History CatchPhrase / Sports

** David Croft: "Lights out! And away we go!"

** Former Reds TV broadcaster (and former SportsCenter anchor) George Grande would often call home runs with "It's gonna beeeee GONE!" He might even tag on "He's the king of the Queen City tonight!" on a particularly dramatic walk-off home run.

* 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 homeruns 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.

** Toronto Blue Jays TV PBP announcer Buck Martinez uses a variant of that call:"Get up ball! Get up, outta heree.. GONE" whenever the Blue Jays score a home run.

** During Dan Patrick and [[Series/CountdownWithKeithOlbermann Keith Olbermann]]'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).

* Ian Darke has "CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS?" after a particularly amazing goal. See Landon Donovan and Abby Wambach at the 2010 Men's and 2011 Women's [[UsefulNotes/TheWorldCup World Cup]], respectively.

* Michael Buffer's "Let's get ready to RUMBLE!"

* Horse racing: "..And they're off!" (or "off and running")

* Cincinnati Reds radio play-by-play announcer Marty Brennaman always punctuates the team's victories with: "And this one belongs to the Reds!"

** A SWING AND A DRIVE!! TO DEEP RIGHT/CENTER/LEFT!! AWWAYYYY BACK!! GONNNNEEE!! (For Indians homeruns) 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.

*** The double "Cubs Win" call has been continued today by the current play-by-play announcer, Len Kasper from NBC Sports Chicago, who also appears on WGN, the long time FTA TV partner of the team, as well as on occasional broadcast for WLS-TV 7, the ABC local station there.

** Matt Vasgersian, PBP announcer and analyst for FOX, MLB Network and now for ESPN whenever home runs or grand slams are scored: "SANTA MARIA!" (The practice began when he was the radio voice of the San Diego Padres and can also be featured in MLB The Show, as he's the primary game announcer.)

** Everaldo Marques compliments outrageous plays with "You are ''ridiculous''!"

* 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)'s "Train no.(states number) has just left Union Station" is said 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 homeruns 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]]

* 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)'s "Train no.(states number) has just left Union Station" is said 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 homeruns 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 preserved and renovated as the ballpark's main lobby.

* 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)'s "Train no.(states number) has just left Union Station" is said 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 homeruns 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 preserved and renovated as the ballpark's main lobby.

* Speaking of the Angels, Victor Rojas, the Fox Sports West PBP announcer, and his "Big Fly" calls during home runs (or "Jimmy Jack" on Angels grand slams) have become loved by the fans, and he has gained new supporters in Japan because of his "Big Fly Ohtani-San" call whenever Shohei Ohtani, the new rookie with the team, hits dingers.

** Variants of the call have been used by other baseball announcers, for example, SNY's New York Mets play by play announcer Gary Cohen's "It's outta here!" (sometimes this goes into a double "It's outta here! Outta here!") The late Phillies announcer Harry Kalas was also associated with that phrase (his call was "That ball is outta here!") and recordings of that call echo on Citizen's Bank Park as of the present in his memory, the call being well liked by the fans.ain concourse was preserved and renovated as the ballpark's main lobby

** Variants of the call have been used by other baseball announcers, for example, SNY's New York Mets play by play announcer Gary Cohen's "It's outta here!" (sometimes this goes into a double "It's outta here! Outta here!") The late Phillies announcer Harry Kalas was also associated with it (his call was "That ball is outta here!") and recordings of that call echo on Citizen's Bank Park as of the present in his memory, the call being well liked by the fans.
* Cleveland Indians TV paly-by-play man Matt Underwood has another variant: "He's out of room, it's outta here!"

** Variants of the call have been used by other baseball announcers, for example, SNY's New York Mets play by play announcer Gary Cohen's "It's outta here!" (sometimes this goes into a double "It's outta here! Outta here!") The late Phillies announcer Harry Kalas was also associated with "It's outta here!" and recordings of that call echo on Citizen's Bank Park as of the present in his memory, the call being well liked by the fans.

** " [[PunctuatedForEmphasis GENTLEMEN! START! YOUR! ENGINES!]]" ("Drivers" now that Danica Patrick is full-time)

** "The Big One" is the unanimous term for any chain reaction crash involving five or more cars. They can happen at any track, but the restrictor plate races at Daytona and Talladega are especially known for them because of how those devices alter the way the car.

** Joe Buck's "We will see you tomorrow night" (said when the World Series would go into a possible Game 7 broadcast on Fox, wherein he's the primary PBP man for MLB broadcasts) is among one of the all-time favorites.

* Mel Allen, who was the primary play-by-play announcer for the New York Yankees from 1939 to 1964, was well known for his on-air catchphrases, "It's going, going, gone!" (for home runs) and "How about that!" (for any spectacular and/or improbable play). The latter phrase carried over into Allen's role as host/narrator for ''This Week In Baseball'' from 1977 until his 1996 death.

* Speaking also of the Padres: the late team PBP man Jerry Coleman would always say "You can hang a star on that one" whenever a Padres player makes a catch, the team Twitter page has continued his legacy with the phrase in hashtage form.

*** The double "Cubs Win" call has been continued today by the current play by play announcer, Len Kasper from NBC Sports Chicago, who also appears on WGN, the long time FTA TV partner of the team, as well as on occassional broadcast for WLS-TV 7, the ABC local station there.
* 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.

* Jon Miller, the Giants' radio play-by-play voice and alternate play by play man on the television broadcasts since the 2016 season, notably unleashes a call in Spanish ("Adiós pelota!"[[note]]"There goes the ball!"[[/note]]) for home runs hit by Hispanic Giants players.

* Legendary play-by-play man Keith Jackson has had "Whoa Nelly!" tagged as his catchphrase - despite his own estimation that he's only said it three or four times in his four-decade career.

* Pittsburgh Pirates TV play-by-play announcer Greg Brown: "Clear the deck! Cannonball coming!"

* Michael Kay, announcing for Yankees games, is known to say, "It's going, going, going, gone! See ya! A home run!" (or shortened to "See ya!"), no matter who made the Home Run.

** For walk off home runs or RBI victories he would often say "Drive. Home. Safely!"

*** The double "Cubs Win" call has been continued today by the current play by play announcer, Len Kasper from NBC Sports Chicago, who also appears on WGN, the long time FTA TV partner of the team.

* Harry Caray, the Cubs' announcer: "There's a drive! Waaaay back! It might be ... it could be ... it is! A home run! Holy cow!"

* 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 has "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.

** Variants of the call have been used by other baseball announcers, for example, SNY's Mets play by play announcer Gary Cohen's "It's outta here!" (sometimes this goes into a double "It's outta here! Outta here!") The late Phillies announcer Harry Kalas was also associated with "It's outta here!".
* Jon Miller, the Giants' radio play-by-play voice and alternate play by play man on the television broadcasts, notably unleashes a call in Spanish ("Adiós pelota!"[[note]]"There goes the ball!"[[/note]]) for home runs hit by Hispanic Giants players.
* Oakland Athletics TV play-by-play announcer Glen Kuiper during homers: "That baby's gone!"

* Jon Miller, the Giants' radio play-by-play voice, notably unleashes a call in Spanish ("Adiós pelota!"[[note]]"There goes the ball!"[[/note]]) for home runs hit by Hispanic Giants players.

* The White Sox' Ken "Hawk" Harrelson not only has 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 has one for when a White sox pitcher strikes out an opposing batter: "He gone!" He also has "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.

** Phil Rizzuto also used "Holy cow!" when he announced for the Yankees, as did Earl Gillespie when he called games for the Milwaukee Braves in the '50s.

** Also used "Cubs win! Cubs win!" after the final out (assuming they did in fact win, of course).

** Variants of the call have been used by other baseball announcers, for example, SNY's Mets play by play announcer Gary Cohen's "It's outta here!" (sometimes this goes into a double "It's outta here! Outta here!")