NHL broadcaster Ray Ferraro, now of TSN, formerly of Sportsnet, has had some groaners.
One was “Roman Cechmanek is the best goalie in the world when the puck is shot right at him.” Hell, so am I.
Another, during a video review of a goal (and I may be paraphrasing here) “The goal will be reviewed, and it will count, or it will not count.” Thanks, Einstein.
This can be pretty bad with presidential elections, too. In the run-up to the 2008 election, I heard
“Only two presidents were elected without winning the New Hampshire primary: Clinton in ’92, and George W. Bush in 2000”
So, in other words, it hasn’t been relevant for two decades.
“There’s a 10 second differential between the shot clock and game clock.”
It’s difference, folks, not differential. The terms have quite different meanings.
I’ve posted this before, but bears repeating:
Dan Dierdorf: “Well folks, stranger things have happened, but none stranger than this.”
Me: “…so, stranger things haven’t happened?”
“Weather Event” and “tornadic.”
Can say I’m too happy when airline pilots say we will be taking off momentarily. :eek:
Early in the season, after a touchdown or big yardage gain, commentators will say something like, “He’s on pace to score/run [n] points/yards this season.” It’s meaningless. No one ever maintains pace throughout the season. My friend and I started saying, “He’s on pace to run 259,732 yards this season!” and other outrageously inflated numbers before the commentators get it in.
I also hate the interviewees on Unwrapped when they brag about the popularity of their product by saying crap like, “If you lined up end to end all the products we sell in a year, they’d stretch from your mom to Uranus six times!” It’s usually a distance or mass that no one can accurately visualize, so it loses a lot of impact.
Any story about gas prices that uses the cliche “at the pump.” Worst of all is “pain at the pump.” Why can’t these idiots either come up with an original thought or else quit talking about the same shit over and over? I get it…gas is expensive. I don’t need to hear about it every day.
“How will this affect X’s chance at reelection?”
Sterling cut his teeth broadcasting Atlanta Braves games in the early 80’s. Gawd I couldn’t stand him. I called John Pewter.
Golf announcers say that a golfer hit a “golf shot” after a good shot. I was expecting to see a hockey shot, or a foul shot.
“as it were.” What the fuck does that mean?
It means “don’t I sound intellectual?”