September 25, 2002
The Top 15 Signs a Sports Announcer is Drunk
- "Hey, no fair! He lost the coin toss! He has to do a shot!"
- Throughout the entire three-hour broadcast, he refers to the visiting team as "the f***ing Yankees."
- Notes that Tiger Woods sliced the ball using his "designated driver."
- "In this situation, I'd send everybody deep except the tight end -- him, I'd send over to the liquor store to grab me another fifth. But that's probably just the Jack Daniel's talking."
- "Hey, Madden, that offensive lineman has even bigger breasts than you!"
- Keeps informing viewers that Randy Johnson isn't the only "Big Unit" in the ballpark today.
- Converses on-air with Howard Cosell, whose voice he supplies himself with his fist and thumb, Senor Wences-style.
- "And he drops the ball! What a friggin' a-hole!"
- "And now coming to the plate, it's Andreas Gallara... allgres.. Gallareg... Garellaga... ahh screw it. Hey vendor, another beer!"
- Breaks out his little paper parasols during a rain delay.
- Announces, "It's been damn hot in this booth for 12 innings, so I've removed my pants!"
- Suddenly, everyone who touches the puck is named "Gordie."
- "In a play sure to deceive the defense, Brett Favre is lined up behind both centers."
- "I think athletes who wear flashy clothes and jewelry and run their big mouths all the time are nothing but ignorant, lowlife punks. What do *you* think, Deion?"
and the Number 1 Sign a Sports Announcer is Drunk...
- "I don't know about you, Bob, but I'd love to see Jeff Garcia run that same play naked."
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Selected from 77 submissions from 28 contributors.
Today's Top Five List authors were:
- Tristan Fabriani, Passaic, NJ -- 1, 2 (9th #1) Email
- Dave Wesley, Pleasant Hill, CA -- 3, RU list name Email / Hall of Famer
- Tom Stoudt, Fort Washington, PA -- 4
- Daniel Weckerly, Limerick, PA -- 5, 9 Email / Hall of Famer
- Marsha Clodfelter, Corpus Christi, TX -- 6, 13 Email / Hall of Famer
- Danny Gallagher, Austin, TX -- 7 Email
- Chris Urich, Herkimer, NY -- 8, 11, 15
- Cathie Walker, Victoria, BC, Canada -- 10 Email / Website / Hall of Famer
- Joseph Moore, Concord, CA -- 12 Email
- Whit Watson, West Hartford, CT -- 14
- David G. Scott, Kansas City, MO -- Topic Email / Website
- Chuck Sawyer, Rochester, NY -- Banner Tag
- Donald Junter, New Haven, CT -- Honorable Mention list name
- Peter Bauer, Rochester, NY -- List moderator
- Chris White, Los Angeles, CA -- List owner/editor Email / Hall of Famer
- Lee Sankey, London, England -- Ambience (explanation)
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