Gems from commentators

[Sureboss]

At the Olympic Snatch and Jerk. A commentator said "This is Gregoriava from Bulgaria. I saw her snatch this morning during her warm up and it was amazing."



Come on, their must be loads of other gems from commentators.

 

[Diego440]

look up Murray Head and you're sure to find a truckload of them.

 

[Ingram]

Any number of quotes by the legend that is Chris Kamara:



Another choice few from Kamara:
"That's a goal saving save!"
"He had it on a plate, he had the sausage, bacon and eggs on it as well, but he couldn't take it."
"He's had three offside decisions, two right, two wrong"

 

[Diego440]

alright, I suck at remembering names and Murray Head's not the name I was supposed to look for.

Someone may clear it up... he was (retired now) a British Formula 1 telecaster. Said all sorts of inane things mostly because he apparently didn't think of what he was saying before saying it.

 

[Ingram]

You mean Murray Walker:

"There's nothing wrong with the car except that it's on fire. "

 

[Small_Fryz]

murray walker will always be the best commentator!! just halarious

 

[Diego440]

You mean Murray Walker:

"There's nothing wrong with the car except that it's on fire. "

murray walker will always be the best commentator!! just halarious

Eaxctly... thanks a lot. I knew there was a Murray in there somewhere.

Here's a few gems:

"He's obviously gone in for a wheel change. I say obviously because I can't see it"

"Do my eyes deceive me, or is Senna's Lotus sounding rough ?"

"It's raining and the track is wet"

"And there's just a few more corners for Nigel Mansell to go to win the Canadian Grand Prix...and...he's going rather slow....HE'S STOPPING HE'S STOPPING!"

[During a F1 race, describing how the leader can see the driver following him] "... Mansell can see him in his earphone..."

"So Bernie [Ecclestone], in the seventeen years since you bought McLaren, which of your many achievements do you think was the most memorable ?" Bernie Answers, "Well I don't remember buying McLaren." [Bernie Ecclestone used to own the Brabham team].

Murrary: "What's that? There's a BODY on the track!!!" James: "Um, I think that that is a piece of BODY-WORK, from someone's car."

As an introductory piece for a rallysprint race, Murray was put in the Navigator's seat alongside Tony Pond in a Chevette HSR (270 BHP, rwd, and TWITCHY), added an in-car camera, and wired Murray for sound. The result can be deduced by extrapolating his usual excitement and enthusiasm, and adding a large pinch of raw terror! "And there's a 600 foot drop on my left..AND we're doing 120 mph... AND we're approaching a hairpin...OH MY GOD we're going to die..."

From the Spanish GP 1995: "and Eddie Jordan is in fifth place"... (actually Eddie Irvine in one of his compatriot Eddie Jordan's cars).

 

[ExigeEvan]

How about commentary from a game

Much like another sports title published around the same time, Brian Lara Cricket 99, the commentary is of great note amongst certain gaming circles. Supplied by ex-television broadcasters Bill Beaumont and Bill McLaren, the commentary includes oft-hilarious and memorable lines, such as "Oh! Mercy me! What a tackle! That could've put him in Ward 4!", followed by "I hope not Bill, that's a maternity ward!" The two commentators were seen to have a great level of banter with one another, adding to the flow and realism of the game.

 

[Alex.]

Any number of quotes by the legend that is Chris Kamara:



Another choice few from Kamara:
"That's a goal saving save!"
"He had it on a plate, he had the sausage, bacon and eggs on it as well, but he couldn't take it."
"He's had three offside decisions, two right, two wrong"

Classic That made my day.

This:

That guy is awesome

 

[Northstar]

Classic That made my day.

This:

That guy is awesome

That was just awesome.

 

[daan]

As all of the Clive James narrated season reviews were.

 

[prisonermonkeys]

I'm going to nominate Martin Brundle. While he's not in the same league as Clive James, he's not scripted either, and he comes up with some pretty good ones considering that he's live when he does it, like That’s Lewis straight on the radio for new underwear" after Lewis messed it up at Silverstone.

 

[wfooshee]

The worst ever was Bob Jenkins trying to cover the Indy Formula One race, the first or second time it was there. He was completely unprepared, had absolutely no idea what Formula One was, and knew nothing about the cars, the teams, or the drivers. He even said on the air during the race, ". . . that other guy," when talking about a pass on the track and couldn't look up his notes fast enough to come up with a name.

I've never liked Bob Jenkins as a commentator. He seems to know what he's talking about with NASCAR or Indycar, but his "TV voice" is just stupid, speaking ... very .... slowly .... and .... deliber...ately.

OTOH, perhaps he knows his audience and wants them to be able to keep up.

But in Formula One he was in way over his head. You knew he was the guy who thought he was ready for the final exams and then flunked the course.

 

[prisonermonkeys]

I remember seeing one once, I think it was an IndyCar race at Mid-Ohio or Elkhart Lake or the like, and rather than actually talk about what was happening, the so-called commentators spent several minutes "shouting out" to boy scout troops in Philadelphia ...

 

[Peter]

Murray Walker is amazing, I'd tape every time he has telecasted, find a comfy chair, get some tea, and listen to it like music.