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Mike Shannon: Master Dialect!
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6/29/2009 11:44:00 AM
Here is some of gems from Cardinals great announcer Mr. Mike Shannon! I'm sure you've seen these before..but I love it! I've put my personal favorite in BOLD!
"Swing and a homerun, but it's foul"
“A hit up the middle right now would be like a nice ham sandwich and a cold, frosty one."
"It's raining like a Chinese fire drill!"
"Our next home stand follows this road trip."
‘‘You can't argue with the weather.''
“The Ozarks are a beautiful place this time of year, with all the animals scurrying around, trying to add to their heritage......”
“The wind has switched 360 degrees”
"Well, folks, this game began as a tiny worm and is blossoming into a large cobra."
(Broadcasting from New York under a full moon) "I wish you folks back in St. Louis could see this moon."
(On the day before Easter) "I just want to tell everyone Happy Easter, and to our Jewish friends, Happy Hanukkah."
"Well, he did everything right to get ready for the throw, but if ya ain't got the hose, the water just won't come out."
"Like Spring makes the rains come, so does the edge of the plate grow."
"I've heard it said that if you know English, Spanish, Italian, and I think it's French, you can go just about anywhere in this world...except for China where they have all those derelicts." (5/19/02) Joe Buck's then suggested that Mike had meant to say "dialects." Mike's response was, "Yea, dialects!! That's what I mean. But they've got a lot of derelicts too!!"
A couple years back, Mike and Joe were discussing the horrible photographs of players that had been flashed on the screen at another ballpark. Mike's take on the quality of photo selection was, "Some of those guys looked like the picture was taken while they were seeing their first UFO." After several seconds of laughter, Joe added, "As opposed to their second or third?"
"The Dodgers are ahead by 5 runs or 3 runs or in between there somewhere"
"This crowd is on their feet for the Canadian Star Spangled Banner."
As Albert Pujols stepped up to the plate, Shannon says "I know what's wrong here...I forgot to get the lucky peanut out!" So he pulls the peanut out of his pocket and sets it out on the table. Within 10 seconds, Albert homered to give the cardinals the lead and Shannon proclaimed, "The lucky peanut does it again!!!"
.."popped up, into foul territory and out of play. Oh, that ball landed right in a lady's Busch."
"You know, if you can keep Geronimo Pena healthy, you can win the Pulitzer Prize in Health."
About what elevated Whitey Herzog as a manager: ''The key thing is, he has that photogenic mind.''
(On Jose Oquendo buying a new house) ''He's going to make his winter home here year-round.''
(1-0 lead at Wrigley Field) ‘‘One run in this ballpark is like a grain of salt in the Sahara Desert.''
(Coleman called out on strikes) ‘‘He knew he was out when he heard that right hand go up.''
(Cards-Cubs series at Wrigley) ‘‘Even the standing-room only seats have been sold.''
Cards-Cubs rivalry) ‘‘It doesn't matter if they're home or away, or vice versa.''
"Well, that's the life of a reliever. It's either a mountain or a valley, there's no in-between. You either get all the glory or all the...goat hair.”
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