Rob Kerr

[BigFlameDog]

Over......Blown.

Some of you bitch and complain just for the sake of it I swear to the forest god.

[Street Pharmacist]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

No one is forcing anyone to listen? That's ridiculous to have to turn down the volume. Absolutely ridiculous as SN is a service that Flames fans have to pay in order to watch Flames games.

There should be at least a bare minimum standard with a professional sports broadcast. I'm not calling for Kerr to get fired but somebody at Rogers needs to pull him aside and tell him to call the game and keep the stories for moments when the game is on a time out.

So should we tell Doc Emerick to do the same?

[nfotiu]

Originally Posted by _Q_

Can we just fire Sportsnet instead of Kerr?

Last night's broadcast was shockingly bad. Sound that's 5 seconds out of sync, choppy video for the entire 3rd period? Most 3rd world broadcasts I've seen look more polished than what we were treated to last night.

What's weird, is it is always fine on Game Center or Center Ice when I hear people complaining in the game thread. And it is the same Flames broadcast I am watching.

[GirlySports]

Sportsnet really values Kerr, heck he even did tennis PBP in Toronto this year!

That was interesting.

[BigFlameDog]

Originally Posted by GirlySports

Sportsnet really values Kerr, heck he even did tennis PBP in Toronto this year!

That was interesting.

Maybe it's for his potential...not defending him.

He was a fish cop they shaved and taught to walk upright and work Junior A pre games...he has come a long way from that, maybe he will keep improving.

[BigT112]

I really can't believe this thread got bumped.

[RM14]

Peter Maher was telling a story the other day on the fan about how he built his skills in Junior hockey. And to this day receives tapes from aspiring play by play broadcasters.

In a country wih hundreds of junior hockey teams, you'd think there would be some solid candidates out there.

Did Rob Kerr have a play by play resume before SN hired him to call NHL games? It seems to me it was an unqulified internal promotion. (which happens all the time in business, once you get your foot in the door). I wonder if Kerr had to submit a sample tape alongside other experienced play by play broadcasters.

[nik-]

Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist

So should we tell Doc Emerick to do the same?

Absolutely. Hockey is not Baseball and it's not Football. PBP calls the game, they don't talk about how some player was in College, or their parents or a story from a former teammate while the game is going on. That stuff is for breaks in play.

I personally feel Emerick is incredibly overrated as a result of his tenure.

[The Yen Man]

I dunno, I find his quirkiness kind of entertaining. His "Kari Ramo!" bit when Ramo made that one big save against LA sounded like Arnie Pye in the Sky was doing PBP, and had me laughing out loud.

[squiggs96]

Originally Posted by GirlySports

Sportsnet really values Kerr, heck he even did tennis PBP in Toronto this year!

That was interesting.

I almost wish I had watched that. I bet he still managed to sneak in a "WHERE IS IT?" yell at one point.

[Street Pharmacist]

Originally Posted by nik-

Absolutely. Hockey is not Baseball and it's not Football. PBP calls the game, they don't talk about how some player was in College, or their parents or a story from a former teammate while the game is going on. That stuff is for breaks in play.

I personally feel Emerick is incredibly overrated as a result of his tenure.

Gord Miller does it, Chris Cuthbert did it, Bob Cole has always done it, etc.

Let me get this straight. You are watching a moving picture, that you can see yourself, with your own eyes and interpret yourself, and are upset that the guy that describes the action had the nerve to stop and tell a story to add color?

Alright then

[Stay Golden]

I was driving back from a restaurant with the family during the 2nd period and Maher and Loubo were doing 960. Man is Loubo ever a great compliment to Maher.
Still think it was a crazy decision that he lost his job out to Kerr.
Last night in the 3rd did Kerr say almost every ginx type comment that drives the average sports fan nuts it sure sounded like it to me.
Even my wife was shouting at him to shut up.

[Tinordi]

I really wish with gamecenter that you could just get a feed of the ice sounds and no announcers. I know all the numbers I don't need some person to tell me what's happening when I'm watching what's happening.

When the CBC went on strike years back and only had the game audio I was the happiest.

[Freeway]

Originally Posted by RM14

Peter Maher was telling a story the other day on the fan about how he built his skills in Junior hockey. And to this day receives tapes from aspiring play by play broadcasters.

In a country wih hundreds of junior hockey teams, you'd think there would be some solid candidates out there.

Did Rob Kerr have a play by play resume before SN hired him to call NHL games? It seems to me it was an unqulified internal promotion. (which happens all the time in business, once you get your foot in the door). I wonder if Kerr had to submit a sample tape alongside other experienced play by play broadcasters.

Rob got his start calling AJHL games, if I'm not mistaken.

[nik-]

Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist

Gord Miller does it, Chris Cuthbert did it, Bob Cole has always done it, etc.

Let me get this straight. You are watching a moving picture, that you can see yourself, with your own eyes and interpret yourself, and are upset that the guy that describes the action had the nerve to stop and tell a story to add color?

Alright then

I guess I don't notice when those guys do it because they're not bad at the main component of their job.

Are you suggesting that because we can see the play, that Football style commentary is fine?

[heep223]

Originally Posted by Acey

I want Hughson. As long as the Canucks aren't playing he's the best there is.

That guy is the absolute worst. All I can think when I hear his voice is "Henrik.....to Daniel...." Don't agree with you at all.

[The Yen Man]

Originally Posted by Stay Golden

I was driving back from a restaurant with the family during the 2nd period and Maher and Loubo were doing 960. Man is Loubo ever a great compliment to Maher.
Still think it was a crazy decision that he lost his job out to Kerr.
Last night in the 3rd did Kerr say almost every ginx type comment that drives the average sports fan nuts it sure sounded like it to me.
Even my wife was shouting at him to shut up.

Loubo's fantastic in the pre and post game shows IMO. The guy is just a wealth of knowledge, and I love his insights. I also really like the fact that he knows his junior hockey, so at least he knows what he's talking about when he's talking about a certain prospect or an NHL rookie.

[Street Pharmacist]

I don't particularly enjoy his call, but it hardly detracts from my enjoyment. If I had to rank the enjoyment of watching my hockey, the PBP is waaaaaaaay down the last and seems like an odd thing to spend so much effort whining about (not talking about anyone specifically, just the game threads in general).

[pylon]

There was a point where I thought these threads were OK, and even participated in them, but they are not. There has been 2 PBP guys dismissed from SNET, and this website specifically, and forums like it, has been more instrumental than you may think in making that happen. How do I know this? I just do, and the mods can feel free to PM me on how I know.

These men have families, and responsibilities. And would be just as devastated as any one of us to lose their livelihood or be demoted at their work place as you or I. Complaining is one thing, calling out the guy to be FIRED, is straight up wrong. How would you feel, if you were called out in a public forum by all the customers who's cars you filled, video game you took on trade, car you sold,... whatever it is you do, to be publicly lambasted and piled on, not because you did it poorly, but because they didn't like the way you looked or the way your voice sounds. Kerr has an incredible enthusiasm and mind for the game, and that more than makes up for what may be the odd awkward comment, or voice fluctuation.

I really like Sushi. But if I go to a sushi restaurant, and I don't like the way the chef prepared the Nigiri and he had a mole on his face I found gross, yet the other 4 people in my 5 person party do like it and don't care about the mole, then it is unreasonable for me to stand up, ask for the manager or owner, and ask they fire the chef because I disagree with his preparation technique and looks. That is what this is boiling down to. Superficial BS, not his actual abilities.

Rob Kerr is an incredible hockey mind, an enthusiastic broadcaster, and by all accounts of anyone who has known or met him, a really good man. I am ashamed that a bunch of donkeys on here that think the 5 bucks a month they contribute to their cable bill towards Sportsnet, gives them the right to call for his dismissal. It is downright pathetic.

Give your heads a shake, and get some class.

[RM14]

Originally Posted by Stay Golden

Even my wife was shouting at him to shut up.

earlier in the year, mine said, "wow this guy is awful".