Who in your opinion is the most annoying Baseball reporter or announcer?

Question

Mines is Jeannie Zelasko from Fox. She is just so annoying . You can tell she's knows nothing half the time & is just reading lines & her attempts at humor are pathetic at best. And while i know many won't agree with this one i think Joe Buck is a bad Baseball announcer. He seems to care more about talking about Hollywood Celebrities a movie that he saw or trying to find which celebrity is at the game then to actually call a baseball game. Your thoughts & have a good day.

Answer 1

My original answer was Chris Berman. The stupid nickname thing and the "backbackbackback" were funny like 20 years ago.

ESPN used to have good anchors who just reported about the games...Berman was the first guy who thought it necessary to do his 'schtick', and now everyone on Sportcenter since has followed suit.

But Zelasko it is!

BTW to follow up on Zelasko - it was during the interview with Ernie Harwell, the long time Tigers announcer, during the All Star Game in Detroit, that she abruptedly cut Harwell off half way through one of his answers during a pre-game interview to 'send it back to the studio for a commercial break'. I remember thinking 'who does this b**ch think SHE is? She was incredibly rude to one of the great baseball announcers of all time.

So you're right...Even Chris Berman wouldn't have done THAT!

Answer 2

Beckettgirl - I think it was Miller and Hershiser last night, and I agree that Hershiser needs to just shut up during the games.

As for the most annoying, it's Joe Morgan. He has no idea what he's saying most of the time, and he annoys people to the point that they created an anti-Morgan site (Firejoemorgan). He was an awesome player, but he doesn't seem to understand the skills that made him so great. He's totally anti-Moneyball, which is his right, but he doesn't need to spend all game blabbing about how speed and defense are more important than getting on base, hitting homers, etc.

Morgan also admittedly doesn't watch a lot of games when he's not doing analysis, so it's a little frustrating listening to him critique guys that he barely sees play. I'd rather have a guy who spends most of his time watching - and trying to understand - the game. No knock on Joe, an all-time great, but he's not a good analyst.

Answer 3

Joe Buck

Answer 4

I love Joe Buck and Peter Gammons, but I hate Joe "when I used to play" Morgan, and the White Sox announcers in general. What a hoosier strikeout call: "He gone."

Answer 5

Joe Morgan

Answer 6

I dont know their names but when the red sox are on national tv (fox) the two guys that announce it are sooo anti red sox, they will always talk about the other team. One time the red sox were playing the mariners and they were talking a lot about ichero and how hes so good, then the sox pitcher struck ichero out swinging, and the fox announcers, instead of saying nice pitch by beckett, they said nice SWING by ichero!!!! i was sooo mad.

Answer 7

I don't know why Tim Kerkjen thinks everything he says is really funny. He's not funny. He should stop smirk-speaking.

Pedro Gomez is pretty irritating, but he has the worst job in the world. He follows around Barry Bonds and talks around the steroid controversy.

Answer 8

I can't think of the guys from ESPN who were on the Red Sox games last night, but they were ANNOYING!! Instead of talking play by play of the game, they were talking about everything else!! Interrupting the game with the trade bullsh*&......One of them was a previous MLB pitcher and talked like he was the sh*$ when he played!!

Answer 9

that one buck guy who announces for fox, hes a pain in the *** to listen to he has like no knowledge, i was watchin a game on fox and he was explaining why umpires put there arms up on a foul ball and what it means. i meen COME ONE hes so annyoning.

Answer 10

Tim (when i used to play) McCarver or Joe (lets talk about joe)Morgan