About Joe Buck’s voice

[RockaFowler]

http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/29/about-joe-bucks-voice/

This is not some personal shot at Buck, a pile-on bash of his broadcast style, or some cold-hearted jab regarding his medical condition. It’s simply a realization that this condition is adversely affecting FOX broadcasts. It is his job is to be the voice of the sports he’s broadcasting and his voice itself continues to be a distraction — sometimes a serious distraction — from the game itself.

If he had some sort of illness that affected his ability to work a full schedule but which would not substantially impact his ability to do his job when he could work it would be a totally different story. But this is different. This isn’t a matter of making an accommodation for someone whose temporary medical condition makes the logistics of doing the job a bit more challenging. It’s a situation in which the temporary medical condition is adversely affecting the quality of the work itself and for which there doesn’t appear to be an accommodation which can fix it.

[madinmaryland]

1. I would take Joe Buck any day over Brent Musberger.

:puke:

[benld74]

2. I DO NOT watch baseball games that have Buck and McCarver as the

broadcasters. They drive me up the wall. With Buck talking like he knows the game, and McCarver, who actually played the game adding ZILCH, ZIPPO, NADA, to the commentary.

NOR do I watch football games that have Buck as an announcer. I grew up listening to his ole man Jack doing the play by play, and once you have that, you know THAT acorn fell FAR from the oak.