Things College Softball Announcers Can Quit Saying 2022 Edition

[canyonjoe]

"If the foul lines were paint that ball would have spun foul." "That chalk kept the ball from going foul." Um, shouldn't foul lines be chalk on dirt? Play on artificial turf if you think that matters.

A lot of teams use paint instead of chalk even on dirt.

 

[Dabears17]

A lot of teams use paint instead of chalk even on dirt.

I know, was just annoying they were chattering about that when they use chalk there and it was a beautifully laid down bunt.

 

[efastball]

The most cringeworthy announcing I heard all year was 2 male announcers speculating on why female athletes suffer more ACL injuries than male athletes (don’t even know if this is true).

Based on my experience with high school basketball, this seems true to me.

P.S. Hilarious thread.

 

[Westwind]

And another season of goofy college softball announcing draws to an end!

Thanks to all that posted! Stay tuned for the 2024 edition!

 

[Agcy]

The most cringeworthy announcing I heard all year was 2 male announcers speculating on why female athletes suffer more ACL injuries than male athletes (don’t even know if this is true). Might have been Kennesaw St v Samford. The production value on ESPN+ for non P5 games is pretty low.

My DD's high school basketball coach had some comments on this 'fact' during pre-season meetings. He even had them work on techniques to put less stress on their knees. From studies he had read through, it was true and they were trying to coach for it.

 

[Gtrips07]

My DD's high school basketball coach had some comments on this 'fact' during pre-season meetings. He even had them work on techniques to put less stress on their knees. From studies he had read through, it was true and they were trying to coach for it.

It is a fact that women have more ACL injuries than men and they frequently happen during their cycle. The ACL injury rate is due to skeletal and muscle structure differences. And they also occur during their cycles and they think it is related to hydration.

ACL Tears in Female Athletes: Q&A with a Sports Medicine Expert

Women often have unique health care needs, and sports injuries are no exception. Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries, for example, are more common in women than in men. Johns Hopkins sports medicine expert Andrew Cosgarea, M.D., answers common questions about ACL tears in girls and women...

www.hopkinsmedicine.org

Are ACL Tears Really More Common in Women?

Certain injuries—ACL tears, ankle sprains, and stress fractures—are more common in female athletes.

www.yalemedicine.org

The Effect of Menstrual Cycle and Contraceptives on ACL Injuries and Laxity: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Women are at substantially greater risk for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries than are men.To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature to clarify the effect of the menstrual cycle and contraceptives on the laxity of and ...

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

I see no reason for getting on the TV crew for a subject relevant to the sport they were covering



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[Westwind]

Well, its 2024.

They are going for a new record.

Can they say “Pass The Bat” 12,376 times this season???

 

[The Man In Blue]

 

[JoeA1010]

I am hearing on ESPN Plus broadcasts all the time "Strike Number 1," "Ball Number 1," "Strike Number 2," and on like that. I think there must be some script that is instructing inexperienced announcers to use the word "number" for balls, strikes and outs. Anyway, I could go on forever about the announcing on many of the college games, as a good deal of the play-by-play and color people literally have no idea about the game.

 

[Greatdaytobeawildcat]

I'm over announcers just not having the slightest concept of obstruction.

Last night BYU / UCF game, they were incredulous for 10 minutes about an out that was overturned, and never even once had the inkling of a seed of a thought that it was because of obstruction. The word obstruction was never mentioned. They couldn't understand why the umpires were even looking at replay in the first place because the runner was so clearly tagged. Meanwhile 30 times in super slow mo we see the first baseman standing directly in front of the bag.

So guess this would be filed under things announcers should start saying. But still.