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Screw Hambone.....
« on: January 26, 2009, 07:41:16 AM »
........... if i hear "Back to back Jacks"  one more mother******* time i will strangle rob stone with my bare hands!
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Re: Screw Hambone.....
« Reply #16 on: January 27, 2009, 08:19:46 AM »
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I don't understand what some of you people want....do you want two ball reps talking about ball motion the whole time and technical jargon?



I sure hope you are joking.

Of course.  Don't you know that such a set up would have a HUGE audience that goes WAY beyond the hardcore bowler?
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Re: Screw Hambone.....
« Reply #17 on: January 27, 2009, 09:52:40 AM »
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I like Rob Stone.  He is the people's announcer.  I'm actually tired of hearing Randy compare two balls as charcoal and a marble.  

Everyone wanna hate on Rob but they will accept that a bowler is throwing a piece of charcoal down the lane and the other is throwing a marble.

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I agree Stone is like Joe the Plumber. He represents the average guy who's at the lanes b/c that's where his kids' birthday party is. And of course Pederson represents the serious bowler.


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Re: Screw Hambone.....
« Reply #18 on: January 27, 2009, 10:11:10 AM »
At least Rob Stone is better than the other guy he replaced.  I can live with Rob's attempts to make the show interesting.  At least Hambone is better than "60 feet to success!"
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Re: Screw Hambone.....
« Reply #19 on: January 27, 2009, 10:11:46 AM »
People,

  ESPN is televising bowling.  This year, for the first time I can remember, they are following the shows to conclusion and not cutting away to show the tiddlywinks championship or whatever other drivel that has been preempting bowling. However this happened, I am grateful.

  ESPN is also trying to infuse some ENTERTAINMENT value to the telecasts, after all that's what the "E" in ESPN stands for. Bowling can be slow paced and boring by todays standards.  Rob may not be what most bowling "purists" want, but he DOES make it more entertaining, and doing that keeps the younger generation watching.  If he makes bowling sound fun enough to enough young people to get them involved in it, I say leave him be.

  Our sport is on the decline, it has been for a while now.  If having Rob throw up a HAMBONE, a YAHTZEE, or a BACK-TO-BACK JACKS can stir up enough youthful interest in the sport to start a revitalization of sorts, I think it can only be a good thing.

  Remember, bowling isn't just a serious sport, it is also a RECREATIONAL GAME that is enjoyed by MILLIONS. Most bowlers didn't/don't get into the sport as a seriously competitive issue, they/we got into it for the fun and the challenge and the competition came afterwards. If we can get those recreational bowlers back into leagues by reminding them how fun bowling can be, wouldn't that be a good thing?

  I say, let Rob have his HAMBONE, his YAHTZEE, and whatever else he can come up with to entertain the younger generation.  After all, if we can't keep them interested, entertained, and involved, bowling is only going to die all the faster.

 If he gets on your nerves, you can always turn the sound down.
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Re: Screw Hambone.....
« Reply #20 on: January 27, 2009, 10:32:13 AM »
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........... if i hear "Back to back Jacks"  one more mother******* time i will strangle rob stone with my bare hands!
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Re: Screw Hambone.....
« Reply #21 on: January 27, 2009, 10:32:29 AM »
Juggernaut pretty much summed it up the best, I think.
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Re: Screw Hambone.....
« Reply #22 on: January 27, 2009, 10:32:51 AM »
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People,

ESPN is televising bowling. This year, for the first time I can remember, they are following the shows to conclusion and not cutting away to show the tiddlywinks championship or whatever other drivel that has been preempting bowling. However this happened, I am grateful.

ESPN is also trying to infuse some ENTERTAINMENT value to the telecasts, after all that's what the "E" in ESPN stands for. Bowling can be slow paced and boring by todays standards. Rob may not be what most bowling "purists" want, but he DOES make it more entertaining, and doing that keeps the younger generation watching. If he makes bowling sound fun enough to enough young people to get them involved in it, I say leave him be.

Our sport is on the decline, it has been for a while now. If having Rob throw up a HAMBONE, a YAHTZEE, or a BACK-TO-BACK JACKS can stir up enough youthful interest in the sport to start a revitalization of sorts, I think it can only be a good thing.

Remember, bowling isn't just a serious sport, it is also a RECREATIONAL GAME that is enjoyed by MILLIONS. Most bowlers didn't/don't get into the sport as a seriously competitive issue, they/we got into it for the fun and the challenge and the competition came afterwards. If we can get those recreational bowlers back into leagues by reminding them how fun bowling can be, wouldn't that be a good thing?

I say, let Rob have his HAMBONE, his YAHTZEE, and whatever else he can come up with to entertain the younger generation. After all, if we can't keep them interested, entertained, and involved, bowling is only going to die all the faster.

If he gets on your nerves, you can always turn the sound down.

 


+100...the shame of it is, if you replaced a guy like Stone with a "purist" who didn't add any entertainment value, and ratings went far enough into the crapper that we didn't have bowling to watch anymore, then these same self-righeous, self-important, keepers of the bowling flame, purist, whinisng blowhards would be the first to b1tch and moan over the loss...

Some of you guys need to get over yourselves...
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Re: Screw Hambone.....
« Reply #23 on: January 27, 2009, 01:08:06 PM »
What about replace rob stone with one of the players that did not make it to the Finals?
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Re: Screw Hambone.....
« Reply #24 on: January 27, 2009, 01:33:16 PM »
I'm not a real big fan of him either, but guess what.....  There's a volume &/or a mute button on your remotes.  Try using it.  I've played some CD's for back ground while watching.  I've also just tolerated him.  Get over it.
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Re: Screw Hambone.....
« Reply #25 on: January 27, 2009, 01:41:42 PM »
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My only argument is you would never see Jim Nance calling the Masters in Golf and yelling Hambone, Yatzee or back to back jacks....Its okay to insult and make fun of bowling with Robe Stone, but not Tennis and Golf right?

I DON'T watch the telecasts because of Rob Stone AND Randy Pederson. Randy's voice characters were enough to make me cringe. If Rob Stone were so great, how come HE is not doing Golf, Tennis, Cycling, or the Olympics? How come he is stuck doing bowling?

When Michael Phelps won 8 gold medals, how often did you hear Hambone or Yatzee?


  Not to argue your points ( as they seem to have merit ), I only say that Tennis and Golf are seen as traditionaly respectful and dignified while bowling isn't.  That is sad, but I think it is because bowling was done by the "Blue Collar" crowd at night, in dimly lit, smoky parlors where drinking and gambling on the outcome was common, while Tennis and Golf are looked at as outdoor sports, played at clean country clubs by the "White Collar" crowd who were seen as honorable and dignified.

  Bowlings reputation has ALWAYS been below that of Tennis, Golf, Swimming, and even Polo for that matter, and I am afraid it always will be. Tennis, Swimming, and Golf are looked upon as activities in themselves, to be partaken of for sport and excercise, while Bowling is looked at as something to do when the weather is too bad for Swimming, Golf or Tennis, or you just don't have anything else worthwhile to do. Hell, there's people who would rather play croquet than go bowling.

  We are stuck with a second class announcer because Bowling is seen as a second class event.  Until we can change that and somehow infuse the dignity back into Bowling that it had during its heyday, we will always be stuck with "second best".
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Re: Screw Hambone.....
« Reply #26 on: January 27, 2009, 01:48:09 PM »
I think Rob Stone is great and I hope he keeps doing what he's doing.
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Re: Screw Hambone.....
« Reply #27 on: January 27, 2009, 02:08:42 PM »
I don't care to listen to either one of them. However bowling is being aired on tv so that is a big positive for me. I get a kick out of how silly they sound from time to time. Stone does say a lot of weird things but at least he is trying. Yeah he may get names wrong from time to time but oh well. Randy imho sometimes comes across that he is putting down league bowlers. Yet he still brings up good points to point out what the pros are doing and why. I guess there could be better anouncers outthere somewhere but we are stuck with them and will have to listen to them. As far as other players doing the broadcast, most of them that do not make the cut leave as soon as they can to make the next stop or head for home.
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« Reply #28 on: January 27, 2009, 02:14:09 PM »
To be honest I like Rob Stone announcing. I don't get why you guys make such a big deal about the saying he comes up with.
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Re: Screw Hambone.....
« Reply #29 on: January 27, 2009, 02:19:27 PM »
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My only argument is you would never see Jim Nance calling the Masters in Golf and yelling Hambone, Yatzee or back to back jacks....Its okay to insult and make fun of bowling with Robe Stone, but not Tennis and Golf right?


Seriously??? You think any bowling tournament has the prestige of the Masters? It's an apples and oranges comparison to make...

Once again, some of you take bowling (and yourselves) way to seriously...
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Re: Screw Hambone.....
« Reply #30 on: January 27, 2009, 02:48:51 PM »
Not to mention, do you actually WANT the boring, lifeless, whispered commentary that you get from the Masters golf match used in bowling?  I, for one, do not.  Bowling should be energetic and fun!  Rob Stone gets pumped when people start stringing strikes -- don't you?  I know I get excited when somebody strings the first six or seven!
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