Wimbledon

[retro]

ahh yes...The "Scud" The "Skid" or The "Poo"..

Didnt he and Rafter both make a US open final once? Or was it a semi

I'm pretty sure it was the final. His last successful run was he lost to Federer in the Wimbledon finals something like 10 years ago I think.

 

[retro]

I'm pretty sure it was the final. His last successful run was he lost to Federer in the Wimbledon finals something like 10 years ago I think.

Come to think of it, I think I actually started following his career after my tennis coach compared me to him. :24:

 

[cam elle toe]

His serve was huge, but yeah...the rest of his game was just too erratic.

And it was the final...Rafter won.

 

[Panacea]

Aw Pat Rafter, loved him and his smear of sunblock on his nose.

 

[AUFred]

I left Boris Becker off my list earlier. 25 or 30 years ago the men's side was not totally dominated by 2 players like today. Nastasse or Gerulitis would occasionally break through or a Cash or someone else would get on a roll and end up in the finals. Today it seems there is Federer & Nadal and occasionally 1 or 2 others but not often.

 

[Panacea]

It was an interesting time when Sampras and Agassi started dwindling and Federer hadn't come on yet...off the wall guys were winning stuff (Ivanisevic), that time will come again, always stays lively.

 

[retro]

We most definitely won't be seeing Isner vs. Mamut going anywhere near as long as last years match did... I think someone takes it in straight sets to be honest.

Called that one... Isner wins 7-6 (4), 6-2, 7-6 (6)

 

[Peter Parka]

I wish the BBC would get rid of John McEnroe. He just rambles on and on about shit. Someone should tell him he's commentating on a British station and no one over here gives a fuck or understands his baseball analogies.

 

[Zorak]

I think McEnroe is the only tennis player who isn't a damp dishcloth.

 

[Peter Parka]

Lol! How can you not like a player called Mardy Fish? :24:

 

[AUFred]

Lol! How can you not like a player called Mardy Fish? :24:

Sort of like pulling for Dick Trickle.:thumbup

 

[retro]

I wish the BBC would get rid of John McEnroe. He just rambles on and on about shit. Someone should tell him he's commentating on a British station and no one over here gives a fuck or understands his baseball analogies.

If it's McEnroe, then chances are that they're using the same commentating feed that ESPN uses. I could be wrong, but since he broadcasts a shit-ton of the stuff on ESPN, something tells me he's not doing it twice.

 

[Zorak]

If it's McEnroe, then chances are that they're using the same commentating feed that ESPN uses. I could be wrong, but since he broadcasts a shit-ton of the stuff on ESPN, something tells me he's not doing it twice.

Nah he does his own stuff for BBC too, there's always a big tug of war for who gets to use him.

 

[Peter Parka]

If it's McEnroe, then chances are that they're using the same commentating feed that ESPN uses. I could be wrong, but since he broadcasts a shit-ton of the stuff on ESPN, something tells me he's not doing it twice.

More like ESPN are using the BBC feeds. McEnroe works for the BBC during Wimbledon as a commentator and pundit.

 

[retro]

More like ESPN are using the BBC feeds. McEnroe works for the BBC during Wimbledon as a commentator and pundit.

I'm pretty certain that he also works for ESPN at the same time then.

But, you're basically saying that an American commentator shouldn't use baseball as an analogy when working for a British station. Is that like the British soccer announcers/commentators here in states shouldn't use cricket and other such sports that don't apply here as analogies?

 

[Peter Parka]

I'm pretty certain that he also works for ESPN at the same time then.

But, you're basically saying that an American commentator shouldn't use baseball as an analogy when working for a British station. Is that like the British soccer announcers/commentators here in states shouldn't use cricket and other such sports that don't apply here as analogies?

Exactly! It's really irritating and no one has a fucking clue what he's talking about.

 

[retro]

Well that's the price you pay when you have an American commentator on a British station

 

[Peter Parka]

I dunno, we've had other Americans working for the BBC on Wimbledon and they just stuck to the tennis. McEnroe just rambles on all over the place especially about American sports and the differences between Americans and the English. Today he was kind enough to inform us that the British call soccer, football. Erm, thanks for that, I'm pretty sure we already know what we call our biggest sport and wtf has that got to do with tennis anyway?

 

[Peter Parka]

FFS! McEnroe gets worse. He didn't even know what the LTA was called just now!

 

[Panacea]

McEnroe is just kind of a douchebag. He has little consideration for other people in general, he won't change for anyone lol.