Will someone please shut Rob Hatch up......!!

[tobydawq]

Especially considering that they have assembled a quite good team over the years. The rest of them are the best I've seen on TV wrt to cycling, even if I quite like Rolf and Ritter as well.

I don't listen to forhjulslir, but from what I've heard on Eurosport, Mielke is top notch as well.

Mielke is great. The problem is that on his podcast, his cohost is Per Bausager, and while Bausager does have a great grasp on cycling and understands it very well, his voice is just not good.


Regarding Holm and his weird takes: Yesterday, shortly before the finish: "If Vacek wins this, it will be the best stage of the whole Giro". Said without a shade of irony. While the rest of the world knew that the stage was the worst Grand Tour stage in years. The man is so weird.

 

[tobydawq]

You know you have a strong cycling coverage lineup when you can substitute Peter Piil in for Thomas Bay.

And no, I don't know why this thread has become a Danish Eurosport thread.

 

[Carrick-On-Seine]

He's exhausting me. I need the rest day.
I've been trying to think of a worse lead commentator in any sport ever, but can't. There's no emotion there, it's just shouting and whelping, the occasional whisper as he tries to build up tension where none will obviously occur, rolling out some stat he's just pulled off PCS, pronouncing stuff in an OTT way and going "oh no, no .no , NO!" when he mistakes a mechanical for a crash.
GCN keep ignoring my emails about him and Blythe so I'm going to take it to the top and email Eurosport suggesting they swap him with the people who do indoor rock climbing.

 

[fmk_RoI]

GCN keep ignoring my emails about him and Blythe so I'm going to take it to the top and email Eurosport suggesting they swap him with the people who do indoor rock climbing.

Take it straight to David Zaslav and threaten to meme-stock Discovery if they don't replace him with a proper commentator

 

[normanzo]

I complained about Hatch on this thread last week. Later, I realized I was too harsh. I've given a fresh listen to his Giro commentary over the past few days. He does do a fine job most of the time and the excessive volume and hyper-drama during attacks, crashes, finishes, etc. is surely because he loves the sport and gets possessed by his excitement in those moments.

 

[HelloDolly]

I complained about Hatch on this thread last week. Later, I realized I was too harsh. I've given a fresh listen to his Giro commentary over the past few days. He does do a fine job most of the time and the excessive volume and hyper-drama during attacks, crashes, finishes, etc. is surely because he loves the sport and gets possessed by his excitement in those moments.

I know what you mean ..he loves the sport and is knowledgeable about the sport
But so do I but that doesn't mean I am a good commentator

His comms wear you down...and its very difficult to listen to

 

[Savant12]

Rob Hatch > Adam Blythe

 

[HelloDolly]

Rob Hatch > Adam Blythe

Rob Hatch > Adam Blythe > > > > > > > Rob Hatch + Adam Blythe

 

[Armchair cyclist]

"In the land of fine Italian dining, it is a big mac that wins it"

If ever there were a line that deserves the sack...

 

[bigcog]

Hatch really is a hysterical these days and even more annoying ...

 

[Bonimenier]

"In the land of fine Italian dining, it is a big mac that wins it"

If ever there were a line that deserves the sack...

Absolute brilliant line.

 

[Armchair cyclist]

It makes me fear for what he had planned in the case of Healy or Frigo winning: "In the land of the risotto, the best is Uncle Ben's", or "They eat their vegetables frito around here, but the break has been cooked by Frigo."

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Hatch really is a hysterical these days and even more annoying ...

I usually have the volume on low anyway, but listening to Hatch will force me to exercise the mute option. He's just incredibly annoying.

 

[awavey]

"In the land of fine Italian dining, it is a big mac that wins it"

If ever there were a line that deserves the sack...

the grief Kirby would get for delivering a line like that...plus I bet he's been waiting all Giro to use it too

 

[BR2]

It makes me fear for what he had planned in the case of Healy or Frigo winning: "In the land of the risotto, the best is Uncle Ben's", or "They eat their vegetables frito around here, but the break has been cooked by Frigo."

You're ready to go I'd say...

 

[RedheadDane]

It makes me fear for what he had planned in the case of Healy or Frigo winning: "In the land of the risotto, the best is Uncle Ben's", or "They eat their vegetables frito around here, but the break has been cooked by Frigo."

Are you even allowed to be a cycling commentator if you don't make terrible puns?

 

[Sciatic]

You're ready to go I'd say...

The risotto one isn’t half bad.

 

[Salvarani]

"In the land of fine Italian dining, it is a big mac that wins it"

If ever there were a line that deserves the sack...

He could have said "In the land of fine Italian dining, it is McNulty who take(s) away the stage"

It would have been a little more clever and subtle.

His line is just "lol" but still comedy in a hilariously bad way.

 

[The fridge in the blue trees]

I don't mind Rob Hatch at all. Much much much better than Carlton Kirby. If anything Sean Kelly going on endless talks is annoying, you could have Almeida dropping Roglic and Thomas and he wouldn't care if he's in one of his 2 minute explanation speeches.

The Big Mac actually was funny today.

 

[kingjr]

the grief Kirby would get for delivering a line like that...plus I bet he's been waiting all Giro to use it too

What are the odds that Kirby sent him that line via WhatsApp?

 

[Carrick-On-Seine]

I complained about Hatch on this thread last week. Later, I realized I was too harsh. I've given a fresh listen to his Giro commentary over the past few days. He does do a fine job most of the time and the excessive volume and hyper-drama during attacks, crashes, finishes, etc. is surely because he loves the sport and gets possessed by his excitement in those moments.

Does he? He's a failed football commentator and has done other odd jobs for the BBC during the Olympics. So he's probably just slipped down the rungs to what must be one of the worst paying sports to commentate on.
He shows no passion. Just shouting, whispering or whelping and his historical knowledge is poor beyond Coppi.
Also it might be nice for him to have some knowledge of the country's culture that he hasn't lifted from guidebooks. And that annoying banter about no cappuccino after 11am and no pineapple on pizza can f right off.

 

[RedheadDane]

He shows no passion. Just shouting, whispering or whelping and his historical knowledge is poor beyond Coppi.

Do you really need historical knowledge to be a commentator? A nice bonus, sure, but not really necessary.

 

[PapaD]

He's perfectly fine, no idea why everyone here doesn't like him. Try listening to the Australian SBS commentary and you'll soon realise Hatch is decent.

 

[tobydawq]

Do you really need historical knowledge to be a commentator? A nice bonus, sure, but not really necessary.

Yes, you do.

 

[RedheadDane]

Yes, you do.

I'm pretty sure you can commentate on what's happening right now, without knowing what happened 50 years ago.