Best announcer lines from CWS, 2017 edition
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I actually like Beth. Sort of the voice of softball. Anyway...
How about every change thrown last night bein labeled a flip? As the audience watches Parker's change tumble forward in slomo, S says, "she throws the flip change with spin opposite the direction of the pitch." Then proceeds to tell us that Gourley throws a flip, too.
Or my favorite... "tight spin". As opposed to loose spin?
Or the hopping rise ball, with perfect spin... a la bullet.
In all seriousness, her commentary (MS) is so wrong it is hurting this sport. I truthfully muted the tv last night in the eighth inning... 9 innings of "a picture speaks a thousand words." (That make sense). I actually feel bad about speaking out about it... my wife looks at me like I'm crazy... and I find myself becoming really negative when watching games.
Give some props to Amanda... I have no clue why she's not in the booth, she is so much more consistent... and although no one is perfect, she is doing a much, much better job.
I also liked "the mark of a good change-up, flat and straight."
How about every change thrown last night bein labeled a flip? As the audience watches Parker's change tumble forward in slomo, S says, "she throws the flip change with spin opposite the direction of the pitch." Then proceeds to tell us that Gourley throws a flip, too.
Or my favorite... "tight spin". As opposed to loose spin?
Or the hopping rise ball, with perfect spin... a la bullet.
In all seriousness, her commentary (MS) is so wrong it is hurting this sport. I truthfully muted the tv last night in the eighth inning... 9 innings of "a picture speaks a thousand words." (That make sense). I actually feel bad about speaking out about it... my wife looks at me like I'm crazy... and I find myself becoming really negative when watching games.
Give some props to Amanda... I have no clue why she's not in the booth, she is so much more consistent... and although no one is perfect, she is doing a much, much better job.
I also liked "the mark of a good change-up, flat and straight."
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The pitchers' spins also make it difficult for the defense to field hit balls.
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I thought I heard a pitching coach somewhere near the PA/NY border yelling at the TV after some of MS comments, but I thought it was Bill.
Agree I was hoping Amanda would be in the booth last night.
In the 17th inning: "These are important outs!"
"The girls haven't eaten."
Now, i know that eating is the last thing on their minds.
Now, i know that eating is the last thing on their minds.
I don't know about that. Someone was waving around an empty banana peel in the dugout around the 15th inning.
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I don't know about that. Someone was waving around an empty banana peel in the dugout around the 15th inning.
One of them had a potato as well.
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My favorite was after Romero hit a single one of them said 'the key to that hit was staying on the back foot, she hit off her back leg.' Replay showed she rolled all the way up on her rear tippy toe.
Forget the inning or situation, but after Lowary had come back in. Florida batter had either bunted or slapped down 1B line. Lowary going full speed at ball as runner blazes past and she trys to glove flip, doesn't get it clean and runner safe. Either Smith or Mowins says "that's why you have to use two hands to field a ball".
edited to add: agree Scarborough is good, but ESPN needs to get the woman who does the local broadcasts for LSU during the season. She is hilarious and seems to really know her stuff.
edited to add: agree Scarborough is good, but ESPN needs to get the woman who does the local broadcasts for LSU during the season. She is hilarious and seems to really know her stuff.
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