WSX - Ralph & Emig Removed

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GrapeApe 11/8/2023 7:53am
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SLAPAHO wrote:

I'd take Ralph over Diffey any fuckin' day of the week

Mavetism wrote:
Diffey is way better while also working on other stuff at the same time. You guys are just only focused on his accent as always. When...

Diffey is way better while also working on other stuff at the same time. You guys are just only focused on his accent as always. When they swapped out Ralph for Diffey a couple years ago the difference was huge. Diffey over Ralph and Todd Harris any day.

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If Diffey was American they’d love him. He’s professional, has a moto background and both RC and James are better when Leigh’s on the call. But...

If Diffey was American they’d love him. He’s professional, has a moto background and both RC and James are better when Leigh’s on the call. But some just can’t get past the accent, even though he doesn’t sound Aussie to me anymore.

If Diffey was American he would be Ralph Shaheen. It has nothing to do with the accent.

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Magoofan 11/8/2023 8:23am
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early wrote:

Kristin Beat was good, glad she's still involved with WSX, AFT and some arenacross series. 

She's kinda "meh" for me.   

I liked Ashley Reynard....wish they would have kept her on instead of bringing back Screeech. 

I think Haley Shanley does a great job on RDL, she has a moto background.  Bump her up to the night show! 

Noone will ever compare to Jenny Taft IMHO.

 

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Tyler D 11/8/2023 9:38am
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MX Guy wrote:

“Coming hard inside!” - Ralph Sheheen

All up on his tailpipe. 

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Tyler D 11/8/2023 9:39am
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life_of_jaze 11/8/2023 9:57am
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I like Ralph and Fro 

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Herr Lich 11/8/2023 12:22pm
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CPR wrote:
If Diffey was American they’d love him. He’s professional, has a moto background and both RC and James are better when Leigh’s on the call. But...

If Diffey was American they’d love him. He’s professional, has a moto background and both RC and James are better when Leigh’s on the call. But some just can’t get past the accent, even though he doesn’t sound Aussie to me anymore.

ATKpilot99 wrote:
That may be true for some but not in my case . I have no problem with his accent or that he's not American.  I just...

That may be true for some but not in my case . I have no problem with his accent or that he's not American.  I just think he's a bit over the top and I don't really like his style.  Ralph is over the top also . I get they're trying to convey excitement but there needs to be a balance . Paul Malin is a good example of that balance.  He's the best right now in my opinion.  Between Shaheen and Diffey I'd rather hear Shaheen . Probably because of familiarity. 

cwel11 wrote:
100% agree. I understand the fan aspect of the announcers getting into an exciting race, but when it gets to spastic yelling it sounds like pro...

100% agree. I understand the fan aspect of the announcers getting into an exciting race, but when it gets to spastic yelling it sounds like pro wrestling. Malin holds his composure well. 

Malin is the benchmark for moto commentary.  He's knowledgeable, precise, and knows how to use space and brevity to give his words and observations extra emphasis.  

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SLAPAHO 11/8/2023 12:54pm
11/8/2023 12:54pm Edited Date/Time 11/8/2023 3:02pm
SLAPAHO wrote:

I'd take Ralph over Diffey any fuckin' day of the week

Mavetism wrote:
Diffey is way better while also working on other stuff at the same time. You guys are just only focused on his accent as always. When...

Diffey is way better while also working on other stuff at the same time. You guys are just only focused on his accent as always. When they swapped out Ralph for Diffey a couple years ago the difference was huge. Diffey over Ralph and Todd Harris any day.

CPR wrote:
If Diffey was American they’d love him. He’s professional, has a moto background and both RC and James are better when Leigh’s on the call. But...

If Diffey was American they’d love him. He’s professional, has a moto background and both RC and James are better when Leigh’s on the call. But some just can’t get past the accent, even though he doesn’t sound Aussie to me anymore.

Has nothing to do with where he's from or his accent. Never even crossed my mind. It's more of the abrupt yelling for no reason and trying too hard to make something out of nothing. I get it that he has a job to do, but it's over the top most times and makes him sound like a carnival barker... this is just my opinion.  And he needs to stop saying "works bikes", no works bikes racing AMA  in the U.S. SINCE 1986. 

I will add that Ralph can be cringy, but he's just less annoying than your boy... IMO 

BTW, if you ever watch Below Deck, those Aussie chicks are smokin' hot and the Aussie accent makes it even better Kissing 

 

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jaysimpson 11/8/2023 1:02pm
11/8/2023 1:02pm

I wondered why the broadcast sounded professional and tolerable.

Hopefully all the us series remove the inadequate announcers too. 

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TropicPilot 11/8/2023 1:07pm
11/8/2023 1:07pm Edited Date/Time 11/8/2023 1:09pm

Weege is by far our best play-by-play guy because he lives and breathes this shit. He's one of us. 

I will say that James' insight from the booth on things like bike set up and race strategy has been insightful and very impressive. 

I'm not going to say anything bad about anyone else. 

Bonus take: Emig's ability to overcome a speech impediment to become a professional broadcaster makes it impossible to not root for him. I'd like to see him back in the booth any day. 

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motomind132 11/8/2023 4:10pm
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SLAPAHO wrote:

I'd take Ralph over Diffey any fuckin' day of the week

And twice on sunday. Only announcer I haven't liked.. Outside of him I feel like some people just need to have something to bitch about.

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Tumic 11/9/2023 8:10am
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Just for fun, how many none-americans love Weege job in the booth as much as the americans does? 
 

i for one can’t stand his crappy job compared to professionals that comment other motor events like MXGP, F1 or Moto GP that i follow.
 

Am i the only one to feel this way outside of us?

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davistld01 11/9/2023 10:35am
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Magoofan wrote:
She's kinda "meh" for me.    I liked Ashley Reynard....wish they would have kept her on instead of bringing back Screeech.  I think Haley Shanley does...

She's kinda "meh" for me.   

I liked Ashley Reynard....wish they would have kept her on instead of bringing back Screeech. 

I think Haley Shanley does a great job on RDL, she has a moto background.  Bump her up to the night show! 

Noone will ever compare to Jenny Taft IMHO.

 

Yep…Jenny had it all. Professionalism, knowledge of the sport…and she was/is HOT! 

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Magoofan wrote:
She's kinda "meh" for me.    I liked Ashley Reynard....wish they would have kept her on instead of bringing back Screeech.  I think Haley Shanley does...

She's kinda "meh" for me.   

I liked Ashley Reynard....wish they would have kept her on instead of bringing back Screeech. 

I think Haley Shanley does a great job on RDL, she has a moto background.  Bump her up to the night show! 

Noone will ever compare to Jenny Taft IMHO.

 

davistld01 wrote:

Yep…Jenny had it all. Professionalism, knowledge of the sport…and she was/is HOT! 

I saw her on a football broadcast last weekend and she is an absolute delight.  Too good for moto!

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nocturnalmotors 11/10/2023 10:41am
11/10/2023 10:41am
early wrote:

Kristin Beat was good, glad she's still involved with WSX, AFT and some arenacross series. 

Magoofan wrote:
She's kinda "meh" for me.    I liked Ashley Reynard....wish they would have kept her on instead of bringing back Screeech.  I think Haley Shanley does...

She's kinda "meh" for me.   

I liked Ashley Reynard....wish they would have kept her on instead of bringing back Screeech. 

I think Haley Shanley does a great job on RDL, she has a moto background.  Bump her up to the night show! 

Noone will ever compare to Jenny Taft IMHO.

 

Haley Shanley does great with Snowcross as well.

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TropicPilot 11/10/2023 12:30pm
11/10/2023 12:30pm Edited Date/Time 11/10/2023 12:44pm
Tumic wrote:
Just for fun, how many none-americans love Weege job in the booth as much as the americans does?    i for one can’t stand his crappy...

Just for fun, how many none-americans love Weege job in the booth as much as the americans does? 
 

i for one can’t stand his crappy job compared to professionals that comment other motor events like MXGP, F1 or Moto GP that i follow.
 

Am i the only one to feel this way outside of us?

I'm an American, but I'll weigh in here to maybe help non-Americans understand why many of us think Weege is the best. It's not about their accents or even the sound of their voices. 

His knowledge of American Supercross/Motocross is encyclopedic. He can see something happen on the track and, on the fly, reference a race from 2014, or the career of Ron Lechien, or something. 

Leigh Diffey can't do that, and that's not a knock against Leigh. He's just got other sticks in the fire to tend to. 

I don't miss a race on TV, and Weege remembers shit that even I forgot. Just about everybody else on the broadcasts can't seem to remember how many wins Eli has this season. 

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chasetwo79 11/10/2023 4:36pm
11/10/2023 4:36pm Edited Date/Time 11/10/2023 4:37pm
Tumic wrote:
Just for fun, how many none-americans love Weege job in the booth as much as the americans does?    i for one can’t stand his crappy...

Just for fun, how many none-americans love Weege job in the booth as much as the americans does? 
 

i for one can’t stand his crappy job compared to professionals that comment other motor events like MXGP, F1 or Moto GP that i follow.
 

Am i the only one to feel this way outside of us?

TropicPilot wrote:
I'm an American, but I'll weigh in here to maybe help non-Americans understand why many of us think Weege is the best. It's not about their...

I'm an American, but I'll weigh in here to maybe help non-Americans understand why many of us think Weege is the best. It's not about their accents or even the sound of their voices. 

His knowledge of American Supercross/Motocross is encyclopedic. He can see something happen on the track and, on the fly, reference a race from 2014, or the career of Ron Lechien, or something. 

Leigh Diffey can't do that, and that's not a knock against Leigh. He's just got other sticks in the fire to tend to. 

I don't miss a race on TV, and Weege remembers shit that even I forgot. Just about everybody else on the broadcasts can't seem to remember how many wins Eli has this season. 

Weege is our Paul Malin. He is the pinnacle of this sport as far as knowledge and play by play skills go. He is able to work with anyone from all ages to backgrounds to walks of life and do a strong job. Last year they plugged in new commentators every round and he was pretty much still flawless. 
 

Malin does the same and works with a wide variety of commentators and can always make it sound good. He was honestly great this weekend at WSX. Superb. I really hope they lean into the MXGP influence in this series. It makes it honestly feel like a different product instead of “US SX light”. 
 

That should be the target niche for this series. To blend Euro/AU and US moto/supercross into something that is going to look different than what we already get 17 rounds of in the US. Obviously, Abu Dhabi wasn’t that, but I honestly think it was a decent building block all things considered 
 

 

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