Yeah so true. As a season ticket holder I have brought a few friends to games over the years, but it’s super hard to convert them into long term fans when you have to make such a big commitment to see games your not going to get too.
Like a normal sicko, I went to a few games as a kid, got back from college and went to a random Saturday game in 2013. Had a blast and slowly found myself watching every game I could within a year. It’s really hard to do that without normal TV or at least bundled with a common streaming service.
Similarly one of the biggest issues I have with Apple TV is the lack of home town announcers. I find none of the Apple TV folks know the team super well, and frequent announce as if it’s for a neutral, casual fan base, which ain’t watching Apple anyway. It means you hear the same story lines week after week if you watch the team constantly. I just miss the feeling of the announcers also being fans. I love hearing Charlie and Brad but am usually at those games anyway.
I love getting to switch to local broadcast when the Revs are at home but, I agree, I really don't like the broadcasters when they are away. It would make more sense to have small groups of broadcasters who only cover a few teams because I found it super annoying to hear misinformation, mispronunciations, etc when I'm watching them play. And another issue I have with the broadcasters is that some of them are just terrible.
Yeah so true. As a season ticket holder I have brought a few friends to games over the years, but it’s super hard to convert them into long term fans when you have to make such a big commitment to see games your not going to get too.
Like a normal sicko, I went to a few games as a kid, got back from college and went to a random Saturday game in 2013. Had a blast and slowly found myself watching every game I could within a year. It’s really hard to do that without normal TV or at least bundled with a common streaming service.
Similarly one of the biggest issues I have with Apple TV is the lack of home town announcers. I find none of the Apple TV folks know the team super well, and frequent announce as if it’s for a neutral, casual fan base, which ain’t watching Apple anyway. It means you hear the same story lines week after week if you watch the team constantly. I just miss the feeling of the announcers also being fans. I love hearing Charlie and Brad but am usually at those games anyway.
I love getting to switch to local broadcast when the Revs are at home but, I agree, I really don't like the broadcasters when they are away. It would make more sense to have small groups of broadcasters who only cover a few teams because I found it super annoying to hear misinformation, mispronunciations, etc when I'm watching them play. And another issue I have with the broadcasters is that some of them are just terrible.