HEY JIM JACKSON CAN YOU BE MORE OF A HOMER WHEN CALLING THE GAME

by JONES 690 on Apr 10, 2011 12:52 PM EDT

HEY MR JACKSON YOUVE BEEN CALLING THE GAME FOR THE FLYERS FOR YEARS NOW AND EVERY TIME I FIND MYSELF UNPLUGING MY CENTER SPEAKER FROM MY SUROUND SOUND SO I DONT ANY MORE. DOES ANYONE ELES MISS GENE HEART YOU CAN ALWAYS HEAR SOME EMOTION IF THE OTHER TEAM SCORES BECAUSE HES A HOMER ON A LOCAL NETWORK OR IS JIM JACKSON TRYING OUT FOR VERSES OR ESPN KEEPING IT NEUTURAL FOR BOTH TEAMS IM SICK OF NOT BEING ABLE TO TELL IF THE FLYERS SCORED OR THE OTHER TEAM ...MIKE LANG FOR PITTSBURG OR PAT FOLEY OF THE BLACK HAWCKS SOME OF THE GREATS ALONG WITH GENE .......... TIME FOR A CHANGE AND JIM JACKSON IS THE BIGGEST JINX OUT THERE BILL CLEMENT AND KEITH JONES BOTH TELL HIM NOT TO IN THE THIRD PERIOD AND HE STILL BRINGS THINGS UP 2 SECONDS LATER THE OTHER TEAM SCORES

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by Justin F. on Apr 10, 2011 1:03 PM EDT reply actions

I personally love that he keeps his calls kind of neutral.

by Ben16 on Apr 10, 2011 1:14 PM EDT reply actions

It’s what makes him so good.

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by Mike B on D on Apr 10, 2011 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah it allows us to actually know what really happened, instead of forcing us to view everything through orange colored lenses. I appreciate that my announcers aren’t blind as a bat, and actually call what’s really happening. If they had been my announcers, I would’ve been embarrassed when the MSG announcers last year tried to say Gaborik was jumped by Carcillo, instead of looking at the replay and noticing that Gaborik actually manned up and tried to stand up to Carcillo on his own.

by DragonGirl0583 on Apr 10, 2011 6:35 PM EDT up reply actions

I heard a Sixers announcer (color commentator) call the Sixers “us”, and “we”, and so forth. It was really off-putting and really presumptuous. Out-of-towners do come to Philadelphia, do we really need to rub their faces in the fact they’re not watching at their local bar? I think not.

Spagett.

by WhiskeyDrinker on Apr 11, 2011 1:13 AM EDT up reply actions

ADDITIONALLY- TYPING WITH YOUR CAPS LOCK ON IS A GREAT WAY TO TELL PEOPLE “YOU SHOULD IGNORE MY OPINION”.

Spagett.

by WhiskeyDrinker on Apr 11, 2011 1:14 AM EDT up reply actions

I’d add that it’s not even out of towners coming here, but fans of the other team who pay good money for Center Ice or Gamecenter always having to remember that their team is the “them”. That’s disrespectful, I think. I mean I already think a lot of the homer announcers are disrespectful (though I don’t have to deal with them as much as many of the others here do), but that’s adding another level of awfulness.

by DragonGirl0583 on Apr 11, 2011 8:24 AM EDT up reply actions

That was Eric Snow. Yeah, that sounds a little weird coming from the TV set, although he did play here for a while so I can forgive it in his case. Still, I’d rather not hear that coming from a commentator.

Do you see what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps?

by mikefive on Apr 11, 2011 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions

E Snow also gets a pass under the “color commentator/fan” category of broadcaster. He reminds me of some of the more endearing qualities of Larry Andersen – that is, you feel like he’s watching the game next to you in your living room.

I find that quite a bit more forgivable than the pedantic homer style of, say, a Jack Edwards.

by Steve J on Apr 11, 2011 6:55 PM EDT up reply actions

This

by Ben16 on Apr 11, 2011 10:58 AM EDT up reply actions

Bob.

Flyers Fans: We've survived Lock-outs, Lindros and Cooperalls. If you want to get rid of us, you'll have to split an atom or two.

by KreiderDesigns on Apr 10, 2011 1:27 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

LOUD NOISES!

by midwestflyers on Apr 10, 2011 4:05 PM EDT reply actions

I love lamp

"All hail the Flyers" Jim Jackson.

by darkside3744 on Apr 10, 2011 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions

60% of the time, it works 100% of the time.

by midwestflyers on Apr 11, 2011 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions

Ugh…..

I'm kind of a dick.

by Vansteel on Apr 10, 2011 4:28 PM EDT reply actions

Wall of text beats you.

by NoalB on Apr 10, 2011 6:29 PM EDT reply actions

I think that any post written in all caps should automatically be disemvoweled.

by WHG on Apr 10, 2011 6:46 PM EDT reply actions

So take out all the a’s, e’s, i’s, o’s and u’s? Sometimes the y’s as well?

Flyers Fans: We've survived Lock-outs, Lindros and Cooperalls. If you want to get rid of us, you'll have to split an atom or two.

by KreiderDesigns on Apr 10, 2011 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions

NEVER THE Y! ( Or NVR TH Y!)
It’s a tool used on some boards. The posts can still be read with a little effort.

by WHG on Apr 10, 2011 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions

MY CAPS LOCK KEY IS BROKEN TOO

by halx on Apr 10, 2011 7:03 PM EDT reply actions

REAL HOMERS HOLD THE SHIFT KEY THE ENTIRE TIME!!!

bread. butter. cheese. VICTORY!

by Prometheus74 on Apr 10, 2011 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs

CRUISE CONTROL FOR COOL

DTMWTD

by alcatraz0109 on Apr 10, 2011 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions

This is why you don’t ask Randy Jones.

Bob.

by The Dark on Apr 10, 2011 7:11 PM EDT reply actions

One of the reasons I like Clement so much is because he keeps it real. If a Flyers does something stupid he’ll let us know so I’m not sure why you would want him calling games either.

"All hail the Flyers" Jim Jackson.

by darkside3744 on Apr 10, 2011 8:02 PM EDT reply actions

Exactly. I love Bill Clement. Even more than JJ, which… isn’t easy.

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by Geoff Detweiler on Apr 10, 2011 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions

I love how he thinks this is somehow the proper medium to get in touch directly with Jim Jackson.

by Phalange on Apr 10, 2011 8:32 PM EDT reply actions

I bet he sends birthday cards to Stevie Wonder, too.

The Duke abides.

by corwhore on Apr 10, 2011 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions

I love the home video of your trip to Toronto

bread. butter. cheese. VICTORY!

by Prometheus74 on Apr 10, 2011 8:40 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs

This is funny as hell!

by midwestflyers on Apr 11, 2011 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions

Seriously? Jackson is a class act who gets it right. Maybe he could be a little more excited when the Flyers score, but honestly, the guy is one of the best.

by fleetflyfan on Apr 10, 2011 9:05 PM EDT reply actions

I think the gist of this is this guy wants Jackson to be more like Paul Steigerwald, Mickey Redmond, and Rick Jeanneret. I’ll pass on that, thanks.

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by Justin F. on Apr 10, 2011 9:07 PM EDT reply actions

this

DTMWTD

by alcatraz0109 on Apr 11, 2011 12:49 PM EDT up reply actions

I agree, though I do enjoy Rick Jeanneret from time to time because he does stuff like this.

Do you see what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps?

by mikefive on Apr 11, 2011 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions

Randy Moller does that better.

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by Justin F. on Apr 11, 2011 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions

HEY JONES690, CAN YOU BE MORE OF A JACKASS WHEN POSTING A FANPOST? EVERYTIME I READ ALL CAPS AND I END UP STABBING MY EYES OUT. DOES ANYONE ELSE MISS PROPER GRAMMAR AND WHOLE SENTENCES AND PARAGRAPHS YOU CAN ACTUALLY READ THEM THEN WITHOUT GOING BLIND OR ARE YOU JUST TRYING TO BE STUPID?

I'm kind of a dick.

by Vansteel on Apr 10, 2011 9:43 PM EDT reply actions 9 recs

Got brains?

by mtitanic on Apr 10, 2011 10:33 PM EDT reply actions

DUHHHH WINNING!!!!!!!!!

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"Dave's a killer!!!" ..... "Dave's a mess.."

by TomAce on Apr 10, 2011 11:49 PM EDT reply actions

He’s probably trying out for the Phillies after Tom McCarthy’s contract expires in 2012, but that’s a whole ’nother area entirely…

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by Ben Feldman on Apr 11, 2011 12:09 AM EDT reply actions

OMG I NO RITE!!!!!!! HE IS TEH SUX I HATE WHEN HE SAYS SOMTING THT I DONOT AGREES WIT!!!!! HE SHOULD QUIT WILE HE STILL CANZ!!!!!!!!

Samesis

by JpH89 on Apr 11, 2011 8:44 AM EDT reply actions

BOB

Maybe it should read "reformedpenguinsfan" since I have retired my Lemeiux jersey ... and purchased an Orange and Black Pronger jersey.

by MaximumTalbot on Apr 11, 2011 10:49 AM EDT reply actions

HE SHOOTS AND SCORES FOR A CASE OF STUPIDKAKE

by fitzy first on Apr 11, 2011 10:58 AM EDT reply actions 2 recs

Jim Jackson is world-class. Best in the business, and we are lucky to have him as our hometown announcer.

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by Henry al-Sirat on Apr 11, 2011 11:26 AM EDT reply actions

agreed.

by CBarry on Apr 18, 2011 12:03 PM EDT up reply actions

<—— is a HUGE fan of JJ (also thinks that JONES 690 was probably drinking when posting)

by alaskalovestheflyers on Apr 11, 2011 3:32 PM EDT reply actions

Drunk at 1:00 in the afternoon? That’s a new one.

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by Justin F. on Apr 11, 2011 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions

But it was a Sunday, so…?

by WHG on Apr 11, 2011 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions

Drunk at 1:00 in the afternoon? That’s a new one

/hangs head in shame

I'm kind of a dick.

by Vansteel on Apr 11, 2011 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

Yes, but you are still drunk from the night BEFORE, not from drinking early in the morning. There’s a difference.

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by doubleh on Apr 12, 2011 1:01 AM EDT up reply actions

I love how there are 47 comments bashing the post but he has not replied once.

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by Justin F. on Apr 12, 2011 12:56 AM EDT reply actions

I have center ice on directv and i dont get csn philly.. i have to listen to all the other homers call every game.. put yourself in my shoes and it would make you appreciate what you have..

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by colinmitchell111 on Apr 12, 2011 2:26 PM EDT reply actions

Don’t feed the troll guys

by Megadelphia on Apr 13, 2011 9:14 AM EDT reply actions

YET ANOTHER GAME RUINED BY JIM JACKSON

by JONES 690 on Apr 19, 2011 4:05 PM EDT reply actions

Bob

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by Justin F. on Apr 20, 2011 12:20 AM EDT up reply actions

anyone notice that my buddy jim jackson was the only one that had no orange on during telecast was wearing all blue NEWYORK upsate native that loves buffalo , rangers and mets …….booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

by JONES 690 on Apr 25, 2011 11:23 AM EDT reply actions