05 October 2006
Opinion: When I watch a baseball game, I am primarily interested in the announcers talking about baseball
From Bob Raissman, writing in the Daily News:
The anxiety level was high. Seventh inning. Nomar Garciaparra at the plate facing Guillermo Mota. Mets 4, Dodgers 2. Two outs. Bases loaded.Gary Thorne, ESPN's play-by-play man, called it one of "those key" moments in a playoff game and perhaps the entire Dodgers-Mets division series. On the screen, the familiar sight of Garciaparra adjusting his batting gloves.
"Tim," Thorne said. "A little bit about the movie."
Were we watching a key moment of a playoff game or "Inside the Actors Studio"?
That was absolutely ridiculous, and it is not the first time it has happened. Hey, ESPN: You paid lots of money for the rights to broadcast the playoffs. When people tune in, they expect...the playoffs!
I throw this into the same heap as all of those stupid graphics they flood the screen with too. When I want that shit, I know where I can go: the newspaper, or the internet. When I am watching the game, I want to...watch the game! Tim Robbins, the actor in question, is a great guy, and a totally legit Mets fan. However, I don't think Tim expects David Wright or Jose Reyes to pop up in the middle of his next movie and say to the audience, "Hey, audience, just an FYI: Tim, the principal actor in this film, loves the Mets! Come see our games! They start in April!"
¶ 2:22 PM I throw this into the same heap as all of those stupid graphics they flood the screen with too. When I want that shit, I know where I can go: the newspaper, or the internet. When I am watching the game, I want to...watch the game! Tim Robbins, the actor in question, is a great guy, and a totally legit Mets fan. However, I don't think Tim expects David Wright or Jose Reyes to pop up in the middle of his next movie and say to the audience, "Hey, audience, just an FYI: Tim, the principal actor in this film, loves the Mets! Come see our games! They start in April!"
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In all fairness to Tim, it didn't sound as though he wanted to talk about the movie. He was asked by Thorne, and he begrugeonly responded.
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: Thursday, October 05, 2006 9:11:00 PM
: Thursday, October 05, 2006 9:11:00 PM
That's absolutely true, I don't think Tim wanted to talk about the movie at all. The whole thing was incredibly awkward. What makes it worse is that it must have something to do with something at ABC - I should look into who the people behind Tim's new movie are.
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