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| 169.1 | | TARKIN::POLLOCK | | Wed Apr 16 1997 15:07 | 5 |
| Yup, and Derek claims that the reason Fred is retiring is NOT because
he is 78 years young but because he's the last of the play by play guys
who calls the game by using the players names. He just can't see the
guys anymore from being 7 stories up... 8-)
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| 169.2 | | ASABET::pelkey.ogo.dec.com::pelkey | Professional Hombre | Wed Apr 16 1997 15:22 | 6 |
| gorsh,,, Neeley, Mario, now Fred and Derick....
Times they are a changin...
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| 169.3 | Perfect cap to a rotten season... | NETCAD::COLELLA | | Wed Apr 16 1997 15:33 | 14 |
| Clearly Fred had slowed down the last couple of years, (he relied more
and more on Derek I think) but I, for one, am sad to see him go.
Whenever I think of my youth and the Bruins glory days, Orr/Espo, etc.,
it's Fred's voice that goes through my head ("Esposito shoots,
HE SCOOORES!!!!). And you could never question his loyalty to the
B's. Some would call that being a "homer", which of course, Fred was,
but I thought that made it kind of fun. Hey, the guy helped INVENT
hockey play-by-play, and I think he's still the best at describing
the game as it unfolds (listen to ANYONE else do it, it's not as good).
Fred wasn't perfect, but he gave it his all.
-Barry
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| 169.4 | FRED! | ASDG::MCNAMARA | strange visitor...... | Wed Apr 16 1997 15:55 | 18 |
| ...agreed, Barry...and you can write to Fred, send him a "congrats"
card, etc at
Fred Cusick
c/o WSBK-TV
83 Leo M. Birmingham Parkway
Brighton, MA. 02135-1154
A True original, not quite as bombastic as a Johnny Most, but most
certainly as original...gimme the old dude announcers ANY day, rather
than a Dale Arnold clone......
Salute, Fred!
mac
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| 169.6 | An Original, for sure..... | PATE::NEFF | Stained Roast Beef Curtains | Wed Apr 16 1997 16:56 | 16 |
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> A True original, not quite as bombastic as a Johnny Most, but most
> certainly as original...gimme the old dude announcers ANY day, rather
> than a Dale Arnold clone......
As much as I hated listening to Fred through the years, I've grown to
appreciate him since Dale Arnold took over his NESN duties. I REALLY
hope that Dale doesn't get the UPN38 contract. Gord always has a look
on his face that says, GEEK!!!
I will miss the Turk - he is the BIGGEST "Homer" of them all. A Bruin never
lost a fight, even Odgers.
_sbn
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| 169.7 | missed | SALEM::HOEY | | Thu Apr 17 1997 11:46 | 4 |
| "A Bruin never last a fight"
If a Bruin did not win the fight it was because he lost his balance.
Then he would say, " Well I would give the Bruin the second half".
Overall they were very entertaining. They will be sadly missed.
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| 169.8 | | KOOLIT::R_PLOURDE | | Thu Apr 17 1997 12:17 | 7 |
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I actually would prefer to have Dave Shea back instead of
Dale Arnold... What ever happend to Dave Shea ? It seemed he was
being groomed to take over for John but then he suddenly vanished.
Rp
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| 169.9 | DaveyBoy | ASDG::MCNAMARA | strange visitor...... | Thu Apr 17 1997 13:27 | 8 |
| ...RP, saw Dave Shea broadcast a recent hockey game, mething it was
the ECAC Final Four, the BU games....did a decent job, and really
has a great voice, knowledgeable...maybe they'll get Davey-Boy
("gimme another hamburger") Shea signed....
payday_mac
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| 169.10 | Make up your mind will ya. :*)))) | KAOFS::WATTERS | | Thu Apr 17 1997 15:46 | 5 |
| I always thought you guys hated Cusick; now that he's leaving, you're
all getting misty. Go figure!!!
Andy
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| 169.11 | | KOOLIT::R_PLOURDE | | Thu Apr 17 1997 16:34 | 9 |
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there's a difference between thinking he did a good job (towards the
end) and enjoying him because of tradition and fond childhood memories.
Seems like that all we have left now are memories from great glory days
gone by.
Rp
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| 169.12 | | NETCAD::COLELLA | | Thu Apr 17 1997 16:36 | 6 |
| I think what happened was, we took Fred for granted,
UNTIL DALE ARNOLD SHOWED UP!!
:-)
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| 169.14 | typo - fixed | PATE::NEFF | Stained Roast Beef Curtains | Thu Apr 17 1997 16:41 | 15 |
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> I always thought you guys hated Cusick; now that he's leaving, you're
> all getting misty. Go figure!!!
Andy - I think it's more, we get Dale Arnold as his replacement !!! That's
worse than the B's not making the play-offs.
My problem with Fred is, he still lives in the 70's and he's too much of a
homer. I can still hear him, "Orr with the puck" - uhmmmm Fred, that's
Bourque. 8*)
_sbn
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| 169.15 | See ya! | DIVER1::MACHADO | Crazy on a ship of fools | Sat Apr 19 1997 12:28 | 20 |
| While it is true that he will always be considered the TV voice of
the Bruins (well, as long as our generation is alive anyway) I'm not
all that sorry to see him go. Over the past few seasons, he's called
Bourque, Orr a few too many times for me. He and Turk have rambled on
and on endlessly while the stadium announcer was announcing a penalty,
and they hardly ever relate just what the exact infraction really is.
So you either hope that they tell ya, or you try to listen past them to
the PA system in the background to pick out who went to the box and
why. On occaisions the camera has shown a player in the box and they
never even alluded to the fact that one team or the other was playing
on a power play until halfway through the power play. Nope, you can
keep 'em both. Don't let the door hit ya where the good lord split ya,
and all that. I guess I stand alone in saying that by comparison I
prefer Dale Arnold. Sorry. It is the announcers job to relate all the
pertinent FACTS of the game to the viewing audience. In my humble
opinion, over the past few years, Fred and Derek didn't do a very good
job at that.
Barry
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