While the official NBC commentators have faced some backlash (BTW, you can mute the announcers without muting the sounds of the events), Jones' lighthearted Twitter commentary and hilarious event recaps are just what Rio needed. .
Tom Leppert, the former mayor of Dallas, and Craig James, the former football player and sports announcer, entered the race without the ballyhoo.
A stadium announcer made an announcement over the loudspeaker after the match, telling fans to avoid certain exits "due to events outside," without elaborating.
One could hardly watch a game on television this season without hearing an announcer say that one player or another was one of the all-time great sluggers.
Entering in the eighth inning to a pre-recorded introduction by late Yankees public address announcer Bob Sheppard, Rivera pitched innings without allowing a baserunner.
But Tuesday was ideal: a game that featured wintry weather from start to finish; several unplanned breaks to shovel away snow and scrape away ice by human Zambonis; weather radar and forecasts; and the announcers Mike Emrick, Ed Olczyk and Darren Pang working without any buffer from the weather.
State broadcaster CCTV did not even mention it on its flagship evening bulletin at 19 00 local time (11 00 GMT), though its late night bulletin at 22 00 did include a brief announcer-read report without pictures.
Following a loss at San Antonio on Nov. 9, the league suspended Cousins two games without pay for confronting Spurs announcer Sean Elliott in a "hostile manner".
An announcer repeatedly boasted that it was "distinctively Canadian," without further explanation.
