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The Dick Enberg Petition

The Dick Enberg Petition

Closed — 33 supporters Verified

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Started by Anonymous 20 years, 1 month ago
WHEREAS, the undersigned individuals support the specific objections and objectives of this petition; and WHEREAS, the undersigned individuals are thoroughly outraged by the decision of the producers at ESPN to continue to employ announcer Dick Enberg for the purpose of commentating on the Grand Slam events, specifically the Australian Open, Roland Garros, and the Championships Wimbledon; and WHEREAS, the offending party, Dick Enberg, has on numerous occasions mispronounced the names of the very players whose matches he has been assigned to call (repeatedly throughout the duration of these matches). Furthermore, on one specific occasion, the offending party was unable to pronounce a name consisting of no more than three letters and one syllable. Moreover, not infrequently, the players whose names are thus fumbled are not unfamiliar to those who have a moderate degree of education concerning professional tennis, which is to say that the average professional tennis aficionado would be better suited to perform the duties of the offending party; and WHEREAS, the offending party is under the misconception that he is both poetic and sagacious: in truth he is neither. His insipid and incessant sentimentality, putrid mellifluence, and the general nature of his tennis commentary are vexatious and detract from the viewers

Updates

January 27, 2008

The commentary during the recent matches has only reaffirmed the necessity of this petition. I am currently compiling a log of specific broadcast errors to present to the network executives. Your shared frustrations provide the evidence required to demand a higher standard for the sport.

January 27, 2008

The response to this petition has demonstrated a clear consensus regarding the quality of commentary expected during major tennis events. This momentum confirms that a significant portion of the viewership remains deeply dissatisfied with the current standard of professional broadcast coverage.

3 Comments

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David Beck
20 years ago Featured

Hard to watch the tennis with the volume on when he is calling the match. Constant rambling and mispronunciations make it impossible to enjoy the game.

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Sarah Petersen
20 years ago Featured

SO ANNOYING. Please get someone else in the booth who actually knows the players names.

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Mike Rhodes
20 years ago Featured

its honestly painful to listen to him during the major matches. he gets every single name wrong and acts like he is some kind of legend. time to retire.