Pathetic. The only team / city in all pro sports without a local tv broadcast and they tell you BULLSHIT like objectivity. Such a joke. …. fuck SN and TSN. Both shit broadcasters too.
Best_Hold915
Boooooo!
Judge_Rhinohold
Unbelievable. MLSE is really a disgusting corporation that we funnel so much money to.
CanadianWampa
These guys have done so much for the team over the years and it legit pisses me off that Rogers and Bell fuck em over every chance they get.
rhineauto
It’s especially embarrassing since a former network guy estimates the costs per series to be about $10,000. But who would expect anything else from Bell and Rogers?
Competitive_Ad2450
We have SO much money. One of the richest hockey teams and we have to suffer through cringeworthy broadcasting from Sportsnet, no true home tv broadcast and now the only play by play announcers the fans like are calling the games from a tv monitor?
PATHETIC.
Be better MLSE.
E400wagon
This would cost them what, $5k-$10k? Pennies. Shameful
FlapjackFiddle
Fuckers.
This is absolutely absurd. These are the games that the entire season has been building towards.
Game-83-and-on
Sports~~bet~~net blew all their budget on those stupid fucking name-bar labels they have been displaying on the power play. (a-la ESPN)
No money left for the crew to go on the road. Just another disastrous SN decision.
riZZle0517
Fucking stupid, the only guys worth listening to
re-verse
Some sportsnet exec just figured out how to earn himself a $10k larger bonus this year.
LeafsRealist
Legitimately the first time I’ve seen Jim Ralph’s face lol.
Flare_Knight
Is a legit shame and just embarrassing. Bad enough that they cheap out on the regular season, but this is the playoffs. Even in the best case in terms of games it isn’t a whole lot.
So_Long_DentalPlan
TL:DR question
DOES Joe want to travel, or is he happier at home?
darthcobain17
That is a ridiculous decision regardless of the reasoning. Bowen and Ralph are pure gold, and those who listen on the radio should be able to enjoy . . . ESPECIALLY during the playoffs! I don’t have anything against TSN, I quite enjoy the network, but from the company that fired Don Cherry for basically no reason at all this doesn’t surprise me. Sportsnet is ultimate trash.
oppo0990
From what I understand, they didn’t send them on the road for ANY games this season. I could be wrong but I swear I remember hearing/reading somewhere that they were watching the tv feed for all away games this season. It’s still a complete joke that they’re too cheap to send them at least for the playoffs though
Spacepickle89
Rogers and bell just simply don’t like leafs fans
Chillaxing416
Leafs, Raptors, Jays all have their radio crews calling away games remotely from Toronto. Residual corporate effect from the pandemic.
saintchrono
As someone who grew up on Bowen calling the games, him not calling the Sportsnet games is bad enough, but this shit is just straight up disrespectful.
Fuck Rogers. Trash ass company.
BigDaddyQP
God bless the gentleman that pointed out if you hit the three dots on the top right and click show reader you can get the article
Safe_sometime
You got to be cheap
Gloomy-Can706
Homer broadcasts aren’t it. When Kuch did he lame little trip on Brodie and he sold it, I was physically cringing when the dude started going on about how youy can’t just trip players and expect to no get a penalty. Dude barely touched brodies leg and he flopped to the ground.
No thanks with that shit.
Cokeboy13
Disgraceful
wicked_crayfish
That’s what Jim looks like? Wow lol
Dry-Honeydew2371
Joe deserves to be in Tampa with the boys.
shindleria
I already hated Rogers with with every fibre of my being but this one genuinely makes me sick to my stomach.
1columbia
Such a gutless and cheap move.
ifrankenstein
They are calling the games, just from a monitor feed and not in Tampa.
banddroid
Anyone know why they don’t just move to calling the games on tv? They are both classics.
chizzy1212
Why isn’t Bowen on the TV broadcast?? He’s a true die hard leafs fan. Shame that they disrespect him like that
rjones416
calling a game from a monitor is so wrong
nanapancakethusiast
Rogers strikes again
harceps
Joe needs to be on tv calling the plays. That alone will get us through. #BringBackBowen
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Pathetic. The only team / city in all pro sports without a local tv broadcast and they tell you BULLSHIT like objectivity. Such a joke. …. fuck SN and TSN. Both shit broadcasters too.
Boooooo!
Unbelievable. MLSE is really a disgusting corporation that we funnel so much money to.
These guys have done so much for the team over the years and it legit pisses me off that Rogers and Bell fuck em over every chance they get.
It’s especially embarrassing since a former network guy estimates the costs per series to be about $10,000. But who would expect anything else from Bell and Rogers?
We have SO much money. One of the richest hockey teams and we have to suffer through cringeworthy broadcasting from Sportsnet, no true home tv broadcast and now the only play by play announcers the fans like are calling the games from a tv monitor?
PATHETIC.
Be better MLSE.
This would cost them what, $5k-$10k? Pennies. Shameful
Fuckers.
This is absolutely absurd. These are the games that the entire season has been building towards.
Sports~~bet~~net blew all their budget on those stupid fucking name-bar labels they have been displaying on the power play. (a-la ESPN)
No money left for the crew to go on the road. Just another disastrous SN decision.
Fucking stupid, the only guys worth listening to
Some sportsnet exec just figured out how to earn himself a $10k larger bonus this year.
Legitimately the first time I’ve seen Jim Ralph’s face lol.
Is a legit shame and just embarrassing. Bad enough that they cheap out on the regular season, but this is the playoffs. Even in the best case in terms of games it isn’t a whole lot.
TL:DR question
DOES Joe want to travel, or is he happier at home?
That is a ridiculous decision regardless of the reasoning. Bowen and Ralph are pure gold, and those who listen on the radio should be able to enjoy . . . ESPECIALLY during the playoffs! I don’t have anything against TSN, I quite enjoy the network, but from the company that fired Don Cherry for basically no reason at all this doesn’t surprise me. Sportsnet is ultimate trash.
From what I understand, they didn’t send them on the road for ANY games this season. I could be wrong but I swear I remember hearing/reading somewhere that they were watching the tv feed for all away games this season. It’s still a complete joke that they’re too cheap to send them at least for the playoffs though
Rogers and bell just simply don’t like leafs fans
Leafs, Raptors, Jays all have their radio crews calling away games remotely from Toronto. Residual corporate effect from the pandemic.
As someone who grew up on Bowen calling the games, him not calling the Sportsnet games is bad enough, but this shit is just straight up disrespectful.
Fuck Rogers. Trash ass company.
God bless the gentleman that pointed out if you hit the three dots on the top right and click show reader you can get the article
You got to be cheap
Homer broadcasts aren’t it. When Kuch did he lame little trip on Brodie and he sold it, I was physically cringing when the dude started going on about how youy can’t just trip players and expect to no get a penalty. Dude barely touched brodies leg and he flopped to the ground.
No thanks with that shit.
Disgraceful
That’s what Jim looks like? Wow lol
Joe deserves to be in Tampa with the boys.
I already hated Rogers with with every fibre of my being but this one genuinely makes me sick to my stomach.
Such a gutless and cheap move.
They are calling the games, just from a monitor feed and not in Tampa.
Anyone know why they don’t just move to calling the games on tv? They are both classics.
Why isn’t Bowen on the TV broadcast?? He’s a true die hard leafs fan. Shame that they disrespect him like that
calling a game from a monitor is so wrong
Rogers strikes again
Joe needs to be on tv calling the plays. That alone will get us through. #BringBackBowen