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Tom Wallisch commentator at the 2011 X games

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mariob
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After hearing the troubling news that Tom Wallisch some how broke his shoulder and most likely wont compete at X, I myself was a little upset. Than I thought how can we take this bad situation and make it into a good one. With a little brainstorming why not give the man a mic and have him commentate the X games who better than Tom Wallisch himself depicting the action that goes down at X. I mean think of all the advantages. 1) he has great dental hygiene 2) he knows what he is talking about (unlike half the commentators 3) he wouldnt suck shaun whites dick the whole time 4) hes handsome 5) he knows how to party 6) he would be very comical 7) do i really need to keep naming reasons. So what do u think, i think if tom cant compete let him commentate the shit out of the x games.

BTW- I believe that Tome didnt injure himself skiing cause doesnt he always land on his feet, he must have fallen in the bath tub or something like that or he played punch for punch with mike tyson theres no way this accident is form skiing making it more tragic
Jan 20 2011 12:52PM
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geet
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fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
Jan 20 2011 12:55PM
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No_Dub
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^^^ irrelevant comment is irrelevant
Jan 20 2011 12:56PM
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mariob
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well im sorry you feel that way child
Jan 20 2011 12:57PM
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JacksonIsCool
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That would be pretty dope.
Jan 20 2011 1:02PM
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Dustin.
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Ya but he has awful sentence structure.  Otherwise awesome idea.
Jan 20 2011 1:03PM
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mariob
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see this man gets it
Jan 20 2011 1:03PM
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No_Dub
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well thats arguable..
Jan 20 2011 1:04PM
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mariob
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grammar can be taught
Jan 20 2011 1:06PM
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sagesnow
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martini's hurt. why can't he be the commentator?
Jan 20 2011 1:06PM
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Tall_Paul
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i mean good idea, but his voice does get very annoying
Jan 20 2011 1:08PM
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mariob
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martini and wallisch could be a dynamic dou that just straight kills it if that floats ur boat
Jan 20 2011 1:10PM
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No_Dub
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>>implying tom isnt perfect....


lol
Jan 20 2011 1:10PM
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BDWYE
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i haz bin seein all deese freads bout dis "tom wallisch", who is dis?
Jan 20 2011 1:27PM
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kingskier
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hypyyyyy!
Jan 20 2011 2:09PM
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rudager
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This is a must.

I think it'd be a good idea. I work television for World Cup ski race events, for commentators, they have a euro and a retired racer usually, the ex racer always knows whats up, unlike the euro sometimes. As well, CBC has Karin Lee Gardner as the main sportscaster, and she's a retired Olympic gold medalist in racing. Then this year too, since I worked the interview booth, the had Kelly Vanderbeek as a co-host due to the fact that she was injured.
In all, the expreienced people know a lot more that the people who get paid to comment and broadcast everything. And this is why I think it is a good idea.
Jan 20 2011 2:20PM
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No_Dub
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holy legit post
Jan 20 2011 2:26PM
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Shenanigans
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Most importantly there needs to be Luke Van Valin
Jan 20 2011 2:31PM
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sagesnow
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Jan 20 2011 2:35PM
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[tk]
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he does have good hygiene!
Jan 20 2011 2:40PM
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-Dan
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Jan 20 2011 2:42PM
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rudager
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Yep.

And it doesn't have to be just Wallisch. Anybody that is out should look into it. One can be a commentator, and another can be down at the finish corral with a tv host and do something like Kelly Vanderbeek did.
Jan 20 2011 2:44PM
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mariob
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but think of the tag team they would make
Jan 20 2011 2:48PM
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Stickity
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how can we make this happen?
Jan 20 2011 2:56PM
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Poudreblanche
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Is Mike Douglas commenting it?
Jan 20 2011 2:59PM
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Lemuel
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Ew.
Jan 20 2011 3:08PM
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J-Dunn
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This wood be dope, but i was wondering who is takin his spot in the comp? How do they figure that out?
Jan 20 2011 3:09PM
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Peter.
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incredibly important
Jan 20 2011 3:11PM
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mariob
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ratings would be through the roof
Jan 20 2011 4:25PM
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A.Eberhard
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Would be good to finally get someone who actually knows what they are talking about and has a relationship with some of the skiers to commentate. Please if the organizers at X see this make Tom Wallisch the commentator.
Jan 20 2011 5:06PM
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jhackbeez
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not to hate on tom, but i don't think they want someone like tom MC'ing, mainly because most people wouldn't know what he is talking about. Not the best vocabulary for people listening.
Jan 20 2011 5:08PM
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fatherb
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It's better than a lot of pro skiers
Jan 20 2011 5:10PM
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jason...
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he actually knows what everything is named, not sure how that would be a bad thing...
Jan 20 2011 5:12PM
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mariob
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no hate coming your way either but manly people arent watching to listen to the commentator there watching to see the action/tricks that are being displayed and someone like tom wallisch who is apart of the sport knos whats being thrown down and can better describe it to the public and i dont think tom wallisch vocabulary is bad for the listening public especially because the everyday public is mostly ur middle class 12-35 year olds who would be able to relate to tom
Jan 20 2011 5:48PM
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erejto64
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ya it would be good but i think that it would be a major buzzkill for him to be right there with all the action that he is missing and should be taking place in. it would be depressing as hell
Jan 20 2011 6:18PM
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basedjase
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No one else but COLBY JAMES WEST.

FTW.
Jan 20 2011 6:20PM
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terrible_skier
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that would be sick! i dont like tom as much as i like other skiers but someone who knows what they are talking about would be a nice change. rather have Nick Martini though
Jan 20 2011 6:26PM
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No_Dub
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fact
Jan 20 2011 6:30PM
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RyCo19
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Yeah, while martini's interviews in revolver were definitely contrived and really forced, he's impressively educated and eloquent. Pair 'em up ESPN. Puhleeeeeze?
Jan 20 2011 6:53PM
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a_pla5tic_bag
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they should have him as a judge. although then losers would hate him. but at least he knows what to look for.
Jan 20 2011 6:56PM
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jhackbeez
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yea but when tom starts saying "damn son! you got super hyphy with that ignant dub 10!" not too many people middle class people would know what the fuck he was talking about.
Jan 20 2011 7:04PM
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a_pla5tic_bag
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the commentators should be mike douglas, luke van valin and colby west.
Jan 20 2011 7:06PM
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mariob
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not going to argue colby would be sick, but i hes in the comp. Also wallisch would be good because he would still be apart of the competition

Jan 20 2011 7:22PM
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Yung_Gnarley
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Van Valen/Wallisch/Martini Commentator Combo?
Jan 20 2011 7:24PM
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HalfandHalf
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Luke v V and a jamaican guy would be the best combo
Jan 20 2011 7:27PM
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mariob
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the Jamaican guy is a tard
Jan 20 2011 7:35PM
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SkiThe603
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Dammn you sir, i got so excited because someone who actually knows what they are talking about would be commentating and now it will just be Sal and Luke VV
Jan 20 2011 7:39PM
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icon1234
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Watch ur mouth, sal is the man.
Jan 20 2011 7:40PM
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adamlukowski
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Ya... You don't think he could explain. "thats a double cork 1080, going off axis twice and spinning 3 full rotations." it's not that hard, I could see him doing it
Jan 20 2011 7:44PM
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jason...
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oh god no on martini. im sorry, but he sounds half retarded in every single interview he does. the fact that he was commentating half of revolver is partially what made it so unbearable.
Jan 20 2011 8:03PM
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thebusiness19
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Why dont you just suck his dick while your at it
Jan 20 2011 8:07PM
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