Was Don Orsillo’s Call of Cody Ross’s Walkoff the Worst Call of All Time?
The 3 things that struck me about this HR…
#1 That had to be the worst walk off HR call of all time by Donny O. Did he not realize that was gone or something off the bat?
#2 – Where the fuck was Drinkwater? That’s what I wanted to post. A video of him being on the MA Pike 1/100th of a second after Ross made contact. I watched this thing 20 times on NESN looking for him. I just couldn’t believe he wasn’t there. Is it possible he left early because he saw the HR happen before it happened?
#3 – I never knew Nick Punto was called the Shredder. Was that common knowledge? I guess his deal is he rips guys shirts off when they hit walk offs? Fucking Nick Punto has the best fucking nickname in baseball. NICK PUNTO. Who would have thunk it. The Shredder.
I don’t think his call is that bad… with the wall out there, it’s not a “no doubter”
at first i thought that bro in red shuffling along the front row was drinkwater ready to bounce the second the ball left Reed’s hand. guy saw the dot on the ball and was outta there. true vet doesn’t miss that pitch.
The cat brain weighs about 30 g.!
I caught the radio call, O’Brien didn’t sound very certain either. Kind of strange considering Ross’s instant bat flip.
shredderpunto
Nick Punto, the Shredder.
It’s possible he lost it in the lights, it was high up there…but more likely than not don was trying to hard and came off like a douche.
wtf is up with kapstein (old man with headphones) wearing a jacket at every game this summer?
Personally, I had no problem with that home run call. I would much rather he make that type of call on that play than a premature home run call with the ball hitting the wall. I happen to think Don is a hell of a play by play guy especially when you put him up against some of the guys from other cities.
Didn’t Ross get into one earlier to left that didn’t even reach the wall? Orsillo was probably just gun shy after that.
wasnt the worst i’ve heard, hardly stool-worthy, pres. read like a neil post.
im sure it looks a lot different for them at the park than it does on tv. and listen to the chicago call on mlb.com . rather have dons than that any day.
Sean McDonough would have nailed it. Best in the biz. Period.
I like orsillo ( the giant thumb). Good call. Orsillo is a McDonough clone/thief, literally stole everything from McDonoug’s repertoire but ill take it. Jerry and Don have great chemistry, total polar opposites but that’s what makes it work. Their aren’t too many commentators out there that can keep me entertained in a blowout. Don and jerry make it happen.
get Jenny in the scrum and let Punto have at her. I need to see those cans and I needed to see them yesterday.
Mcdonough best in the biz? the pillow biting biz maybe.
Who poured the Gatorade barrel on the Sox at home plate after the homer?
To answer my own question, it was Alfredo Aceves
http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/red-sox/post/_/id/21086/aceves-marks-1st-win-with-gatorade-shower
@ sscan77: Yes, the Chicago play-by-play guy is atrocious. I heard him call a game once and googled his name. They have a site dedicated to having him fired. http://www.heavethehawk.com/
That call was fine unless you want a Jack Edwards like call.
Pres, lets be honest and cut out the bullshit. You are just taking any opportunity you can to jab at NESN. If you want stupid home run calls listen to a Yankees game.
Sounded to me like he didn’t know it was gonna make and when it did…. Genuine, genuine excitement in his voice. Gave me chills hearing it again.
I had a college roommate nicknamed the “ripper” after he sent a virgin to the hospital with an insanely bloody, cock-induced hymen tear our freshman year. His bed looked like a fucking crime scene, drenched in blood, like that scene in Seven with the razor dildo. Anyway, maybe Punto did something similar to get his nickname.
who cares about the call. we will look back at that hr as the “turning point” in the ’12 season!
pres could’ve done a better call…. obviously
@808 the same bat flip he did the night before when he hit the double off the wall?
Orsillo is not a good play-by-play man, just average. And did anybody else catch Jenny Dell’s post-game interview with Ross? She’s beyond horrible, but thank God for those fake cans.
Worst part of this celebration is Lackey in the middle having fun. That fat cunt should just sit in the clubhouse.
I was a little surprised this was even a topic this morning! I think the call was fine, if he had called it gone off the bat and it hit the top of the wall that would be a story!
I thought it was a great call. A nice escalation of excitement. He doesnt have to start screaming the millisecond it leaves his bat
Soo Cody Ross is the gay red sox that the gayball movie guy was talking about right? I mean, he talks kinda gay, looks kinda gay, Cody and Ross are both gay names, and he played in San Francisco, the gay capital of the world. Not that theres anything wrong with that.
yep, nick punto as the shredder has been around for awhile. on the cardinals last year, he ripped off chris carptenter’s shirt after winning game 5 against roy halladay and the phillies in the nlds. he also “shredded” david freese in the world series
i was sitting a bit further behind homeplate last night…drinkwater took off in the top half of the 9th…