OT: The best of commentators not getting along on live TV

[Travelman6]

This is golden



Any other examples?

 

[Hey Adrien!]

Protect Ian Eagle at all costs.

 

[gsmooth]

This is golden



Any other examples?

well damn. You don't hear announcers going at it like that live on TV. I would think that type of conversation would take place off the air in private.

 

[HitDog]

This was from 12 years ago and it was a joke between the 2.

Ian Eagle on a 12-Year-Old Clip of Him ‘Berating’ an Analyst Resurfacing: ‘Funny but Also Sad’

Ian Eagle says he woke up to 40 texts after the 2011 video went viral.

www.si.com

 

[Tyler2Rings]

Dave Pasch and Bill Walton

 

[Dove]

This is golden



Any other examples?

Awesome. Now we need to hear the gobbledygook part.

 

[StllH8L8ner]

The Czar of the Telestrator.

 

[jibsey]

Ya think those 2 are friends today?

 

[WeAreUCONN]

Ya think those 2 are friends today?

I remember listening to Ian Eagle on WFAN 30 years ago. I’ve never heard him get angry with anyone. That was just a joke but because of how he said it, everyone thought he was actually angry but he wasn’t

 

[HooperScooper]

Dave Pasch and Bill Walton

“I’ve had a lot of Bill’s former teammates tell me that Bill likes to feel like he’s playing again. He likes to feel like he’s back in the locker room, that there’s a rivalry, that there is an intensity and a preparation for a broadcast that’s similar to playing. And I’ve noticed that. The sparring with me, I think he enjoys that because it makes him feel like he’s playing again.”

Dave Pasch on working with Bill Walton: 'I’m his adversary on the air'

ESPN's Dave Pasch opens up on his experience working with Bill Walton, detailing that Walton often times sees him as his on-air adversary.

awfulannouncing.com