Originally Posted by Tamerlain

So I'm sitting here listening to the Leafs game on NHL Radio and the Leafs take a penalty. The play-by-play guy proceeds to tell me that "This Leaf penalty kill is brought to you by {insert company.}" What the fuck is that all about? It's bad enough that when I watch the games on tv that each period is brought to me by {insert company.} What's next? "This goal is brought to you by..." "This 3-2 pitch is brought to you by..." "This tackle is brought to you by..."

What the hell does "brought to you by" even mean? Just tell me that "{This company} has paid us money to tell you about them."

At the time of this post the Leafs have taken 4 penalties so I've heard this "brought to you by" crap 4 times. It's ridiculous. Not everything needs to have a corporate sponsor.

Does this bother anyone else when they're watching/listening to sports or is it just me?

-Tamerlain

Originally Posted by willravel

I like being able to watch a Sharks game on TV if I'm on vacation in North Carolina or Arizona

Originally Posted by jerseyboy

I actually prefer to see the ads on the boards, they are boring without them.

Originally Posted by Tamerlain

You're able to watch out of your broadcast region? The Leafs games on TSN are only broadcast nationally 2 or 3 times a month; all the other times they're regional (which is also something that I don't agree with).

Originally Posted by Moxy Fruvous

(from NPR's 'All Things Considered' - 4/30/99)
Oh the sun is shining on the diamond
America, we built it and they came
And they're just beginning
The "Quality is job 1" inning
Of America's national game

From the crack of the Louisville Slugger
To the smell of Astroturf and Gatorade
From the pop-up fly
Into the friendly skies
To the Double-Bubble double play he made

The "Rolaids how do you spell relief" pitcher
Is warming up in the Merrill-Lynch bullpen
He's the best in the rotation
Of his "Pepsi generation"
And he's smokin' 'em with Lucky Strikes again

Oh the sun is shining on the diamond
America, we built it and they came
And we're standing Head and Shoulders
With the Gold Card ticketholders
Of America's national game

There's the NBC Peacock right fielder
He threw the Exxon's runner out in the dirt
And you really can't tell
Who's playing for Shell
'Cause they've all got different logos on their shirts

From the naturalised American who hits into the upper Black & Decker
To those caucasian players earning Wonderbread
There's respect for all in the umpire's call
with the United Airlines facemask on his head.
(on his head)

Oh the sun is shining on the diamond
America, we built it and they came
And the home team is in heaven!
They're winning 7-11 - seven
In America's national game

It's the sport that built this country
A great pitch by any other name
and it won't take long to sell you on
America's national game
Bank America's national game