Chris Berman

[GrandPa]

I admire Berman for being around as one of the pioneers of the cable boom, and being a fresh alternative, if you can imagine, at the time.

His schtick has grown rather tiresome, but to me he seems like one of the guys you'd have a beer ( or 30) and watch a game with. Maybe it's the whiskey-laced voice, but he seems like a man of the people, if that makes any sense. The booths are filled with former players, and sometimes its nice to imagine a drunken college buddy calling a game from a barroom.

I agree that he probably should stay away from calling any games, but in the studio he seems perfectly suited.

Just my $0.02, that's all.

[BearDown]

I use to love him as well, but his act has gotten old. He can't even finish saying what he's talking about without running out of breath. And for baseball, he's the worst! I don't even watch countdown or primetime anymore. He has lost it.

[frankb03]

I don't know how you can even compare the two. McCarver is a former player with keen insight on how the game was played from a catchers' perspective and Berman is a blowhard who cares about nothing but hearing his own voice.

I agree. I loved when McCarver did the Met games in the late 80s.

[birdog]

I hated it when that ball today was way fall and he still tried to make it sound like it had a chance to be a homerun ......... Chris this is TV we all saw it was fall not radio you dweeeb

[meaiken]

Berman just has to be in the middle of everything. When ESPN had hockey he had to be there also.

Surprised he doesn't do the X-games also (although he might, i wouldn't know, I don't watch them).

[DIRK]

I hated it when that ball today was way fall and he still tried to make it sound like it had a chance to be a homerun ......... Chris this is TV we all saw it was fall not radio you dweeeb

lmao

chris is good for highlights and football only