I can't say how much I appreciate the commentary of Peter Matthews,
one of the 3 announcers. The guy is a wiz with statistics, and his laid back style
is very enjoyable. Without meaning to slight Rob Walker and I forgot the other
announcers name , sometimes when there is NO announcers, just video of the competition
and the 'crowd noise' in the background. I wish we had that option on ESPN;
get rid of those jabber-mouthed fucks and let us watch the games!
As for off-beat, well I found a new personal favorite in the Mens Decathlon -
Attila Szabó from Hungary. The only "left-hander" that I 've noticed thus far.
He is pretty low in the overall standings, but just try to remember lefties are
not so common in sports other than baseball(in america)!
I managed to track down the theme song they are using for the 'end of day' highlights,
it is The Whole Story by Sunrise Avenue. Good band from Finland, who performed
live to start off the IAAF festivities in Berlin 2009 .
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