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I say put red arrow in the booth. He's been pounding out laps on the track previews forever- give him a shot.
Different channels and commentators for US SX, outdoor MX, MXGP or french MX, and they almost ALL suck real bad save for one or two. Some of them don't have a clue what or who they're talking about, seems like they've seen their first race a month ago.
I bet you'd never complain about Sheheen and Emig EVER.
Kind of unrelated but has anyone seen or heard if they will be having the Race Day Live still? That'd be a huge disappointment to me if not, I look forward to Race Day Live every Saturday, it's a staple of the SX races for me at this point.
The Shop
Yeah I couldn't do it but there are people that can. And just because he "is" supercross and loves motor sports etc. doesn't mean he's good at it.
John.
Plus Larry Huffman was pretty excited while announcing back in the ‘80’s.
Gotta love Larry Huffman - he was frickin' awesome.
Although nothing holds a candle to Eckman/Bailey....
The main gripe I have with Ralph is that he has a shrill, high-pitched voice that I find about as much fun as a jock strap full of thumb tacks....
Pit Row
My favourite was "on him like a Hari Krishna on an airport traveller".
I'm glad Ralph will be back but I do hope he has a really great analyst to go along side him. I love Fro but he was no where near Bailey. I like GL too but still, just like Fro, no one touches Bailey. So I'm hoping Ralph, who can be very good, has a strong partner. It will help the entire presentation. And having a competent pit reporter will be good as well and Will is just that.
2 things determine the quality of the broadcast. Budgets and production choices/direction. Pro Motocross does an excellent job. Weege and GL are both very good and knowledgeable. I do think that even they aren't perfect though as, at times, they seem to be trying to much to make it more exciting than it actually is. That is one of my few complaints with the Outdoors presentation. But hey, that's part of their job. Ralph seems to cater too much to the new fans and I would prefer a more traditional race call like the Eckman voiceovers on ESPN. But again, the cater to newbies is his directive from his bosses. But SX needs to stop focusing so much on showing the fans having "fun", the terrible Twitter segment and the non SX related sponsor segments. Yes, I know it is a show but it is, first and foremost, a sport. Treat it as a serious sport.
To some, presentation doesn't matter. And that's fine. To me, it does. A good example of how a great presentation can make a difference would be in NHL Hockey. Watch a broadcast on FS1 or NBC from the States. Then watch Hockey Night in Canada. HNIC is the pinnacle of presentation and is significantly better in every way from commentators, on ice interviews, camera angles, statistic overlays and overall production.
It does make a difference.
*woosh*
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