Came across a new “Canes blog on my evening web surf… This is just fitting seeing we just played them… Of course CasonBlog has some problems with Tampa Bay radiocasts…
Espo sounds like a some old guy in a wife-beater t-shirt, kicking back in his lazy boy recliner, seven beers into a twelve-pack, griping and grumbling incoherently more to himself than anybody else in the room. The only diversion from homer propaganda I heard last night was an Espo rant directed towards Darryl Sydor. It kind of went like this: “That was terrrible. Just terrible. What are you doing Sydor? Agnes, get me my smokes and another beer.” And that little weasel Mishkin-in a nanosecond, he goes from the monotone delivery of Chris Schenkel calling a Pro Bowler’s Association event, to some lathered up Hamas protester at a “Today we hate the Danes more than Jews” rally.
For the record — I’m hearing impaired. I stand neutral on this one as I add Casonblog to the blogroll…
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Personally, I listen to Mishken (and Espo, when he’s around), with the TV on mute. I wanted to get a sweater with “Mishken” across the shoulders, until I saw at least two at recent home games. So much for that clever idea.
Having said that, I don’t especially like Carsonblog’s passive-aggresive use of words. “They suck”, he says. What he means is that *he* thinks they suck. They don’t. Apart from the frenetic “Score!” calls, Misken is actually an excellent play-by-player, and is great fun to listen to.
Mike: Get the sweater. I have season tickets and have yet to see the two people you are talking about. Hopefully, even the fair-weather fans will at least know who it is. My Lecavalier #8 from 1999 baffles at least two people a game, and this has gotten WAY past old.
At least we don’t have to listen to Craig Laughlin from the Washington Capitals. My brother lives in DC and no matter what he said about this guy, I just didn’t believe it… until I actually heard him do a broadcast, and it was even worse that what Gary said. It was vile. If I was Superman, Laughlin would be my Kryptonite.
During the Lightning-Stanley-Cup-One-Year-Anniversary-Thing, I actually waited in line for Mishken to sign the CD of the radio call of Game 7 of the Finals that I had purchased. It still gives me goosebumps. It was the first disc that I converted to mp3 on my computer, just so I could listen to it EVERYWHERE!
Mishkin needs to get stock in Fisherman’s Friend, seriously–I’m surprised the dude can still speak, after all the screeching he did in the 2004 playoffs.
I second the Laughlin commentary. When I lived in Northern VA, I couldn’t bear listening to his inane ramblings. I used to watch Cap games on Comcast with the sound off cause I don’t think ole Joe Bonaduce(sp?) is any better. Yo Mike-Mishkin also screeches at nearly every save. But don’t mistake my hyperbole for venom. It’s all in fun. I’ll screech long and loud if the ‘Canes win the Cup. Thanks for the blogroll add.
CarsonBlog — Oh, I know it’s all in good fun. I freely admit Mishken is annoying, but it’s a good kind of annoying — for Lightning fans, anyway — and not the bad John Madden/Dick Button/Lawrence Welk kind of annoying.
Enjoying your blog, btw.