Gotta love Larry Rawson

Killa Mike wrote:

I caught that too. WOW. You beat me to posting the thread. All those West Africans hopped on their yachts and set up shop in the islands.

I can just see it now. Some african guy comes home and says "Honey, got a new job over in the Caribbean!"

She says "Great! Tell me about it."

He says "Well, I'll be in the sugar cane business. We'll have a free place to stay, food included but I'm a little sketchy on the pay. The boat arrives on Monday."

Killa Mike wrote:

I caught that too. WOW. You beat me to posting the thread. All those West Africans hopped on their yachts and set up shop in the islands.

I can just see it now. Some african guy comes home and says "Honey, got a new job over in the Caribbean!"

She says "Great! Tell me about it."

He says "Well, I'll be in the sugar cane business. We'll have a free place to stay, food included but I'm a little sketchy on the pay. The boat arrives on Monday."

shut yer yapper wrote:

1.) i doubt he was referring to them as being minkeys, you oversensitive twit

2.)wtf is a "jaundiced ear"? are you referring to a yellow ear? seriously, stop trying to sound smart.

1.) racism is bad, mkay? it's passed down from generation to generation because, well, minkey see, minkey do.

2.)never heard that before? damn, killer, read something sometime. also, lay off the booze before you post.

zeds dead wrote:

I must point out that he correctly predicted that the last lap of the 5000 would be under 60 seconds "because I'm looking at leg turnover". You might also take into account that the last 8 laps were right around 61 seconds. I long for the day that Larry Rawson can make it through an entire broadcast without saying "I'm looking at leg turnover". Why does it bother me? I don't know.

YES!!! I hate it when he says that. I also hate how nobody on ESPN gives a frickin lap split. They are too busy weaving their storyline to actually describe the race with the data they have.

I was a vollunteer assistant coach for La Salle HS on the Lower East Side of Manhattan from 1998-2000. This La Salle HS isn't the more famous one located on Long Island but is composed of kids from mostly low income families who are seeking an alternative to the Public Schools.

Admitedly, we weren't a very good team (although 2 of the runners did go on to compete at SUNY Albany and Northeastern) and it was mostly about getting the kids to come out and run. In fact, sometimes we had problems fielding a full 7 man varsity because many of the kids were from single family households and had to work on Saturdays.

Anyway, Larry Rawson contacted the head x-c coach and voluntered his time and wisdom as well as hooked the kids up with running shoes and tickets for Millrose.

He had no reason to do something like this but was motivated by pure kindness.

I have no problems with him.

- Philip Passen

Central High 1988 wrote:

Anyway, Larry Rawson contacted the head x-c coach and voluntered his time and wisdom as well as hooked the kids up with running shoes and tickets for Millrose.

He had no reason to do something like this but was motivated by pure kindness.

I have no problems with him.

- Philip Passen

Yeah, people really do need to lay off ol' Lar'. Even before reading this post by Philip, I always thought he got an undeserved bad rap. Once you get past his Yodanese grammar, he\'s really not that bad. He loves this sport; that comes through in his commentary and actions alike.

I'm mostly indifferent to Larry. He's a solid announcer, and he seems very knowledgable, but one of his verbal tics is really starting to wear on me. No, not the ones about leg turnover, "go down to your local high school track," or "...you youngsters at home..."

It the one where he's always saying some variation of, "He has the fastest time in the world this year, does John Doe." Why can't he just say the more natural, "John Doe has the fastest time in the world this year."? OK, so maybe he wants to vary his verbal pattern occasionally, but he does it over and over and it's starting to be all I hear when he talks.

Sorry for my rant, but I had to get that off my chest, and you are the only people who might listen.

Central High 1988 wrote:

Anyway, Larry Rawson contacted the head x-c coach and voluntered his time and wisdom as well as hooked the kids up with running shoes and tickets for Millrose.

He had no reason to do something like this but was motivated by pure kindness.

I have no problems with him.

Larry Rawson being a good person and Larry Rawson being a good commentator are two totally different things. I don't expect Carol Lewis to be a bad person simply because she mangles the telecasts of our sport, rendering them almost unwatchable...

jester wrote:2.)never heard that before? damn, killer, read something sometime. also, lay off the booze before you post.

What do you suggest he read? A book on mixed metaphors? It's eyes that get jaundiced, not ears (as you'll discover first-hand if you keep drinking so much booze).