Chris Berman

[Rob D.]

Why on Earth ESPN continues to include Chris Berman among its U.S. Open golf coverage is beyond me. What a freaking moron.

[FUBAR]

i like Berman when he does football, haven't seen his golf coverage, I don't think his type of swag would carry over though.

[Robextend]

Originally Posted by FUBAR

i like Berman when he does football, haven't seen his golf coverage, I don't think his type of swag would carry over though.

I never liked Berman with his football work either, he is overrated and mostly an annoyance to me.

[Rob D.]

Check out the "Origin" section of this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You're_with_me,_leather

I own one of those T-shirts, by the way.

[chaddurbin]

classic stuff. also check out the behind the scene stuff on MNF when he was the anchor, what a tool. espn seemingly exist in their own little world up there in bristol and alot of these overexposed anchor guys think they can do whatever they want...berman, stuart scott, tirico, salisbury, etc etc it's a very effed up situation.

[tothrk]

Originally Posted by Rob D.

Why on Earth ESPN continues to include Chris Berman among its U.S. Open golf coverage is beyond me. What a freaking moron.

I agree 100%. Who thought it was a good idea to put this idiot on t.v.? Worse yet, somebody still thinks it's a good idea. I tried to watch some golf but this fool makes me want to gouge my eyes out and plug my ears with them.

[bijoem]

Originally Posted by Rob D.

Why on Earth ESPN continues to include Chris Berman among its U.S. Open golf coverage is beyond me. What a freaking moron.

I agree. Just horrible.

He is really, really bad at golf coverage. really bad.

[D. Bergin]

I like Berman and despise golf as a spectator sport...............so it's all good to me.

[Mikehealer]

Originally Posted by Rob D.

Why on Earth ESPN continues to include Chris Berman among its U.S. Open golf coverage is beyond me. What a freaking moron.

I couldn't agree more, I almost feel embarrassed for him. The more he talks the more apparent it is how little he knows about the game and it's history.

[HRBAKER]

Berman's schtick was funny for a small period of time, kind of like the first few times your kids fart in front of company but it ceased being entertaining years (and I mean years) ago.

[nolemmings]

I can't stand Berman. Jeff is right;his oh so clever nickname schtick was amusing very briefly--more than twenty years ago. He has turned into a caricature, and is not just bad, but annoyingly bad. I won't watch his NFL pregame show, and usually hit the mute if he is actually "reporting" a sporting event.

Stu Scott and his uber-hip, look at me, I'm using all street lingo schtick grew tired some time ago as well. Some of these ESPN guys are just waaaaay too full of themselves.

[HRBAKER]

Originally Posted by nolemmings

I can't stand Berman. Jeff is right;his oh so clever nickname schtick was amusing very briefly--more than twenty years ago. He has turned into a caricature, and is not just bad, but annoyingly bad. I won't watch his NFL pregame show, and usually hit the mute if he is actually "reporting" a sporting event.

Stu Scott and his uber-hip, look at me, I'm using all street lingo schtick grew tired some time ago as well. Some of these ESPN guys are just waaaaay too full of themselves.

C'mon Todd. Don't be such a hater!

[nolemmings]

I actually went on to "discuss" Tim McCarver and Thom Brenneman, since they were on, hurting my ears, while I made the last post, but decided to delete it. Earlier this week, I also deleted a lengthy post on that whiney Jeff Van Gundy and that nothing-to-add-but-I'll-talk-anyway Mark Jackson.
I'm going to try and be more positive--not so much a curmudgeon.

I like Bert Blyleven and Dick Bremer of the Twins. I'm sure there are others. I'm really not a hater

[pclpads]

If you're a sports fan - any sport - hell would have to be enduring a booth troika of Berman, McCarver and Joe Buck. They'd never STFU! I've often wondered how your old man could be Jack Buck and you could be the complete antithesis of his broadcasting excellence. I used to turn the volume down on Monday Nite Football, watch the video, and listen to Hank Stram and Jack Buck call the game on the radio. Simply the best! As for Berman, his high water mark was the Nutra-system ads.

[mintacular]

I get sick and tired of Berman pulling for the Bills each year and making predictions that this COULD be their year, etc.. So whenever they start off 1-0or something he gets his panties in a bundle and then of course they end up with a losing season. Hardly objective journalism. Plus the back back back back back b back back back back back b back back back back back b back back back back back.... preceding a long fly ball

[Jay Wolt]

Didn't Berman just win some NFL Broadcasting Hall Of Fame honor a week or 2 ago?

[HRBAKER]

Originally Posted by Jay Wolt

Didn't Berman just win some NFL Broadcasting Hall Of Fame honor a week or 2 ago?

He may have but that doesn't make him any less annoying. ESPN and the NFL sleep under the same sheets and he's been their kind of shill forever. WOuldn't surprise me.

[autograf]

Are you saying they have 'bedroom eyes' for each other?