Why do sports commentators talk soft bullshit? - eviltoast

No shit skip, of course they shouldn’t turn the ball over, or get red cards, or what the fuck ever. Passing gas in the bathroom and think it’s perfume; literally shitty analysis I just heard on ESPN.

Why don’t sports commentators actually break down plays and strategy?

Only one I can think of is jomboy breaks down pitches sometimes. Showed that the pitcher was releasing at the top of the throw for like 4 pitches of sliders then released like 20 degrees sidearm with another slider but because it was released differently it caught the batter and struck them out. Beautiful breakdown and I appreciated the sport and gamesmanship even more.

    • FuglyDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 year ago

      for an example… you’ve got John Madden. one of the “best” announcers. at least, he’s the only announcer I know by name, as far as I’m concerned, American football is just a bunch of people in tights chasing other people in tights. fighting over something called a “pigskin”.

      It would be patently absurd to say that Madden doesn’t care about the sport. He was player, retired into announcing. made amassive franchise off this stuff. with doozies like:

      See, well ya see, the thing is, he should have caught that ball. But the ball is bigger than his hands.

      The best way to gain more yards is advance the ball down the field from the line of scrimmage.

      Usually the team that scores the most points wins the game.

      and those are just three of the many dozens I found inside of a ten second websearch.

      It’s okay to enjoy the game. Don’t get me wrong. I can understand why people enjoy playing any sport or any activity. But there’s something patently absurd about paying a guy millions for his ability to catch an oblong shaped ball. or put a ball through a basket. Or whack a ball into tiny little cups. never mind some guy who can beat the shit out of the other.

      Embrace the absurdity. it’s okay. BTW, battlebots is where it’s at.