NHL Center Ice Gives Users the Choice

by Blez on Dec 3, 2008 4:35 PM PST Comment 10 comments

Now that I live out of market for the A's, I watch almost all of their games on Extra Innings. One of my biggest frustrations last year was dealing with out-of-market announcers. I mean, if I had to listen to Hawk Harrelson one more time, I might've gone all Marlon Brando at the end of Apocalypse Now..."The horror, the horror...".

I also happen to be a huge New Jersey Devils fan and I get really annoyed having to listen to Florida Panthers or Pittsburgh Penguins announcers instead of the best hockey play-by-play guy around, Mike "Doc" Emrick. The good news is that the Center Ice package is occasionally giving me the choice as to what broadcast I want to watch.

I'm only hoping that MLB follows the NHL lead and adopts something similar because it would make my enjoyment of A's games so much more pure. And my wife will no longer have to tell me that it's "weird" that I'm watching A's games in dead silence with the mute button on.

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I had the choice on MLB all year long for every game

that had both teams televised. Didn’t have to listen Hawk or Hud much all year, it was joyous.

Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on Dec 3, 2008 4:51 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Did not know that

Been subscribing to E.I. for the past few years though cable.

I guess a reason to consider dish. Although dealing with the other teams announcers does not bug me as much because I have not lived in the Bay Area for close to 30 years…so not really used to catching every A’s game with A’s announcers.

Agree with you on the Hawk Blez. He and the Boston anouncing team with Remy are about the worst.
Dude, you going to get out to Anaheim this year?…you don’t have to eat the food there.

by easyraider on Dec 3, 2008 11:19 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

by nevermoor on Dec 4, 2008 10:28 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

i don’t actually have EI so I can’t really comment on that. the delay would probably bug me as well but i’m a radio-only man during my NRAF times, which is looking like all of next season.

by MaineAthletic on Dec 4, 2008 10:07 AM PST reply actions 0 recs