Archive for the ‘Announcers’ Category
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
Very few things have been consistent about the San Diego Padres over their history. I mean, unless you count the mediocrity, idiot ownership and general managers, lack of talent and the radio broadcasting team of Jerry Coleman and Ted Leitner. The two of them, now much older than I'd care ...
Posted in Announcers, MLB, San Diego Padres | 6 Comments »
Saturday, December 27th, 2008
I've been out of the sports loop lately with my recent celebrations of Christmas Eve, Christmas and Boxing Day, but it has come to my attention that I missed some comic gold, if you will, during the Christmas Eve telecast of the Hawaii Bowl.
While comedy would be a fitting description ...
Posted in Announcers, Charlie Weis, From the Couch, Hawaii, Hick Flick's ramblings, Notre Dame | 3 Comments »
Friday, October 3rd, 2008
Er, morning everyone. Just got up after a long night and I sit down on my couch to find my beloved Hoosiers down 7 to Minny in the second quarter. You know, because fast spread teams like IU have trouble playing in domes. Our offense lends itself much more to ...
Posted in Announcers, College Football, Duke, Fire Tommy Bowden, Florida Gators, Free College Football, Fuck Notre Dame, General, Georgia Tech, Indiana University, Kentucky Can't Handle The Truth, McD's Gambling Problem, Michigan, Noel Devine, Ohio State, Paul Johnson, Pete Carroll, Phillips is a USC homer, Puck Furdue, SEC, Stuff Only I Care About, Torrey Pines High School, University of Colorado, University of Illinois, University of Nebraska, USC, Viva Fanzone, West Virginia University, Yayo, YouTube | 3 Comments »
Wednesday, October 1st, 2008
My worst fears have come to fruition.
Just a few days ago, I was convinced that the Cubs were unquestionably the team to beat heading into the National League playoffs -- the first time I've felt that way since I was a naive 7-year-old in 1989. And then TBS had to ...
Posted in Announcers, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, MLB | 28 Comments »
Tuesday, September 16th, 2008
DeSean Jackson, love you buddy. Took you in the 13th round of my fantasy football draft. You've got great moves and blazing speed.
But flipping the ball in celebration of a touchdown only works when you actually score a touchdown.
10 Iggles Not Smart @ Yahoo! Video
Mike Tirico eloquently analyzed Jackson's premature ...
Posted in Announcers, Heisman Trophy | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, September 16th, 2008
A friend of mine from Los Angeles sent me this. I know it's a bit past its prime, but I found it humorous nonetheless.
Here are the top nine comments made by NBC sports commentators so far during the Summer Olympics that they would like to take back:
1. Weightlifting ...
Posted in Announcers, Beijing 2008, Michael Phelps, Olympic Sports | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
Unfortunately I was out of town and out of the loop during Marty Brennaman's tirade against Cubs fans last week, or I would have responded sooner. But even though I'm a bit behind the curve, it's time for me to get my two cents in. And my cents go something ...
Posted in Announcers, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, MLB | 9 Comments »
