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Why is Hunt Palmer considered a baseball expert ?
Posted on 6/18/21 at 7:42 am
Posted on 6/18/21 at 7:42 am
Just because he used to go on with Culotta and Ponamsky and watched the cubs on WGN?
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Posted on 6/18/21 at 7:43 am to Tigers0891
I have no insight but the Cubs part made me 
Posted on 6/18/21 at 7:45 am to Tigers0891
He didn’t play at a high level but is an LSU baseball nerd. Goes to the fall practices, keeps up with recruits, etc.
Posted on 6/18/21 at 7:45 am to Tigers0891
He’s not. Just some puffy dude with family connections from Shreveport
Posted on 6/18/21 at 7:46 am to Tigers0891
I completely agree. And listening to him pontificate like he’s a baseball Oracle is nauseating.
Posted on 6/18/21 at 7:46 am to Tigers0891
He knows more about baseball than the rest of the 104.5 lineup.
That’s not saying much though
That’s not saying much though
Posted on 6/18/21 at 7:50 am to Tigers0891
I believe it just shows how little on air talent there is in BR
Posted on 6/18/21 at 7:55 am to Tigers0891
Hunt is actually pretty knowledgeable with basketball and baseball for a guy that didn't play after high school. His football knowledge is limited, but I enjoy his segments, particularly when he ribs opposing team fan bases on air or Twitter.
Posted on 6/18/21 at 8:00 am to Tigers0891
I think you are confused as to what a media “expert” is. Almost none of the media “experts” have had a long playing/coaching career. They cover the sport, they interview the coaches, and learn the game by watching and listening.
Having said that, I don’t get your disdain for Hunt Palmer. He doesn’t claim to be an expert. His radio name for the longest time was “Hunt the Fan”. As in, hey guys, I’m just a fan here who loves sports. He doesn’t have an ego.
As a listener, I value his input. As already mentioned by another poster, Hunt goes to fall and preseason practices. He sees the players more than us. He gets to speak with the coaches and gets their opinions on some players. He does the same with basketball. He’s always looks for the positive in a situation, so if you ever hear him criticize, someone done messed up. I find him very knowledgeable on LSU sports and enjoy when he is on the radio.
Having said that, I don’t get your disdain for Hunt Palmer. He doesn’t claim to be an expert. His radio name for the longest time was “Hunt the Fan”. As in, hey guys, I’m just a fan here who loves sports. He doesn’t have an ego.
As a listener, I value his input. As already mentioned by another poster, Hunt goes to fall and preseason practices. He sees the players more than us. He gets to speak with the coaches and gets their opinions on some players. He does the same with basketball. He’s always looks for the positive in a situation, so if you ever hear him criticize, someone done messed up. I find him very knowledgeable on LSU sports and enjoy when he is on the radio.
Posted on 6/18/21 at 8:00 am to Tigers0891
I find it weird when a guys only hobby is knowing everything about sports.
Posted on 6/18/21 at 8:02 am to Tigers0891
Hunt knows LSU baseball better than 99% of this website. Baseball nerds that weren’t players past high school are respected at every level of broadcasting for the sport.
Hunt seems like a good dude and he knows baseball. Football he’s pretty meh, but I think he’d admit that.
He posts on here btw under his real name.
Hunt seems like a good dude and he knows baseball. Football he’s pretty meh, but I think he’d admit that.
He posts on here btw under his real name.
Posted on 6/18/21 at 8:02 am to J Murdah
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I find it weird when a guys only hobby is knowing everything about sports.
It’s not his hobby, it’s his career.
Posted on 6/18/21 at 8:37 am to CatfishJohn
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It’s not his hobby, it’s his career.
He's not a career radio host. I'm pretty sure his career is in insurance sales.
I like Hunt. I think he is just a knowledgeable guy with reasonable opinions. Not unlike Charlie Hannigrif. I don't get the sense he tries to portray himself as an expert. But relative to most of the 104.5 line up he is a guy that follows college baseball MUCH more closely than the rest.
Posted on 6/18/21 at 8:43 am to Tigers0891
What type of things do you disagree with him about?
Posted on 6/18/21 at 8:47 am to Tigers0891
First, his name is really Robert Palmer, and he's...
*ahem*
Addicted to Love
He does post here, so maybe he will see this and reply because its...
Thank you.
*ahem*
Addicted to Love
He does post here, so maybe he will see this and reply because its...
Thank you.
Posted on 6/18/21 at 8:48 am to Alt26
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He's not a career radio host. I'm pretty sure his career is in insurance sales.
I am pretty sure he wants to be if he can make it work monetarily. He just isn't big enough yet so he supplements. I think he'd tell you he really has two jobs, not a one job and one hobby.
That's what I've always thought/heard. But I don't know Hunt so I could be wrong there
Posted on 6/18/21 at 10:13 am to Tigers0891
I like Hunt. What exactly would you like to hear from an "expert"?
Posted on 6/18/21 at 10:30 am to Tigers0891
He’s one of the few that still watches baseball
Posted on 6/18/21 at 10:39 am to Tigers0891
Perfect display of the political game of who you know get can you a lot further than what you've done
Posted on 6/18/21 at 10:41 am to Tigers0891
He follows a major league team religiously and follows lsu baseball as close as all of us on the rant. He also covered the team for a few years. So yeah, he is definitely an opinion worth having on BR radio. Especially when you consider the limited knowledge of the sport from guys like tbob, hester, jordy, ott, and mario
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