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?


Basketball

Texas Southern-Alcorn State women, 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!"

Mar 17, 2023

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Richmond, VA

Feb 1, 2023

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Augusta, GA

Jan 26, 2023

January, 2023 football phrases

Detroit-Green Bay, 1/8, FOX

"pressing the right emotional buttons"
"a culture win"
"he's just a football player" (2)
"a cathedral of football"


Philadelphia-NY Giants, 1/21, FOX

Darryl Johnston:

"this is true 11-on-11 football"
"you rely on your savvy, you rely on your leverage"
"gap responsibilities"

Dec 23, 2022

Football phrases: December

12/10/22 - Shepherd (WV) vs. Colorado School of Mines (CO) in the Division 2 semifinals on ESPN

"sound football"
"winning up front"
"third and medium"
"time to hit the panic button"
"bubble screen" (5)
"get momentum back on their sideline"
"Mason Pierce is a ball magnet"
"QB 101"
"the turnover hat"
"escapability"
"a wide catch radius"
"on the NFL radar"
"short of the sticks"


12/21 - Western Kentucky and South Alabama on ESPN with Wes Durham and Roddy Jones on the call.


WD

"we can not live in a third and two world"
"almost like a spy, he just sniffs it out"
"entered the transfer portal"
"they are a chameleon when it comes to their packages"

?

"playing with house money"
"the coaching carousel"
"pistol set"
"the hype train"

RJ

"having that internal clock"
"not only the burst, the juice he has, but the energy he brings to this offense"
"nice play in space"
"vertical concepts"
"play well defensively to compliment what we're doing offensively"
"that was an audacious throw!"


12/22 - Jacksonville-NY Jets, Amazon

"he's got great length"
"when this offense gets behind the sticks it makes it hard to execute"
"he's not just lumbering out there like a baby giraffe"
"tackles in space"
"self-inflicted wounds"