Of course, the real reason PBP guys say ‘time and space’ is because it takes an extra second, compared to just ‘time’ or just ‘space’.
Filling airtime is the #1 skill for broadcasters, especially on Sportsnet. If the broadcast crew ever stopped talking for even one second, it might cause Ron MacLean to appear out of thin air and start reciting poetry. This, it is universally agreed, would be a Bad Thing.
Hence, the usefulness of surplus wordage.
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