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10-30-2010, 02:08 PM
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The NFL thread got me thinking we could probably list all overused sports phrases from every sport we ever heard and then mock the TV and radio when we hear them like:
"We'll watch the film and get those things fixed in practice"
"He needs to step it up"
We didn't play with enough intensity"
"They were the better team today" |
10-30-2010, 02:11 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Tennessee | | | Boom!
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10-30-2010, 02:17 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Waco, TX | | | I'm partial to mixed metaphors:
"It's not like we're the worst thing since sliced bread."
Steve Francis
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10-30-2010, 02:41 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: South Florida | | | concerning white guys:
"he's got a high motor"
"never gives up, motor guy"
"Scrappy"
"Possession receiver "
"smart"
they always slap these labels and its hilarious.
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10-30-2010, 03:22 PM
| | | | The most over-used sports phrase? Well, when the Cowboys play it's got to be "and the opposing team scores again" |
10-30-2010, 03:56 PM
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10-30-2010, 04:01 PM
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10-30-2010, 04:14 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida | | | Football:
Instead of saying "ball", for the last ten years or so commentators have felt the need to specify "football". Same thing for "team" and even "field".
Instead of saying "the Gators are injured at running back" the new thing is to say, the Gators are injured at the running back position".
"In this league".....
Baseball:
"Walk-off" is played-out. I've even heard "walk-off" referenced to defensive plays.
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10-30-2010, 04:22 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Harrisburg, PA | | | Hockey fans - I'm sure if you've ever watched player interviews either in game or post game, the contents are all some variation or combination of these (canadian or eastern european accent is implied) :
"Keep it simple and just play our game."
"Put pucks at the net"
"protect our goaltender"
"stay oot of the box"
ie:
reporter - "so what was it tonight that led to the big victory"
player - "eh... We were able to keep it simple and play our game. We put the pucks to the net, played well in front of our goalie and managed to stay oot of the penalty box."
Or:
reporter - "what do you need to improve in order to win tomorrow night and avoid another big loss?"
player - "eh, we'll need to do a better job in front of our goalie and stay oot of the box. We gotta get back to our game, keep it simple and put pucks towards the net."
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10-30-2010, 04:28 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Central Alabama | | | In the South, it's "We gotta really good ball club this year." |
10-30-2010, 05:55 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Avondale Estates, GA, USA | | | From football, baseball, basketball or hockey: any reference to "giving 110%" or "playing within ourselves."
And, two really bad ones from golf announcers: "Great golf shot" (what other kind of shot would it have been?!) and "this putt will break from his left to his right" (as opposed to it breaking from his left to his left..)
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10-30-2010, 05:59 PM
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10-30-2010, 07:35 PM
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Originally Posted by bassrique Baseball:
"Walk-off" is played-out. I've even heard "walk-off" referenced to defensive plays. | Ugh! Yeah, way play-out.
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10-30-2010, 07:36 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: New York | | | "Play action fake" or "Play action pass", as heard by football announcers. |
10-30-2010, 07:46 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Minneapolis (Chicago Native) | | | "Play one game at a time"
"Take what the offense (defense) gives us"
"Ball club" (Why do they say that instead of "Team")
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10-30-2010, 07:47 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: New-brunswick | | | Any reference to "heart" annoys me. |
10-30-2010, 07:49 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: tulsa oklahoma | | | 'He's got wheels"- referring to anyone running fast.
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10-30-2010, 07:53 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Minneapolis (Chicago Native) | | Quote:
Originally Posted by jonathan_matos5 'He's got wheels"- referring to anyone running fast. | That's a close cousin to, "He's got hops." I have NEVER liked that phrase.
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10-30-2010, 07:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Ziltoid Any reference to "heart" annoys me. |
This,
and "Hungry" |
10-30-2010, 08:17 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Fort Collins, Colorado | | | "One game at a time".
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