Masters to Chris "Boomer" Berman: Stay Away, Stay Far Away

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Published: April 4, 2011

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ESPN will not be involved in televising the Masters Golf Tourney and especially not to be there is Chris Berman, ESPN's most prominent announcer.

Repeating: The top announcer for ESPN, their highest paid personality, the guy who is the on-course host of ESPN’s U.S. Open coverage, the guy with the big booming voice, will not make a peep in the Masters. That's because CBS is handling the show. But Berman may be one reason CBS was awarded the gig in lieu over ABC.

Am I the only guy bummed by this? APPARENTLY! The Green Coats indicated they’d prefer less joviality in the booth. Plus, folks at Augusta let it be known they weren’t too sweet on Berman’s schtick. We guess they’re worried Berman might mess with their tradition. And this time we can’t cue in Fiddler on the Roof music because it’s the Masters. It ain’t that kind of tradition.

Come on, folks. Tradition is boring. Tradition is the expected. Beautiful golf course, fantastic flora and fauna, impossible tickets, and we all know what we happen. Tiger won't win. A few guys will make runs at him yet Tiger will act like he'll win but won't.

Then a southern gentleman with a mouth permanently puckered from too many mint juleps and old enough to have shaken his fist at General Sherman will shuffle out with another Green jacket already. And I'll be disappointed Berman wasn't there to liven up the event.

In case you don’t know, tradition, to the Green Jackets means running their club and their tournament their way. No women playing golf on their course. No older players invited to the Masters. Don’t want to slow things down.

No violence or frivolity on their TV ads. That’s right, the silly beer ads you might find accompanying other sporting events are no where to be found during the Masters. The Green Jackets just won’t hear of it.

I want a little Berman with my Masters. I&r...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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