I was just watching an international track meet on TV and was taken aback by the amazing insight of one of the announcers. He was talking about the winner of the women's 200m and said, "One of her greatest strengths is her speed. She runs the 200m at almost the same pace as the 100m."No kidding. You mean to tell me that people who run at fast speeds do well in sprint race? Wow, its a good thing the announcer was there to explain that to me. I mean, I really would have been pretty lost otherwise. Phew.
I don't mean to completely discredit this announcer. Granted, it was one of the only comments I heard him say and its possible that all the rest were brilliant, perhaps even witty. I do realize it wouldn't be easy to come up with insightful things to say about sports all the time. But honestly, until you can come up with something somewhat intelligent, it might be best for this guy and other announcers (cough, John Madden) to just keep their mouths shut and let us watch the sport in silence. Or better yet, try writing possible comments down and reading them over before blurting them out.
Just a suggestion.
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