Comments on: Scout as Color Commentator http://alexking.org/blog/2004/08/11/scout-as-color-commentator Alex King's blog - software, photography, sports, etc. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:26:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: Geof http://alexking.org/blog/2004/08/11/scout-as-color-commentator#comment-2399 Geof Wed, 11 Aug 2004 23:05:03 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2004/08/11/scout-as-color-commentator#comment-2399 I've done color [for hockey]. It's hard. Talking with players and seeing what they saw made me a better commentator. Conversely, in the one series I couldn't make where I had a replacement, the player who filled in for me said in the post-game, "Wow, I'm more tired from standing here and talking than I usually am from playing the game!" A good color guy is absolutely essential to a good TV broadcast, and unfortunately, there are very few good color commentators out there. I’ve done color [for hockey]. It’s hard. Talking with players and seeing what they saw made me a better commentator. Conversely, in the one series I couldn’t make where I had a replacement, the player who filled in for me said in the post-game, “Wow, I’m more tired from standing here and talking than I usually am from playing the game!”

A good color guy is absolutely essential to a good TV broadcast, and unfortunately, there are very few good color commentators out there.

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