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Batter up! A Double Play Giveaway
by SB Sarah | by SB Sarah | July 08, 2009 | Wednesday at 10:44 am | 266 Comments
These days, anyone can be a baseball announcer. Except women. And I take exception to that. It's time to storm the announcer's booth - and we can start getting ready now. How? We can come up with our own home run signature phrase!
A what now?
Some of the best and funniest broadcasters had catchphrases (no pun intended) and signature lines when a home run is hit. Bob Uecker of the Minnesota Milwaukee Brewers: "Get up, Get outta here, Gone!" Harry Caray and Phil Rizzuto: "A home run! Holy cow!" Chris Berman from ESPN: "Back back back back back back...GONE!" Bob Prince, from the old-school days of the Pirates: "Kiss it goodbye!" See? Nothing to it.
So let's get creative. Enter your parts o' speech below, and come up with your own home run signature phrase. Practice it at little league. Use it in mixed groups of sports fans. Either you'll look like you're exceptionally knowledgeable, or people will ask to share what you're smoking. Either way- fun for all!
And HELL YES there are prizes. I'll pick five winners - and each winner will receive a paper copy of Jill Shalvis' Double Play. I'm a sucker for Shalvis' heroes, and I really enjoyed this one. The hero is an all-star pitcher who is forced to wonder if there might be something more to life than just baseball - and the heroine keeps distracting him when he needs to keep his focus around her.
So let's play ball. You've got 24 hours. Batter up! Grab some pine!
Note: the results appear in a popup window, so be ye warned.
Filed: General Bitching, Go Ahead, Win Some Shit
Tagged: sports, shalvis, heroes, free stuff, baseball
Suze said on 07.09.09 at 01:58 AM • [link]
Holy Platypus ! That sphere just warped the buffalo jump and it won’t stop dancing ‘til it reaches Azerbaijan!!
Lulu said on 07.09.09 at 01:58 AM • [link]
Holy mackeral ! That melon just swept the Melbourne and it won’t stop fumbling ‘til it reaches Korea!!
Asli Eker said on 07.09.09 at 02:10 AM • [link]
Holy cow!!! That ping pong ball’s just flew out the Liberia and she won’t stop exploding ‘til it reaches King-domKum!!
Elisa Jankowski said on 07.09.09 at 02:22 AM • [link]
Holy penguin! That oreo just jitter-bugged the Run’s House and it won’t stop avoiding ‘til it reaches Prussia!!
kelly said on 07.09.09 at 02:35 AM • [link]
Holy ferret ! That hubcap just sang the bathroom and it won’t stop kicking ‘til it reaches Japan!!
Monica Kaye said on 07.09.09 at 02:44 AM • [link]
Holy platypus ! That ass just tapped the Vienna and it won’t stop winking ‘til it reaches Costa Rica!!
*Can’t believe someone else used Platypus. Great minds!*
Bzangl said on 07.09.09 at 02:45 AM • [link]
Holy Dog ! That globe just had the pool and it won’t stop running ‘til it reaches Transylvania!!
MaryKate said on 07.09.09 at 02:46 AM • [link]
Holy aardvark ! That supernova just wilted the restroom and it won’t stop severing ‘til it reaches Timbuktu!!
Samantha said on 07.09.09 at 02:48 AM • [link]
lol!
Smart Bitches Technology: Your Homerun Signature Phrase!
Holy badger ! That orange just throttled the Poughkeepsie and it won’t stop skipping ‘til it reaches France!!
Anne said on 07.09.09 at 02:54 AM • [link]
Holy Willie Wagtail ! That donut just flicked the coconut grove and it won’t stop smiling ‘til it reaches Guadalcanal!!
m3t said on 07.09.09 at 03:05 AM • [link]
from the baseball mom
Holy sardine ! That hula hoop just cracked the gay paree and it won’t stop slicing ‘til it reaches france!!
Anne said on 07.09.09 at 03:08 AM • [link]
Holy Wompoo Fruit-Dove ! That plum just jammed the packing plant and it won’t stop smartin’ ‘til it reaches New South Wales!!
Courtney said on 07.09.09 at 03:09 AM • [link]
Holy Donkeys! That orange just rocked the Willis Tower and it won’t stop grappling ‘til it reaches Mexico!
Jessi said on 07.09.09 at 03:12 AM • [link]
Holy pronghorn ! That ass just overpowered the whorehouse and it won’t stop conquering ‘til it reaches Uzbekistan!!
Anne said on 07.09.09 at 03:15 AM • [link]
Holy Edible-Nest Swiftlet ! That spitball just soaked the seat and it won’t stop drippin’ ‘til it reaches Sumatra!!
krsylu said on 07.09.09 at 03:21 AM • [link]
Holy Vole ! That Melon just Frisked the Sporting goods store and it won’t stop Spanking ‘til it reaches Lichtenstein!!
Pat L. said on 07.09.09 at 03:26 AM • [link]
Holy Cow as Mr. Phil Rizzuto always said, that seamed orb just keeps going and going and won’t stop til it gets to the moon!
Anne said on 07.09.09 at 03:26 AM • [link]
Holy Golden Nightjar ! That eyeball just rocked the jug and it won’t stop smellin’ ‘til it reaches Senegal!!
Abby said on 07.09.09 at 03:27 AM • [link]
Holy hedgehog ! That frisbee just shot the Jupiter and it won’t stop penetrating ‘til it reaches Ukraine!!
Anne said on 07.09.09 at 03:31 AM • [link]
Holy Hairy Woodpecker ! That hazelnut just whittled the arbor and it won’t stop hacking ‘til it reaches Guatemala!!
Lane said on 07.09.09 at 03:31 AM • [link]
Holy vole ! That lint ball just quaffed the Gorilla City and it won’t stop clomping ‘til it reaches Montenegro!!
17catherines said on 07.09.09 at 03:32 AM • [link]
Holy tyrannosaurus rex ! That sun just LBW-ed the Atlantic Ocean and it won’t stop slam-dunking ‘til it reaches New Zealand!!
I’m very disappointed that I couldn’t find a way to fit the word ‘gargantuan’ into that sentence anywhere.
ghn said on 07.09.09 at 03:35 AM • [link]
Holy kangaroo ! That tomato just licked the Mordor and it won’t stop dancing ‘til it reaches Mongolia!!
Anne said on 07.09.09 at 03:36 AM • [link]
Holy Fire-tufted Barbet ! That cherry just flamed the firehouse and it won’t stop scorching ‘til it reaches President of Malaysia!!
Pat L. said on 07.09.09 at 03:37 AM • [link]
Here goes again,
Holy Cow, that seamed orb slammed into the moon and wont stop going til it reaches Australia.
Pat L.
Anne said on 07.09.09 at 03:40 AM • [link]
(nearly finished - aren’t ya glad?)
Holy Crested Tit ! That bird brain just nipped the mantitty and it won’t stop snacking ‘til it reaches Strathspey, Scotland!!
christina said on 07.09.09 at 03:46 AM • [link]
Holy raccoon ! That hard-boiled egg just climbed the dentist office and it won’t stop testing ‘til it reaches France!!
Anne said on 07.09.09 at 03:47 AM • [link]
Holy Restless Flycatcher ! That one beady-eye just panicked the flock and it won’t stop rising ‘til it reaches Nirvana!!
OK, now I’m done. Thanks for letting me annoy you all day!
Kristin said on 07.09.09 at 03:47 AM • [link]
Holy dragon ! That lingonberry just patted the dreamland and it won’t stop dropping ‘til it reaches Zambia!!
Keira said on 07.09.09 at 03:51 AM • [link]
Holy snail ! That orange just felled the bed and it won’t stop thrusting ‘til it reaches France!!
Collette said on 07.09.09 at 04:03 AM • [link]
Holy Aardvark ! That lime just water-skied the Paraguay and it won’t stop rolling ‘til it reaches Kazakhstan!!
cate said on 07.09.09 at 04:16 AM • [link]
Holy hornbills ! That testicle just eclipsed the the Acroplis and it won’t stop googleying ‘til it reaches Accrington Stanley!!
Tina C. said on 07.09.09 at 04:18 AM • [link]
Smart Bitches Technology: Your Homerun Signature Phrase!
Holy Cheetah ! That orange just chased the speakeasy and it won’t stop grandstanding ‘til it reaches Italy!!
sheena said on 07.09.09 at 04:24 AM • [link]
Holy cougar ! That marble just marinated the heaven and it won’t stop slithering ‘til it reaches Sweden!!
Alex Ess said on 07.09.09 at 04:27 AM • [link]
Holy wolverine ! That testicle just sold the Fairfax and it won’t stop turning ‘til it reaches Saudi!!
Erin said on 07.09.09 at 04:33 AM • [link]
Smart Bitches Technology: Your Homerun Signature Phrase!
Holy Naked Mole Rat ! That hacky sack just bounced the outer space and it won’t stop fighting ‘til it reaches Croatia!!
Kaetrin said on 07.09.09 at 04:35 AM • [link]
Holy six beaked penguin ! That matzoh ball just steamed the sewer and it won’t stop sizzling ‘til it reaches the Holy Land!!
Moth said on 07.09.09 at 04:35 AM • [link]
Holy Tapir ! That Peach just ate the College and it won’t stop Flaming ‘til it reaches Frankfurt!!
Melissa Harris said on 07.09.09 at 04:35 AM • [link]
Holy Elk ! That Frisbee just dumped the bedroom and it won’t stop sleeping ‘til it reaches Ireland!!
The Scarlet Which said on 07.09.09 at 04:38 AM • [link]
Holy Wombat ! That Jupiter just fretted the Salvation Army and it won’t stop gorging ‘til it reaches Lichtenstein!!
Lorelie said on 07.09.09 at 04:42 AM • [link]
God I love these mad-libs:
Holy were-lemming ! That orange just punted the Venice and it won’t stop twirling ‘til it reaches Bora-Bora!!
Julie said on 07.09.09 at 04:45 AM • [link]
Ok, it really doesn’t make sense, but these are so funny,
Holy Aardvark ! That balloon just left the Kansas City and it won’t stop chasing ‘til it reaches Kathmandu!!
Elaine C. said on 07.09.09 at 04:46 AM • [link]
Holy Orangutan ! That matzo ball just flew the pig pen and it won’t stop squealing ‘til it reaches Greece!!
delitealex said on 07.09.09 at 04:50 AM • [link]
Holy bear ! That eye just went the bathroom and it won’t stop going ‘til it reaches france!!
Pat M. said on 07.09.09 at 04:50 AM • [link]
Holy barracuda ! That cannonball just shattered the sound barrier and it won’t stop zinging ‘til it reaches Morrocco!!
Renee said on 07.09.09 at 04:54 AM • [link]
Holy panda ! That moon just flew the pyramid and it won’t stop jumping ‘til it reaches Greece!!
Caffey said on 07.09.09 at 05:01 AM • [link]
Holy Cat ! That grapefruit just splashed the birdbath and it won’t stop dodging ‘til it reaches Scotland!!
I so love Jill’s heroes too!! Would love to be in for this! thanks!
cathiecaffey(at)gmail(dot)com
Lovecow2000 said on 07.09.09 at 05:11 AM • [link]
Holy Blackfooted Ferret ! That Melon just Squished the Wellington and it won’t stop Squelching ‘til it reaches New Zealand!!
Jenica said on 07.09.09 at 05:35 AM • [link]
Holy wereduck ! That snowglobe just soared the grocery store and it won’t stop carrying ‘til it reaches Angolia!!
glee said on 07.09.09 at 05:40 AM • [link]
Hey, Renel Brooks-Moon is the SF Giants announcer at AT&T Park. Of course, she doesn’t get to do other than announce the batter, but she doesn a great job.
Holy meercat ! That pelota just dried the McCovey Cove and it won’t stop splashing ‘til it reaches Kyrgyzstan!!
Magic word: new78—and I have lots of old 78s to go with them.
Saam said on 07.09.09 at 05:50 AM • [link]
Holy penguin ! That snow globe just twinkled the rolling hills and it won’t stop vibrating ‘til it reaches Antarctica!!
Jocelyn said on 07.09.09 at 05:51 AM • [link]
Holy Lynx ! That dodgeball just ran the Puyallup and it won’t stop curling ‘til it reaches Australia!!
Lori said on 07.09.09 at 05:55 AM • [link]
Holy wolf ! That circle just tinkled the zoo and it won’t stop shirking ‘til it reaches China!!
KatherineB said on 07.09.09 at 05:58 AM • [link]
Holy hampster ! That kumquat just egressed the Empire State Building and it won’t stop squealing ‘til it reaches Japan!!
Somehow it works for me…I love the notion of squealing hampsters, and the alliterative Holy Hampster works well….
Marilyn Brant said on 07.09.09 at 06:11 AM • [link]
Holy Kangaroo ! That Frisbee just swam the Nairobi and it won’t stop giggling ‘til it reaches New Zealand!!
rayvyn2k said on 07.09.09 at 06:17 AM • [link]
Holy King Crab ! That cannonball just shattered the Corneilia Marie and it won’t stop skittering ‘til it reaches Russia!!
Kinsey4.2 said on 07.09.09 at 06:30 AM • [link]
Holy Leapin’ Lemurs ! That jawbreaker just overshot the birds in the bay and it won’t stop jitterbugging ‘til it reaches Djibouti!!
cheryl c. said on 07.09.09 at 06:47 AM • [link]
Holy bulldogs ! That baseball just slammed the stadium and it won’t stop having ‘til it reaches England!!
some of it works ;-)
cheryl c. said on 07.09.09 at 06:53 AM • [link]
That was fun, so I had to play again. I am hot here, so I am trying to think COOL!
Holy reindeer ! That snowball just smashed the house and it won’t stop flying ‘til it reaches North Pole!!
kh said on 07.09.09 at 07:07 AM • [link]
the loud rhino kicked the ball at the circus squirting all over teh bulls in spain
K8 said on 07.09.09 at 07:51 AM • [link]
Holy ferret ! That magic 8 ball just sang the Tijuana and it won’t stop floating ‘til it reaches South Africa!!
Miriam Staples said on 07.09.09 at 08:52 AM • [link]
Holy zebra ! That cookie just waited the home and it won’t stop forwarding ‘til it reaches Australia!!
You know, it almost makes sense!
Mara said on 07.09.09 at 09:20 AM • [link]
Holy fox ! That globe just sang the grocery store and it won’t stop playing ‘til it reaches Japan!!
Ebony McKenna said on 07.09.09 at 09:34 AM • [link]
Holy Dingo ! That dinner plate just landed in the desert and it won’t stop spinning ‘til it reaches Australia!!
Ebony McKenna said on 07.09.09 at 09:35 AM • [link]
Holy blogger ! That comments just reached the 270 mark and it won’t stop ending ‘til it reaches Bolivia!!
Lyssa said on 07.09.09 at 09:39 AM • [link]
Holy racoon ! That ball of yarn just expired the Carnigie Hall and it won’t stop worshipping ‘til it reaches Azerbaijan!!
Theresa said on 07.09.09 at 09:58 AM • [link]
I want to play!
Holy gerbil ! That oreo just mowed the Buckingham Palace and it won’t stop leafing ‘til it reaches Scotland!!
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