Craig Hummer or Al Trautwig?

Trautwig....and no suits!!

I think Trautwig is prepping for the Olympics with NBC.

Mark

That was my first reaction yesterday when they came on the air.

WaterDog66 - 2008-07-07 12:03 PM I miss Al

At first I thought maybe he just got tired of Bob Roll but then I remembered that he is also has a "Day Job" commentating for the Olympics and figured that there was just a timing conflict.

I hope he is back next year. Hummer is OK I supose but it is gonna take some time for him to get used to the job. (And for us to get used to him)

 My sentiments exactly!

I miss Al too. But will have to make due.

It's tough to be the new guy on a team that's been together for several years, especially when the rest are relatively close in age and you're the "kid".   Hummer seems to be trying hard, so I give him some credit for that. 

That being said, I think he needs to cut back on his caffeine a bit.

Bobke seems to be a bit more subdued this year than in the past - maybe he misses Al too. 

Mark

Not sure...Al is on his way down in his career.  Hummer, on his way up.

I saw Al after a broadcast of his on MSG  on the Rangers in NY, saw him in the chi-chi whatever it's called club upstairs in Madison Square Garden after a Ranger game (I was a seaon ticket holder).  I sat down next to him, him sucking down a gin or scotch or something, draggin' on a smoke.  He was fine about a fan sitting down next to him, but he just seemed to be into his drink and his smoke and didn't seem to give a $hit about the game.

To play devil's advocate, maybe he didn't like chatting with a fan...fair enough.  But I sensed this was a j-o-b for him.  (In fact, he frankly told me he was an Islander's fan.)  I thought maybe he could have at least faked it since he was sitting in the velvet lined clouds of Ranger-land.

I'm not sure Al is a cycling fan.

On the flipside, I don't know that Craig is either.  One thing I'll stand by forever is that Phil and Paul are the best sports-casting duo EVER!  I adore them!  So:  voting a.m. TDF-cast vs. pm. TDF-cast, hands down...a.m. wins!

Yeah, ya know, tho, until I married a European, I didn't know how some of the sounds were pronounced over there either.  For instance, when you see a double O  as in "oo" in a dutch or belgian name, it's pronounced OH, not OOOOO.  And "J" is pronounced like a Y.  What American would know that?  So a name like Joost, you'd prob say JUICED, when infact it's pronounced YOST.

So, give the guy a break.  He doesn't have the experience yet that Paul and Phil have (20+ yrs on the international circuit.)  He'll learn soon.

Anyway, I find it kinda cute how even with his experience, Bobke still gets it all wrong!  Isn't that part of his charm, afterall?

Craig is an olive in a world martini.  C'mon, bro, learn it, or don't show.

And I'll be glad to step it up and claim that mantle. I can get most names right, I know cycling, and, well, I've got a solid british accent, I can do scotland on demand, and australia as well.  I've got range..... 

I'm sure I'll get the names of the teams right as well.