frisky Posted September 14, 2008 Report Posted September 14, 2008 Since no one's mentioned it yet, I thought I would. Guess he's still excited about doing the play-by-play. I had the feeling he would start winding down but not quite yet. "In other news, Quinn said that play-by- play man Rick Jeanneret has signed a two-year contract extension. His contract and the contract of analyst Harry Neale now will expire at the end of 2009-2010 season."
ROC Sabres Posted September 14, 2008 Report Posted September 14, 2008 Since no one's mentioned it yet, I thought I would. Guess he's still excited about doing the play-by-play. I had the feeling he would start winding down but not quite yet. "In other news, Quinn said that play-by- play man Rick Jeanneret has signed a two-year contract extension. His contract and the contract of analyst Harry Neale now will expire at the end of 2009-2010 season." Great news. Games won't be anything close to the same once he's done. But I remember someone posting before that his son is a broadcaster and sounds a lot like him. Wonder if we're scouting him.
Hawerchuk Posted September 14, 2008 Report Posted September 14, 2008 Great news on RJ. Harry Neal, I'm not so impressed with since his move to the Sabres. I really miss Lorentz because he provided much better color analysis than Neal does. Harry has alot of experience but he comes out flat for the Sabres broadcasts in my opinion.
awill29 Posted September 14, 2008 Report Posted September 14, 2008 I too love the RJ move, but I'm not excited to see Neale back. Neale is just not a Sabres fan, whereas Lorentz was. RJ and JL would add some emotion into it, but they wouldn't be over the top homers. Neale is just boring.
SabresFan526 Posted September 14, 2008 Report Posted September 14, 2008 I too love the RJ move, but I'm not excited to see Neale back. Neale is just not a Sabres fan, whereas Lorentz was. RJ and JL would add some emotion into it, but they wouldn't be over the top homers. Neale is just boring. Don't get me wrong, I do not like Neale and I really miss Lorentz, but you can't be serious about that statement can you? RJ is the most over the top homer I've ever heard broadcast a game. It's precisely why I love him so much. Great news that RJ is back, but come on now, RJ is the biggest homer broadcaster you'll find, and that's why we love him and why every other fan of any other team hates him.
thesportsbuff Posted September 14, 2008 Report Posted September 14, 2008 Don't get me wrong, I do not like Neale and I really miss Lorentz, but you can't be serious about that statement can you? RJ is the most over the top homer I've ever heard broadcast a game. It's precisely why I love him so much. Great news that RJ is back, but come on now, RJ is the biggest homer broadcaster you'll find, and that's why we love him and why every other fan of any other team hates him. amen to that .
awill29 Posted September 14, 2008 Report Posted September 14, 2008 Don't get me wrong, I do not like Neale and I really miss Lorentz, but you can't be serious about that statement can you? RJ is the most over the top homer I've ever heard broadcast a game. It's precisely why I love him so much. Great news that RJ is back, but come on now, RJ is the biggest homer broadcaster you'll find, and that's why we love him and why every other fan of any other team hates him. Ever hear Pittsburgh's announcer? Guy sounds like his heart's gonna jump out of his chest when the Pens score, and he sounds almost lifeless when the opposition scores. And some SouthEast announcers are totally biased on penalty calls. I said RJ was a fan, and he uses emotion. But at least RJ doesn't make watching the game unbearable if you're a fan of the opposition.
Bmwolf21 Posted September 14, 2008 Report Posted September 14, 2008 I just wish someone would a) force Harry to actually learn the names and numbers OF OUR PLAYERS and b) wake his ass up during the games. Maybe someone could swap out his decaf for the hi-octane stuff?
carpandean Posted September 14, 2008 Report Posted September 14, 2008 I said RJ was a fan, and he uses emotion. But at least RJ doesn't make watching the game unbearable if you're a fan of the opposition. I agree. RJ is clearly a huge Sabres fan, as well as a true hockey fan. He goes over-the-top when the Sabres do something great (or even good) during the play-by-play, but he also acknowledges when the other team does something great and between plays isn't afraid to call a spade a spade, even when it's against the Sabres. His excitement, but not his analysis, is biased. That's the big difference.
Taro T Posted September 14, 2008 Report Posted September 14, 2008 Don't get me wrong, I do not like Neale and I really miss Lorentz, but you can't be serious about that statement can you? RJ is the most over the top homer I've ever heard broadcast a game. It's precisely why I love him so much. Great news that RJ is back, but come on now, RJ is the biggest homer broadcaster you'll find, and that's why we love him and why every other fan of any other team hates him. Ehh, it depends on how you are defining "homer". If you are defining it as cheering for the team he is covering, you are correct. If you are defining it as trying to pretend to be "objective" while crying about every possible call (either not called against the other guys or called against yours) and every time a break goes against your team, I'd pick several other tandems as being worse than RJ; the most notable among them being Andy Brickley/ Jack Edwards. When on NESN, those 2 are unbearable. I'd rather have the soundtrack of the Rosie O'Donnell show going in the background of the game than those 2 when getting paid by Jacobs. :death: would almost be preferable to listening to them. At least w/ RJ, when the Sabres get a break, he will usually point that out; and when the other team gets hosed, that usually gets pointed out as well. He also is willing to state that the other team made a nice play. Sometimes it's not just the other team getting lucky when they beat the Sabres. RJ will admit that.
awill29 Posted September 14, 2008 Report Posted September 14, 2008 I agree. RJ is clearly a huge Sabres fan, as well as a true hockey fan. He goes over-the-top when the Sabres do something great (or even good) during the play-by-play, but he also acknowledges when the other team does something great and between plays isn't afraid to call a spade a spade, even when it's against the Sabres. His excitement, but not his analysis, is biased. That's the big difference. Thank you for clearing it up. His excitement and crazy calls make watching the game fun. But he hardly complains and will analyze the game both ways, unlike some announcers, who I think are "homers".
mphs mike Posted September 14, 2008 Report Posted September 14, 2008 Having RJ for 2 more years makes even having Neale back tolerable. I was excited when he was signed, but he simply went through the motions last year. Hell, as a kid I learned every number in the league listening to Ted Darling - you'd think Harry would have learned the Sabres numbers by the end of the season.
Team Strike Force Posted September 14, 2008 Report Posted September 14, 2008 I like Neale. Who needs 2 homers? Take that!
darksabre Posted September 14, 2008 Report Posted September 14, 2008 I love it when Neale and RJ say silly old man things and then giggle to themselves. I'd take butterscotch candies from them!
Stoner Posted September 14, 2008 Report Posted September 14, 2008 Ditto on the comments about RJ being a homer. I always thought, for the vast majority of the game, he was very objective. The thing that drove me crazy about Neale was his habit of writing the Sabres' obituary with four, seven, 15 minutes left in games. Several times, Jeanneret had to pipe in and say, "Well, Harry, of course there are nine minutes left, and the Sabres have come back from three goals down before." Not a big fan of Neale at all.
Chief Enabler Posted September 15, 2008 Report Posted September 15, 2008 RJ :thumbsup: Neale: :thumbdown: Is there a $5/5yr tag in here somewhere? :unsure:
evil_otto Posted September 15, 2008 Report Posted September 15, 2008 Great news. Games won't be anything close to the same once he's done. But I remember someone posting before that his son is a broadcaster and sounds a lot like him. Wonder if we're scouting him. RJ's son does play by play for an ahl team right? Maybe he needs a couple more years to get up to RJ's level and take over?
That Aud Smell Posted September 15, 2008 Report Posted September 15, 2008 this is good news. we've had lengthy and informed exchanges about rj's status as a homer on this board. rj's role as a homer has evolved over the years. when you listen to his compilation cd, you can hear in his calls from the 70s and early 80s that his homer rating was probably a 6 out of 10, max. if we're counting wowie-housley, then maybe we tick up to a 6.5. "may day" was a watershed moment in taking his brand of homerism to another level. and the lovey-gushy calls for la-la also ticked the meter up a bit. i also think that once he moved to tee-vee there was an instruction from the production people to just go with the homer style without any reservations. nowadays, rj sounds like he's experiencing the rapture of christ's return just about every time we score. i wouldn't have it any other way. as for neale, i will always have a fondness for the mere sound of his voice (takes me back to childhood sessions with hnic), but he may as well be chiming in via remote connection at the transit valley country club ... dude's just going through the motions with this gig.
inkman Posted September 15, 2008 Report Posted September 15, 2008 The thing that drove me crazy about Neale was his habit of writing the Sabres' obituary with four, seven, 15 minutes left in games. Several times, Jeanneret had to pipe in and say, "Well, Harry, of course there are nine minutes left, and the Sabres have come back from three goals down before." Not a big fan of Neale at all. Don't forget how many times he tries to throw the maloik on the Sabres declaring the game over with half a period remaining, up by two goals. :wallbash: I honestly can't stand anything about Harry.
shrader Posted September 15, 2008 Report Posted September 15, 2008 I love it when Neale and RJ say silly old man things and then giggle to themselves. I'd take butterscotch candies from them! The old man act is hilarious. Most of the time when they get some banter going, I have no clue what they're talking about, but I can't stop laughing.
nobody Posted September 15, 2008 Report Posted September 15, 2008 Here are other parts of the Buffalo News article that haven't been discussed: Sabres increase Web content ? Rob Ray will be only at ice level providing analysis on MSG during home games. ? Maria Genero has joined the staff of the National Hockey League team to work with Kevin Sylvester and Mike Robitaille on features that will air on Sabres TV via the team?s Web site, Sabres. com, and on MSG during intermissions and in a weekly magazine show. ? The MSG postgame show, ?The Shootout,? will air only after home games. On road games, Sylvester will do a five-to-seven minute wrap-up with player interviews and highlights. "People don?t want to watch three guys talking about the game for an hour and a half,? said Quinn of the postgame show on the road. I think it sucks about the Shootout not being on for road games. I always watch.
JoeFerguson Posted September 15, 2008 Report Posted September 15, 2008 I think Neale is not suited for being the home team's color man. I really like listening to him on HNIC for a game that I don't care about, because he has a good overall knowledge of the league. Lorentz provided us with a lot of really good minutia about each player. I don't think Neale has been with the team long enough, nor is he used to going into that much detail.
Two or less Posted September 15, 2008 Report Posted September 15, 2008 I like Neale. The reason? If i were the only one to watch, i wouldn't really care for him. I don't watch games to see what he says or even care what he says, i know what's going on. Neale is a great person for the less educated fans, and the younger generation, he explains things really well and makes it clear. Since we all post on a hockey forum, most of us are not new into the game and don't really care for the details he provides since we know hockey pretty well, but theres ALOT of people who watch Sabres telecasts who really enjoy Neale.
Hawerchuk Posted September 15, 2008 Report Posted September 15, 2008 I agree. RJ is clearly a huge Sabres fan, as well as a true hockey fan. He goes over-the-top when the Sabres do something great (or even good) during the play-by-play, but he also acknowledges when the other team does something great and between plays isn't afraid to call a spade a spade, even when it's against the Sabres. His excitement, but not his analysis, is biased. That's the big difference. Agree 100%. Yes, its true, RJ emphasizes the Sabres goals more, but he definitely gives excitement to the opposition goals and give them a equal treatment. Listen to the announcers for PIT and ATL, when the opposition scores, they barely mention it with any enthusiasm. Pathetic!
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