Chet Forte
Postdoc
Posts: 2974
Reg: 03-02-08
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 01-22-24 02:01 PM - Post#362009
In response to Albert08
Back in the 60s, my two least favorite cliches used by our color commentators were “tickles the twine” and “pops the deuce”.
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ToothlessTiger
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Posts: 337
Age: 76
Reg: 03-28-15
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01-22-24 04:45 PM - Post#362018
In response to Chet Forte
How about "nothing but nylon" and "an in again out again finnegan"?
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Chet Forte
Postdoc
Posts: 2974
Reg: 03-02-08
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01-23-24 02:41 PM - Post#362037
In response to ToothlessTiger
To their credit the Columbia announcers keep their homerism to a minimum. That is not uniformly the case around the league. So I can live with a few cliches as long as the broadcast is informative and foes not grossly favor the home team. Likewise officiating—call it straight and eliminate the home town calls.
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cc66
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Posts: 2204
Reg: 10-09-09
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01-23-24 05:47 PM - Post#362050
In response to Chet Forte
I accept the fact that Lance is not Vin Scully (there is not now and never will be any poetry in his announcing). But I do believe he does a workman-like job, even if I do wish he didn't rely so much on a few overused cliches.
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