Viperar 16 Report post Posted May 6, 2008 sorry if this was already posted, didn't see it: http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/playoffs2008...tory?id=3384071 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NeverForgetMac25 483 Report post Posted May 6, 2008 "Pairing Don Cherry and Barry Melrose will provide NHL fans with two of the most respected and opinionated voices in hockey today," Norby Williamson, ESPN executive vice president of production, said in a statement. :nonono: According to who? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viperar 16 Report post Posted May 6, 2008 i definitely don't always agree with what he says, but he should bring some life to hockey analysis to ESPN, and I'd rather have him in there as well rather than just melrose speaking out of his ass. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Redwingsfan18 1 Report post Posted May 6, 2008 He's going to rip Melrose a new one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vladdy16 2,154 Report post Posted May 6, 2008 Grapes is great for entertainment value, but hockey is the red-headed stepchild as it is. The last thing we need is Cherry "educating" the generally uninformed masses. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
puckloo39 5,686 Report post Posted May 6, 2008 :nonono: According to who? according to Norby. Who watches ESPN for hockey news anymore? I haven't watched ESPN for years... It is kinda cool that he's donating his fee to the Humane Society. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icer 0 Report post Posted May 6, 2008 I thought ESPN already filled its quota for morons. ESPN is already unwatchable. This will only make it worse. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hallelujahlogic 1 Report post Posted May 6, 2008 i love grapes so much! i'm excited to see him school barry melrose. and i think it's so freakin awesome that he's donating the money he makes to the humane society. he's a good man and a smart man and an entertaining man and it kinda bums me out that so many people around here hate him so much. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kylee 727 Report post Posted May 6, 2008 i think is pretty cool. its important for ESPN to have a hockey voice other than melrose. i just hope don cherry is himself like he is on CBC. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JayUp88 1 Report post Posted May 6, 2008 This should be great. I might have to Vivo some of that now. I loved it when they put him and Hull on the same channel. It was great. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Turkey 0 Report post Posted May 6, 2008 Thanks to their irrational decision not to show hockey, I go weeks and sometimes months without remembering that ESPN exists. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SnipeShow 0 Report post Posted May 6, 2008 ahah wow this is unpresidented. two of the biggest assholes to ever pretend to analyze hockey on one station! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BlueMonk 102 Report post Posted May 6, 2008 Excellent news! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
akustyk 84 Report post Posted May 6, 2008 add Doc Emrick and we have a set of 3 d*[cut]* who make just about everyone puke... that would be: bias (Mullet), stubbornness (Cherry) and gold-mouth (Emrick). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
betterREDthandead 58 Report post Posted May 6, 2008 Add me to the list of those pleased to see Grapes on ESPN. If it means publicity for the NHL in the US, it can only be a good thing. And I like Grapes. I wish he and Charles Barkley could be on a set together, it'd be a dream matchup. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lets go pavel 2 Report post Posted May 6, 2008 add Doc Emrick and we have a set of 3 d*[cut]* who make just about everyone puke... that would be: bias (Mullet), stubbornness (Cherry) and gold-mouth (Emrick). now just add a guest spot for eklund to take care of the "inside information" and i think we'd have a show ... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
auxlepli 17 Report post Posted May 6, 2008 This move will have absolutely no influence on me at all. I am nearing my two-month anniversary of boycotting ESPN broadcast products. Not only do I think I'm better for it, but I am also happier. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GMRwings1983 8,804 Report post Posted May 6, 2008 What do you guys think the over/under is on how long it takes him to get fired for making some kind of controversial remark? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coolio Mendez 7 Report post Posted May 6, 2008 (edited) Anything is better than Melrose! We need somebody like Cherry in the U.S to promote hockey. Edited May 6, 2008 by Coolio Mendez Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Detroit # 1 Fan 2,204 Report post Posted May 6, 2008 Great to hear. He better still be on CBC for HNIC though! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SouthernWingsFan 854 Report post Posted May 6, 2008 ahah wow this is unpresidented. two of the biggest assholes to ever pretend to analyze hockey on one station! Don't you think you're just being a tad overdramatic here? Anyways, I think this is cool news. Cherry, at the very least, will crank up the entertainment value of the shows then. Like him or not, he is passionate and gets people's attention. Plus he's a snappy dresser. I don't take anything that sports analysts or experts say that seriously anyway, it doesn't have any effects on the outcomes of games. Just extra stuff to listen to every now and then. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vangvace 12 Report post Posted May 6, 2008 Should have happened 15+ years ago Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JackMallory 0 Report post Posted May 6, 2008 I love Don. In RL he's actually a big softie. Kudos to him for donating his fees to the Humane Society. I watch CBC over any other network for my hockey games, even Mickey and company (and Mickey cracks me up). BTW, in case anyone missed it, Grapes predicted the Wings in the finals. Yeah, maybe a no-brainer to some but I've found he is rarely wrong, especially when it comes to common sense things. Bottom line, he is entertaining whether you agree with him or not. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grozzy 0 Report post Posted May 6, 2008 I love watching Grapes on HNIC. Having him on ESPN will have no downside for fans in the US (unless you hate him beforehand). He might gain some interest in hockey for people, and he might attract a little bit of interest from ESPN execs ie. trying to get games back on there. For people who don't see him often, this will be a big step up from just Melrose...although anyone would help Melrose. ANYONE. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SweWings 45 Report post Posted May 6, 2008 Well at least he's opinionated. I only watch the intermission stuff if he's on there, sure he's an ass but he's also very entertaining. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
