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Originally Posted by Badgers Nose
He is good when he sticks to a script. But when he speaks off the cuff he is useless (unless he is talking about hot man on man action / MMA).
He has nothing interesting to say - he is like those sports geeks in high school who never play any sports but know absolutely everything about them.
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A lot of people in media fit that bill. That's why they're in media. I don't think it matters at all whether they've played the sport before or not -- what do you want him to say? Talk about his skate sharpening technique from when he was 13? Would you rather Barnaby or Peca? They've played the sport before, and it's like listening to two rocks being hit together.
Personally, I like Pat. He's pretty knowledgeable, isn't a complete shill like Kerr is, and I find his delivery on the radio pretty good, if not over the top great.