|
New around here? If so, subscribe to the RSS feed and follow on Twitter |
Longtime Los Angeles Lakers fans remember the days of Chick Hearn and Stu Lantz as their formidable broadcasting duo. Well, moreso it was just Chick, who could take over the game and run it all on his own.
Sadly, Chick was taken from us in 2002. Even more sadly perhaps, Stu Lantz retained his position as the Lakers color commentator. And so it begins…
From here on out, Stu was glorified simply for being associated with the legendary Chick Hearn. He seemingly has a job for life and somehow managed to win the Southern California Sports Broadcasters Association award for best radio commentator in six out of seven years at one point.
HAS ANYONE ACTUALLY LISTENED TO THE DRIVEL COMING OUT OF HIS MOUTH???
He is by no means a good color commentator. As per Wikipedia, the lead authority on everything, “the color commentator provides expert analysis and background information, such as statistics, strategy and injury reports, on the teams and athletes, and occasionally light humor.”
I guess Stu accomplished the “light humor” aspect of his job – if by “light” you mean “absolutely fucking nonsensical”
With this in mind, I have decided its about damn time someone creates a running script of his on-air musings. It’s just gotten way too ridiculous as his tenure lengthens and I don’t think he’s even trying to be coherent anymore.
The season is nearly over and there is one lone KCAL9 telecast left. If I were to engage in this activity for a Fox Sports feed, then at least I have the beauty of HDTV and don’t focus on the color commentary as much whilst enjoying the pretty visuals. I told myself it is essential to watch the ridiculously bad KCAL telecast and feed for it will better help me focus on the magic that is Stu Lantz.
So “tune in” to this blog tonight at 7:00PM as the Lakers travel to play the Portland Trail Blazers in the inaugural Stu Lantz LiveBlog Experience.
