Posted by Vince V. on November 06, 2009 at 17:16:33:
In Reply to: Re: John Sterling posted by Tom on November 06, 2009 at 16:48:48:
Tom
While I agree that there is some degree of homerism in most broadcasts and in almost all of the NYC teams TV and radio teams, Sterling and Waldman take it to a different level (e.g. the adulation of every man on the roster, the overexcitement over a moderately good play, the HR calls, etc).
I freely admit I'm a Met fan. I also know that you can tell that Howie Rose & Gary Cohen are life-long Met fans from their broadcast. But it is nowhere near the level of Sterling.
And I 100% agree with you that there's a high degree of homerism in football - I listen to Sirius' NFL coverage and I'd say a solid majority of the broadcast teams are on the Sterling/Waldman level (the Eagle, Redskin and Bear broadcast teams immediately jump to mind).
And college football tops them all.