Call out Jim Nantz? Quite the contrary, Billy "Rocket In My Pocket" Payne laid a slobbery man-crush on our friend Jimmy. Dang near turned Butler Cabin into the Love Shack. Bill Simmons nails the Masters TV coverage here:
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2...simmons/100412
Money quote (pun intended):
"In 2010, networks, agents and superstars have all the power in sports. Nobody else really matters. Augusta flips that around. They make it very clear to everyone. We hold the cards. Not you. Us. For one week a year, you will play by OUR rules. Augusta might be the only sports monolith left that doesn't totally care about money."
Contrast with the NCAA, where they even break away during 30-second timeouts, and are now apparently even scalping their own Final Four tickets INSIDE the arena!! Cha-ching!!