What's your least favorite sports cliche or statement?
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Actually, it depends. If a pitcher is shoving and guys are sturggling to solve him, taking the pitcher deep into counts can be helpful even if you make an out. Getting that pitch count up increases the pitchers chance of making a mistake.
I played catcher through college and I would always worry if my pitcher would be dicking around. Go right at them! Don't waste any pitches unless you have to!
spanky1
Registered User
"He'd like to have that one over again".....ode to a golfer having just hit the ball oscar brown!
Chaz
observationist
It bugs me when people use players names in the plurl, as in "all the Emmitt Smiths out there" or "the Brett Farves" 
If you want to use a player as an example fine, but let's stop making individual players in to a whole group.
If you want to use a player as an example fine, but let's stop making individual players in to a whole group.
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vibraslap
When the Broncos finally pulled through and won the Superbowl, it bugged the crap outta me when all the broadcasters kept calling Elway, "John." I don't know why, it just bugged me.
Originally posted by SirChaz
It bugs me when people use players names in the plurl, as in "all the Emmitt Smiths out there" or "the Brett Farves"
If you want to use a player as an example fine, but let's stop making individual players in to a whole group.
The SirChazs are right about this one.
I think the plural of "SirChaz" is SirChazi."
Chaz
observationist
This board would be a little more dull with out the Assfaces.
Originally posted by SirChaz
It bugs me when people use players names in the plurl, as in "all the Emmitt Smiths out there" or "the Brett Farves"
If you want to use a player as an example fine, but let's stop making individual players in to a whole group.
You hit the nail on the head with that one. What the hell is that about?
Capital Card
The Kobayashi of Kool-Aid
Here is one more. Before '98, announcers always refered to the Cards as a team that hadn't won a playoff game since 1947.
Now, instead of being a team that hasn't one since 1998, we are a team that has only won 1 playoff game since 1947.
What's up with that???
Go Cards!!!
Now, instead of being a team that hasn't one since 1998, we are a team that has only won 1 playoff game since 1947.
What's up with that???
Go Cards!!!
100%CardsFan
100% embarrassed
I hated every word Dennis Miller had to say while doing MNF
100%CardsFan
100% embarrassed
I really hate unimportant stats or records like - "He is the first kicker at 5 foot 10 inches to kick a FG while it is 73 degrees and his team is down by 12" Who gives a ****?
I hate when the newscasters claim they have "Exclusive Stories"
I don't care if Johnny Diplips's brother's haircutter's sister who lives in a Buick are interviewing her because Diplips did something.
News sucks. And is cliche.
I don't care if Johnny Diplips's brother's haircutter's sister who lives in a Buick are interviewing her because Diplips did something.
News sucks. And is cliche.
Chaz
observationist
Renz
An Army of One
That bugs me too, when announcers call players by their first names. The worst is when the play-by-play guys start yelling crap like, "You go Mike Vick!" Or like during last year's playoffs when Joe Jurevicius was running for a TD and the Tampa Bay announcer started yelling "You go Joe! You go Joe!" Annoying as hell!
I also really hate when ESPN's John Anderson calls the Detroit Tigers the Detroit Eldricks. Very lame, John.
I guess this wasn't sports related. My bad.
Another sports cliche: NASCAR drivers are athletes. I think they have tremendous stamina and guts of steel - but so do chess players. "SHHHHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-OOOOOOOOOOOOT, click click... click" So what if they may be taken away in an "ahhhm-BUE-lahnce"
Yeah Ricky Ray Darrell is one hell of an athlete. So are bowlers.
It's I COULDN"T care less. Otherwise how much less could you care? That is a cliche that needs to go away or used correctly.
Lex
troublemaker
Great thread, gotta get mine in.
I agree with the useless statistics.
"The Yankees have not lost a playoff game they led by 3 runs after the seventh inning with a lefty on the mound, since 1932."
What?
This seems to be an east coast deal.
I agree with the useless statistics.
"The Yankees have not lost a playoff game they led by 3 runs after the seventh inning with a lefty on the mound, since 1932."
What?
This seems to be an east coast deal.
Rivercard
Too much good stuff
"He's an overachiever"
