Friday, July 24, 2009

The Barry Melrose Trophy:

Awarded to the league's most obnoxious douchebag broadcaster

And the winner is:

Jack Edwards



I always think of this video when I think of Jack Edwards.
"Montreal will not answer": an underhanded way of calling Montreal a bunch of cowards.
"Reich is POUNDING Bouillon!": Fact error, borne of being blind to the facts when they do not suit his fantasy that the Bruins are, like, the bestest team in the wurld!
"Reich tangling him up": Bzzzt. Wrong again, Jack. What you meant to say was, "Reich shying away from Bouillon, has asked for the fight stop."

The there's this gem of objective announcing:


It's ok to call a game from the perspective of the "home team", but when you descend into calling a game the same way a drunken, passionate fanboy would, you have lost all credibility. That laugh is not one of amusement - it's one of malice.


In closing, I'll offer this constructive criticism:
Jack Edwards, you suck at life.

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