I’m going to break some news this morning. Are you ready for it? You might want to sit down, because this news will shock you. In fact, it may be the most surprising sports story of 2011. Here it goes…
Chris Berman annoys everybody.
Well, almost everybody. Steve Levy is evidently still drinking the Kool-Aid. I’ll give you a moment to collect yourself. You see, like most of these ginned up All-Star “festivities,” the novelty of the Home Run contest has worn thin over the years. Kinda like a certain loudmouthed announcer that anchored the coverage tonight – Chris Berman. I tried to watch the competition on the DVR, but only got through about 2 back, backs before I had to shut it down and watch The Pick, The Pawn, and The Polish, resisting the urge to pour hot wax in my ears and download The Herd podcast. Thankfully though, we had many Good Samaritans that suffered through the Home Run Derby at various times and spoke up on their feelings towards the one and only Chris Berman.
You see, the MLB All-Star Game and preceding Home Run Derby is like Christmas in July for Awful Announcing. The MLB All-Star break is normally the deadest period of the sporting calendar… but we get Chris Berman and Buck/McCarver on back to back nights!! What could be better? (Or worse.) We chronicled your responses during the US Open on Chris Berman’s subpar play by play skills, but one would think that the Home Run Derby would cater more to Berman’s hideous schtick. At least he gets to use his catchphrases and nicknames ad nauseum, right?
The only fitting way to analyze Berman’s “performance” in the Home Run Derby is to turn it over to you. As always, these are Real Tweets from Real People…
Jesus_M_Christ Lot of prayers for “Please make Chris Berman choke on his microphone” right now. Interesting.
JasonD79 Someone give Chris Berman some valium.
***Update: If these tweets haven’t convinced you, check out this wonderfully edited video put together by our friends at Deadspin.
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