ESPN taking Mark Jones to the house

[Hold My Beer]

... and dropping him off for good

Mark Jones to leave ESPN after 36-year broadcasting run: Sources

Maybe Sean McDonough will be the one to handle the Brownsville and Opa-locka shout outs next season

 

[Trav]

Too bad. There aren't nearly enough Miami homers there. But that said, he was really mailing it in this season. A few games he called for us seemed like he was barely paying attention to the game.

 

[JG14]

Really liked him. Then he got all caught up in the political nonsense. Stating he turned down a police escort to a game because he was scared they might shoot him was one of the dumbest things I've ever heard

 

[TriStarCane]

He’s not my favorite, but has one call in particular that I quite loved because **** FSU

 

[skyman]

I know he is on his 60s, hope all is good as the playoffs were starting in NBA soon, woulda thought would want to see that thru..

 

[Shooter McGavin]

Thank ******* God. This guy was a trainwreck to listen to.

 

[cway313]

Really liked him. Then he got all caught up in the political nonsense. Stating he turned down a police escort to a game because he was scared they might shoot him was one of the dumbest things I've ever heard

What's political about that?

 

[Trav]

What's political about that?

here we go...

 

[Schnelly'sPipe]

He’s not my favorite, but has one call in particular that I quite loved because **** FSU

"What a time to be alive!" LMAO

 

[TriStarCane]

"What a time to be alive!" LMAO

With the voice crack

 

[Hold My Beer]

I know he is on his 60s, hope all is good as the playoffs were starting in NBA soon, woulda thought would want to see that thru..

ESPN had dropped Marky Mark to 4th string on their NBA crews, which is even lower on the totem pole considering both NBC and Prime Video are getting a chunk of the action this season.

Maybe he looked ahead and saw a future of dreary Tuesday night MACtion games in front of 2,000 fans and an ESPNU audience made up mostly of degenerate gamblers trying to make back that rent money.

 

[cway313]

here we go...

S.a.d.

 

[Hold My Beer]

Really liked him. Then he got all caught up in the political nonsense. Stating he turned down a police escort to a game because he was scared they might shoot him was one of the dumbest things I've ever heard

Yeah, Jones was (is) very talented as PxP announcers go. And he always seemed to do his homework to where he could tell you interesting bits here and there.

Like a messy high school girl, he did play favorites, though. But I guess a lot of announcers do

 

[cowboycane]

This guy rules and anyone that talks **** about him is a sucker.

 

[supersaiyanshel]

Think is his wife is an alum. Hes always shown The U love.

 

[Empirical Cane]

Too bad. There aren't nearly enough Miami homers there. But that said, he was really mailing it in this season. A few games he called for us seemed like he was barely paying attention to the game.

 

[nickp1991]

Mark Jones started at ESPN and ABC in 1990 and is the fifth-longest tenured broadcaster still working for the network

 

[AtlAtty]

Maybe Mark Jones has just made enough money and wants to not spend his days calling sports anymore?
There is something to be said for making a bunch of money and retiring and still being young enough to enjoy life.