Most annoying announcer phrases.

BLUEJAYWAY · March 29, 2014 3:54PM

We all have heard them. Can be any sport,Network, current or past announcer. Mine" These 2 teams really don't like each other"-Frank Gifford Mon. Night Football, many times.

Stooge · March 29, 2014 4:26PM

Not some, but ALL announcers say "He hit a Homerun off of the "Foul" pole"! Uh, it isn't a foul pole when you hit it, it is a fair pole, hence your ball when it hits it above the fence line, is a Homerun, not a foul ball. Why is it, no-one gets it right?

Paul.

giantsfan20 · March 29, 2014 4:40PM

True Freshman

jackstraw · March 29, 2014 7:31PM

John Sterling's daAaAaAaAaAaAaAaAaAaAaAaAaAaAaAaAaAaAaAa Yankees win

QUITCRAB · March 29, 2014 8:07PM

Most annoying. Susan Waldron
Yankees. Anything that comes out of her mouth. She does nothing to contribute to the game. My Favorite is Chuck Thompson... When a oriole hit a hr or makes a great play. He would say". Ain't the beer cold"

yankeeno7 · March 29, 2014 8:52PM

Another Yankee announcer I cant stand is Michael Kay and his "See Ya!" when someone hits a home run.

I like Sterling as an announcer but that long "the yankees win" is annoying.

Susan Waldron should never be allowed a microphone and surely never be put on camera.

Michael Kay just sucks.

baseballfan · March 29, 2014 9:43PM

For the record, all Yankee announcers and their respective phrases.

cincyredlegs · March 29, 2014 9:48PM

ANYTHING THAT COMES OUT OF JOE BUCK'S MOUTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mark

stormtrooper80 · March 29, 2014 9:48PM

<< For the record, all Yankee announcers and their respective phrases. >>

+1,000

itzagoner · March 29, 2014 10:03PM

<< ANYTHING THAT COMES OUT OF JOE BUCK'S MOUTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mark >>

heh. mine would be "Hi, everybody I'm Tim McCarver!"

but, after the WS ended last year and they did a little retrospective for Tim, i discovered that i will miss him just a little bit.

gameusedhoop · March 29, 2014 10:19PM

Chris Berman's "back, back, back, back....gone" during the home run derby at the all-star game.

elronmckenzie · March 29, 2014 10:21PM

<< ANYTHING THAT COMES OUT OF JOE BUCK'S MOUTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! >>

+1,000

Also, anything Mariners tv guy Dave Sims says. I've watched M's games on mute now for 3 seasons. Terrible.

Beck6 · March 29, 2014 10:29PM

How about when they start a sentence with "to a man......" I don't even know what that means. I cannot stand that phrase and everyone uses that saying, especially in football broadcasts

itzagoner · March 29, 2014 10:45PM

at the end of the day
they came to play
with their hittin' shoes on
it's back and it's gone
that kid's tossin' heat
i jumped out of my seat
and with a slap hitter's stance......
......i found mustard on my pants.

dennis07 · March 29, 2014 11:16PM

"He gone"
"You can put it on the board! Yes! Yes!"
"Grab some bench!"
"Dadgummit"
"Mercy!"
"You gotta be...bleeping me!"

Largentcollector · March 29, 2014 11:57PM

<< 

<< ANYTHING THAT COMES OUT OF JOE BUCK'S MOUTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! >>

+1,000

Also, anything Mariners tv guy Dave Sims says. I've watched M's games on mute now for 3 seasons. Terrible. >>

+1

Sims has the most lame comments he'll say something and Blowers will just sit there and not answer him and pretend he didn't say anything.

Also I can't stand this one: It's an A-Bomb from A-Rod!

bigdcards · March 30, 2014 12:09AM

It depends on the spot.

WalterSobchak · March 30, 2014 12:12AM

"SCORE THE BASKETBALL".

Cubby · March 30, 2014 12:29AM

I'm probably in the minority, but I kind of like Chris Berman's "back, back, back, back, back...gone"

Estil · March 30, 2014 12:34AM

* [insert team name] deserved this championship...well as long as they won it fair and square why would they not deserve it?

* THIS IS GONNA BE WAR!!...during a commercial for one of our local basketball teams when they had a game coming up (I don't remember if it was us or not)...and they said it about every...single...game. We could've been playing Prairie View A&M (poor Prairie View A&M...) and the commercial for the game would be shouting THIS IS GONNA BE WAR!!! Yeah, blowing them out by 40-50 is a war alright...

Plus it's kinda insulting to those who were in the middle of real wars like veterans and so on.

* College basketball media making such a big deal about Michigan's so-called "Fab Five" (and they WILL in the pre-game show today) despite the fact that even with ineligible players couldn't even win a championship (and when caught with those ineligible players their bronze (1992) and silver (1993) were stripped); what's so "fab" about that? But you know what, I can totally overlook all that, I really can. What I CAN'T STAND is that they STOLE our Fab Five nickname from our 1948 Cats who won our first championship (and the majority of that team came back and helped with the 1949 title) AND Olympic Gold! The FAKE Five couldn't even manage NCAA gold even though they weren't playing by the rules.

slum22 · March 30, 2014 12:53AM

Any time the phrase "rookie mistake" or "freshman mistake" is used to describe a normal miscue by a player who happens to be a rookie or freshman. Why don't they call it a "veteran mistake" or a "senior mistake" when a veteran or an upper class men make the same mistake on the court or field? They are just mistakes that happen to be being made by freshmen or rookies. I'm pretty sure non-freshmen and veterans commit fouls, turnovers or missed shots just the same.

WalterSobchak · March 30, 2014 12:56AM

Also, it absolutely bugs the bejesus out of me when referees say "prior to the snap..... false start".

'False start' already had you covered, bro. That's what it MEANS. If the movement weren't prior to the snap, then what that's called is a 'play'.

yankeeno7 · March 30, 2014 1:48AM

<< For the record, all Yankee announcers and their respective phrases. >>

I have to say, when it comes to choosing former players in the booth, I have loved them all. Even Ken Singleton which many people seem to not like so much. But from Rizzuto, Seaver, Murcer, Kubek, Girardi, Flaherty, Singleton, Kaat, Cone, White, Piniella...I have enjoyed them all. If not for them, I would watch Yankees games on mute.

And I agree....anything Joe Buck says! He hates baseball anyway. I wish they would keep him out of it.

psychump · March 30, 2014 2:03AM

Dennis nailed it with Hawk who is the worst. Stone isn't much better. How about when he gives the score? "Our guys 4 their guys 3" blecch!

Football;
First down and more! What is more than a first down?

itzagoner · March 30, 2014 2:07AM

"Thanks and that's all from our sideline reporter, Erin Andrews."

mlbfan2 · March 30, 2014 2:09AM

<< Not some, but ALL announcers say "He hit a Homerun off of the "Foul" pole"! Uh, it isn't a foul pole when you hit it, it is a fair pole, hence your ball when it hits it above the fence line, is a Homerun, not a foul ball. Why is it, no-one gets it right?
>>

"Fair pole" would be a better name, but it's called the foul pole, even in the rule book. I think your beef is with the person/people that first named it that.

Ironmanfan · March 30, 2014 2:31AM

"we"

IMF

pomobileclk · March 30, 2014 3:14AM

WALK OFF

mlbfan2 · March 30, 2014 4:27AM

"Robbed him of a home run" grinds my gears, sometimes. Some announcers seem to think that a hitter was robbed of a home run whenever an outfielder jumps and catches the ball near the fence. Then they show a replay from the side angle and it's clear that the ball had no chance of going over.

Meatloaf · March 30, 2014 4:35AM

"YES!" By Marv Albert

totallyradd · March 30, 2014 4:37AM

<< Chris Berman's "back, back, back, back....gone" during the home run derby at the all-star game. >>

+One zillion

bishop · March 30, 2014 4:46AM

Can of corn....no matter who said or says it

jrboles · March 30, 2014 4:47AM

<< "He gone"
"You can put it on the board! Yes! Yes!"
"Grab some bench!"
"Dadgummit"
"Mercy!"
"You gotta be...bleeping me!" >>

This. The Hawk is a misery. I wonder how Steve Stone deals with it. For 30 years I have appreciated Stone's, "For all you little leaguers out there...." and "Now would be a good time to square around for a bunt"

It also bothers me when announcers say "Sweet sassy mollassey! Get out the checkbook and pay grandma for the rubdown"

oldrivers · March 30, 2014 5:55AM

<< "You can put it on the board! Yes! Yes!" >>

and

Yankees win, Yankees win, Yaaaaaankees win.

Meatloaf · March 30, 2014 6:46AM

"Ohhhhhh, the Dukies!!! Ohhhhhhh...Duke!" Dickie V

itzagoner · March 30, 2014 7:13AM

Dickie V is a P-T-P'er bayyyyyyybeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!

vols1 · March 30, 2014 7:24AM

Cubs win! Cubs win!

epislash · March 30, 2014 8:44AM

Being a Yankee fan....anything David Cone says on YES, can't stand. Love Paul Oneil though

Estil · March 30, 2014 9:29AM

How about a sports team being called "athletic"? Ummm, they're athletes...why would they not be athletic?

jalovra · March 30, 2014 9:43AM

Any announcer that uses "differential" when it is actually a difference. It is a difference between the game clock and the shot clock. Really grinds my gears.

mccardguy1 · March 30, 2014 11:13AM

<< "He gone"
"You can put it on the board! Yes! Yes!"
"Grab some bench!"
"Dadgummit"
"Mercy!"
"You gotta be...bleeping me!" >>

It is these phrases alone that make listening tot he White Sox games with Harrelson just so damn unwatchable. I just cannot stand the guy and I wish he would retire.

Carew29 · March 30, 2014 5:46PM

2 from the great Bill Russell

"To be a great rebounder... You have to play the boards"

"Some shooters are shooters.. But some shooters are scorers"

Karb · March 30, 2014 9:55PM

<< 

<< "He gone"
"You can put it on the board! Yes! Yes!"
"Grab some bench!"
"Dadgummit"
"Mercy!"
"You gotta be...bleeping me!" >>

It is these phrases alone that make listening tot he White Sox games with Harrelson just so damn unwatchable. I just cannot stand the guy and I wish he would retire. >>

+1000. Every time I hear "He gone" I want to smash the TV

miwlvrn · March 31, 2014 4:20AM

For some reason I have always absolutely hated when announcers pluralize a singular name when referencing the person, such as something like "This modern day pitcher is comparable to the Tom Seavers and Nolan Ryans of the 1970's." I don't know why it bothers me so much, but it just does.

(However, pluralization such as this could be used in a different sense and be acceptable: "Have you seen his vintage baseball card collection? He has a lot of Mickey Mantles and Hank Aarons.")

markj111 · March 31, 2014 5:55AM

John Sterling and Chip Caray are pathetic.

Most annoying announcer phrases.

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