Comments on: Baltimore Sports Media Approval Ratings: Jim Hunter

By: xi0

xi0 — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:47:25 +0000

“he’s really become a Baltimore guy…practically bleeding orange and black, as Peter Schmuck said at one time.”

Just like DtM said….so what? Take Jim Palmer as an example. The guy loves the game and the Orioles, yet he can get away with calling a game in a less-biased way. Maybe it’s because he’s a legend, maybe he kisses Angelos’ ass, but he still ATTEMPTS to be unbiased

By: neal s

neal s — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:22:45 +0000

Damn, Dan — that’s a tad harsh, no? Although I do agree with the basic thrust of your point, I don’t think he’s ever done anything that’s just so horrible. He could be worse.

That, to me, is why it’s hard to decide.

By: dan the man

dan the man — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:00:12 +0000

So what if he does live out of a suitcase in a hotel in Baltimore? What does that have to do with anything? Still trying to figure out what that even implies.

Jim Hunter does bleed black and orange and that’s precisely the problem. He bleeds black and orange to a fault. It’s sickening. When we’re losing 30-3, do I want to hear Hunter’s bubblegum voice gee-willickering out my TV speakers? No. Hell no. I want some solemn shit to fit the mood of the game. He doesn’t know how to turn it off. Or even dial it down. He’s a fan of the club, but in a way that makes it seem like he’s sucking up to the organization. Day in and day out. Sucking.

And then it gets worse when you see him on camera. He looks like a puppet with a perma-smile being controlled by some unseen puppeteer in the background. He bounces and twitches while he talks with that fake camera-face on.

Who IS Jim Hunter?

We don’t know, because he’s not a real person. He’s a robot implanted by the Orioles to make everything seem dandy. He’s a Stepford Wife.

By: Nick

Nick — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:49:02 +0000

I am a big Jim Hunter fan and always have been. I really don’t see what all of the negativity around him. Anyone that doesn’t like Hunter at least has to say this: he loves the team. Since filling Jon Miller’s shoes as the primary radio broadcaster (which, certainly was the toughest act to follow), he’s really become a Baltimore guy…practically bleeding orange and black, as Peter Schmuck said at one time. Whether they are winning in ’97 or losing 30-3, you get the feel that Jim is one of us when it comes to sticking with the O’s. Gary Thorne? Great broadcaster, but he’s a Red Sox fan. Joe Angel? Fun nicknames, but doesn’t he live in a hotel out of a suitcase in Baltimore?

By the way, Hunter does the Sunday broadcast because Thorne does radio play-by-play for Sunday Night Baseball.

By: xi0

xi0 — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:55:33 +0000

Nay for me. He’s a complete and utter shill…it’s all gumdrops and lollipops with this guy. I understand that he’s trying to keep his job, but it;s way too transparent at this point. The word on the street is that he’s a Yankee fan, which would make sense since he’s a Seton Hall grad. Go let him be a unabashed shill for YES…

I understand the man needs to feed his family, and maybe my dislike for him is irrational, but I just don’t like him or his work. He’s a goober.