OT: Worst TV Announcer sayings
September 29th, 2009 at 10:56 AM ^
I basically hate everything Hawk Harrelson says, but that whole "you can put it on the board . . . YES!" has to be the worst ever.
September 29th, 2009 at 11:13 AM ^
I also hate the "He Gone" and the "Can O Corn"
I avoided him last weekend, if I have to listen to him on the extra innings package this weekend withe division on the line I will not be happy.
September 29th, 2009 at 11:52 AM ^
Hawk is such a homer that he makes Fox News and MSNBC blush.
September 29th, 2009 at 12:21 PM ^
He truly is the worst thing about White Sox baseball. And it's not like there are only a few things to choose from in terms of awfulness either.
September 29th, 2009 at 10:56 AM ^
My wife pointed this phrase out and now it is all I hear.
September 29th, 2009 at 2:16 PM ^
Yes I'm looking at you, Stuart Scott.
September 29th, 2009 at 10:58 AM ^
they say, well so and so hasn't had a fumble all day.
next play=fumble.
September 29th, 2009 at 10:58 AM ^
But I'd like to point out how annoying Pam Ward's "touchdown Wolverines" call was on Tate's touchdown run in the fourth. It was just awful.
September 29th, 2009 at 11:11 AM ^
Everything she said sounded awful. I do not know why they have that woman announcing sports. I want my announcers to be either masculine or feminine. I didn't know WHAT I was listening to until they showed her on screen.
September 29th, 2009 at 8:46 PM ^
When i made a comment about how horrible she was, my 8 year old son said "Thats a girl????"
September 29th, 2009 at 10:59 AM ^
Anything using Minor's name or containing an ESPN-generated pun.
September 29th, 2009 at 11:00 AM ^
"Stud bolt"
Meh, could be just "stud bolt" comming out of Matt Millen's mouth.
Wait, what?
September 29th, 2009 at 11:43 AM ^
I kinda liked stud bolt.
Combining the typical stud horse/bull reference with hardware... what could be more manly?
September 29th, 2009 at 10:59 AM ^
"this guy can flat out..."
September 29th, 2009 at 11:00 AM ^
I don't really like it when announcers say stuff like "got his bell rung" or "cleaned his clock" when they should say "has a possible concussion" or something like that. To me, it belittles the fact that a player has been injured, potentially seriously. I don't mind a good, clean hit...but announcers describing hits that cause concussions or other injuries in such a nonchalant way irks me.
September 29th, 2009 at 11:08 AM ^
"dinged up"
September 29th, 2009 at 11:01 AM ^
"He's got a good motor in him."
September 29th, 2009 at 11:02 AM ^
Rod Allen is perfect for the jinx call in Tigers games this year. I cringe whenever he gives a stat.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSxFl3le25o
September 29th, 2009 at 11:02 AM ^
the Announcer said "That's what we call giving him the skittles!"
JAH?
September 29th, 2009 at 11:05 AM ^
reminds me of prison.
September 29th, 2009 at 11:28 AM ^
Seriously, what does that even mean?
September 29th, 2009 at 11:02 AM ^
Rascal. I heard it about a dozen times at PSU IOWA game. It drove me nuts!
September 29th, 2009 at 11:03 AM ^
Pam Ward. I'd go all Nucking Futs!
September 29th, 2009 at 11:03 AM ^
Pam Ward and her insistence on talking time of possession constantly had me yelling at the television. Anybody who gets paid to talk about sports should get no more than one possession to see that time of possession is not something the Wolverines value. She just kept saying it like a cliche.
September 29th, 2009 at 11:07 AM ^
I hate them talking about coaches...every single one is a "Great guys" or a "good coach" or something to that effect. Just once I'd like to hear an announcer to say "Beilema is way over his head" or "Mangini is just plain and simple not getting the job done" or "Bill Lynch is over matched in this game against _______)" I understand they're not in the business of insulting people but the Rod Allen-style love fest with every dude who's a headcoach is almost insulting.
Also: Anything Rod Allen says about any Tigers player current or former. They're all the greatest that's ever played and don't have a single weakness anywhere in their game and all should be starting in the all star game. Dude....wake up. Marcus Thames is DECENT bat and nothing else. Stop sucking him off every time he's up to bat.
September 29th, 2009 at 11:21 AM ^
marcus is country strong....
September 29th, 2009 at 11:31 AM ^
Yeah, I'm getting sick of Mario Impemba saying everything is "hit well."
"Marcus skies the ball -- and hit well!"
*ball drops in the middle of the outfield for an easy out*
"Well, Marcus had almost everything under that ball, but just couldn't get it out of here."
IT'S NOT "HIT WELL" WHEN IT'S A POP-OUT, BRO.
September 29th, 2009 at 11:43 AM ^
but not even close to rod. the stuff that comes of rods mouth is unreal. if i ever run into mario at a bar the first question i'm going ask him is: is there ever a time where you just look at rod and think, what the fuck did he just say?....
September 29th, 2009 at 12:00 PM ^
Rod and Mario are very good baseball announcers. They generally give good information and they know both the team and the game well. If you ever watch bad baseball announcing (readily found on ESPN, TBS, and most other teams regular broadcasts), you would see how lucky we are.
TV Baseball announcing is very difficult because you have to talk the whole game, when nothing is going on most of the time and when something does happen, everyone watching can tell what's going on for themselves.
Example of bad-baseball announcing: "Great breaking ball by Rodney"
(Fox national during a Saturday afternoon broadcast)
Example of good-baseball announcing: Rod and Mario keeping their mouths shut during Verlander's no-hitter.
Stop whining.
September 29th, 2009 at 12:11 PM ^
there are times that mario and rod are good. but then there are times that rod just says things that don't make sense. also you can't compare broadcasters that do national games to the local guys. the guys on ESPN, FOX, and now TBS have to keep people interested through out the entire game, and they are not as close with the teams as the local guys. that is part of the reason why it sounds so generic at times. when TBS was only doing braves game, they by far had the best people calling games.
everyone loves mario and rod. but you have to be able to poke fun at them. thats why there is a rod allen drinking game.
September 29th, 2009 at 1:14 PM ^
Additionally what other announcers have this...
September 29th, 2009 at 11:08 AM ^
Why have announcers started saying this in the last year or so? That is all they say now when there is pressure on a quarterback. It really annoys me for some reason.
September 29th, 2009 at 11:09 AM ^
"Ya know, Hitler was a great leader too."
/obviously
September 29th, 2009 at 11:15 AM ^
Pretty much everything Lou Holtz says is annoying and awful.
September 29th, 2009 at 11:21 AM ^
You weren't around last night, were you?
September 29th, 2009 at 11:49 AM ^
Easy on the Nazi reference CPS.
We wouldn't want anyone to get upset and post on it for hours on end.
September 29th, 2009 at 11:56 AM ^
Hey, there. Ain't tryin' to stir up no trouble. Just relayin' a lame comment from Holtz. Figured I should be the one to bring it in light of everything.
September 29th, 2009 at 12:00 PM ^
I would have been upset if someone beat you to it.
September 29th, 2009 at 12:15 PM ^
I couldn't bear the thought of letting MGoBoard down.
September 29th, 2009 at 11:10 AM ^
"Touchdown Ohio State"
September 29th, 2009 at 11:10 AM ^
Comments about any form of "penetration" in a game are also cringe-worthy. "Gholston's ability to get penetration really closed that hole in a hurry!"
September 29th, 2009 at 11:48 AM ^
also, as a running back looks for a seam: "He's picking his hole."
At that point my wife says, "Ewwwwwwww."
At that point my wife says, "Ewwwwwwww."
September 29th, 2009 at 8:20 PM ^
once referred to "Gay penetration" while calling a college game in which Rudy Gay was playing.
September 29th, 2009 at 11:12 AM ^
here's mine. I think the NFL is contractually obligated to mention, at least once a quarter, how much Brett Favre loves playing football. As if he's the only one. It's nauseating, because it's normally right after he's thrown his third INT into triple coverage due to "gunslinging."
Of course, any other QB would be criticized for not properly "managing the game."
September 29th, 2009 at 11:32 AM ^
Aw, he's just a kid out there having fun.
September 29th, 2009 at 11:55 AM ^
Don't forget about the constant mentions of Farve's "toughness!"
September 29th, 2009 at 11:17 AM ^
Any highlight that is simply medium for a catchphrase. Heard on BTN, describing a TD, "I like turtles!" WTF? I get the reference, but come on.
http://www.sportscliche.com/
September 29th, 2009 at 11:17 AM ^
"Trickeration" is especially awful because there's a perfectly good word already in the language for it: trickery.
September 29th, 2009 at 11:35 AM ^
-Trickeration is also a dumb word because it's used to describe common football plays that are not considered trick plays.
If you've been watching NFL football, common college tactics like faking punts, reverses, and (gasp) having two backs in the backfield who are a threat to carry the ball are considered "trickeration."
-Speaking of which, constant references to the NFL, like a player's draft status or how a player projects to a certain team's system, drives me up a wall. I am a hardliner but I have no interest in sucking up to the pro game.
-Also calling a sweep a "reverse" when the ball hasn't been handed off twice annoys me.
-Fixating on a certain player or storyline, no matter what happens in the game, just plain sucks. Brent Musberger loves to do this. They look like fools when their pet player gets lit up or injured.
September 29th, 2009 at 11:39 AM ^
does that ALL the time! Laurinaitis ought to give Brent half of his signing bonus for elevating his draft position 22 spots. It's super annoying - just call the game Brent!