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Post by: renoatpikeville on January 26, 2009, 03:59:13 PM
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If Wes makes anymore shows "Strike-alot-Mallot" may start eating into my brain.
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Post by: SleepOnIce on January 26, 2009, 04:01:57 PM
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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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Post by: lsf_21 on January 26, 2009, 09:09:27 PM
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Post by: rockerbowler18 on January 26, 2009, 09:16:33 PM
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Post by: rockerbowler18 on January 26, 2009, 10:42:23 PM
And, more importantly, he's making people talk about the telecasts for the whole week rather than just Sunday.
I hated the guy at first, but he's grown on me, to the point where I find him amusing, if not hilarious. I appreciate him, and I certainly give the guy props for effort to learn the sport.
Admit it, if you were asked to give commentary for some sport that seemed "off the wall" to you, like squash or badminton or volleyball, you would take little or no interest and not enjoy it. Rob, on the other hand, is having fun with it and learning more than I ever expected.
I take my hat of, and surely some of you could cut him at least a little slack.
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Post by: Uncle Crusty on January 26, 2009, 11:22:45 PM
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If Wes makes anymore shows "Strike-alot-Mallot" may start eating into my brain.
Rob Stone could call him (Wes) 'Huck-n-Chuck'
Or Rob could call him "Wes Malott." That wouldn't be too bad.
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Post by: Russell on January 26, 2009, 11:33:17 PM
The guy has fun with it and makes it entertaining....exactly what a color announcer is supposed to do.
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Post by: DanH78 on January 26, 2009, 11:40:04 PM
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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?
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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Post by: nextbowler on January 26, 2009, 11:43:01 PM
except he is not the color man, he is play by play man.
Post by: rockerbowler18 on January 26, 2009, 11:58:19 PM
HERE'S MY AUDITION:
*monotone voice*
Well, Randy. Wes Mallot threw the ball to a break point about 40 feet down the lane at the 10 board, then the ball's core sat up and the coverstock gave it nice continuation through the pin deck. My this is entertaining. Hey, look, he threw another strike in a "strikingly" similar fashion (please don't disqualify me for trying to make this exciting with a mediocre pun). I wonder if his opponent will be able to duplicate Wes's success.
Well would you look at that? There are still various pins standing on the deck. This is probably not good. I believe the pins are the 4-6-7-10. Some people call this the "Big Four", but I'm a traditionalist, and I don't like to use such unbelievably silly slang terms.
What do you guys think!!!!???? EXCITING!?!?!
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Post by: Necromancer on January 27, 2009, 06:44:28 AM
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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Post by: Bill Thomas on January 27, 2009, 08:19:46 AM
quote:quote:I sure hope you are joking.
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?
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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Post by: Spider Man 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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Post by: Juggernaut on January 27, 2009, 10:11:46 AM
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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Post by: actsbowler21 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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Post by: renaissanceman517kak 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...
Post by: Leonidas on January 27, 2009, 01:08:06 PM
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Post by: Juggernaut 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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Post by: renaissanceman517kak 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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Post by: Necromancer on January 27, 2009, 02:56:57 PM
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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!
Exactly. The golf announcers are the worst of all sports and some people on here are actually preferring that to the PBA? LOL. You'd get laughed at by every sports fan of any sport - even golfers probably. I know if I was a golfer, I'd be embarrassed by the telecast of golfing events. They are all whispering like stuck up dorks.
"yes he is going for a birdie... and yes he makes it" - announcer 1
"nice put" - announcer 2
"nice put" - announcer 1
"yes nice put" - announcer 2
LOL! GOLF on TV = NAPTIME. (yeah I play golf too in case any golfers here get their panties in a bunch of get offended LOL)
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Post by: jbuzz31 on January 27, 2009, 03:15:17 PM
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LOL! GOLF on TV = RETARDED.
you fell a lil short there bud.
its more along the lines of golf on tv = naptime
yet they have there own channel....wtf.
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Post by: mumzie on January 27, 2009, 03:34:54 PM
and I Quote "Don't get in Dave Ryan's way out of the parking lot after the telecast!".
Where Ryan didn't spend any time around the bowlers, Stone was in town Saturday night, having a beer with the players, and chatting with the fans. He is very much a people person.
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Post by: Necromancer on January 27, 2009, 07:20:16 PM
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I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Stone while I was in Medford a week and a half ago. One of the players I was talking with told me that the players really like him a lot better than Dave Ryan.
and I Quote "Don't get in Dave Ryan's way out of the parking lot after the telecast!".
Where Ryan didn't spend any time around the bowlers, Stone was in town Saturday night, having a beer with the players, and chatting with the fans. He is very much a people person.
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Yeah that's why I like him. He is a people's person like me. Two pro-bowlers on the telecast equals torture i.e.: Barnes and Randy or Duke and Randy. LOL!
Post by: Necromancer on January 30, 2009, 06:42:39 PM
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It was obvious Dave Ryan hated his job. Denny Shriner was good with Mike Durbin because he was actually a player at one point. He competed in Regionals.
Ron Stone just is not liked period. If you went to the soccer message boards, they hate him with a passion. Rob Stone would be better served being a gym teacher at a middle school, that is the extent of his sports knowledge.
The day I respect what soccer players say is when they change the game and allow for you to use your hands. I lost all respect for them when they claim that they have the hardest sport endurance wise and no timeouts like 'fruity' football as they say. They just walk like 80% of the game and run in spirts. But to them that is 90 minutes straight of running.
Post by: SteveAustin2808 on February 02, 2009, 10:39:54 AM
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GOOD NEWS!!! ESPN IS HOLDING AUDITIONS TO REPLACE ROB STONE!!!!! AND 5 BALLREVIEWS MEMBERS WILL BE DECIDING THE WINNER!
HERE'S MY AUDITION:
*monotone voice*
Well, Randy. Wes Mallot threw the ball to a break point about 40 feet down the lane at the 10 board, then the ball's core sat up and the coverstock gave it nice continuation through the pin deck. My this is entertaining. Hey, look, he threw another strike in a "strikingly" similar fashion (please don't disqualify me for trying to make this exciting with a mediocre pun). I wonder if his opponent will be able to duplicate Wes's success.
Well would you look at that? There are still various pins standing on the deck. This is probably not good. I believe the pins are the 4-6-7-10. Some people call this the "Big Four", but I'm a traditionalist, and I don't like to use such unbelievably silly slang terms.
What do you guys think!!!!???? EXCITING!?!?!
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Post by: Danes07 on February 03, 2009, 12:54:20 PM
He breathes some life into the show....his excitment and his goofy terms and the joking around he does with Randy can only mean good things. Its what our sport needs to get more people watching. If you go back to the old days with announcers that made watching paint dry seem more exciting, bowling would be off the air faster than people on here complain....its that simple.
Personally, I despised Dave Ryan. He never seemed to care anything about what he was doing, he didn't know anything about bowling and didn't try to learn anything more. He sounded like an idiot and I have heard around that not many of the bowlers cared much for him.
Whether you want to believe it or not, someone like Rob Stone is exactly what bowling needs if we want it to be shown on TV for much longer. We need and exciting, excitable, enthusiastic guy who wants to have fun and make the telecast fun for those of us that watch.
If you don't like him, mute the TV...or don't watch and see how fast bowling is no longer broadcast.
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Post by: jbuzz31 on February 03, 2009, 01:00:42 PM
What i DO have a problem with is his horrible gimmicky sayings hambone,back to back jacks, etc. if he would at least cut back on them, or at least try and come up with not such annoying ones. Other than that i have no problems with him.
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Post by: Andyman3333 on February 03, 2009, 01:12:32 PM
If you want to listen to bowlers talk about bowlers bowling, sign up for Xtra Frame. You get in depth insights into their day to day activity, discussions of ball layouts and lane breakdown and all kinds of technical bowling jargon. Very un-entertaining.
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