Your favorite/least favorite sports play by play commentator of all time

[AlexJones]

IMO, close battle between Marv and Al Michaels. While Marv is the greatest basketball voice of all time and Al wasn't worth two shits when he called the Finals in 04 and 05, Michaels is fucking legendary on the football mic and had success with baseball and hockey as well. I'll go with Al.

Least favorite: that faggot Houston Rockets play by play man, Mike Breen, Mike Tirico.

[DeadlyDynasty]

Mike Lange, Pittsburgh Penguins radio PbP guy...used to be TV but apparently he had trouble with the sauce. Regardless, he's still the best and most entertaining.

[Silver&Black]

Least: Mark Jackson...If I hear "hand down...man down" one more time...I'll prob kill myself.

Favorite: Bill Schoening...pretty obvious to most Spurs fans. Sometimes if the game is on TNT....I'll sync up WOAI and the TV so that Bill is calling the game.

[Silver&Black]

Thought we were keeping this talk strictly basketball........but I see that the thread title does say "sports". Okay here goes:

Least: Brent Musburger........dude just needs to retire. Yet, somehow he calls the biggest games of the year.
Favorite: Verne Lundquist

[2pac > Kobe]

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I'm so fucking pissed right now just thinking about this faggots voice

[baseline bum]

Favorites: 1. Chick Hearn 2. Vin Scully 3. Jay Howard
Least favorites: 1. Bill Schoening 2. Bill Schoening 3. Bill Schoening

[Bill_Brasky]

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I'm so fucking pissed right now just thinking about this faggots voice
Yeah, that guy is just painful to listen to. He is the worst part of SNF. Everything he says is just dripping with pretentiousness.

[da_suns_fan]

Least: Mark Jackson...If I hear "hand down...man down" one more time...I'll prob kill myself.

Favorite: Bill Schoening...pretty obvious to most Spurs fans. Sometimes if the game is on TNT....I'll sync up WOAI and the TV so that Bill is calling the game.

Winner.

[JoeTait75]

Non-Cleveland names only:

Favorites: Verne Lundquist (football), Dick Stockton (basketball) from the '80s, when both of those guys were in their primes. The late Bill King, the great Bay Area play-by-play man, is up there. Chick Hearn was superb too.

Least favorite: Mike Breen. Just dry and colorless.

[DMC]

Howard Cosell... look at that little monkey run.

[Floyd Pacquiao]

Collinsworth is solid, he's real knowledgeable when it comes to the cowboys

[Cry Havoc]

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[Splits]

Worst currently in the NBA is Drexler. Worst ever is child incest rapist 14 kids with 9 women Calvin Murphy

[Splits]

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[LarryDavid]

He doesn't do play by play, but I can't stand listening to Sean Elliott's voice on the Spurs broadcast

[baseline bum]

Worst ever is child incest rapist 14 kids with 9 women Calvin Murphy

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[baseline bum]

He doesn't do play by play, but I can't stand listening to Sean Elliott's voice on the Spurs broadcast

Love Sean the player, but there should be a Spurs fan drinking game revolving around his use of the phrase "top shelf".

[manufan10]

I can't stand Chris Collinsworth and Mark Jackson. Two of the worst. Also, Reggie Miller.

[Spur-Addict]

Collinsworth is garbage, and so is Tommy Heinsohn

[Sportstudi]

Collinsworth is garbage, and so is Tommy Heinsohn

Heinsohn, Drexler, Carr (Cleveland), Elliott and Mike Rice (Portland) are my worst by far. It doesn't get any worse, seriously.

[Spur-Addict]

Heinsohn, Drexler, Carr (Cleveland), Elliott and Mike Rice (Portland) are my worst by far. It doesn't get any worse, seriously.

:lol Clyde is pretty bad too. Sometimes he's so bad I just can't stop myself from laughing uncontrollably.

[Mugen]

Lotta you don't understand what play by play means tbh.

[spurraider21]

Favorite is Bob Miller

worst is joe buck

[Silver&Black]

Lotta you don't understand what play by play means tbh.

Technically....you're correct. But people like Mark Jackson, Van Gundy, and Cris Collinsworth.....they talk just as much as the play-by-play guy does. They should be eligible for this conversation. It's not like they're side line reporters that only talk once or twice a game....

[Silver&Black]

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I forgot about Joe Buck....would like to change my previous Least Favorite to him now.

[Chris]

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Madden was so good especially with Summerall

Joe Buck and Phil Simms should be euthanized tbh

[Robz4000]

Worst: Joe Buck and its not even close

Best: tough call but I'd prolly go with Ernie Johnson

[Johnsyounger]

Walton worst ever. And its not close. Jackson 2nd worst.

[DMC]

Actually Bill Land is annoying as fuck. His giddy voice is like nails on a chalk board. Sean doesn't do play by play. PbB guys who try to create sayings they can patent are annoying, because they overuse the fuck out of it "Manu, that's how you do the voodoo you do so well" and "that's a Manu tres" "His spot, his shot". Mark Jackson, not a play by play guy, but is annoying as fuck. Mike Breen is a bit annoying too.

Harry Caray, can't help but love that guy "Ryan Sandburg stands in there"

[Chris]

Actually Bill Land is annoying as fuck. His giddy voice is like nails on a chalk board. Sean doesn't do play by play. PbB guys who try to create sayings they can patent are annoying, because they overuse the fuck out of it "Manu, that's how you do the voodoo you do so well" and "that's a Manu tres" "His spot, his shot". Mark Jackson, not a play by play guy, but is annoying as fuck. Mike Breen is a bit annoying too.

Harry Caray, can't help but love that guy "Ryan Sandburg stands in there"

I agree those Bill Schoening catchphrases get really old quickly, but his actual play by play calling is terrific. You can envision the play happening in your head which is exactly what you want if you're a broadcaster.

[DMC]

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[Biernutz]

can't stand anyone from ESPN

[lefty]

Joe Buck

I hope a baseball bat accidentally finds its way towards his stupid head during the WS



It may not be accidentel if it actually happens

[Chinook]

Not a fan of Chris Myers. He has a stupid habit of continuously shouting player's name during a big play while saying nothing else. "Toby Gerhart up the middle. Toby Gehart. Toby Gerhart!!! TOBY GERHART!!!!!111!!!" That Ravens/Vikings game last year was miserable in that regard, because there were like five big plays in the last two minutes, and he did it for every one of them.

I still like the Sacramento Kings announcers the best. I don't know who does the color commentary and who does play-by-play, and I mean that in a good way. They both seem knowledgeable but professional.