Apr 16, 2023

Basketball & baseball phrases - spring 2023

Baseball

Louisville at N.C. State, 3/31, 88.1 FM Raleigh

"small ball" (2)
"exit velo"
"he's a strike throwing machine"
"Louisville putting some traffic on the bases"

Toronto-St. Louis, 4/1, Bally Sports

"keep that attack mentality"
"he has wipeout stuff"/"he gets you in swing mode"
"the moment wasn't too big for him"
"he's a Statcast darling"
"they're very aware of the metrics"
"he's got great bat to ball skills"
"his A swing"
"great players show up in great moments"

Philadelphia at NY Yankees, 4/5, YES

"razor blade sliders on the black"
"launch angle"
"the blooper had trouble written all over it"

?

"that guy's a ballplayer right there"
"staying within himself"

"Bigelow: the official hot tea of the New York Yankees"

why does a professional baseball organization need an official hot tea?

Texas-Houston, 4/16, ESPN

David Cone: "Hank Blalock, perfect name for a Texas Ranger."

Karl Ravech: "And he hit like one, too."

I'm sorry, what's that?


Basketball

Texas Southern women-Alcorn State, 2/27, HBCU Go Sports

"she's a big shot taker, and a big shot maker, and a big splash right there!"
"Vernette Skeete's team has been unable to walk through several doors, that have been open late"

Purdue-Penn State in Big 10 title game, 3/12, CBS

"big man U"
"bracket season"
"that's winning basketball on display"
"punch their ticket"
"that was an athletic maneuver"


NCAA first four - 3/14 - TruTV

SE Missouri State-Texas A&M-Corpus Christi

"a two-headed offensive monster"
"in the land of transfer portals"
"Johnson has a live body tonight"
"initiate that physicality"
"the confidence is palpable"
"paint passes"

Mississippi State-Pittsburgh

"pick and pop" (2)
"that's what you call an effort play"
"he's a walking double-double"
"out-will Mississippi State"
"they'll make the game murky, and Jeff Capel knows they'll have to run their offense to avoid that murkiness"


NCAA Tournament

San Diego State-Alabama, 3/24, Westwood 1 radio

"flexing their offensive rebounding muscles"

Creighton-San Diego State, 3/26, CBS

"rhythm threes"
"with a flush! on a special delivery from Alexander!"
"he's a basketball player who happens to be a great shooter"
"defense travels"
"Nathan Mensah, on a rack attack!"