Al Trautwig again (and again)

I have played my recording of the recent World Championships many times since last October, and I have come to the conclusion that good ol' Al Trautwig is really there because he has a good voice to do the commercials and not because he is that great a commentator on gymnastics. As I have said, I am just now getting into gymnastics again and needed you to enlighten me as to why Al Trautwig was commentating with Nastia and Tim. Would those two even be allowed to do commercial announcements, even if they had the voices for that? I do pity them, though. It is enough for them to talk about the performances while having to suffer through Al's lame attempts at humor--Tim: "The British, they are COMING!" Al: "I believe that's been said before." Yuk, yuk. And something Al said puzzled me. He said to Nastia, "It always irritated me that you wore pink." Huh? I know she wore a pink leotard in her AA winning Olympics, but why would that "irritate" anybody? Tim and Nastia laugh at Al's asides (with effort) though I admit I don't see the humor in them. I also must admit that the more I run that tape the creepier Al seems to me. He seemed to be obsessed with the youth of the Chinese gymnasts, especially Shang Chunsong. He said her name many times, even when it was not really necessary. Was he trying to prove to the audience that he could actually pronounce "Shang Chunsong?" Yes, Uncle Al, "She's a Chinese gymnast, and she's YOUNG>" Back in the old days it was referred to "jail bait" or "San Quentin quail." Brr-r-r--

Al Trautwig again (and again)