fire larry rawson.com

Handle of the year.

By the way, I just went down to my local high school track and ran one lap at the pace the guys in the Wanamaker were going, and boy, I was doubled over at the end of it!

How was your turnover?

Well, in my prime I was like a Ferrari engine in a compact car.

I've been seeing Larry for close to 30 years as a track sportscaster. In my opinion Larry has been a great asset to the sport. In fairness to your comment, I didn't watch tonight, but anyone can have a bad night. BTW: Larry was a marine, special forces. I doubt you will find a lazy bone in his body, and if you knew his schedule, you might reconsider your bitter remarks.

rawdogging it wrote:

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who's gonna start that site - he is such a f***ing clown - he f***ed up everyone's name tonite and referenced his own running days for the millionth time -

larry you are a lazy f***er - do your homework and get the names right

and no one cares about your running.

lewis johnson is great

normally stones is a self-absorbed assclown as well - tonite he was tolerable.

When I was reading down the list of threads I thought this read: Fire Jerry Lawson. I thought what the heck is Lawson back in the news for?

right, let's get carol lewis on these broadcasts.

[quote]Years in the buisness wrote:

BTW: Larry was a marine, special forces. I doubt you will find a lazy bone in his body, and if you knew his schedule, you might reconsider your bitter remarks.

All the Marines I know say they are still Marines. If he had a bad night, give him a pass.

I'm sure he had a worthy career as a marine - maybe he's even a hero. Good on him!

I could care less. I want my sportscasters to be informative and entertaining. Their pedigree as an athlete - which he speaks of constantly - is irrelevant. If we go by that we choose our sportscasters we're left with the likes of Carol Lewis - enough said.

The Rawdog needs to take lessons from Lewis Johnson. LJ ran on the GP circuit as a rabbit for years and was a solid runner - but he NEVER references himself in his remarks. He's class. Surround him with talent and the telecasts would shine.

Rawdog blows in part because he's always pandering to the audience with his stupid-ass metaphors. Listen, Rawdog, no non-track fan is watching, period, so stop trying to educate people - your average viewer of a telecast on ESPN18 didn't stumble there accidentally.

And hey, I'm not bitter. Just calling it as I see it. Rawdog may be a terrific guy - in fact, I'm sure he is. He'd probably be great to break bread with too. I just think he's a terrible announcer, and on that account I am not a lone bitter dissenter.

I have to agree with you. Yes, he does mess up and shuold know how to pronouce names, but in this international sport the names are very diverse.

Ar far as his "go to your local track..." analogy, it is actually very good for people who don't understand what it takes to run a 4:00 mile.

I have a friend who wanted to prove to me that he could run a 90 second 400. He ran 1:20 something and was doubled over and his wife was ready to give him CPR.

Then I told him that we have girls who run that fast for 3.1 miles in the mud and over hills. He's a football coach who really appreciates the track abd XC teams now.

Never liked Rawson, he is a sub-par announcer and only has a career because he has little competition in a sport that broadcasters don't care about. I was hoping he would have gone into permanent retirement a couple of years ago.

If you concentrated on the event being run rather than the announcer, it wouldn't bother you. If you were a true trackie you would know the names of every competitor.

Reminds me of the story of the dirty old man who complained to the coach that he could see a public hair if he looked closely at the women's tights. The coach suggested that he watch the race rather than checking for public hairs. 'Nough said.

Bullshit. It's not like other professional sports don't have bad announcers (firejoemorgan.com is proof enough by its existence) but the fans of those other sports don't just eat shit and say they like it. I'm not going to either.

Tom Hammond baby woooo!!! Calling horse races has paid off for him.

mcordi wrote:

I have to agree with you. Yes, he does mess up and shuold know how to pronouce names, but in this international sport the names are very diverse.

Ar far as his "go to your local track..." analogy, it is actually very good for people who don't understand what it takes to run a 4:00 mile.

I have a friend who wanted to prove to me that he could run a 90 second 400. He ran 1:20 something and was doubled over and his wife was ready to give him CPR.

Then I told him that we have girls who run that fast for 3.1 miles in the mud and over hills. He's a football coach who really appreciates the track abd XC teams now.

You don't watch enough track if you think Lewis Johnson has never referenced his rabbiting days on the European circuit. True, he doesn't reference it as much as Rawson. Rawson gets some stuff wrong, but I think a lot of people underestimate the difficulty of announcing even if you know your stuff. Plus, Rawson wasn't a pro runner, but he was about as elite an amateur as they come with his 4:07 mile pr. All of the announcers get names wrong from time to time. Since track and field is a sport with relatively few fanatics, announcers try to appeal to and engage the moderate track fan.

There have been many threads like this before. I don't care much about the announcers. We all know track pretty well. Just show me the race, I can figure out what's going on.

On the plus side, it's worth mentioning that Lewis Johnson has a genuine rapport, even a warm friendship, with a lot of the athletes, and it comes through in his commentary and especially his interviews.

Marines don't have a special forces, all Marine combat units are special forces.

I think Rawson is a disgrace to the sport. He doesn't know track and field any better than your average jogger. I know I'm exaggerating but the guy is a f***in dumb shit. I'm annoyed every time I hear his weird ass voice butchering names or talking about his glory days as some great steeplechaser. He should do us all a favor and pull Dwight Stones dick out of his mouth so he doesn't squeak up his voice anymore, then study his f***ing stat sheets!

Louis Johnson is a dope, a certified lame brain just like Larry Rawson and Toni (spells his name like a chick) Reavis. The only good track announcers are Ato Bolden, Jim Estes, and Carrie Tollefson.

At least Lewis can spell his first name