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Posted on 9/11/19 at 2:59 pm to TigerStripes30
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to be honest Chris Blair sounds like a natural baseball play by play
Baseball is his worst sport.
*ting*
(5 second pause)
Basehit into right field.
I used to love listening to Hawthorne because you could feel it on his voice when something was good or bad. You could feel the emotion. That is something that Blair is missing.
Posted on 9/11/19 at 3:00 pm to DEG
I like Chris Blair. I just wish they could match him up with a baseball analyst he has better chemistry with than Doug Thompson.
Those two don't mesh well.
Those two don't mesh well.
Posted on 9/11/19 at 3:00 pm to DEG
Jack Hunt!! Jack Hunt!!!
It’s a pop up down the left field line and Furniss scoops it up and steps on first for the out
It’s a pop up down the left field line and Furniss scoops it up and steps on first for the out
Posted on 9/11/19 at 3:03 pm to Solo Cam
My heavens Doug. Put a 6 on what now?
Posted on 9/11/19 at 3:13 pm to Y.A. Tittle
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I remember thinking, this guy's voice doesn't hold a candle to John Ferguson.
"Tigers have the ball, first and ten at the twenty...
The give is to Alexander!
...And he SMASHES through the line!!!
Tigers, second and nine from the twenty-one..."
Posted on 9/11/19 at 3:16 pm to DEG
I was never a Hawthorne fan. Too folksy for my tastes. Also, sometimes the guy was confusing as hell and, at other times he seemed lost or trailing the action.
Blair has a great broadcast voice and is very good in the booth but he seems to lack personality at times.
I think he and Moreau lack spontaneity as a team.
I don’t miss Hawthorne.
Blair has a great broadcast voice and is very good in the booth but he seems to lack personality at times.
I think he and Moreau lack spontaneity as a team.
I don’t miss Hawthorne.
Posted on 9/11/19 at 3:22 pm to The Pirate King
I wanted to listen to the Blair call on the Jefferson TD to seal the game and I was really unimpressed. The enthusiasm was lacking. That was a HUGE play for the game and for the program in general and it just felt ordinary by his description/call. Disappointed.
Posted on 9/11/19 at 3:26 pm to DEG
Look, I grew up only ever knowing the greatness of Jim Hathorn on the radio. Infinite glorious memories.
That said, the last 2-3 years are littered with Lee Corso esque audio gaffes that made even the best of Tiger fans cringe. It's so much better that he retired from the call when he did, rather than continue on a la Corso on Gameday, ultimately becoming a bad joke.
I much prefer my "golden years" memories of JH & am more than ok giving Blair a few years to find his LSU voice.
That said, the last 2-3 years are littered with Lee Corso esque audio gaffes that made even the best of Tiger fans cringe. It's so much better that he retired from the call when he did, rather than continue on a la Corso on Gameday, ultimately becoming a bad joke.
I much prefer my "golden years" memories of JH & am more than ok giving Blair a few years to find his LSU voice.
Posted on 9/11/19 at 3:27 pm to DEG
i love hawthorn. but, this will be a generational argument. hawthorn will be my favorite for life. my dad's favorite was ferguson.
Posted on 9/11/19 at 3:27 pm to DEG
Neither can stand up to the great John Ferguson
Posted on 9/11/19 at 3:28 pm to DEG
I miss me some JH. Loved him doing LSU games.
Posted on 9/11/19 at 3:28 pm to jbrau22
Blair is too focused on sounding professional on every call he makes. Like others have said, he would be great on a national medium where they don’t want fan-like calls.
Posted on 9/11/19 at 3:31 pm to DEG
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His voice is inauthentic
My complaint when he was hired. He sounds like just a generic announcer.
Posted on 9/11/19 at 3:32 pm to DEG
Interesting take for sure. I tend to favor Blair so I can actually follow the game as if I were watching, but Hawthorn definitely had me more excited on big plays.
Posted on 9/11/19 at 3:38 pm to DEG
Blair does a great job. But I do prefer Hawthorne’s raw emotion when big plays happen.
Posted on 9/11/19 at 3:46 pm to DEG
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1) Blair would be great on national broadcasts
2) Blair calls an excellent basketball game
4) Chris is a pro. Appreciate his calls. But you cannot manufacture decades of fandom.
Hawthorne was Invested... frequently mirrored the spirit & emotion of many faithful fans... and that is something I really do miss at times.
I agree he seemed frustrated toward the end (see “mirrored the spirit and emotion of many faithful fans”)
I’d love to have heard Hawthorne call the 4th quarter of the UTx game... one might even say he was “owed” it after calling the entire backend of Miles tenure lol.
There was a time in my family home when we would mute the TV just to listen to the local radio broadcast while we watched.
1) Blair would be great on national broadcasts
2) Blair calls an excellent basketball game
4) Chris is a pro. Appreciate his calls. But you cannot manufacture decades of fandom.
Hawthorne was Invested... frequently mirrored the spirit & emotion of many faithful fans... and that is something I really do miss at times.
I agree he seemed frustrated toward the end (see “mirrored the spirit and emotion of many faithful fans”)
I’d love to have heard Hawthorne call the 4th quarter of the UTx game... one might even say he was “owed” it after calling the entire backend of Miles tenure lol.
There was a time in my family home when we would mute the TV just to listen to the local radio broadcast while we watched.
This post was edited on 9/11/19 at 3:57 pm
Posted on 9/11/19 at 3:48 pm to thunderbird1100
I really like Chris Blair, hell I was at Georgia Southern and liked him there too.
I will always love Hawthrone, but it does not mean I cannot like Blair either. I think people just have heard JH for so long, they associate him with all of the their memories. In 10 years it will be the same with Blair.
I will always love Hawthrone, but it does not mean I cannot like Blair either. I think people just have heard JH for so long, they associate him with all of the their memories. In 10 years it will be the same with Blair.
Posted on 9/11/19 at 3:48 pm to DEG
Hawthorne miles ahead better
Posted on 9/11/19 at 3:49 pm to Pintail
Hawthorne- Skyler Green Georgia Call
Chris Blair- LSU-Texas 3rd and 17
Hawthorne's calls were much more authentic than Blair's are.
Chris Blair- LSU-Texas 3rd and 17
Hawthorne's calls were much more authentic than Blair's are.
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