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re: Chris Blair’s call as Jared Jones walks off Tennessee

Posted on 4/26/25 at 3:26 am to
Posted by lsudave1
Baton Metairie
Member since Jan 2005
12270 posts
Posted on 4/26/25 at 3:26 am to
“The ball has gone over the fence, you’ll have to follow it on twitter!” - Chris Blair
Posted by LSUDAN1
Member since Oct 2010
11172 posts
Posted on 4/26/25 at 5:01 am to
Yeah, I would rather some idiot yelling on radio, HR by Jack Hunt, Jack Hunt just walked it off. Tigers Win, Tigers Win! Only to have to go back and edit it.

Chris is a professional not an amateur.
Posted by Nix to Twillie
Houston, TX
Member since Jan 2015
20380 posts
Posted on 4/26/25 at 5:18 am to
There’s a reason he does this for a living. People just love to complain and after that they needed something, anything.
Posted by Houmatiger0626
Member since Sep 2024
1668 posts
Posted on 4/26/25 at 5:27 am to
Horrible call. Could tell the emotion was forced. Hawthorne would have genuinely went nuts.
Posted by Pleasenewdc
Member since Oct 2008
1567 posts
Posted on 4/26/25 at 5:31 am to
There was once a time when I would mute the TV and listen to the LSU radio network, but that ended with Blair. He is awful, and after all these years, he still hasn’t gotten any better. He’s robotic, and his love for LSU feels scripted.
Posted by chadr07
Rapides Parish
Member since Jan 2015
14429 posts
Posted on 4/26/25 at 6:01 am to
It’s times like this where you miss Jim Hawthornes passion
Posted by tigersbb
Member since Oct 2012
12967 posts
Posted on 4/26/25 at 6:01 am to
Tigers win a big game in stunning fashion and you miserable frickers have to find something to bitch about. Such a fricking entitled group of "fans,"
Posted by tigerfan84
Member since Dec 2003
26536 posts
Posted on 4/26/25 at 6:57 am to
He sounds sick
Posted by bakersman
Shreveport
Member since Apr 2011
6020 posts
Posted on 4/26/25 at 6:57 am to
Baseball is not Blair’s sport.
Posted by josh336
baton rouge
Member since Jan 2007
83058 posts
Posted on 4/26/25 at 7:03 am to
Think he was losing his voice mid pitch
Posted by SoloTiger
Member since Aug 2016
10896 posts
Posted on 4/26/25 at 7:04 am to
Oof. Not a great call for such a big moment.
Posted by beauchristopher
Member since Jan 2008
73756 posts
Posted on 4/26/25 at 7:07 am to
I wouldn't go out of my way to give an opinion about the call, but since there is a thread I would agree it wasn't that great. Not a complaint. Just an opinion.

I loved Lyn's call.
Posted by Nix to Twillie
Houston, TX
Member since Jan 2015
20380 posts
Posted on 4/26/25 at 7:11 am to
I listened to it again and it’s obvious Chris was losing his voice. One tends to do that at 1:30 am.
Posted by hg
Member since Jun 2009
128278 posts
Posted on 4/26/25 at 7:12 am to
Blair calls games like he’s not from around here and not a true fan that’s forcing himself to show excitement.
Posted by Gekko
Costa Rica
Member since Nov 2010
2552 posts
Posted on 4/26/25 at 7:17 am to
That’s pretty awful considering the context of the game
Posted by heypaul
The O-T Lounge
Member since May 2008
38350 posts
Posted on 4/26/25 at 7:19 am to
Posted by Big4SALTbro
Member since Jun 2019
24431 posts
Posted on 4/26/25 at 7:24 am to
Lynn is much better at baseball than Blair.
Posted by GeekedUp
Virginia
Member since Jun 2009
3112 posts
Posted on 4/26/25 at 7:32 am to
Yep. Even the LSU Baseball acct on Twitter didn’t use that call. You know Hawthorne would have nailed it
Posted by skullhawk
My house
Member since Nov 2007
27840 posts
Posted on 4/26/25 at 7:42 am to
quote:

It was to straight away center and I guess he couldn’t confidently celebrate it as a walkoff with no fans in the stands to use as a reference. Ensley running back to the wall on a ball that landed over the batters eye is a bit comical nonetheless


In Blair’s defense, I’ve sat directly behind home plate on the top row of the yellow seats. Those balls hit to straight away center are very hard to judge because you can't tell how fast it is gaining ground. Also like you said, the centerfielder does a good job of making you think he's tracking a ball 50 feet over his head.

Hindsight 20/20, he should have paused a half a second and watched what the ball was doing. An iconic LSU baseball moment without a call to go with it.
Posted by Lakeboy7
New Orleans
Member since Jul 2011
28324 posts
Posted on 4/26/25 at 7:47 am to
Over the batters eye?

Let Blair do basketball, bring in someone new for football and baseball. He can’t call a football game, it’s awful
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