tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post115264366701877323..comments2023-11-02T12:10:41.494-04:00Comments on Awful Announcing: Back For More- Live Blog of the 77th Midsummer ClassicDeROKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11989933780728785428noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-1152732757260845832006-07-12T15:32:00.000-04:002006-07-12T15:32:00.000-04:00Wow so did anyone catch TM's Mark Wahlberg comment...Wow so did anyone catch TM's Mark Wahlberg comment at the beginning of the game?<BR/><BR/>He was describing Brad Penny's fastballs saying it was like "Mark Wahlberg, catch me if you can."<BR/><BR/>Huh? I would tell you what he said next but blood began spurting from my ears.Jake the Terrible Cubs Fanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05718472591217612598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-1152676960741977542006-07-12T00:02:00.000-04:002006-07-12T00:02:00.000-04:00Imagine if you were not a baseball fan and stumble...Imagine if you were not a baseball fan and stumbled upon one of those Holiday Inn commercials by accident. It would be almost as disturbing for them as it is for us. WTF.boothjockeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07310109636719917844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-1152676220520586192006-07-11T23:50:00.000-04:002006-07-11T23:50:00.000-04:00I wasn't sure I could handle sitting through the "...I wasn't sure I could handle sitting through the "news" to find out, but they got it out of the way right at the top.<BR/><BR/>Kent Hrbek.<BR/><BR/>No doubt he had advice for how to wrassle a guy off of first base and into an out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-1152675465416898482006-07-11T23:37:00.002-04:002006-07-11T23:37:00.002-04:00Thanks everyone as always...and if Dan the Man is ...Thanks everyone as always...and if Dan the Man is out I pick Scott Erickson.Awful Announcing-https://www.blogger.com/profile/02512793293145554219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-1152675432411187872006-07-11T23:37:00.001-04:002006-07-11T23:37:00.001-04:00****UPDATE**** Fox has announced that they will ha...****UPDATE**** Fox has announced that they will have Baseball for the next 7 years....Fuck me. (Sorry Jamie)Awful Announcing-https://www.blogger.com/profile/02512793293145554219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-1152675430895739172006-07-11T23:37:00.000-04:002006-07-11T23:37:00.000-04:00Good heavens. It's like Joe Buck is taunting you A...Good heavens. It's like Joe Buck is taunting you AA. Seven more years?Irene Donehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06487513411911942757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-1152675412333449692006-07-11T23:36:00.000-04:002006-07-11T23:36:00.000-04:00OH. MY. GOD.Way to kick me in the face and then le...OH. MY. GOD.<BR/><BR/>Way to kick me in the face and then leave the air.<BR/><BR/>Seven more years?!<BR/><BR/>Time to start drinking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-1152675020563958282006-07-11T23:30:00.000-04:002006-07-11T23:30:00.000-04:00AA-Dazzle man (Gladden) does color commentary for ...AA-<BR/><BR/>Dazzle man (Gladden) does color commentary for the Twins games on radio. I'm not going to go so far as to say he's good, but he is pretty brutally honest, which can be entertaining.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-1152674915180857162006-07-11T23:28:00.000-04:002006-07-11T23:28:00.000-04:00I vote for Dan Gladden!I vote for Dan Gladden!Awful Announcing-https://www.blogger.com/profile/02512793293145554219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-1152674822587020452006-07-11T23:27:00.000-04:002006-07-11T23:27:00.000-04:00Hey, the local station is gonna talk to a "former ...Hey, the local station is gonna talk to a "former Twins all-star" after the game for opinions and impressions. The list is so long and distinguished, I wonder who it could be. I hope it's Ron Coomer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-1152674537392743652006-07-11T23:22:00.000-04:002006-07-11T23:22:00.000-04:00My fav McCarver quote, "During a meeting at the mo...My fav McCarver quote, "During a meeting at the mound between the pitcher and catcher, "You see Colon talking into his glove because David Ortiz, from the Dominican Republic, can obviously read lips in Spanish."Awful Announcing-https://www.blogger.com/profile/02512793293145554219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-1152674253469079802006-07-11T23:17:00.000-04:002006-07-11T23:17:00.000-04:00Umm... who, exactly, doesn't know Mariano Rivera?...Umm... who, exactly, doesn't know Mariano Rivera? Tim? Help?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-1152673950753445042006-07-11T23:12:00.002-04:002006-07-11T23:12:00.002-04:00Well damn. That changed in a hurry. Is Rivera up...Well damn. That changed in a hurry. Is Rivera up? I'm only half paying attention.<BR/><BR/>Here's a good McCarver quote from FireJoeMorgan:<BR/><BR/>Tim McCarver is trying to explain to America -- following the HPB-foul ball Jermaine Dye controversy -- that a ball that hits a bat will "go down," whereas a ball that hits a player's arm will go "parallel to the ground."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-1152673948170008682006-07-11T23:12:00.001-04:002006-07-11T23:12:00.001-04:00Hey did y'all know that Young won the batting titl...Hey did y'all know that Young won the batting title last year? Yeah, I know. I'm shocked too but that's just what McCarver told me! Like an encyclopedia, that man.Irene Donehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06487513411911942757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-1152673947463690492006-07-11T23:12:00.000-04:002006-07-11T23:12:00.000-04:00Oh wow can we PLEASE have extra innings?Oh wow can we PLEASE have extra innings?Awful Announcing-https://www.blogger.com/profile/02512793293145554219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-1152673814737120252006-07-11T23:10:00.000-04:002006-07-11T23:10:00.000-04:00He's a fucking moron... The American League would ...He's a fucking moron... The American League would <B> have </B> benefited from it hitting the wall you retard McCarverAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-1152673644180795492006-07-11T23:07:00.000-04:002006-07-11T23:07:00.000-04:00A very dissapointing All-Star game and Derby from ...A very dissapointing All-Star game and Derby from an announcer standpoint. Also, the lack of YWML signs or any mention of it from Berman....I'm just sad at this point.<BR/>In my opinion, all of the Pittsburgh commenters on Deadspin need to be banned, for their dirty lies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-1152673615361341792006-07-11T23:06:00.000-04:002006-07-11T23:06:00.000-04:00Actually I take it back....I give the MVP to Jamie...Actually I take it back....I give the MVP to Jamie's Grandpa for saying this is more boring than that "Stupid World Cup thing"<BR/><BR/>Bravo Jamie Sr.!Awful Announcing-https://www.blogger.com/profile/02512793293145554219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-1152673482127141032006-07-11T23:04:00.000-04:002006-07-11T23:04:00.000-04:00I say give the MVP to Joe Buck for boring me to de...I say give the MVP to Joe Buck for boring me to death, and taking the funny out of me all together. I can't believe that on back-to-back nights Berman or this crew gave me nothing shocking.Awful Announcing-https://www.blogger.com/profile/02512793293145554219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-1152673227555241812006-07-11T23:00:00.001-04:002006-07-11T23:00:00.001-04:00Who gets the MVP for this game? I say Ozzie, for h...Who gets the MVP for this game? I say Ozzie, for his transformation from a crazy gay-basher to a crying baby on National Television! Go Sensitivity Training!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-1152673213000362862006-07-11T23:00:00.000-04:002006-07-11T23:00:00.000-04:00There we go Jamie.....let it all out. Not only am...There we go Jamie.....let it all out. Not only am I a bad live blogger, but I have a haven where you can air your grievances.Awful Announcing-https://www.blogger.com/profile/02512793293145554219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-1152672942164952432006-07-11T22:55:00.001-04:002006-07-11T22:55:00.001-04:00Ah man, I didn't know we were getting together to ...Ah man, I didn't know we were getting together to mock McCarver. I'd have brewed a pot of coffee. Fox managed to offend me in less than eight seconds with that cheeseball intro. And why, someone tell me, was Elton John's "Love Lies Bleeding" decided to be a good choice for an all star game intro?<BR/><BR/>Oh yeah, McCarver says "You're a real man... umm... blog... guy."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-1152672941047925212006-07-11T22:55:00.000-04:002006-07-11T22:55:00.000-04:00The plane will be a little lighter... fucking IDIO...The plane will be a little lighter... fucking IDIOT I HATE YOU<BR/><BR/>GO SLAMALAMA DING DONG YOURSELF YOU FUCKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-1152672849266025582006-07-11T22:54:00.000-04:002006-07-11T22:54:00.000-04:00You would be I-Rod....and that's your officially n...You would be I-Rod....and that's your officially nickname now. <BR/><BR/>P.S.- Johnny Depp is dirty and his jawline is weak.Awful Announcing-https://www.blogger.com/profile/02512793293145554219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-1152672591476215772006-07-11T22:49:00.000-04:002006-07-11T22:49:00.000-04:00Pepcid and Flomax are your sponsors at this point....Pepcid and Flomax are your sponsors at this point. I'm intrigued by the implications.Irene Donehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06487513411911942757noreply@blogger.com