Journal FortKnox's Journal: Sideline Reporters 19
OK, this IS football related, but I want some female perspective of what is going on, and you don't need to know about football to figure out my points and such.
The sideline reporter is someoen that gets quick interviews throughout the game, find out about injuries, and generally report stuff from the field. It was a job Lynn Swann had a couple years back, and he did a great job cause he was a former player (hall of famer WR for the Steelers). He was replaced a by Melissa Stark to get more of a female audience. I was a bit miffed (he's a former steeler!), but was alright with the change. Melissa Stark knew her football and did a good job.
Now, Mrs.Stark is on maternity leave, so they brought in Lisa Guerrero. I think that ABC overstepped its original planning, cause Lisa is a bit of a hottie (which attracts more men, not women)... HOWEVER she has NO CLUE about football. She was writing notes on paper and reading them (some of which details were wrong if you were paying attention to the game, you realized it real quick), and she can't interview for jack. She asked Patrick Ramsey (Washington QB) how he feels about his ex-teammate Laverneaous Coles (who moved from the Jets to the Skins this offseason. So he isn't a former teammate, but a new teammate). Ramsey kinda said "What?!??" which shoulda clued in Guerrero, but, nope, she just went ahead and said it again.
Now, I have no problem with a woman in the position. None at all. BUT YOU HAVE TO KNOW ABOUT FOOTBALL IF YOU ARE GOING TO BE A FOOTBALL REPORTER! They could pick up a college kid and get a better sideline reporter. In fact, I'd bet they could find some other 'good looking' chick that could do the job. My thoughts? Bring back Lynn Swann (he's still in abcsports, just doing college games), until Melissa Starks returns. Lisa just did a terrible job, and doesn't deserve the position!
The sideline reporter is someoen that gets quick interviews throughout the game, find out about injuries, and generally report stuff from the field. It was a job Lynn Swann had a couple years back, and he did a great job cause he was a former player (hall of famer WR for the Steelers). He was replaced a by Melissa Stark to get more of a female audience. I was a bit miffed (he's a former steeler!), but was alright with the change. Melissa Stark knew her football and did a good job.
Now, Mrs.Stark is on maternity leave, so they brought in Lisa Guerrero. I think that ABC overstepped its original planning, cause Lisa is a bit of a hottie (which attracts more men, not women)... HOWEVER she has NO CLUE about football. She was writing notes on paper and reading them (some of which details were wrong if you were paying attention to the game, you realized it real quick), and she can't interview for jack. She asked Patrick Ramsey (Washington QB) how he feels about his ex-teammate Laverneaous Coles (who moved from the Jets to the Skins this offseason. So he isn't a former teammate, but a new teammate). Ramsey kinda said "What?!??" which shoulda clued in Guerrero, but, nope, she just went ahead and said it again.
Now, I have no problem with a woman in the position. None at all. BUT YOU HAVE TO KNOW ABOUT FOOTBALL IF YOU ARE GOING TO BE A FOOTBALL REPORTER! They could pick up a college kid and get a better sideline reporter. In fact, I'd bet they could find some other 'good looking' chick that could do the job. My thoughts? Bring back Lynn Swann (he's still in abcsports, just doing college games), until Melissa Starks returns. Lisa just did a terrible job, and doesn't deserve the position!
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Leary is mainly good at that because he is a die-hard fan and an excellent player in his own right. He does charity games against North America with NHLers and seems to know everybody, which leads into many amazing stories. Unfortunately, in order for me to hear his commentary, I'd have to watch an American feed of the hockey game... which ain't gonna happen cause the camera work is completely atrocious and I love the CBC ^_^
Okay, tangent over and n
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10 minutes later, LG gets a call from ABC sports. The question is... would she giveup comedy to be an NHL color commentator?
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Only if she displaces Samantha Ryan. Not that she'd be missed. ABC didn't realize until the finals that ESPN didn't have any "chicks" working hockey, so she suddenly appeared besides Brian Engblom and Darren Pang. American hockey fans muttered a collective "Samantha Who?", shrugged, and went back to their usual business of making fun of Melrose's accent.
Actually, it's a perfect match. LG knows hockey, she can still show off her
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You have probably been prejudiced this way because of NHL on FOX and the fscking fuzzy puck, ESPN's glass cams, and ABC's generally crappy camera work. Play by play action should be shown from one camera near the press box that can pan back and forth to both goals. There should be seperate cameras for face-offs that would then switch right back to the pressbo
Suzy Kolber (Score:2)
The best sideline reporter out there. Lesley Visser (formerly of the Boston Globe) was/is excellent as well.
Bonnie Bernstein (I'll refuse to say "B-squared") is okay, but that whole being a Terp thing drops her down a notch or two. Getting Roy Williams to say "I could give a shit about Carolina," was priceless though.
Swanny! (Score:2)
Anyways, I work a night job at a sports bar in Pennsylvania and last year they had a Monda
Em is not female (Score:1)
IMO, Sideline reporters are less than worthless.
The only time they are worth a damn is when they are giving status on an injury. The guys in the booth could do that though.
I really don't care that so and so's wife is pregnant and he will be on a plane after the game.
I don't care that this is the 50th time Bruce Smith sacked a different QB. They really are useless.
Lisa G looks good. So, whatever. If I wanted to look at eye candy, well, skinimax can h
Two words: Eric. Dickerson. (Score:2)
You don't think a "former soap opera vixen" can succeed as a sideline reporter? :-) I can just imagine how Al Michaels turned that around away from an open mic.
At least Guerrero is intelligible (when the director doesn't hang her out to dry with a bad wireless mic). Everyone complained about Dennis Miller, but Eric Dickerson was worse. They didn't need two sideline people in the first place. But it didn't take long to figure out that Dickerson wasn't that much more insightful than Melissa Stark. He did do
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Re:THANK YOU KEITH! (Score:2)
I give her one last chance tonight. She messes up like last Thursday, and I'm writing her off as a failure.
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Honestly, she's a pretty face. That's how she's got a desk job in sports. It was a field dominated by men and there was a need to put a female to get more of a female audience, and pretty enough for the men not to mind. I'm sure the whole 'knowing sports' requirement was well overlooked for her (trying to give you my thoughts as they come, sorry for the
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Anyone else sick of Madden? (Score:2)
That out of the way, is anyone else getting tired of John Madden? I used to be a big fan, but there's just nothing to him any more. He's completely lost his energy, and you can watch a full game without him pointing out anything more insightful than that a DB was playing a little too soft or that an interference call was iffy. And you don't get the impression he's that well up on the way football is played this decade. And pairing him with Al M
Two most uncomfortable moments (Score:1)
But the two 'weird' moments were when Madden was reminiscing about Washington and RFK and the atmosphere and referred to 'all those times we were here'.
Nope, 'they' weren't there. At l
Boundary Riders... (Score:2)
Sideline Reporters and Horseback Interviews (Score:2)
However, I saw a female sports reporter, on horse back, interview Jose Santos (jockey of Funny Cide) immediately after the 2003 Preakness. She asked intelligent questions, kept the microphone close enough to his mouth to make the sound engineer happy, and she was an excellent rider. I was impressed! I don't know her name, but she was good.