Doc Emrick

What do you think of Doc Emrick?


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What's your thoughts on the guy? While I think he talks too much, I love the way he calls a game. He adds even more excitement to the game of hockey than there already is. Plus you know it's a big, important game if he's calling it. I love the way he talks up the United Center and the anthem as well.

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He's not Weiderman or old Foley "Thank you Dr. Karpotsev" good, but he's much better than most nationally. His metaphors can get a bit old, though.

I'm neutral on him. He's not bad but he's not the best PxP guy.
 

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How can a metaphor get old if he never uses the same one???

The thing that has gotten old is, oFF the POOOOST with the SHOOAAAAT line that repeats.

I really like him though, I like the random verbiage thrown in there and various shrills.
 

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He's a great story teller. However if I were a Devils fan, it would get old listening to it 75+ times per year.

I can dig it on national games and playoff games, tho.
 

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I was at a Hawks game at the Joe during the 10-11 season and our seats were right in front of the broadcasting booth where Eddie and Doc would be calling a nationally televised game. About 30 minutes before game time I turned around and Doc and I made eye contact and we both smiled the smile of recognition. Me: I know who you are. Him: I know you know who I am.
 

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Emrick is awesome. The whole team is good, each brings something different. Doc brings elegance and excitement, Edzo fantastic hockey knowledge, and Pierre great insight into what is happening at ice level.
 

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Emrick is awesome. The whole team is good, each brings something different. Doc brings elegance and excitement, Edzo fantastic hockey knowledge, and Pierre great insight into what is happening at ice level.

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Emrick is awesome. The whole team is good, each brings something different. Doc brings elegance and excitement, Edzo fantastic hockey knowledge, and Pierre great insight into what is happening at ice level.

"You're an announcer with a long stick from time to time."
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I think Doc is great..... and when you compare him to the fucktards on the B team.... its like the cute girl hanging out with her fat Special person friends..... a 7 suddenly looks alot more like a 9.
 

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Have to be honest...don't really care who the announcer, color analyst, inside the glass, etc is. Don't really pay much attention to them and seem to zone them out during the game. I suppose certain guys are better than others or rather some are more annoying than others, but I could probably have none of them and be perfectly happy to watch and listen to the sounds of a hockey game.
 

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I think that he is pretty damn good. I don't know how these guys can talk so fast with all of these foreign names and how fast the puck moves around. That takes some great concentration I think.
 

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Have to be honest...don't really care who the announcer, color analyst, inside the glass, etc is. Don't really pay much attention to them and seem to zone them out during the game. I suppose certain guys are better than others or rather some are more annoying than others, but I could probably have none of them and be perfectly happy to watch and listen to the sounds of a hockey game.

If you can tune them out, that is great.... but for the rest of us.... listening to Pierre or Brian Engblom or Dave Strader meatball drooling all over the broadcast really does suck.

Pierre is the worst IMO.... dude is like if you took one of the hockey meatball bros from Wrigley tomorrow and gave him a headset and put him between the benches.... "Ermagherd DER KANER AND DER TAZER AND DER STAMKERS AND DER BERN BERSHERP ERMAGHERRRRRD". He mostly rattles on about the star players regardless of whether they are actually doing anything interesting and spends the remainder of his time overreacting to stuff that doesn't matter.

Case in point.... Kruger's injury during game 6.... he covered it like a nutbag for some reason.... "Kruger is hurt, hes not on the bench, ok hes still not on the bench, hey guise Kruger is not on the bench, ok hes back on the bench, ok he appears to be drinking water and talking, ok Kruger is actually smiling, this just in he still has his skates on, ok he went out for a shift"...

Pierre is like having a really dumb, really annoying hockey meatball that you cannot get out of your living room.
 

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Have to be honest...don't really care who the announcer, color analyst, inside the glass, etc is. Don't really pay much attention to them and seem to zone them out during the game. I suppose certain guys are better than others or rather some are more annoying than others, but I could probably have none of them and be perfectly happy to watch and listen to the sounds of a hockey game.

I didn't have it with AT&T I tried.. but I've heard some networks, maybe comcast or warner or whatever cable service allow you to get that. If you switch to Spanish language for the game it gives you a feed without any broadcasters.
 
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