matter2003 Posted June 12 Report Share Posted June 12 Meh...I prefer to listen to the opponent's broadcast most nights, TBH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Aud Smell Posted June 12 Report Share Posted June 12 12 hours ago, matter2003 said: Meh...I prefer to listen to the opponent's broadcast most nights, TBH. It occurs to me: I often do the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stads Posted July 16 Author Report Share Posted July 16 "There’s a little bit of Ted Darling in how I call the game — some long-time Sabres fans might pick up on that.” https://www.wivb.com/sports/a-day-in-the-life-of-sabres-play-by-play-broadcaster-dan-dunleavy/ 1 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Guava Posted July 16 Report Share Posted July 16 What praise? I literally watch the other teams broadcast every night so I don't have to listen to him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Aud Smell Posted July 16 Report Share Posted July 16 13 hours ago, Stads said: "There’s a little bit of Ted Darling in how I call the game — some long-time Sabres fans might pick up on that.” https://www.wivb.com/sports/a-day-in-the-life-of-sabres-play-by-play-broadcaster-dan-dunleavy/ yeesh. i’ve never once picked up on that. and i was raised on darling’s call. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted July 16 Report Share Posted July 16 He's fine. His biggest flaw is he's not RJ. 3 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampD Posted July 16 Report Share Posted July 16 So wait, were they doing experiments on his dog before he rescued Timmy?! ”and 11-year-old Timmy, a laboratory-beagle rescue.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted July 16 Report Share Posted July 16 52 minutes ago, SwampD said: So wait, were they doing experiments on his dog before he rescued Timmy?! ”and 11-year-old Timmy, a laboratory-beagle rescue.” Well, I'm sure Dan wasn't performing the experiments. I don't always like his calls but I follow him on Twitter and he does seem to be one of the nicer guys around. Devoted to his wife through her battle with cancer, animal lover, music lover, etc. I think he's a great guy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carmel Corn Posted July 16 Report Share Posted July 16 4 hours ago, Doohickie said: Well, I'm sure Dan wasn't performing the experiments. I don't always like his calls but I follow him on Twitter and he does seem to be one of the nicer guys around. Devoted to his wife through her battle with cancer, animal lover, music lover, etc. I think he's a great guy. I don't doubt that he's a good guy, but IMHO his play by play is really bad. Just try following the on-ice play without benefit of a television (i.e. radio only - good luck with that). The Sabres organization is content with mediocrity, whether it is the media (DD, no SOG counter, etc.) and also the national anthem singers....they're all pretty mediocre at best....and often worse than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brawndo Posted July 16 Report Share Posted July 16 (edited) He and Ray talk way too much during actual play. For example here is the Dunleavy’s call of Dylan Cozens first goal Compared to the Capitals call of the same goal Benson’s First was much better Compared to the Capitals Call Edited July 16 by Brawndo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabattBlue Posted July 16 Report Share Posted July 16 (edited) I don’t like Dan and it has nothing to do with following two legends. He is beyond terrible. Edited July 16 by LabattBlue 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewookie1 Posted July 16 Report Share Posted July 16 (edited) I don’t honestly have an issue with Dan. He isn’t good as a radio PbP guy for sure but on TV he’s fine. Ray and Dan get caught up in conversation a bit too often but with how this team has been I’m not exactly all that surprised. Sadly, gone are the days of RJ’s ilk and the old HNIC guys. Most newer school announcers are more akin to Dan because announcers nowadays are trained more to give a dictation on what’s happened whereas old announcers gave a more story telling feel as it happened. Edited July 16 by thewookie1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huckleberry Posted July 16 Report Share Posted July 16 There are much worse, lets say he is in middle of the pack when it comes to PBP. But yeah should call the play more than having random conversations. If he wants to do that more he should be the PBP guy for the Tour de france, can talk about the history of each chateau, where you can find good wine, and talk about the families of each cyclist 😛 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted July 16 Report Share Posted July 16 8 hours ago, PromoTheRobot said: He's fine. His biggest flaw is he's not RJ. RJ has nothing to do with it. His biggest flaw is that he simply cannot keep up with the play. That’s not so bad for the tv audience, but it’s beyond a disservice to the radio listeners. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted July 16 Report Share Posted July 16 13 minutes ago, K-9 said: RJ has nothing to do with it. His biggest flaw is that he simply cannot keep up with the play. That’s not so bad for the tv audience, but it’s beyond a disservice to the radio listeners. RJ was the same way toward the end. That and Rob Ray telling long stories while play is on. The answer is for WGR to hire their own radio team. Paul Hamilton is right there. I'm sure he'd love to do it. But like all things, it comes down to money. And Audacy, WGR's owner, is bankrupt. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeSchmoe Posted July 16 Report Share Posted July 16 26 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said: RJ was the same way toward the end. That and Rob Ray telling long stories while play is on. The answer is for WGR to hire their own radio team. Paul Hamilton is right there. I'm sure he'd love to do it. But like all things, it comes down to money. And Audacy, WGR's owner, is bankrupt. As a frequent radio listener, RJ was really good right up until the end. Sure he'd slipped a bit and didn't quite get a name right in time, but that's a completely different level than Dunleavy where sometimes you don't know a goal was scored or what team scored it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted July 17 Report Share Posted July 17 56 minutes ago, JoeSchmoe said: As a frequent radio listener, RJ was really good right up until the end. Sure he'd slipped a bit and didn't quite get a name right in time, but that's a completely different level than Dunleavy where sometimes you don't know a goal was scored or what team scored it. I'm not saying RJ slipped, just that they really forgot about radio listeners. They called a TV game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Train Posted July 17 Report Share Posted July 17 On 6/10/2024 at 12:35 AM, Stads said: I don't know who scored until 3-5 seconds after a goal goes in. The DD-Razor banter about nonsense as the play is going on is insufferable. Bullseye. I'm not hypercritical of play calling but this seems to be the norm these days with multiple announcers. Can they not see the uniform numbers and feel senseless banter is a good backup ? It;s a big comedown from Rick and Ted Darling who raised the excitement level at the proper times with precise play by play. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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