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12-19-2005, 06:17 PM
Here in Canada we are not graced with ESPN so I am not familiar with most of their SportsCenter cast aside from Dan Patrick and Stuart Scott but I am familiar with TSN, The Score and Sportsnet as well as the specialty shows like PTI, Rome Is Burning and The Sports Reporters. What I want to know is who you like, who you don't like and who you'd like to see burn, here's my list:
Who I like:
TSN
Jay Onrait - probably the best Sportscenter guy they have right now, hilarious, knows his stuff and is always the best part of the duo.
Blake Price - I think I'm alone here, most people I talk to are either ambivalent or just don't like him. I think he's bright and has a dry humour about him.
Darren Dutchysen - Dutch has been quality forever, especially when he and Rod Smith were the ones on the desk at midnight. The makeup jokes were key and does anyone remember the "Roddsky and Dutch" commercial for Sportscenter a few years back? GOLD!
Rod Smith - Just as good as Dutch, but neither one has the same chemistry with the others on the show.
James Duthie - Another funny guy who is pretty much delegated to NHL on TSN now, not a bad thing but I'd like to see him back on Sportscenter.
Sportsnet
Darren Millard - Only guy on Sportsnet that I never dislike. He just seems to love what he's doing and he does it well.
Jody Vance - Best female sports reporter I have seen on television, puts Jennifer Hedger to shame.
TheScore
Ryan Paton - Much like Sportsnet, The Score is pretty useless but at least Paton is on in the afternoon more often than most.
Tim McAleef - This might be pushing it...he gets on my nerves occasionally but he's still better than the rest.
ESPN
Wilbon and Kornheiser are the two-headed monster that happen to be my favourite guys on sports television. Sure, they might go overboard and sometimes irritating but they're still fantastic in my opinion. PTI is good television.
Jim Rome - always have been a fan, he says what he means and doesn't care what anyone else thinks, probably why so many people hate him.
Who I hate:
TSN
Jennifer Hedger is the worst thing ever. I once saw an interview where she admitted to not knowing a thing about sports and that without the teleprompter she would be lost. I would do her job with more enthusiasm and knowledge...get her out of there, she's only there because she won that reality show.
Sportsnet
Ugh, where do I begin? Let's start with Jason Portuondo. This squeaky voiced midget is awful. If I turn on Sportscentral and he's there I turn the channel in disgust. There's only one guy worse than him on this channel...
Jim Lang - fuck him
Peter Loubardias - "He SKEEEEEEOOORES" Fuck this guy twice, never watch any game he calls and never watch a single program he is a part of.
TheScore
Pretty much everyone other than Paton and McAleef. Sansone is only okay sometimes...and Sid Seixero is a tool using Ron Burgundy's send off as his own...argh.
ESPN
Here's a big fuck you to the entire Sunday Night Football crew...god damn all three of you especially Paul Maguire, what a useless turd, even Joe Theisman looks good compared to him (but only him). John Madden is a king compared to these douches, and actually Madden is still a guilty pleasure of mine.
In case you were wondering I think Al Michaels calls the best football game on the planet, and I think Joe Buck is quite solid at Baseball (fuck Joe Morgan!). What do you guys think?
Who I like:
TSN
Jay Onrait - probably the best Sportscenter guy they have right now, hilarious, knows his stuff and is always the best part of the duo.
Blake Price - I think I'm alone here, most people I talk to are either ambivalent or just don't like him. I think he's bright and has a dry humour about him.
Darren Dutchysen - Dutch has been quality forever, especially when he and Rod Smith were the ones on the desk at midnight. The makeup jokes were key and does anyone remember the "Roddsky and Dutch" commercial for Sportscenter a few years back? GOLD!
Rod Smith - Just as good as Dutch, but neither one has the same chemistry with the others on the show.
James Duthie - Another funny guy who is pretty much delegated to NHL on TSN now, not a bad thing but I'd like to see him back on Sportscenter.
Sportsnet
Darren Millard - Only guy on Sportsnet that I never dislike. He just seems to love what he's doing and he does it well.
Jody Vance - Best female sports reporter I have seen on television, puts Jennifer Hedger to shame.
TheScore
Ryan Paton - Much like Sportsnet, The Score is pretty useless but at least Paton is on in the afternoon more often than most.
Tim McAleef - This might be pushing it...he gets on my nerves occasionally but he's still better than the rest.
ESPN
Wilbon and Kornheiser are the two-headed monster that happen to be my favourite guys on sports television. Sure, they might go overboard and sometimes irritating but they're still fantastic in my opinion. PTI is good television.
Jim Rome - always have been a fan, he says what he means and doesn't care what anyone else thinks, probably why so many people hate him.
Who I hate:
TSN
Jennifer Hedger is the worst thing ever. I once saw an interview where she admitted to not knowing a thing about sports and that without the teleprompter she would be lost. I would do her job with more enthusiasm and knowledge...get her out of there, she's only there because she won that reality show.
Sportsnet
Ugh, where do I begin? Let's start with Jason Portuondo. This squeaky voiced midget is awful. If I turn on Sportscentral and he's there I turn the channel in disgust. There's only one guy worse than him on this channel...
Jim Lang - fuck him
Peter Loubardias - "He SKEEEEEEOOORES" Fuck this guy twice, never watch any game he calls and never watch a single program he is a part of.
TheScore
Pretty much everyone other than Paton and McAleef. Sansone is only okay sometimes...and Sid Seixero is a tool using Ron Burgundy's send off as his own...argh.
ESPN
Here's a big fuck you to the entire Sunday Night Football crew...god damn all three of you especially Paul Maguire, what a useless turd, even Joe Theisman looks good compared to him (but only him). John Madden is a king compared to these douches, and actually Madden is still a guilty pleasure of mine.
In case you were wondering I think Al Michaels calls the best football game on the planet, and I think Joe Buck is quite solid at Baseball (fuck Joe Morgan!). What do you guys think?