Follow TV Tropes

Following

History Catchphrase / Sports

Go To

OR

Added: 414

Changed: 305

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* Green Bay Packers radio announcer Wayne Larrivee is known for using the phrase "There is your dagger!" to refer to a game-sealing play. (The "dagger" terminology is a pretty common phrase in football, but he has a particular way of saying it.)

to:

* Several of the team-specific radio announcers have developed their own (not entirely surprising given that many of them have been [[LongRunner doing the job for decades]]).
**
Green Bay Packers radio announcer Wayne Larrivee is known for using the phrase "There is your dagger!" "[[PunctuatedForEmphasis There. Is. Your. Dagger]]!" to refer to a game-sealing play. (The "dagger" terminology His partner Larry [=McCarron=] is a pretty common phrase in football, but he also known for his use of the BigYes.
** Tennessee Titans play-by-play man Mike Keith
has a particular way of saying it.)"Touchdown Titans!" that's very recognizable despite the phrase itself being common terminology.

Added: 95

Changed: 107

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* Green Bay Packers radio announcer Wayne Larrivee is known for using the phrase "There is your dagger!" to refer to a game-sealing play.

to:

* Green Bay Packers radio announcer Wayne Larrivee is known for using the phrase "There is your dagger!" to refer to a game-sealing play. (The "dagger" terminology is a pretty common phrase in football, but he has a particular way of saying it.)


Added DiffLines:

* Former Washington and current Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins has "You like that?"
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* NFL play-by-play commentator Kevin Burkhardt begins every game with "Aaaaand, here we go!" during the opening kickoff.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* Chip Caray (grandson of Harry Caray), the TV play-by-play announcer of the Atlanta Braves for 18 years and the current one for the St. Louis Cardinals, has a few:
** Hard-hit balls are frequently announced with "Swing and a drive!".
** "Walloped" is a word he often uses to describe home runs, though during his long Braves stint he sometimes preferred "Tomahawked", owing to the Braves' association with tomahawks.
** In games where the Braves hit multiple home runs, he would sometimes say "Bombs away in Atlanta, GA!", replacing the "in" with "for" when the Braves were on the road.

Added: 492

Changed: 214

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* ''UsefulNotes/FormulaOne'''s commentators upon the race starts:
** Murrey Walker: "And it's a Go! Go! Go!"

to:

* ''UsefulNotes/FormulaOne'''s UsefulNotes/FormulaOne's commentators upon the race starts:
** Murrey Murray Walker: "And it's a Go! go! Go! Go!"



** David Croft: "It's lights out! And away we go!"
** Jonathan Legard loves abusing the word "problem" during 2009-2010's BBC coverages.

to:

** David Croft: "It's lights out! And away we go!"
go!"[[note]]BBC radio commentator Ben Edwards was already using this catchphrase, but allowed Croft to keep using it and ultimately ceded it to him after Croft's version become iconic enough[[/note]]
** Jonathan Legard loves loved abusing the word "problem" during 2009-2010's the 2009-2010 BBC coverages.coverage.
** Co-commentator Martin Brundle has a number of favoured phrases that have developed into catchphrases over the years:
*** "He'll have tyres like a fifty-pence piece if he keeps that up" whenever a driver locks up.
*** Describing failed overtakes (especially when they result in crashes) as being "a day late and a dollar short".
*** Speaking of crashes, he will often end his explanation of what caused the driver to crash by describing them as heading "straight to the scene of the accident".
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Capitalization was fixedfrom Catch Phrase.Sports to Catchphrase.Sports. Null edit to update page.

Added: 323

Changed: 142

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


*** If someone's car has a tire outright come off, Darrell would go "You picked a fine time to leave me, loose wheel".



* The White Sox' Ken "Hawk" Harrelson, for many years as a play-by-play broadcaster on television till he retired in 2018, not only had one of the most awesome home run calls in the business (several variations on "Stretch! That ball hit way back! He looks up... you can put it on the booooard... YES! YES!"), he also had one for when a White sox pitcher strikes out an opposing batter: "He gone!" He also had "And this ball game is OVAH!" for when the Sox win, "Mercy!" for a particularly crazy play and "It's all good!" for a great play by a Sox player. Hawk could probably call an entire game using nothing but his catchphrases.

to:

* The White Sox' Ken "Hawk" Harrelson, for many years as a play-by-play broadcaster on television till he retired in 2018, not only had one of the most awesome home run calls in the business (several variations on "Stretch! That ball hit way back! He looks up... you can put it on the booooard... YES! YES!"), he also had one for when a White sox pitcher strikes out an opposing batter: "He gone!" He also had "And this ball game is OVAH!" for when the Sox win, "Mercy!" for a particularly crazy play (occasionally combined with "You gotta be bleepin' me!") and "It's all good!" for a great play by a Sox player. Hawk could probably call an entire game using nothing but his catchphrases.



** Cleveland Guardians (formerly known as Indians) TV play-by-play man Matt Underwood has another variant: "He's out of room, it's outta here!"

to:

** Cleveland Guardians (formerly known as Indians) TV play-by-play man Matt Underwood has another variant: "He's out of room, it's outta here!" Walk-off home runs have him tweak the line to "He's out of room, we're outta here!"


Added DiffLines:

* Chris Berman has two major ones: "WHOOP!" for a ball that takes a crazy trajectory (usually thanks to strong winds) and "HE... COULD...GO...ALL...THE...WAY...TOUCHDOWN!" for long touchdown-scoring plays.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* Or, for Spanish-speaking commentators, ''¡¡¡¡¡¡GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLL!!!!!!

to:

* Or, for Spanish-speaking commentators, ''¡¡¡¡¡¡GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLL!!!!!!''¡¡¡¡¡¡GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLL!!!!!!''

Added: 118

Changed: 74

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* Speaking of the Cubs, long time PBP announcer Jack Brickhouse:"Back.. Back... Hey Hey!"

to:

* Speaking of the Cubs, long time PBP announcer Jack Brickhouse:"Back..Brickhouse: "Back.. Back... Hey Hey!"



** Cleveland Indians TV play-by-play man Matt Underwood has another variant: "He's out of room, it's outta here!"

to:

** Cleveland Indians Guardians (formerly known as Indians) TV play-by-play man Matt Underwood has another variant: "He's out of room, it's outta here!"



* Cleveland Indians radio play-by-play announcer Tom "Hammy" Hamilton has many:
** For the first pitch of Indians home games: And we're underway at the corner of Carnegie and Ontario. (The streets the Indians home stadium is located on.)
** A SWING AND A DRIVE!! TO DEEP RIGHT/CENTER/LEFT!! AWWAYYYY BACK!! GONNNNEEE!! (For Indians home runs) This call is so loved by Indians fans, the team will post the videos of special homers WITH Hammy's call to their Facebook page.

to:

* Cleveland Indians Guardians radio play-by-play announcer Tom "Hammy" Hamilton has many:
** For the first pitch of Indians Guardians home games: And we're underway at the corner of Carnegie and Ontario. (The streets the Indians Guardians' home stadium is located on.)
** A SWING AND A DRIVE!! TO DEEP RIGHT/CENTER/LEFT!! AWWAYYYY BACK!! GONNNNEEE!! (For Indians Guardians home runs) This call is so loved by Indians Guardians fans, the team will post the videos of special homers WITH Hammy's call to their Facebook page.



* Todd Kalas, the current PBP commentator for the Houston Astros (and son of legendary announcer Harry, as mentioned, who began his long career in the city in the late 60s) utters "Train no.(states number) has just left Union Station" whenever an Astros player hits a home run to the train tracks at Minute Maid Park above the Crawford Boxes in left field.[[labelnote:Origin]]The railroad tracks and the train that is driven whenever homers are hit there are a reminder of the history of both the park and the city of Houston, the ballpark being the site of city's former central station, Union Station, the main concourse of which was later preserved and renovated as the ballpark's main lobby.[[/labelnote]]
** Only in March 2017 did he once more uttered his dad's home run call during his Astros days: "That ball is in Astro orbit!" during a spring training game on his late father's birthday.

to:

* Todd Kalas, the current PBP commentator for the Houston Astros (and son of legendary announcer Harry, as mentioned, who began his long career in the city in the late 60s) utters "Train no. (states number) has just left Union Station" whenever an Astros player hits a home run to the train tracks at Minute Maid Park above the Crawford Boxes in left field.[[labelnote:Origin]]The railroad tracks and the train that is driven whenever homers are hit there are a reminder of the history of both the park and the city of Houston, the ballpark being the site of the city's former central station, Union Station, the main concourse of which was later preserved and renovated as the ballpark's main lobby.[[/labelnote]]
** Only in March 2017 did he once more uttered utter his dad's home run call during his Astros days: "That ball is in Astro orbit!" during a spring training game on his late father's birthday.



** During Dan Patrick and Creator/KeithOlbermann's ''Series/SportsCenter'' tenure; both would borrow the phrase (in Olbermann's case; it doubled as a ShoutOut since Rosen was Olbermann's first boss when Keith started out at UPI Radio).
* NHL Network's Kevin Weekes whenever a NHL rookie player's firtst league goal is featured live: "Welcome to the National!"

to:

** During Dan Patrick and Creator/KeithOlbermann's ''Series/SportsCenter'' tenure; tenure, both would borrow the phrase (in Olbermann's case; case, it doubled as a ShoutOut since Rosen was Olbermann's first boss when Keith started out at UPI Radio).
* NHL Network's Kevin Weekes whenever a NHL rookie player's firtst first league goal is featured live: "Welcome to the National!"


Added DiffLines:

* Or, for Spanish-speaking commentators, ''¡¡¡¡¡¡GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLL!!!!!!
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


** Every e-prix starts with the familiar yet punny yet contextually appropriate catchphrase, courtesy of Jack Nicholls: "All five lights are on! And we go green in <city/country>!"
** Stoffel Vandoorne's engineer (Season 8): "Keep it smooth" and "Enjoy it" in the same line.

to:

** Every **Every e-prix starts with the familiar yet punny yet contextually appropriate catchphrase, courtesy of Jack Nicholls: "All five lights are on! And we go green in <city/country>!"
** Stoffel **Stoffel Vandoorne's engineer (Season 8): "Keep it smooth" and "Enjoy it" in the same line.smooth, mate."

Added: 271

Changed: 177

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* Every ''UsefulNotes/FormulaE'' e-prix starts with the familiar yet punny yet contextually appropriate catchphrase, courtesy of Jack Nicholls: "All five lights are on! And we go green in <city/country>!"

to:

* Every ''UsefulNotes/FormulaE'' ''UsefulNotes/FormulaE'':
**Every
e-prix starts with the familiar yet punny yet contextually appropriate catchphrase, courtesy of Jack Nicholls: "All five lights are on! And we go green in <city/country>!"<city/country>!"
**Stoffel Vandoorne's engineer (Season 8): "Keep it smooth" and "Enjoy it" in the same line.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* Buffalo Sabres play-by-play man Rick Jeanneret has his signature [[LargeHam "SCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORES!!!!!!!!"]] whenever the Sabres score a goal.

to:

* Buffalo Sabres play-by-play man Rick Jeanneret has his signature [[LargeHam "SCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORES!!!!!!!!"]] whenever the Sabres score a goal. He'd throw in "TOP SHELF WHERE GRANDMA HIDES THE COOKIES!" when a shot up high scored
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


** "Green-White-Checkered": If a caution occurs in the final stages of the race, so that the planned finish would happen during a yellow flag, NASCAR will add extra laps to the event to finish the race under green flag conditions. They will end the caution with two laps to go by waving the green flag. The next lap will be one lap to go, and so the white flag will be waved. And then, the checkered flag will wave as the leader finishes the race. This is also known as "Checkers or Wreckers", as if the caution flag is thrown before the white flag is thrown, they will try again, for up to three attempts at a finish. If the white flag waves, the next flag, checkered or yellow, ends the race.

to:

** "Green-White-Checkered": "Green-White-Checkered"[[note]]This originally wasn't a catchphrase but the actual name of the rule, it was changed to "Overtime" in 2018[[/note]]: If a caution occurs in the final stages of the race, so that the planned finish would happen during a yellow flag, NASCAR will add extra laps to the event to finish the race under green flag conditions. They will end the caution with two laps to go by waving the green flag. The next lap will be one lap to go, and so the white flag will be waved. And then, the checkered flag will wave as the leader finishes the race. This is also known as "Checkers or Wreckers", as if the caution flag is thrown before the white flag is thrown, they will try again, for up to three attempts at a finish. If the white flag waves, the next flag, checkered or yellow, ends the race.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Wiki/ namespace cleaning.


* Tampa Bay Lightning radio PBP announcer Dave Mishkin has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Z45n6Ttvog a particular way of calling goals]]. Wiki/TheOtherWiki's description of it as "shrieking" is putting it lightly.

to:

* Tampa Bay Lightning radio PBP announcer Dave Mishkin has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Z45n6Ttvog a particular way of calling goals]]. Wiki/TheOtherWiki's Website/TheOtherWiki's description of it as "shrieking" is putting it lightly.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* Every ''UsefulNotes/FormulaE'' e-prix starts with the familiar yet punny yet contextually appropriate catchphrase, courtesy of Jack Nicholls: "We go green in <city/country>!"

to:

* Every ''UsefulNotes/FormulaE'' e-prix starts with the familiar yet punny yet contextually appropriate catchphrase, courtesy of Jack Nicholls: "We "All five lights are on! And we go green in <city/country>!"
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* "JEBREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEETTTTTTTTTT!!!!" courtesy of Indonesian announcer Valentino Simanjuntak.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* Every ''UsefulNotes/FormulaE'' e-prix starts with the familiar yet punny yet contextually appropriate catchphrase, courtesy of Jack Nicholls: "And we go green in [city name]!"

to:

* Every ''UsefulNotes/FormulaE'' e-prix starts with the familiar yet punny yet contextually appropriate catchphrase, courtesy of Jack Nicholls: "And we "We go green in [city name]!"<city/country>!"
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* Every ''Formula E'' e-prix starts with the familiar yet punny catchphrase, courtesy of Jack Nicholls: "All five lights are on! And we go green in [city name]!"

to:

* Every ''Formula E'' ''UsefulNotes/FormulaE'' e-prix starts with the familiar yet punny yet contextually appropriate catchphrase, courtesy of Jack Nicholls: "All five lights are on! And "And we go green in [city name]!"
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* Every ''Formula E'' e-prix starts with the familiar yet punny catchphrase, courtesy of Jack Nicholls: "We go green in [city name]!"

to:

* Every ''Formula E'' e-prix starts with the familiar yet punny catchphrase, courtesy of Jack Nicholls: "We "All five lights are on! And we go green in [city name]!"
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* Every ''Formula E'' starts with the familiar yet punny catchphrase, courtesy of Jack Nicholls: "We go green in (city name)!"

to:

* Every ''Formula E'' e-prix starts with the familiar yet punny catchphrase, courtesy of Jack Nicholls: "We go green in (city name)!"[city name]!"
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

**Jimmy Lennon Jr. of Showtime Championship Boxing: "It's SHOWTIME!"
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

*Every ''Formula E'' starts with the familiar yet punny catchphrase, courtesy of Jack Nicholls: "We go green in (city name)!"
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None



to:

* Chuck Thompson, who called Baltimore Orioles baseball and Baltimore Colts football for several decades, had not one but ''two'' of the more unusual and distinctive catchphrases in sportscasting: "Go to war, Miss Agnes!" and "Ain't the beer cold!"
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* UFC events begin with a ColdOpen introducing some or all of the fighters on the main card, and always end with a variation of the following:\\
''Live from [location], it's UFC [number], [name of main event], and it starts... right now.''
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* Phoenix Suns commentator Al [=McCoy=] has had plenty in his 50-year tenure with the team. However, his most famous catchphrase has been "[[ComicBook/{{Shazam}}]]", which was absolutely used for his enjoyment of the comic. "Shazam!" is most famously used for when a Suns player hits a three-pointer.

to:

* Phoenix Suns commentator Al [=McCoy=] has had plenty in his 50-year tenure with the team. However, his most famous catchphrase has been "[[ComicBook/{{Shazam}}]]", "ComicBook/{{Shazam}}", which was absolutely used for his enjoyment of the comic. "Shazam!" is most famously used for when a Suns player hits a three-pointer.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* Phoenix Suns commentator Al [=McCoy=] has had plenty in his 50-year tenure with the team. However, his most famous catchphrase has been "[[ComicBook/{{Shazam}}]]", which was absolutely used for his enjoyment of the comic. "Shazam!" is most famously used for when a Suns player hits a three-pointer.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* Cincinnati Reds radio play-by-play announcer Marty Brennaman always punctuates the team's victories with: "And this one belongs to the Reds!" He also announced game attendance every night referring to "tonight's Titanic Struggle"

to:

* Longtime Cincinnati Reds radio play-by-play announcer Marty Brennaman would always punctuates punctuate the team's victories with: "And this one belongs to the Reds!" He also announced game attendance every night referring to "tonight's Titanic Struggle"titanic struggle".



** Reds TV broadcaster Thom Brennaman (yes, he's Marty's son) seems fond of using "HOLY MOSES!" for outstanding plays by either team or a resigned "You've gotta be kidding me" when the team isn't performing particularly well.

to:

** Reds TV broadcaster Thom Brennaman (yes, he's Marty's son) seems son), who called Reds telecasts until getting fired for making a homophobic comment when [[IsThisThingStillOn he didn't know he was on the air]], was fond of using "HOLY MOSES!" for outstanding plays by either team or a resigned "You've gotta be kidding me" me!" when the team isn't wasn't performing particularly well.

Changed: 96

Removed: 159

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* Los Angeles Dodgers announcer Vin Scully always opened his broadcasts with, "Hi, everybody, and a very pleasant good afternoon/evening to you, wherever you may be."

to:

* Los Angeles Dodgers announcer Vin Scully always opened his broadcasts with, "Hi, everybody, and a very pleasant good afternoon/evening to you, wherever you may be."" Followed by an invitation to "pull up a chair and spend part of the afternoon/evening with us".



** When he was calling NBC's ''Game of the Week'' broadcasts in the '80s, he would invite viewers to "pull up a chair and spend part of your Saturday with us".

Added: 137

Changed: 165

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* Creator/PeytonManning used the line audible "Omaha! Omaha!" so much that sponsors even noticed and mocked it in his commercials.

to:

* Creator/PeytonManning used the line audible "Omaha! Omaha!" so much that sponsors even noticed and mocked it in his commercials. Post-retirement, he revealed that "Omaha" was a code word to indicate that the play clock was low and they needed to snap the ball quickly to avoid a delay of game.
* Green Bay Packers radio announcer Wayne Larrivee is known for using the phrase "There is your dagger!" to refer to a game-sealing play.

Top