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Mike Douglas Calling 270's as 450's

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BASEDRILEY
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any body notice this? I wish x games had people who knew the tricks. I still like mike tho.
Jan 27 2013 9:40PM
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Hammyslapwagon
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I don't understand why ESPN doesn't just get commentators that are modern skiers
Jan 27 2013 9:42PM
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grapejuice3000+
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also calls switch ups change ups, called athletes "jumpers"

like wtf

and they showed like the moment of the day as schlopy's run but said it was nick geopper, i dont think espn really gives a fuck about skiing, just the money involved in backing the x games.
Jan 27 2013 9:43PM
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Polar_Beer
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Luke Van Valin should be the x games announcer
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Jan 27 2013 9:52PM
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DGski
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thats fine
Jan 27 2013 9:52PM
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Don_Cartagena
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He is a fucking embarrassment to skiing. Everything he says is so gay, he has no fucking idea about modern skiing and obviously doesn't show even the slightest effort of learning. He called Jossi's rodeo 5 a cork 5, called dub 16's dub 12's. He is a fucking idiot. I acknowledge he has done a lot for the sport but he has to move on from the commentary gig.
Jan 27 2013 9:54PM
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RubberSoul
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it's the girls' comp, 270s count as 450s dude


also mike d's the man, he could call me a douchebag and i'd thank him, i dont care what he calls certain skiing tricks
Jan 27 2013 9:55PM
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BASEDRILEY
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you sound like the biggest bitch in the world.
Jan 27 2013 9:57PM
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JUP*
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This 100000000000000000000000000 times
Jan 27 2013 9:58PM
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Z-Juice
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Jan 27 2013 9:59PM
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Dwarftosser1
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God you guys are bitches sometimes, stop fucking complaining for one second.
Jan 27 2013 10:05PM
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Big.Bird
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during big air..jossi throws a rodeo 5..announcer says cork 5..that was imo one of the worst announcer fails maybe the worst
Jan 27 2013 10:07PM
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special-J
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What do you expect from him, not to be human and never make a mistake? Chill the fuck out, I'd like to see you all do better. The job is harder than you think. Yeah LVV would be a great announcer but I'm pretty sure he wouldn't be flawless either.
Jan 27 2013 10:19PM
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BChaps1209
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during schlopy's slopestyle run the last hit was a dub 16 but he called a 14. made it even worse- the announcer on course said dub 16, but the commentator "corrected" him even after watching the replay.
Jan 27 2013 10:21PM
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ohboy
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This so much.

I can find a video of LVV fucking up once too. Every single announcer makes a mistake once in a while. Is it really that big of a deal that he called a 270 a 450?
Jan 27 2013 10:21PM
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JWeinstock
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i lost it at this and when he called switch ups change ups. I also started screaming at the tv when (i think it was hatveit) did a 4 off and he called it a 2.

Also at the beginning when he was riding nick geoppers dick on the rails. they were nice but not unbelievable. he also made a pretzel sound amazing.... dude sucks
Jan 27 2013 10:38PM
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grapejuice3000+
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get out of here you unappreciative fuck.
Jan 27 2013 11:00PM
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MRSICKNASTYNESS
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I realized that too. I also hate when some one falls or fucks up and a ski pops of and they have to explain why the bindings come off. And last year I remember a brake that was sticky and the spent 15 min explaining that the brakes stop the ski and again why it comes off in the first place *facepalm*
Jan 27 2013 11:10PM
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TK.
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He also called alex schlopy "Eric" schlopy in the big air event last night
Jan 27 2013 11:11PM
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Session
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Do you idiots have any idea how hard it is to call play by play on something that happens so quick? Most other "Modern" skiers would be dumb stuttering pricks in the same situation.

Mike Douglas would still ski the faces off most the guys whose balls you swing from.
Jan 27 2013 11:33PM
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Dmarc
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yea i couldn't agree more why doesn't espn just hire someone who actually know what they're talking about it just bugs me i heard mike douglas call a dub cork 10 a double cork rodeo 10 las tnight
Jan 27 2013 11:34PM
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will_powder
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I think Douglas knows his stuff he was there when lots of the tricks would have been named...
Jan 27 2013 11:39PM
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grapejuice3000+
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more like that was today in the slopestyle comp
Jan 27 2013 11:41PM
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RubberSoul
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haha thanks kid
Jan 28 2013 12:31AM
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Dmarc
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this could be true but i there was some time where i was like what is he talking about
Jan 28 2013 12:33AM
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BASEDRILEY
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im 47 respect you elders.
Jan 28 2013 12:36AM
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Holte
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Yeah, but if there was one thing he got right 100% of the time, it was calling double d-spins.
Jan 28 2013 12:41AM
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Plankton
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yes sir
Jan 28 2013 12:49AM
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Eggbert
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did you watch the video?

3 runs, he called the 270 out a 450 3 times.

once=mistake
twice=confused
3 times= hire someone else

Jan 28 2013 12:55AM
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whipple
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ERIC SCHLOPY WIT DA DOUBLE D SPIN
Jan 28 2013 1:12AM
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boo10159
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he probably was confusing him with me, schlopys unknown little brother. I'm better than him
Jan 28 2013 1:18AM
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MustBeMattyB
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Guys come on Eric Schlopy is Alex's brother from the future
Jan 28 2013 1:30AM
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Ribss.
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It happened during big air too.
Jan 28 2013 1:34AM
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ESB
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Be careful who you talk shit about. Douglas may slip up once in a while, but it's fucking MIKE DOUGLAS. Him miscalling a trick is like Shaun White dragging a hand: no one cares.

Uncle E, on the other hand, needs to get the fuck out.
Jan 28 2013 5:46AM
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razors-chaz
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I think you all need to take stock for a minute. Yeah there were discrepancies in the calling of the tricks but if you know what the trick was does it really matter? The judges know what the trick was. Every year there is discussion/arguement over the commentating about how its wrong and that their chat is shit, if it bothers you turn it off/down. It could be so much worse.
Jan 28 2013 6:20AM
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sheephead
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We need BLACK STEVE
Jan 28 2013 6:32AM
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SSteezle
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i'm pretty surprised with some of his trick names, you'd think Mike Douglas of all people would be able to call the tricks for a slopestyle run
Jan 28 2013 6:53AM
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schmuck
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Despite your acknowledgement of his contributions to the sport, you should be ashamed of yourself for saying that. Without Mike Douglas, there would be no twin tip skis, no freeskiing, and no Newschoolers. He is the reason this sport and this website exists...and if he miscalled a couple of tricks, big deal. Until you've done live commentary on an event (which is much harder than you think...trust me), you have no right to say such hateful things, especially in regards to the man who has done more for our sport than anyone else.


Jan 28 2013 7:14AM
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Crispy.
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I can watch a live run and call the tricks as they land them, way before Mike can, and much more accurate.
Jan 28 2013 7:21AM
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SSteezle
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I think you're the idiot here. there's really not too many different rotations in skiing, it's not fucking rocket science. Do I think I could call the tricks faster and more accurately? Yes I do, and I'm sure the majority of NS could
Jan 28 2013 7:25AM
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-Otto-
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Quoting for emphasis.
Jan 28 2013 11:46AM
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edai
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I dont give a fuck if your 110 youre a fucking pussy
Jan 28 2013 11:59AM
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HamFaceGirl
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What's wrong with calling them change ups?
Jan 28 2013 12:00PM
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nagger
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jesus christ you went full retard.
you wouldn't happen to be 15 years old would you?

but I agree douglas shouldn't be announcing. it's not like he's mistaking rodeos for flatspins here, it's basic math and adding and to be honest I bet a lot of average joe park rats could do a better job than he is at it. 270s are noticeably different from 450s. it's not like he was calling dub cork 12s as dub 16s which honestly look very similar to me.

like said above, he did it 3 times. 3 times can't be mistakes. I don't know how someone could fuck up calling tricks that bad.
Jan 28 2013 12:01PM
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skierman
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Yeah how dare him for having an opinion on how to make the biggest televised event in park skiing better in order to properly represent what we do to the largest audience of the year.

Douglas is an essential part of freeskiing history, that's without a doubt but the key word here is HISTORY. Just because he's an OG that still rips, that doesn't make him any less shitty of an announcer. If he really loves freeskiing and wants it to continue on with legitimacy, he'd hand his job over to LVV and he'd take Uncle E's spot as that guy who says something stupid or obvious every few minutes... which he's really good at already.
Jan 28 2013 12:05PM
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KillaSteeze
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Thank you, people are just hating on Mike when they probably don't realize without him, freeskiing would be %100 different
Jan 28 2013 12:28PM
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nagger
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this to the max.

lots of respect for him, but there are a lot of jobs in the ski industry and commentary is not the job for him.

this kind of like if someone got a hat trick in hockey, and all 3 goals the announcer called the goals as someone elses. probably would be fired after the second goal.
Jan 28 2013 12:32PM
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Mr.Sloth
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My question is, how do you even mix those up?
Jan 28 2013 12:38PM
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KLovelace
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its mostly just ridiculous tht he does it in all 3 of her runs.. i think you have to be kind of blind to make that mistake over and over.. whatever though.. we all know what the tricks are .. and the once a year xgames spectators i'm sure don't give a crap how the trick is called or if its mis-named.. they're just excited to see whirly flips or whatever
Jan 28 2013 12:40PM
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Downtofilm
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so much this.
Jan 28 2013 12:46PM
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