We’ve just about had enough of Ian Baker Finch on the CBS golf broadcasts.
The guy has become less of an analyst and more of a TOTAL cheerleader during golf telecasts.
“If he can just birdie the last three holes,” he proclaimed last Sunday, trying to give us the impression that Sam Burns could actually catch K.H. Lee at the Byron Nelson.
Didn’t Baker-Finch see the friggin’ weather out there? It was raining cats and dogs and appropriately, we’re sending the former Open champion into the Dog House where he can cheer for all the dogs as they do their business.
“He’s got great form and will no doubt be the leader,” is how Baker-Finch might described one of the dogs taking a dump.
It’s getting really, really old. No criticism allowed these days. Baker-Finch is getting hard to take.
Total trend with CBS in general.
We now long for the days of Johnny Miller at NBC when Johnny didn’t mind telling us that someone was choking!
4 Comments
baxter cepeda
Everyone has their style.
The three birdies comment seemed more like a way to keep viewers engaged; but it was also true. 16 was a bit tougher but 17 at 125 and 18 being a reachable 5 were birdie holes even in the wind and rain.
Finch did not factor KH was ready to make birdies himself on the last 2 holes.
Zinger can provide some of what we miss from Johnny Miller; but Miller is an icon behind the mic.
It’s gonna be hard to find an analyst like that with that kind of track record.
The only option would be the man himself basically coming out of retirement for majors; Ryder Cup and whatever he wants. He is the best golf analyst ever; a goat.
Tom Edrington
They are starting to pretend they are covering The Masters
abigbluedevilfan
Right on concerning Finch, I’m also sick of the cheerleading and the stating of the obvious.
Ben Wright was my favorite.
He was Miller-like with a twist of home spun ‘telling it like it is.
Sorry ‘Big Mama’
Tom Edrington
Love how IBF tried to convince everyone that someone besides Phil might win with three holes to play…..