What is your most hated, stupid sports sayings.
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MANAMAN!!! ….or is it MINIMIN?
Anytime an announcer emphasizes a player's length (bonus points if they pronounce it 'lenth')
There was a popular announcer from back when I'd still watch games live who seemingly tried to invent annoying phrases. They were meant to be vivid and colorful, but weren't. They just seemed contrived. No names, but I hated it that he had gone to my boyhood favorite school.
I don't mean Bill Raftery. I like his old fashioned schtick. Nor do I mean Bill Walton. I can't remember ever listening to one of his calls. Just fragments here or there.
For clues as to his identity, his "colorful" phrases were plentiful. Apparently, he just enjoyed making them up.
I don't mean Bill Raftery. I like his old fashioned schtick. Nor do I mean Bill Walton. I can't remember ever listening to one of his calls. Just fragments here or there.
For clues as to his identity, his "colorful" phrases were plentiful. Apparently, he just enjoyed making them up.
I guess too many teams were running crooked lines to the basket wasting time.
Yep, and apparently a lot of folks must've also thought these players were scoring pineapples until the announcers started clarifying that they're actually basketballs.
Clark Kellogg: "Squeeze the orange."
Saying a player is going to the bench for a blow. Really? Do we need to say that? I don't know if he needs a rest, some cocaine, or something much more inappropriate!
"Score the basketball" - just say score.
"That was well defensed" - say well-defended.
I also hate when they call an assist a "dime". Is assist such a big word you have to call it a dime to save time? 😂
I agree about Bill Raftery.
In the past he said things like
Squeeze the pumpkin
They didn't leave any lingerie on the floor
And recently he said something about dandruff but we couldn't figure out what the whole sentence was
In the past he said things like
Squeeze the pumpkin
They didn't leave any lingerie on the floor
And recently he said something about dandruff but we couldn't figure out what the whole sentence was
Kinda like all the people saying, "PO-lice" instead of "po-LICE". That drives me nuts.
Agreed, runs the risk of misgendering someone or assuming pronouns. Who knows, someone's pronouns could be they/them or something else. I'm gonna write a letter to ESPN about this.
- "Good loss"
- "emotional win/victory"
- "L1C4"
- "Score the ball"
- "Let's go!" or "LFG" (little league baseball games ruined this one for me)
- "Swaggy Cal" and "Camp Cal"
While not a common phrase, any time our fanbase, probably older folks trying a little too hard, gives a player a cute nickname (e.g., Dillingham = Dilly) is lame, and I wince when I see it in print.
Remember Clark’s “Squirtability” remark? That one (I think) goes back to the 98 team and their ability go on big and fast scoring runs.
I was referring to it being used in either men's or women's sports, but I get your point.
Not a saying but kinda in the same vein. It's kind of comical but my 25 year old son hates when s player commits and obviouls foul or pass interference and taps his chest as if to say "that was me" or "my bad." It's become pretty funny wathing games with him when this happens.
You must be thinking of Uavel and Katrina. Clark said, "spurtability".
When Joe Dean would say " String music" it would make my skin crawl. I would turn him off and put Caywood on the radio.
“Tie goes to the runner!” There is absolutely no such rule in any way shape or form. The ball either beat you or you beat the ball thus you’re either out or safe. There is no tie!
“Good no call”. If it is a foul, traveling, goal tending it should be called.
Fast paste!
I will say “string music!” used to make my ears hurt but I do miss him otherwise.
I will say “string music!” used to make my ears hurt but I do miss him otherwise.
But everyone says “pree-vent defense” as if that is the pronunciation. Don’t understand that one
I think that's a regional thing, urban northeast. This is from over 50 years ago. So, it isn't a recent pronunciation.
People who refer to their favorite sports teams as ''my''
''my Cincinatti bengals''
''my pittsburgh steelers'' etc etc
''my Cincinatti bengals''
''my pittsburgh steelers'' etc etc
