This Guy Had Fun At The Masters
Monday, April 13, 2009
Thanks to the eagle eye of a few viewers of the final round of the Masters yesterday, Total Pro Sports can share with us a "boob grab like no other". Tiger landed his approach on the 15th green, and a gentleman in the crowd decided to celebrate just a little too much with his lady friend....
Beautiful! There's nothing better than a public breast grabbing to show your excitement. I was going to do a post on the great finish, and the great ratings the Masters received, but I think that video is much better.
Eli Manning's Golf Game Is Unstoppable
Friday, April 10, 2009
Another day, another Tiger Gatorade commercial. Apparently the company is using the Masters to release a campaign of random commercials, and today's debut features none other than the unstoppable, Eli Manning....
I guess that was kind of funny, and I think I want to try the new Tiger "Focus" drink from Gatorade, so I guess it did the job. We've had a cartoon and Eli Manning as spots so far. Now if we can just Tiger to join the DSRL....the trifecta will be complete!
Robert Allenby Gives A Pesky Fly The "Aussie Salute"
I have no idea what exactly and "Aussie Salute" is, but apparently that's what Robert Allenby gave a pesky fly during the first round of the Masters yesterday. And while that was certainly enjoyable, the fact that he called it a "bastard" on-mic, was much more entertaining....
You get curse words on television a lot, but rarely a use of the word "bastard". Leave it to those wily Australians.
Tiger Woods' Newest Gatorade Commercial Sure To Induce Flashbacks
Thursday, April 09, 2009
ESPN aired a new (or at least I think it's new) Gatorade commercial featuring Tiger Woods, but instead of Woods playing on the moon, he was magically transformed into a cartoon kid in the woods. Not only that, but they even added in Tiger's dad, Earl Woods, as a talking bear giving advice to the young Tiger. Here's the clip....
Kind of trippy but still pretty darn good. I like the voice-over work by Van Pelt, and I definitely could use a swim in the "Focus Falls".
Everything You Need To Know About Masters Coverage For 2009
Thursday, April 02, 2009
ESPN and CBS have worked well over the past few years to split up major Golf tournaments, and this year's coverage of the Masters will be no different. ESPN will have the first two rounds, as well as the Par 3 contest, and CBS will take over for rounds three and four. In addition to that, CBS will also be streaming the action online, with live looks on 11-16. To get the full coverage, you have to get Masters Extra, which will carry the CBS feed. Oh, and there will also be an IPhone App release for perusal on your telephones....
Here is your schedule and announcers for the four-day event starting on Thursday:
CBS Team: Jim Nantz, Nick Faldo, Peter Oosterhuis, Verne Lundquist, David Feherty, Bill Macatee, Peter Kostis and Ian Baker-Finch
ESPN Team: Mike Tirico, Scott Van Pelt, Andy North, Tom Rinaldi
Wednesday, April 8
Masters Par 3 Contest (ESPN, 3pm)
Thursday, April 9
Live Coverage (ESPN, 4-7:30pm)
Replay of Round One (ESPN, 8-11pm)
Highlights Show (CBS, 11:30-11:45pm)
Friday, April 10
Live Coverage (ESPN, 4-7:30pm)
Replay of Round Two (ESPN, 8-11pm)
Highlights Show (CBS, 11:30-11:45pm)
Saturday, April 11
Live Coverage (CBS, 3:30pm)
Sunday, April 12
Live Coverage (CBS, 3:30pm)
Dude, Chinaman is Not the Preferred Nomenclature - Asian-American, Please
Friday, April 11, 2008
Before leaving for vacation on Thursday, AA wrote:While I'm away I'm sure Chris Berman will curse on air, Tiger Woods will shoot a 50 at the Masters, and John Kruk will have a nip slip on Baseball Tonight.....Close, boss, but not quite.
No, the first story I, your faithful weekend presence, gets to deal with in his triumphant return to Awful Announcing (hi, by the way) is that old standby: racial slurs! Wheeeeee!
The story comes from Michael David Smith at The FanHouse. Rather than simply restating the facts, let's let him tell it:
During today's Masters broadcast, CBS announcer Bobby Clampett referred to Chinese golfer Liang Wen-Chong as "the chinaman."Oh, Bobby. That ain't cool, no matter what the commenters on Smith's post have to say about it. (Seriously, read the first two. Ah-may-zing stuff right there.) There are certain words that those of us who live in the 21st century no longer use; this is certainly one of them.
According to CBS spokeswoman LeslieAnne Wade, Clampett later apologized on the Masters webcast.
Clampett has been working Amen Corner the last two days, and his commentary can be heard both online and on DirecTV. He used the "chinaman" slur while describing Liang's round and explaining that he will not make the cut.
At least he was mindful enough of his slipup to issue an apology...sort of:
"It has been a privilege to be here with you the last 2 days describing action of all of the players. In describing the Asian player Wen-Chong Liang if I offended anybody please accept me sincere apologies."I like to call this the Hardaway Method of apologizing: "I'm still not sure I said anything wrong, but if I did, I'm sorry for saying whichever part offended you." As Smith notes, "This style of apology...always rings a bit hollow."
Does Jim Nantz Come Up With His Championship Calls Beforehand?
Monday, April 07, 2008
I read an interview with Jim Nantz once where said he honestly doesn't prepare his "Championship Calls" beforehand. With the NCAA Championship tonight and the Masters this weekend he's got a lot of stuff to "not prepare" for. Or has he already planned them out?
According to this quote from a CBS conference call regarding the Masters it appears that he does think them out in advance....
Nantz: I feel a tremendous amount of responsibility to put the right caption and the right story and the right description of what this means within that players heart. They have dreamt of that moment since they were a little boy and they wanted to go the Augusta and win there. And I do feel like I owe it to them to be on top of my game and be able to tell their story in an accurate fashion, to be able to reflect exactly what they are feeling at that moment. I have stories about certain players, anecdotal stuff that I've never used. I'm holding it back for the thought that one day they might win the Masters and if that moment arrives on Sunday, I'm going to tell a story that has never been told before.Aww that's sweet. Although it makes you come across as disingenuous and not "in the moment", but whatever works for you. In related news....what do you think his call for the winner of tonight's game will be. My predictions are "And the Tigers roar all the way to the Championship!" or "We're not in Kansas anymore Toto, but Kansas IS the National Champion here in San Antonio!" I think the second one is definitely a winner....someone send that to Nantzy.
(Quote via CBS PR)
ESPN Gets Coverage Of Masters' First Two Rounds
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
PGA continues to make changes under new Chairman Billy Payne as he's moving the first two rounds of the Masters from USA to ESPN. The HD telecasts will air from 4:00-7:00pm ET, with replays from 8:00-11:00pm. ESPN also plans to use CBS’ production and announcers, but ESPN’s Mike Tirico will host the telecast.
This is huge for ESPN, but you know they plan on getting Berman involved in this somehow too. Can you feel my excitement?!?!
(Via an ESPN Press Release)
I Could've Sworn Retief Was Gonna Win
Sunday, April 08, 2007
Because my wife and I spend Easter Sunday with her parents and extended family every year, I had the opportunity to watch much of the final round of the Masters on my father-in-law’s 42-inch wide screen television. Golf usually isn’t my game, and the combination of low volume and lots of background noise meant that we couldn’t hear a lot of the commentary, but it was still fascinating to watch as the event unfolded.
If you had asked on the front nine, I would have told you that the tournament was Retief Goosen’s to lose. For a time he played extremely well, moving up from six over par at the start of the day to two over and a share of the lead. Most importantly, CBS told me that after getting off to a rough start (something like +9 after 38 holes), he had shot –6 on his last 23 holes.
Rory Sabbatini was also in the hunt thanks to a remarkable eagle on eight, accomplished thanks to a near ninety-degree break on a lengthy putt. He failed to take advantage of the momentum, however, bogeying the next hole and shooting even par on the back nine.
The thing that stood out most for me was the performance of Tiger Woods, who never really ascended to “TIGER” status at any point. The threat was always there, simply because of who he is, but it was difficult to watch and say, “Uh oh, here comes Tiger.” He did have a few nice moments – breaking his club on a shot from behind a tree to save par and notching an eagle on 13 – but he looked awfully mortal. (Not as mortal as Phil Mickelson or Luke Donald – awful triple bogeys on 1 and 9, respectively - but still mortal.)
Finally, the Masters really does begin on the back nine on Sunday (Yahoo! Sports)
