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Old 04-06-2009, 06:57 PM   #114
JonInMiddleGA
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Originally Posted by samifan24 View Post
I had the same exact reaction. His commentary was so cerebral and focused that I wonder if ESPN told him to tone it down.

Just off the top of my head, thinking about the games I've caught with Hershiser working, I suspect it might not be so much a case of tone down the intellect as shorten the points. Doing that could have the same effect, harder to make a deep point in less time, but on a weekly/national game there's probably less tolerance built-in for in depth stuff.

I mean, I grew accustomed to, and didn't mind, having some of the discussions during Braves games go on through 2-3 innings but it's easier to get away with that when you have the same audience for 150 games a year.
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