Star wrote:
I like Masback better than Hutchings.
Hutchings comes off a bit pompous and opinionated.
Though he did a good job with the women's hurdles world record.
Masback is more positive about the runners and he does have a lot of knowledge and experience announcing.
Someone mentioned Steve Cram.
I do like the calls from him that I have heard.
Are you kidding?? Forget all other factors (which Hutchings has hands down on Masback), if you know or don't know track and field, when you listen to either one of these guys call a race, which race is more exciting? HUTCHINGS HUTCHINGS HUTCHINGS (get up Jager!!).
When they put Tom H on oxygen during the last weekend of the trials, it was the best NBC commentating and most exiting meet they have broadcast in a very long time.
I don't even know where to start, but if any one has the name of the NBC person responsible for making this horrible decision, please publish, i think we could get a few 100 emails to him / her, so at least they know how horrid their decision is.
(side note: me and a friend stopped Masback in the stands at the 1996 Oly Trials and asked him what we could do, as a sport, to get NBC to show distance races (things are actually better now than they were then), he was a bit of an ass and essentially said, since americans suck above 800 meters, why should the networks show any of "those" races. Nice to meet you too, mr horrible commentator Masback!!)
oh, BBC crew makes NBC look like kindergarten commentating!!