Howard Lederer's commentary: overrated.

[shaniac]

I might be missing something, but I'm watching this Monte Carlo Millions Invitational, with Lederer on the mic, and I don't understand why his ability as a play-by-play announcer is so widely praised.

His observations are plain, he seems to contradict himself fairly often in an effort to cover all bases and I haven't heard anything too spectacular in the way of "inisght." His speaking voice is dry and borderline-monotonous.

On an aside, am I the only one who thinks the Full Tilt/FSN alliance presents some conflict-of-interest issues, especially when the announcer has a vested interest in the show's sponsor?