Bucs @ Rockies, 8/8
Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2018 12:01 am
517776617767140 wrote: Been listening and watching the game. I finally took notice as how bad Block is. This guy is absolutely boring! And he lets the picture on the tv go the talking while he meanders about something that is ridiculously not game related. I think the Rock is kinda tired of trying to make the game interesting for the viewers. Poor Rock.
Block meanders about everything he can think of the entire game. He seems to believe his job is to provide entertainment every second and since the nature of baseball is that there are seconds of down time between pitches Block will not allow any silence. I find it very annoying that the listener must hear constant "uh, uh" as he tries to think of something else to say. Greg Brown realizes his job is to call the game. He and the analyst will chat but he allows occasional silences when there is nothing of interest to say. Block will not do that. I don't like Brown's emphasis on catch phrases but he's otherwise a good PBP announcer and easy to listen to. When Block announces I often end up screaming at the TV for him to shut up.
I wonder what kind of evaluations Block gets from his bosses. IIRC, it sounded like the Bucs went out and recruited him rather than him applying for the job.
I also wonder that. But I suspect they support and probably even encourage him to broadcast that way. Greg Brown is too well entrenched in the position to change his style but it's very possible Block is instructed to appeal to the casual fan who may care less about the game than about being entertained with constant banter. He often goes off on 5-10 minute tangents explaining baseball rules that any except the most casual, beginner fan would already know. Of course this is all just my conjecture but if Block's style is not deliberate and approved by mgt, I would think he would be considered so bad that they'd have to replace him.
Block meanders about everything he can think of the entire game. He seems to believe his job is to provide entertainment every second and since the nature of baseball is that there are seconds of down time between pitches Block will not allow any silence. I find it very annoying that the listener must hear constant "uh, uh" as he tries to think of something else to say. Greg Brown realizes his job is to call the game. He and the analyst will chat but he allows occasional silences when there is nothing of interest to say. Block will not do that. I don't like Brown's emphasis on catch phrases but he's otherwise a good PBP announcer and easy to listen to. When Block announces I often end up screaming at the TV for him to shut up.
I wonder what kind of evaluations Block gets from his bosses. IIRC, it sounded like the Bucs went out and recruited him rather than him applying for the job.
I also wonder that. But I suspect they support and probably even encourage him to broadcast that way. Greg Brown is too well entrenched in the position to change his style but it's very possible Block is instructed to appeal to the casual fan who may care less about the game than about being entertained with constant banter. He often goes off on 5-10 minute tangents explaining baseball rules that any except the most casual, beginner fan would already know. Of course this is all just my conjecture but if Block's style is not deliberate and approved by mgt, I would think he would be considered so bad that they'd have to replace him.