OT: Bill Walton Appreciation Thread

[Caronimo]

“If Wilt Chamberlain was playing today, he’d have his own channel. It’d be ESPNwilt.” -Bill Walton during the UCLA Oregon game tonight.

 

[Lynyrd]

 

[superjohn]

Walton's an absolute lunatic. The game needs more of those, not less. Let the big man dance!

I find that boring/lame people tend to dislike/hate listening to people like Walton, Raftery, and Gus Johnson. The game is meant to be fun, these guys make it fun. Sports need more fun people not less. Baseball needs to bring back the Billy Martin's, Earl Weaver's, and Tommy Lasorda's.

 

[Caronimo]

I find that boring/lame people tend to dislike/hate listening to people like Walton, Raftery, and Gus Johnson. The game is meant to be fun, these guys make it fun. Sports need more fun people not less. Baseball needs to bring back the Billy Martin's, Earl Weaver's, and Tommy Lasorda's.

Wow I don’t see how anyone could not like Gus Johnson. Bill Raftery is great but I could see people getting annoyed by him, not me. I do draw the line with Walton, however, if it’s a game I care about. He’s pure entertainment if it’s your casual watch with nothing else on.

 

[QDOG5]

Baseball fans, get ready to hear about the Grateful Dead. Bill Walton will be calling his first MLB game
Bill is announcing a MLB baseball game on Aug.16. I'm hoping for extra innings.

 

[HanDurley]

Baseball fans, get ready to hear about the Grateful Dead. Bill Walton will be calling his first MLB game
Bill is announcing a MLB baseball game on Aug.16. I'm hoping for extra innings.

The amount of time to kill in between pitches and plays is MUST SEE television if you ask me lol. Bill Walton will have an absolute field day.

 

[QDOG5]

Unfortunately the game is not a national broadcast. Benetti (WSox announcer) and Walton did some hoop games in Hawaii. They make a good team.

 

[joober jones]

When I get to hell, Bill Walton will do a (poorly structured and full of Deadhead speak) play-by-play of my damnation and torture. It wouldn't be hell otherwise.