Pam Ward ESPN

[shizam]

Pam Ward doing MERCURY vs Lynx tonight with Rebecca. I don’t like Pam Ward’s play by play. She has no energy.

 

[BigBird]

Compared to her counterparts, Ward is pretty good. Not a screamer, and she sticks to the game action. Nice synergy with Lobo.

 

[Centerstream]

I was surprised that she wasn't doing play by play at the WCWS but Adam Amin was. (Gagging sounds, he is as bad covering softball as he is at WBB!!!)

 

[EricLA]

I'm with @BigBird - I liked her and Lobo. Called the game, disagreed with refs at times, or called out when something happened that seemed funky to assure the fans the refs got the right call. Kept with the ebb and flow, threw in a few stories, and overall, I enjoyed listening to both of them. It doens't hurt that Ward seems to love UCONN players. But then again, what commentator doesn't?!!

Bottom line is they seemed to really pay attention to the game - which was a nice change from people who just like to hear themselves talk, completely miss a great play and then are like "oh, Stewie for 2"...

 

[Blue Huskie]

Pam Ward doing MERCURY vs Lynx tonight with Rebecca. I don’t like Pam Ward’s play by play. She has no energy.

Energy? She's not supposed to be playing, just reporting on it impartially. There shouldn't be much energy unless she's a homer announcer.

 

[shizam]

Energy? She's not supposed to be playing, just reporting on it impartially. There shouldn't be much energy unless she's a homer announcer.

I was surprised that she wasn't doing play by play at the WCWS but Adam Amin was. (Gagging sounds, he is as bad covering softball as he is at WBB!!!)

I would take Ward over Adam Amin.

 

[Shorty Dee]

I don't mind Pam Ward. I would rather have her over some of the other announcers.

 

[Gus Mahler]

The Ward and Lobo combo is orders of magnitude better than Ward and Peck.

 

[shizam]

The Ward and Lobo combo is orders of magnitude better than Ward and Peck.

For some reason I can’t explain I like Carolyn Peck

 

[Plebe]

I'm a "language nerd" and this may the type of thing that no one else is bothered by, but Pam Ward has this really quirky tendency to emphasize some ordinary run-of-the-mill word or phrase as if it were the most surprising thing that crossed her desk that day.

It's as if someone said, "This morning I woke up and ate BREAKFAST before going to work"; or "I received his message in my email INBOX." And then I'm distracted trying to figure out why she picked out a seemingly random word and thought it worth emphasizing.

 

[RSHERMVIKES]

I'm not a big fan of Pam Ward! When I listen to her it's like fingernails on a chalkboard, very annoying!

 

[RSHERMVIKES]

Energy? She's not supposed to be playing, just reporting on it impartially. There shouldn't be much energy unless she's a homer announcer.

Blueballer- - -I'd like to think that the announcers are excited to be calling the game and want to transmit that excitement to their viewers!
Dick Vitale, for example, is a favorite of mine because he LOVES what he does and IMHO sells that love to the viewers! Kara Lawson and Rebecca Lobo are also favorites for the same reason! They make me feel there is no other place they'd rather be than calling THAT game!
Pam Ward is "reading her grocery list!"

 

[shizam]

I have never seen Pam Ward with a smile on her face.

 

[BigBird]

For some reason I can’t explain I like Carolyn Peck

You can’t explain it because it’s completely irrational!

 

[dbmill]

For some reason I can’t explain I like Carolyn Peck

You can’t explain it because it’s completely irrational!

I am not a fan of Carolyn Peck. Every time Peck opens her mouth she has to yell and be frenetic. I find it very annoying. By contrast, Andy Landers calm conversational and knowledgeable approach to analyzing the game suits me just fine.

 

[shizam]

Andy Landers says good stuff but I don’t like his slooooowww delivery.

 

[RSHERMVIKES]

Andy Landers says good stuff but I don’t like his slooooowww delivery.

shizam- - -please cut Andy some slack, he's just a "country boy", he can't help it! HaHaHa It's not HOW he says it, it's WHAT he says!