denny Stephenson were good too,

Weigandt and Holley are good as well

I think Emig has gotton better and Sheehen is ok too, I thought the broadcast was good
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ocscottie 1/8/2009 6:05am
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Still blown away that some people think Emig does a good job...




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KAWboy14 1/8/2009 6:43am
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i like emig because he is a rider and is NOT polished.......talking heads reading a script bore me!
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djp2k8 1/8/2009 7:08am
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KAWboy14 wrote:
i like emig because he is a rider and is NOT polished.......talking heads reading a script bore me!
X2! I listened to that Emig interview and I don't know what scottie is talking about. So he says, "and, ah" 20 times. BFD. At least he knows what he's talking about.
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JRMX59 1/8/2009 10:37am
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Could be worse, like those guys who do the Canadian MX series, whoa...
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Scott Bell 1/9/2009 9:19am
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thanks jeff i think you do a great job .i know it is way harder than anyone really knows.
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thanks jeff i think you do a great job .i know it is way harder than anyone really knows.
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DirtyFilter75 1/9/2009 9:31am
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Look at his Old Interviews and tapes. This guy has overcome a terrible stutter.

Besides anybody is better than Ralph.

Bring back Art Eckman and put a Bottle of Whiskey in the booth at every round.
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The_PU300 1/9/2009 10:03am
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Buydos and Emig in the booth.


Maybe buydos could balance out emig and make some smoother transitions / set ups. He has been at every single race for at least 6 years and knows EVERYONE in the industry.

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fcr 1/9/2009 10:14am
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Emig ifs fine, Shaheen did go on about fireworks a bit much, what Slo Pro said.
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TerryB 1/9/2009 12:17pm
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Ladies, lets not forget, Emig is not a pro and is doing the best he can. With that said, someone should take Shaheen out back and...
Ladies, lets not forget, Emig is not a pro and is doing the best he can.

With that said, someone should take Shaheen out back and shoot him, just take him out of he misery.

Bring the Weedge in, that guy could get you excited about watching paint dry!!!
I can agree with this 100%.

Bailey was decent strictly because of his knowledge of the sport. I respect who he is, but he talks about himself waaaay to much to ever have in the booth again. Very annoying.
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PastranaWho 1/9/2009 12:37pm
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kudos to emig for getting the gig but me personally i think he needs alot of work, best combo where eckman and bailey .
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CR250Rider 1/9/2009 12:42pm
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Why can't we get Weigandt and Holley ???

Obviously the best duo. DC in the pits. Done.

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-eagle- 1/9/2009 12:56pm
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I walked past the tv yesterday and i thought ralph shaheen was doing an infomercial.
Sounds just like that guy that sells, well, everything.
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jo2910 1/9/2009 1:10pm
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I always liked emig as a rider and think he's doing good in the booth. He is a racer in his heart, his been there, knows what those guys are going through and he actually knows about inside stories, the riders themselves. Listen to the guy from eurosport or mediavision and you'll never complain about emig!

I'll even give him a bonus point at A1 as to how fast he was to point that JS had missed a gear when they crashed!
Shimokitazawa 1/9/2009 3:29pm
1/9/2009 3:29pm
Emig does a good job .

I like his enthusiasm and he speaks from personal experience - he's a multi time mx/sx champ, so WTF ???
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jonjon714 1/9/2009 3:46pm
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Well, I decided to do something about it....bought my ass an aeroplane ticket and got it out here to Phoenix...x's and o's bitches.
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mxhoney11 1/9/2009 11:11pm
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jo2910 wrote:
I always liked emig as a rider and think he's doing good in the booth. He is a racer in his heart, his been there, knows...
I always liked emig as a rider and think he's doing good in the booth. He is a racer in his heart, his been there, knows what those guys are going through and he actually knows about inside stories, the riders themselves. Listen to the guy from eurosport or mediavision and you'll never complain about emig!

I'll even give him a bonus point at A1 as to how fast he was to point that JS had missed a gear when they crashed!
Exactly. Whenever anything major happens on the track he is the only one that can explain whats going on. The show would be lost without him. There would be no professional insight at all... just a bunch of talking heads.

Oh yeah -- and I like the stammer. Its sexy...
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Ashleymx 1/10/2009 12:47am
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I finally got to watch it over here in Australia. No idea why all the negativity. They were great in my opinion!

My only complaint is why dont we get HD !!! Looks like it was streamed off the net over here. Robbie Maddisons New Years jump was Live in HD and it looked awesome. Whats going on?
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DrSweden 1/10/2009 4:02am
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What happened to that Chad guy that Holley usued to work with. These two guys where the best combo. Jim does a good work.
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slowvet 1/10/2009 7:41am
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I'm not going to bitch over a free lunch, I just take the tid bits of information I need and just watch the race. Jeffar Sahib Emig is doing fine by me.

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