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.
Holy Chihuahua ! That blueberry just sponged the Bangladesh and it won’t stop whinging ‘til it reaches Spain!!
Holy whale! That orange just walked the Tokyo and it won’t stop riding ‘til it reaches New Zealand!!
Holy pussycat ! That globe just mummified the Central Park and it won’t stop fornicating ‘til it reaches Canada!!
okay, that makes no sense….but I guess that’s the fun part :- )
Holy farting squirrels ! That cannonball just pooted over the hot dog stand and it won’t stop stinking ‘til it reaches Toledo!!
(now I get to read everyone else’s – didn’t want to cheat or ‘nuthin…)
Holy Zebra ! That balloon just galloped the back porch and it won’t stop sizzling ‘til it reaches China!!
@Ciar – Well, Zimbabwe is the best place, now, isn’t it? =-)
Holy Pachyderm ! That paper plate just trashed the barn and it won’t stop dumping ‘til it reaches Tanzania!!
@SBSarah – yay! You stopped Swiper! We did it! Ariba!
Next entry:
Holy ROUSes ! That farm boy just swashbuckled the Fire Swamp and it won’t stop slashing ‘til it reaches the pirate ship “Revenge”!!
(Hmm, needs work)
Holy Humpback ! That disco ball just shined the tool shed and it won’t stop spinning ‘til it reaches Norway!!
Holy manatee ! That door knob just missed the mattress and it won’t stop flying ‘til it reaches Saint Lucia!!
Stupid wonky internet connection won’t let me through! Take six…
Holy calamari! That matzoh ball just gefilted the sushi restaurant and it won’t stop kibitzing ‘til it reaches Israel!!
Holy Sheepdog ! That lollipop just flicked the internet and it won’t stop blogging ‘til it reaches Sardinia!!
These things are more addictive than meth on a bad day!
Holy porcupine! That pumpkin just passed out the Pickering Flea Market and it won’t stop pining ‘til it reaches Poland!!
Holy sloth ! That dust bunny just ululated the Ulan Bator and it won’t stop infinitive splitting ‘til it reaches Burkina Faso!!
Yes. That DOES sound a lot like baseball, doesn’t it? 🙂
Holy Panther ! That globe just mourned the ocean and it won’t stop running ‘til it reaches Ireland!!
I like it!
Holy naked mole rat ! That nut just stroked the downtown and it won’t stop laving ‘til it reaches Uganda!!
Holy seahorse ! That manhole cover just shined the stadium and it won’t stop leaping ‘til it reaches the Congo!!
Holy naked mole rat ! That spheroid just waltzed the wild blue yonder and it won’t stop dancing ‘til it reaches Lichtenstein!!
hee-hee…
Holy inchworm ! That peach just reached the Pitcairn Islands and it won’t stop rolling ‘til it reaches Palau!!
Holy Polar Bear ! That snowball just missed the governor’s house and it won’t stop rocketing ‘til it reaches Russia!!
Why yes, I am sick of the whole mess.
Holy Walrus ! That blowhole just puckered the aquarium and it won’t stop spurting ‘til it reaches Panama!!
Holy Norweigan Elkhound ! That spherical nodule just erupted the Shan-gri-la and it won’t stop fountaining ‘til it reaches Abu Dhabi!!
We LOVE your blog and decided to give you guys the Kreativ Blogger Award on our own blog: Book ? Soulmates.
Keep up the awesome work!!
Holy Squid ! That UFO just ricocheted the Alamo and it won’t stop abuducting ‘til it reaches Kazakhstan!!
Holy liger ! That collar just licked the bed and it won’t stop smelling ‘til it reaches Costa Rica!!
Holy wallaby! That fried egg just collated the Dildo and it won’t stop exploding ‘til it reaches Madagascar!!
Er, just FYI, Dildo is a place in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Um. Yes.
Holy platypus ! That testicle just defenestrated the black hole and it won’t stop pondering ‘til it reaches Spratly Islands!!
Hmmm…there’s something strangly metaphysical about that line.
So fun!!
Holy Kitten ! That marble just walked the Homer and it won’t stop dancing ‘til it reaches Greece!!
I’ve read 3 or 4 of Shalvis’ previous books and enjoyed them. Actually, I’ve been eyeing the two in the adverts on this site and meaning to pick them up, so…
Holy mole ! That doorknob just dozed the church and it won’t stop messing ‘til it reaches Costa Rica!!
“Holy mole” is definitely gonna be my new exclamation of choice. Love that.
Holy Wildebeest ! That mango just galloped the library and it won’t stop singing ‘til it reaches Uruguay!!
My favorite baseball catchphrase is Dave Niehaus with the Seattle Mariners. “Get out the rye bread and mustard, grandma! It’s Grand Salami Time!”
Smart Bitches Technology: Your Homerun Signature Phrase!
Holy hedgehog ! That wheel of cheese just grew the Taj Majal and it won’t stop fishing ‘til it reaches Brazil!!
Holy Prothonary Warbler ! That olive just foraged the swamp and it won’t stop swimming ‘til it reaches West Indies!!
(yes, I see a whole bunch of birds flocking our way)
Holy Badger ! That ball just wanked the outside and it won’t stop speeding ‘til it reaches france!!
It almost makes sense.
Holy hedgehog ! That croquet ball just threw the Alabama and it won’t stop jumping ‘til it reaches Japan!!
Holy Fox ! That Orb just squeezed the glade and it won’t stop shining ‘til it reaches Russia!!
Holy Bubbles! That golf ball just knocked the Internet and it won’t stop Moonwalking ‘til it reaches Neverland!!
It’s a Jacko inspired baseball call 😉
Holy aardvark ! That globe just galvanized the Tokyo and it won’t stop shaking ‘til it reaches Madagascar!!
@Kathryn: I really like “knocked the internet” xD
Holy wombat ! That ball just parked the bed and it won’t stop petting ‘til it reaches Australia!!
Holy Baltimore Oriole ! That orange just pummelled the evergreen and it won’t stop singing ‘til it reaches Cuba!!
Holy Titmouse ! That dixie cup just burned the 7-11 and it won’t stop grinding ‘til it reaches Qatar!!
Holy Dickcissel ! That cheek just buzzed the desk and it won’t stop tingling ‘til it reaches Mexico!!
(can’t…stop…obsessed…sorry…)