Your announcing, not preaching

Know what makes me angry? Partial Sportscasters.

Well, for past over a week I have been watching the Boston Red Sox take on the Tampa Bay Devil (I know they dropped the Devil from their name but since they were that for so long that's what they will always be to me) Rays in the ALCS on TBS. Actually, It's more like my wife has been watching and I've been in the room.

First off I would like to say I am glad it's on a cable channel so I'm not missing any of the shows I like because of it (Fox is screwing me over but that's another story). But, the personalities on TBS giving play-by-play are crappy. Now all commentators are boring and go off on trivial information that has nothing to do with the game at hand, or say things that really go without saying. But the guys these past few nights LOVE Tampa Bay and they ain't afraid to talk about it. It goes beyond things like "this team is impressive" to the point of singling out certain players and extolling their virtues so much it sounds like they want to please them in an unholy manor. And, they were also coming dangerously close to outright bashing the Sox.

Now, when they were in Tampa I could get past it because they were on the Ray's home turf, and that's part of home field advantage, you get love from the broadcasters. But, when they went to Fenway the love should have switched sides, but it didn't. It just got more and more passionate for the fish.

It wasn't until I was was watching last night that I figured out what what was going on, they were backing the winners. How do I know this? Well before the 7th while Boston was getting slaughtered the Rays were awesome and Boston was just crappy, but as soon as the 7th rolled around and the boys from Beantown began to make a comeback "Boston still had some magic left". That's when I got mad at the broadcasters. They should be impartial no matter what the situation. And, I realized they were just pandering to the winning team (not sure how it benefited them but there you go)

Now in any competition any person will pick a favorite, no matter how little they care, they will pick a favorite. For example, the subway series a few years back. I don't like new York and I couldn't have cared less about watching the games, but I wanted the Metts to win. They were the underdog and the Yankees and their fans are arrogant. So despite my not caring at all I chose a side (I didn't watch even one highlight real but I knew who I was rooting for) much like any other person would.

So lets make a rule (I like new these new rules I'm coming up with, they could help control our society and prevent it from spinning to complete chaos and stupidity). Announcers, you go ahead and choose your favorite, but you need to keep it to yourself. You are being payed for play by play not to convert me into a Ray's (or any other team) fan, let that go to the boring half hour (sometimes hour (but it seems so much longer no matter what the length)) wrap up show.

P.S. There, I have done it! Parenthesis within parenthesis, a new personal best for me! I think I will go celebrate by watching all the high-def TV I've DVRd while my wife has taken over the good set in the living room.