End-of-game victory calls by announcers
by zknower on Jun 12, 2009 11:41 AM EDT
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I've had the misfortune to listen to a few Angels games in LA now. I say misfortune because the broadcasters, Rory Markas and Terry Smith, seem incapable of understanding how the team can lose games. They are Homer's homers. Not in an in-your-face way, more in a casual, "well, Vladdy didn't make that play, but he's still the best outfielder in the league" kinda way.
Anyhoo, what really bugs me is their game calloff after an Angels win. After the last out, Markas always says, in a very flippant voice, "Just another Angel victory....", which makes me want to gag due to its smugness.
Of course it's all about branding today. Used to be you just had to have your homerun call; now you have to have your "end of game call" as well.
I'm familiar with two others:
- John Sterling's unbelievably irritating, "Yankees win! Theeeeeeeeeeuuuuuuuuuuuuuhhhh Yankees win!" which he seems to think is some sort of institution that should go into a time capsule or something. I think the only thing that could make the call worse is if Suzyn Waldman did it.
- And our own Joe Angel's, "The Orioles put this one in the WIN column!", which I think is simple and charming, but hey, they're my team.
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Joe Angel...
Yeah…I agree I am a fan of Joe Angel’s “WIN Column/Loss Column”. It almost makes up for his annoying insistence on calling Adam Jones “Mr. Jones” at least 3 times per plate appearance.
Joe Angel is forever in my good graces
I was listening a few years ago to an O’s-MFY game and he had the following call (paraphrasing from memory):
“Rodriguez hits a ground ball to second base…Roberts up with it, throws to first, and…the Yankees lose! Thaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Yyyyaaaankkkkkeeeeeesssss lllooooooosssseeee!”
I almost drove off the road laughing.
"The United States is the New York Yankees of countries...powerful and respected until the year 2000." - Homer J. Simpson
Aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh...Perfect. I heart Joe Angel even *bigger* time.
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Churchill,1942-- a rebuilding year.
I HATE JOHN STERLING AND SUZYN WALDMAN
that is all.
"I’m sure glad he didn’t try to bunt." - DD on Melmo's game winning double, 6/17
+1000
Actually I HATE Waldman and dislike Sterling. There are other announcers that I dislike (the White Sox guys come to mind), but Sterling and Waldman are the only announcers that makes the game unbearable.
"Your wife told you to play in New York.
Well, my wife told me you look like a dork." Boo Teixeira guys.
True
I hate them both, but I HATE Waldman. I mean she is unbearable. Wow. I am filled with rage at the thought of her voice.
"I’m sure glad he didn’t try to bunt." - DD on Melmo's game winning double, 6/17
Ugh
When she went apoplectic the day Clemens announced he was coming back a couple of years ago…that was it for me.
Hey Smails, you scratched my anchor!
click on the link of her name in my original post if you want an unpleasant reminder
It's 4 in the morning. Too much to drink. All the girls look hot. So, the Nationals are Jennifer Lopez to me. —Julian Tavarez
Oh yeah
I have to listen to them all the time. As I think we’ve both mentioned in another post, daveh873, I also cannot stand how he uses that same exaggerated, drawn-out way to say ‘annnd theeee pitch’.
Ugh.
by NewYorkOriole on Jun 14, 2009 1:03 AM EDT up reply actions
I've got no problems with homer announcers
but that does sound smug.
I can’t recall his end of game call, but Ken "Hawk: Harrelson for the White Sox is the biggest homer in the book and I more than enjoy listening to him, and I’m obviously not a White Sox fan. It may be hard to take him seriously but thats another story.
Maybe in order to understand mankind, we have to look at the word itself: "Mankind". Basically, it's made up of two separate words—"mank" and "ind". What do these words mean? It's a mystery, and that's why so is mankind.
-Jack Handey
Ken "Hawk" Harrelson former PHN player and White Sox Announcer
That "good guys and “bad guys” stuff drives me crazy. This guy is the consumate “homer”
Brandon Snyder, 1B. Remember that name.
Really, it annoys you guys that much
that it calls for hatred?
Maybe in order to understand mankind, we have to look at the word itself: "Mankind". Basically, it's made up of two separate words—"mank" and "ind". What do these words mean? It's a mystery, and that's why so is mankind.
-Jack Handey
yes
in the general run of the mill “I hate peas” sort of way.
In the degree of I hate the MFY, then it’s not on the same level. Either way I find it incredibly annoying and can’t stand it.
by Gorilla Bird on Jun 13, 2009 1:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Harrelson's worst of many habits: "He gone!" after an opposing player K's. What a douche bag.
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Churchill,1942-- a rebuilding year.
I like "Hawk" but hate Sterling
I guess it depends on the team, and the announcer. I am pretty sure that I would hate any Yankees announcer, except Singleton, and possibly Rizzuto, for their contributions to the Orioles, and baseball respectively. I live in Tampa, and I was at a bar by Legends Field… or I guess Steinbrenner Field, as its now called, and in walks Michael Kay and Jim Kaat. Kay was a real sleaze bag, trying to pick up women half his age, and I really wanted to go up to Kaat and say “How’s that Hall of Fame voting working out for you.”
Anyway, the point of the post was that my wife and I do the “He gone” call all the time when we’re watching other games. And the “You can put it on the board” call too. They are homers, but they have fun calling the games, and since I don’t necessarily hate the White Sox, its all good.
This post is going to become a giant thing of Joe-love
I think tonight would be a good time to take the radio to the game. I’ve never done it before, but I remember listening to the game at work all the time last year. Now that the only games I catch are basically just the games I go to, I think I’d like nine innings of Joe to go along.
Joe Angel has totally gotten me to stop saying Doctor Jones. I say Mr. Jones a lot with the occasional ,son. Joe calls him Mr. Jones because he believes that Adam Jones is SUCH a gentleman that should always be called Mister. Which is a great mark of respect.
The stock market will never recover, our armies will never again be #1, and our children will drink filthy water for the rest of their lives - HST
Bring a radio to the game is great. You will know more about what's going on than the people around you
Brandon Snyder, 1B. Remember that name.
Good idea-- but please use an earphone! The people around you, if forced to listen to Ferd, may take it out on you...
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Churchill,1942-- a rebuilding year.
Joe calls him Mr. Jones because he believes that Adam Jones is SUCH a gentleman that should always be called Mister. Which is a great mark of respect.
And I thought it was just a Counting Crows reference.
Really, though, I can dig it if it’s a respect thing.
crap
I forgot to hit “reply” to fix’s post above.
by Mountian Goats on Jun 12, 2009 2:02 PM EDT up reply actions
I thought it was a Counting Crows reference as well, Otherwise, why single out Adam for the Mr. surname? Why not Mr. Roberts? Is he not a gentleman?
"Your wife told you to play in New York.
Well, my wife told me you look like a dork." Boo Teixeira guys.
Adam Jones is a real special guy
at least, that’s the impression I get. Jackie Robinson game last year, he wore 42, and there was an article about how proud he was and how humble he was. Terry Crowley has always given Jones credit for being “like a sponge” since day one. From what everyone has seen, Adam Jones is a kid with real character. And we do have guys in AA who are older than him. In A ball, even.
The new June edition of Outside Pitch says something like “Mr. Jones is Star Jones husband. Not Adam Jones”
Besides, Roberts is Roberts.
The stock market will never recover, our armies will never again be #1, and our children will drink filthy water for the rest of their lives - HST
by the fix is in on Jun 13, 2009 8:36 AM EDT up reply actions
I thought Mr. Jones was a Dylan reference :). 'Course, I thought Dr. Robert(s) would be a sneaky-cool Beatles reference, too.
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Churchill,1942-- a rebuilding year.
I've heard that Angels call before
Absolutely terrible, just like the county they come from, which is ORANGE COUNTY, not LOS ANGELES. The Angels are an hour from Los Angeles.
"Take on Me" - a-ha
book this one to the birds?
Personally, I don’t like Joe Angel’s “put this one in the win column” bit at all. It’s kind of annoying frankly. It’s not as annoying as Sterling or the douche who calls the White Sox games, but annoying nonetheless.
Librarians are hiding something
Let's not forget Michael Kay
I think that Kay is pretty annoying.
If I could choose betwwen a blowout with Kay calling or rout with Thorne and Palmer covering it, I would choose Gary and Cakes!
“See ya!” – The annoying Michael Kay after a Yankee hits a homerun
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Jun 14, 2009 11:27 AM EDT reply actions
Um, have I mentioned anything about THAT GUY recently? Yeah, y'know, the one WHO SHOULD BE DOING BOWIE GAMES?
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Churchill,1942-- a rebuilding year.
Just asking....................
Do you hate the fact Ken Singleton does the Yankee broadcasts, too? The guy wins a worlds series with us, and now never has a good thing to say about the team or the city
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