im seriously drafting greear for baseball but TuT will prob kick me off the team when i do

C-Viggity - I thought the rule was they had to have previous broadcasting experience. So that means I'm eligible. But to my knowledge Greear would not be unfortunately. Perhaps an exception to the rules can be made just for him.

zugzwang - I appreciate the support. If I'm not taken by this weekend I might have to link to my live broadcasts on Friday and Saturday in the continued effort to campaign for myself.

Here's an exciting in-action photo of me calling a game.

bannnn tup

ALMOST DONE STEROID BOY

Alright guys,

With the First pick in the SE Broadcast Team Draft, tuq and I have selected...


With his wide range of sports broadcasting history, including national broadcasts of all of the four major U.S. sports, we felt that he was simply too valuable to not snag with #1. His broadcast partners throughout the years have been a hodgepodge of former players, coaches, well-known minds of the game(s), and Dennis Miller. Throughout it all, however, Michaels still seems to mesh effectively with whoever any network places beside him, creating an efficient and exciting broadcast. To go along with his superb work in the broadcast booth, Michaels is also a valuable in-studio host, possibly making him one of the most versatile broadcasters available. As far as our network's coverage goes, this means he would be able to have a role in almost every broadcast, even those which he may not be best-suited to call such as Golf (although I definitely wouldn't put it past him).

Here is a history of Michaels' broadcasting career, per Wikipedia:
From these various career stops, Michaels has provided us with some of the most memorable calls in broadcasting history, some of which will be shared below:

2004: NBA Western Conference Semifinals, Spurs vs. Lakers - Derek Fisher scores at the buzzer!
In what proved to be an amazing game, highlighted by Tim Duncan's fade-away jumper from the top of the key which left the Lakers 0.4 seconds to work with, Al Michaels and the rest of San Antonio sat stunned after Derek Fisher threw up a last-second prayer.

2000: Monday Night Football - HE DID WHAT?
Facing a 3rd & 4 from the 43 yard-line with 11:33 left in overtime, Brett Favre dropped back and felt the pressure of the rush and seemingly floated one up for grabs, in the direction of Antonio Freeman. After some indecisiveness at first, replays clearly showed that Freeman had caught the ball without it ever touching the Lambeau tundra, and the Packers would win the barn-burner of a game 26-20.

1989: World Series - I'll tell you what, we're having an Earth.....
With Tim McCarver going over highlights from the previous game's action, the now infamous Loma Prieta Earthquake struck California, in the middle of the World Series no less. Michaels seemed to remain calm in front of the mic, merely telling us that the broadcast would return momentarily as many across the country wondered what exactly had happened.

1986: American League Championship Series - Dave Henderson, its a long way from Seattle!
The 1986 ALCS was one that saw the California Angels come within one strike of their first ever World Series appearance, but just as Donnie Moore delivered the 1-2 offering, Dave Henderson swooped in with the following statement:
He launched a fork-ball over the fence, giving Boston the lead after a four-run ninth. Boston would go on to win the game in 11 innings, and the Series in 7 games. Upon the final out, Michaels exclaimed: "The Red Sox can go from last rites to the World Series...and they do!"

1980: Winter Olympic Games, United States vs. USSR - Do you believe in miracles? YES!
Last, but certainly not least, we leave you with Al Michaels' most memorable call of his broadcasting career, which came at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid. Teamed with Ken Dryden, Michaels prepared to broadcast a game which at the outset few realized would be one of the most memorable events in American sporting history. For space purposes, I won't quote this article, but it's an excellent read on the team and the events that occurred leading up to and including the game against the USSR. Memorable calls from that game include Mike Eruzione's goal to put the U.S. ahead 4-3, and of course the last minutes leading up to the U.S. victory. Couldn't find much of the Gold-Medal contest against Finland, but here is the tie-breaking goal, called by Michaels, which would lead to the eventual U.S. Gold Medal.

In closing, Al Michaels has served the test of time as one of the best broadcasters on television, and his versatility and presentation remain top-notch, something that any network would aspire for in their top-broadcaster.

The tuq/cwicemvp12 Broadcast Network (TCBN?):

• Al Michaels

Way to not fail at #1 pick imo

/edit no mention of sports-betting shout outs?

Michaels is one of two guys that had a case for #1.

Can we please not picks in spoilers? It made sense in the wrestling draft with theme songs but I don't see a reason anymore. I know when I check on my phone I can't read spoilers, I assume others have that issue too.

Etats, he just beat out Sam Rosen

yup

Alright, I took it out of the spoiler for you n00bs.

That's just such an awesome writeup. Great way to set the tone. Like I said before, I don't think there's any clear #1, but Michaels is certainly in the top echelon.

Al Michaels is solid, but I don't think he's the most legendary announcer of all time. Slight reach imo, first round definitely, first overall, not sure.

Also, I forgot to mention it in the rules, put everyone is responsible for PMing the next person to pick after you go.

"Do you believe in miracles" is arguably the most legendary call ever. I think there might be one or two slightly more legendary guys, but I think the pick is solid.

Yeah this was kind of an ldo pick for us, curious to see who goes in the next few picks and arguments in their favor but there wasn't another candidate for first overall, at least not in our minds.

Although the 1980 call was before my time it's on the short list of most famous calls in American sports history, and his width of sports and longevity calling them is unmatched. Too bad most of his career has been with networks that don't have a contract with the NBA because he's been predictably great at it.

Plus, the ALCS game five in 1986 is my favorite playoff baseball game ever (and imo the best playoff game of my time), so he gets points from me for calling that one. Too bad he had to carry the corpse of Jim Palmer the entire broadcast.

Yeah, write-up was awesome. Clearly tuq sat that one out.

Al Michaels is the GOAT imo. I'm kind of surprised people think otherwise.

Done.

He may not be the most legendary of all-time, but he can cover mostly every sport that was on the list. That sames time and effort when going through our other selections, as we've already got a stud doing PBP of most of the sports.

damn i was going al michaels for my pick. he may not be the best all-time but i'd argue his 'do you believe in miracles?' bit is the most-recognized broadcaster gimmick in american pop culture

i'm still waiting on my partner to PM me his $0.02 so we'll have our pick up asap

Maybe I'm just not an Al Michaels fan. Certainly the 1980 Olympics is his high watermark, but that was legitimately one of the greatest moments in American sports history, all he had to do was not trip over his tongue and it would become part of the collective culture of American sports just because of how often it gets replayed. I don't think he can elevate a relatively more ho hum moment like some other guys, he's just the consummate professional.

I'm not going to enforce this since it's the first pick and not everyone has had a chance to talk to their co-owners yet, but from the OP:

The Rules:

Don't worry about it this time, but in the future this will be enforced.

I think a commentator's job in general is just to not **** up whatever big moment is going on. Michaels is capable of doing this at multiple sports, which pretty much makes him the best.

Yep. So many times, the simplest call is the best. Let the game speak for itself. That's what the legends do.