September 26, 2007 @ 09:25
A regular reader of FreddieP.ca e-mailed yesterday and asked if I would comment on the retirement of hockey commentator Jim Lorentz.
To be honest, the idea didn't really spin my propeller but it gave me an idea. Why not have regular readers of FreddieP.ca do guest columns.
If you have something to say, and you'd prefer it to be something a little more formal than a comment left on the "discuss" page send it to me and I'll consider it for publication.
So here we go, the first FreddieP.ca guest columnist. His name is Mike and he's goes by the name Buffalo Boy.
Jim Lorentz, one of the best color commentators in North America will not be in the booth covering Sabres games anymore. He's decided to retire.
Whether you were a Sabres fan or not, if you lived in Southern Ontario or Western New York over the last 26-plus years Jim has been a familiar face both on and off the ice. His voice along side Ted Darling and Rick Jeanerette for all those years couldn't be mistaken.
Lorentz was accurate, up front and never overly biased like so many are today. He always kept his comments balanced and when the need arose he voiced his opinion. He was insightful and fit the electric play by play of Ted and Rick over the years perfectly.
While many have declared the play by play of Ted and Rick over they years as being second to none, very few have given Jim his due.
Jim's voice will be missed this year. I know that when I turn on the broadcasts it just won't be the same. Its like losing the voice of Tom Cheek that I also grew up listening to as a lonely Blue Jay fan in Buffalo.
Every so often we lose a voice and whether its a Humble and Fred in the mornings, Tom Cheek or Jim Lorentz, when they're gone you really have a feeling that something is missing.
We will all miss Jim Lorentz, both in Buffalo and in Southern Ontario. I think that I am speaking for everyone when saying that we wish him luck in retirement.
We lost a lot in Buffalo this past summer with our hockey team but not being able to hear Jim's voice, to me, is the biggest hit.
Players can be replaced but the hockey voice of a generation can't be.
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