zagor
Bionic Poster
Don't kid yourself,you are.
Bud Collins is ********..again
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Don't kid yourself,you are.
canadave
Professional
I think the problem with the OP and others who discount Bud Collins is, is that they're young and don't know anything about his history.
Bud Collins NOW, if you didn't know any better, sure, you'd probably think he's some random senile idiot that ESPN threw on TV. But he's on there for a reason, kids. He's one of the all-time great historians of tennis, and has been on the American tennis scene for decades. Go read his Wikipedia article for more information.
Perfect example of this phenomenon of ignoring a man's history: If you were to listen to Ralph Kiner, the NY Mets announcer who's largely retired now but occasionally appears in the Mets booth, you'd think he can barely talk. I've heard people listen to Kiner who didn't know who he was, and they've said, "Wow, get this old guy out of the booth, it's embarrassing." But for decades, he was insightful, witty, and a truly good and kind man....all class. A great announcer who's a legend in Mets history. Not to mention one of the great baseball sluggers of all time.
Learn the history of people, kids, before judging them.....
Bud Collins NOW, if you didn't know any better, sure, you'd probably think he's some random senile idiot that ESPN threw on TV. But he's on there for a reason, kids. He's one of the all-time great historians of tennis, and has been on the American tennis scene for decades. Go read his Wikipedia article for more information.
Perfect example of this phenomenon of ignoring a man's history: If you were to listen to Ralph Kiner, the NY Mets announcer who's largely retired now but occasionally appears in the Mets booth, you'd think he can barely talk. I've heard people listen to Kiner who didn't know who he was, and they've said, "Wow, get this old guy out of the booth, it's embarrassing." But for decades, he was insightful, witty, and a truly good and kind man....all class. A great announcer who's a legend in Mets history. Not to mention one of the great baseball sluggers of all time.
Learn the history of people, kids, before judging them.....
canadave
Professional
Also, to the OP and others who think like he does, consider this. Let's say you go on in life to do something truly amazing....let's say you have a great tennis career, millions of people adore you and look up to you. For decades, you're brilliant. Then you start getting older, but you're still on TV because you love the sport and you love sharing your knowledge with people. Would you want some kid who doesn't know a thing about what you accomplished saying, "Hey, this guy sucks, get him off the air?"
No one comes close to "Uncle Bud's" sense of fashion, LOL. Prints, plaids, yellows, reds -- yes, he's gpoat.
The irony here is that Bud has been one of the few announcers who gets the E. European/Russian players' names right. He was the only one, if I recall, who said "Mandlikova" & "Navratilova" somewhere close to the Czech back in the day...
