Bullseye, Rory Sparrow!
John Sterling is worse than you think.
(For those too young to remember Sterling’s stints as a Braves announcer and voice of the Hawks, consider yourself lucky.)
'I look in front of me, no ball. I look behind me, no ball. I look in my glove and see the ball. I say to myself, Rufino, you one lucky guy!'
A colleague of mine used to work on his Hawks broadcasts. He would always brush his hair just so before going on the air. On radio. Oh well. At least Gregor fricking Blanco is going to the world series.
awfulness that transcends all other awfulness is personified by thuuuuuh one, thuuuuh only — and thank God for that — john sterling.
Along with Mr. Blanco, if the Giants win, Melky gets a ring.
Oddly, I liked Sterling as a Hawks announcer. I guess the back and forth court action suits his broadcasting nuances much better than baseball, where I imagined that Skip had to resist the temptation to wallop Sterling with a Louisville Slugger. Plus I got a kick out of his “BULLSEYE”!!!!!