Pete Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 I disagree - and I like the guy. But some games especially this year I would swear he's calling the game by watching on his iphone with one eye closed. I don't think in any job if your performance continues to decline over time (as Sam's has imo) do you ever earn the right to leave on your terms, eventually you run out of rope and management makes a change. They have a few better options in house already and I think at this point Sam does negatively impact the experience of watching the game.Except in entertainment. Look at Chico Resch. Look at Dick Clark. Look at Ralph Kiner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 Except in entertainment. Look at Chico Resch. Look at Dick Clark. Look at Ralph Kiner. yep - doesn't make it right to me. Chico was a clown show for years and then they brought him back to do radio. Pretty sure MSG makes the calls on the broadcasters or so the Devils fan base says anyway. Clark was just physically painful to watch, Kiner just put me to sleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddious Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 Sam is the voice of the Rangers. I don't care if he get's every name and play wrong, his voice reminds me of being a kid. Rangers will not and should not force him out. He can leave whenever he wants. Similar to John Sterling -- who calls a slow sport on RADIO and gets at least 3 major plays messed up per game -- I don't want them to ever retire. This- guy is a legend. No way he gets taken off the air unless he decides he wants to himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillyb Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 I guess this one lasts a lifetime... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slobberknocker Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 he's lost his fastball for sure. however they will have to drag him out of there. kenny albert should slide in and than get anyone but lagreca to do the radio. lagreca is horrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliveIn94 Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 He does mess up his calls, but that doesn't make the commentary bad to me. When he and Joe go on for 5 mins about the other team's star I get annoyed though. Him or Kenny Albert, whatever. Sent from my [device_name] using http://Blueshirts Brotherhood mobile app powered by Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 Tell me more about the Yankees, Sam. It's why I tune in to watch Rangers hockey. Sent from my iPhone using Blueshirts Brotherhood mobile app powered by Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted March 27, 2018 Author Share Posted March 27, 2018 No disdain intended here, just a simple fact of "there comes a time...", and I think it's come time to get a new voice of the Rangers. Sam's had his go of it now and I just think that next season may be a very good time to usher in a whole new look, feel, AND sound of this franchise. Let's face it; We've dumped players, hopefully the coach sooner than later, and Sam has lost a bit of his magic up in the booth. Legend? Sure, fine..no argument Voice of the Rangers? Icon? yup....agreed Time to move forward?? YES....Let's! I think we can find some magic out there. We're going to need it for the next 3 seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 The announcers have nothing to do with the team. Just because you're rebuilding the team doesn't need you rebuild the broadcast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted March 27, 2018 Author Share Posted March 27, 2018 The announcers have nothing to do with the team. Just because you're rebuilding the team doesn't need you rebuild the broadcast. That's 100% right...but I'm bored with it. I'd like to see another announcer get a break and give it a go. Just my feeling on it, man. Just thinking the timing is right to do a complete "Re-surfacing" of this team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zman Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 I grew up listening to Sam and J.D. Miss J.D. But just the other night he called out the wrong opposing team. I think the Rangers were playing Buffalo and he called them Minnesota. And now i've almost trained my ears to listen for goal post dings when Sam says the shot was wide, or blocked. Still don't care. Guy's in the HOF for broadcasters. Rangers stink now anyway. but if you're going to switch, bring up Albert. I think he must have a winning record calling games. Gotta love that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted March 29, 2018 Author Share Posted March 29, 2018 Holy Shit! I miss JD!!! That guy was the coolest dude I ever met; I was hanging around with a bunch of the guys after a game one night back in the mid/late 80's and we use to hang around the old "Park & Lock" because we would run into Jan Erixon who used to exit on that side of MSG along with a few of the other players and we'd stock up on autographs... Anyway, after about an hour JD comes out the door laughing and joking....and he's funny as hell! He hung around with us for about 20 minutes talking Rangers, Toronto, Chicago...fucking guy seemingly knew EVERYTHING about every team. He was absolutely one of best hockey guys, and nicest dude you could ever meet. After that night, every time we'd see him around the Play by Play we'd say hi and the guy always acknowledged us! ...shit man, I wished he would have been our GM here. He's a brilliant hockey guy in my opinion. Just the shit he told us way back when; like he was a fortune teller! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slobberknocker Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 Loved JD as well. was sitting in my office one day and heard that he was in the hospital having surgery on his ankle. bet my co workers i could call him and get through and sure enough i called and he picked up. I asked him if he took a puck off the instep and he replied wish i did. introduced myself and we talked for 20 minutes. great dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted March 30, 2018 Author Share Posted March 30, 2018 Loved JD as well. was sitting in my office one day and heard that he was in the hospital having surgery on his ankle. bet my co workers i could call him and get through and sure enough i called and he picked up. I asked him if he took a puck off the instep and he replied wish i did. introduced myself and we talked for 20 minutes. great dude. He definitely strikes me as the type guy who would answer the phone and chat with ya! Kocur was also one of the cooler guys around...one night we caught him coming out with Probert after a Red Wings/Rangers game. Those guys were always tight, even after Joey got dealt here. Probert was fucking amazingly cool, and talked to us for a while outside. He made fun of us and called us a bunch of pussies compared to Joe Louis Arena fans!!! ....made me piss myself! Miss that guy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ranger Lothbrok Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 NOOOOO!!!! Never replace Sam. I don't care if he starts calling Henrik Brodeur by accident. He's the voice I grew up with, and as far as I'm concerned, he's got a lifelong contract until he decides to end it on his terms. Plus, while I would LOVE Kenny Albert to be the replacement, we all know they've been grooming Giannone for it. That's who we're gonna get saddled with, so I'd hang on to Sam for dear life until we can't anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaveByRichter35 Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 NOOOOO!!!! Never replace Sam. I don't care if he starts calling Henrik Brodeur by accident. He's the voice I grew up with, and as far as I'm concerned, he's got a lifelong contract until he decides to end it on his terms. Plus, while I would LOVE Kenny Albert to be the replacement, we all know they've been grooming Giannone for it. That's who we're gonna get saddled with, so I'd hang on to Sam for dear life until we can't anymore. Ugh fuck no, Giannone is awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsley Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 Giannone, lol. Brutal. Sent from my iPhone using Blueshirts Brotherhood mobile app powered by Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphinity 2.0 Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 I like Giannone a lot, especially as a person. But he's not good for play-by-play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 JG lacks the cadence that better sportscasters like Albert were born with. Sent from my iPhone using Blueshirts Brotherhood mobile app powered by Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worle Ranger Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 I agree - Giannone is dull to listen to in the play-by-play setting. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richterforever Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Top 3 choices for Sam's eventual replacement. 1) Gary Thorne 2) Gord Miller 3) Kenny Albert. Please NOT Giannone!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LONG LONG LONG TIME FAN Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Hey! A novel idea. How about not having an announcer at all. When going to games, no one has to " announce " anything. Lets hear the sounds of the game and not the constant B.S. yakking from the company shills. That goes for all sports. Just have someone give periodic up-dates on stats of the game. It's TV, not radio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger Lothbrok Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 I really think the job is probably Giannone's when Sam leaves, which is awful. Not only is the natural cadence off, the voice is completely wrong for it too. He could be screaming bloody murder when they score a goal and it's still not louder or any more exciting than Joe Micheletti's regular speaking tone. JG is a nice guy (met him in person at Monmouth Park Racetrack one summer a few years back), but he's just not meant for the gig. I wouldn't even want him doing color commentary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 NOOOOO!!!! Never replace Sam. I don't care if he starts calling Henrik Brodeur by accident. He's the voice I grew up with, and as far as I'm concerned, he's got a lifelong contract until he decides to end it on his terms. Plus, while I would LOVE Kenny Albert to be the replacement, we all know they've been grooming Giannone for it. That's who we're gonna get saddled with, so I'd hang on to Sam for dear life until we can't anymore. This. Fuck Giannone. That guy has been here too long, as well as Trautwig. They're waiting for Sams job or something else. I can't stand them, Sam deserves the Messier treatment. Hes the Rangers Ralph Kiner. Here until he dies, even if he has absolutely no clue what hes saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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