Pool announcer terms

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johnnydub

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"cycloptic spin imparting on the ball"
"warp shot"
"that ball has been epoxied"
"burp"
"hes left a snick on the ball, but thats no bargain"
"ill bet you a cold glass of ice water he doesnt hit this kick"
"he must be from kentucky if he thinks hes banking this ball, i say that because kentucky is the bank capital of the world"

most of these might not be verbatim
 
JAM: If you happen to read this post, you HAVE to get Keith to talk about the time he commentated a match, I believe, for Sal Butera (I can't remember who his opponent was). It's been quite a few years now (definitely more than 10), so I might be forgetting the names of who all was involved but, if I remember correctly, Kim Davenport was one of the guys in the booth with him. Apparently what happened was, between the time that they asked Keith to commentate the match and the time that the match actually started, Keith made a pit-stop at the bar and, when it started, the effects of that pit-stop were in full force. To make a long story short, the commentary got pretty wild with Keith, at one point, jumping up and exclaiming, "that'll get the colonel's troops out of the hot sun!" in response to a good shot that one of the players made (a favorite quote of mine since I first heard it). Anyway, whoever it was that was commentating the match with him got pissed off, there was some swearing and, if I remember correctly, someone eventually just quit. I talked to Pat about it years later and he said he ended up just making an audio tape out of the commentary and gave it to the people who played the match. Since he couldn't sell the video, he just trashed it. I'd love to hear Keith tell the story because I really don't remember all of the details but it was an extremely funny story.
 
Instead of ones that I like, I'll post one that I hate!

Jim Wych always says, "[insert name here] DEPOSITS THE 9-BALL...!"

Cant. Stand. It.
 
This thread sounds like a golden opportunity for some Sid Waddell classics...

Here's a few favorites:

(For the full effect, adopt a strong Geordie accent)

"He shoots with the precision of a panzer division!"

"He's (Efren) got more angles than a pythagoras triangle."

"That's the greatest comeback since Lazarus."

"The players are under so much duress, it’s like Duressic Park out there."

"That's like giving Dracula the keys to the blood bank."

"Rodney Morris has the full Charles Bronson gamut of emotions – all the way from A to B in under a second."

"Drawing down on The Pearl (Earl Strickland) is like taking on Wyatt Earp and his brothers at the OK Corral."

BS
 
Blue_Suede said:
This thread sounds like a golden opportunity for some Sid Waddell classics...

Here's a few favorites:

(For the full effect, adopt a strong Geordie accent)

"He shoots with the precision of a panzer division!"

"He's (Efren) got more angles than a pythagoras triangle."

"That's the greatest comeback since Lazarus."

"The players are under so much duress, it’s like Duressic Park out there."

"That's like giving Dracula the keys to the blood bank."

"Rodney Morris has the full Charles Bronson gamut of emotions – all the way from A to B in under a second."

"Drawing down on The Pearl (Earl Strickland) is like taking on Wyatt Earp and his brothers at the OK Corral."

BS
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I love that guy. He is absolutely my favorite announcer!

We never used to watch pool at home on TV. You'd think since Keith and I are so involved in pool that we would find it interesting, and when a pool show would pop up on TV, we'd just surf right on by it.

That is, until we heard Sid Waddell and Jerry Forsyth commentating the WPC one year. Sid's enthusiasm and his colorful voice along with Jerry Forsyth's knowledge of the game expressed in his Southern drawl had Keith and me glued to the TV. It was for us the best pool we had ever seen on TV. It was actually exciting. Pool needs more announcers like Sid Waddell and Jerry Forsyth. The two of them, coming from different parts of the world, complement each other and make a good team, IMHO!

JAM
 
Jimmy M. said:
JAM: If you happen to read this post, you HAVE to get Keith to talk about the time he commentated a match, I believe, for Sal Butera (I can't remember who his opponent was). It's been quite a few years now (definitely more than 10), so I might be forgetting the names of who all was involved but, if I remember correctly, Kim Davenport was one of the guys in the booth with him. Apparently what happened was, between the time that they asked Keith to commentate the match and the time that the match actually started, Keith made a pit-stop at the bar and, when it started, the effects of that pit-stop were in full force. To make a long story short, the commentary got pretty wild with Keith, at one point, jumping up and exclaiming, "that'll get the colonel's troops out of the hot sun!" in response to a good shot that one of the players made (a favorite quote of mine since I first heard it). Anyway, whoever it was that was commentating the match with him got pissed off, there was some swearing and, if I remember correctly, someone eventually just quit. I talked to Pat about it years later and he said he ended up just making an audio tape out of the commentary and gave it to the people who played the match. Since he couldn't sell the video, he just trashed it. I'd love to hear Keith tell the story because I really don't remember all of the details but it was an extremely funny story.
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I will be sure to ask him when he rises and shines about that match. Sounds like a good Keith story! :D

The only time I saw Keith in the booth was at the DCC several years ago. Rob Sykora of BCn asked Keith if he would join J.R. Calvert in the booth to commentate a one-pocket match between Jose Parica and Shannon Daulton.

The match ended up being very uneventful and boring, but when I looked up at the booth and saw Keith jabbering away, I got very nervous. One by one, folks were walking over to the vendor who was renting headphones for 5 bucks to listen to the commentators. I made a beeline over to that booth to get me one. I was dying to know what in the world Keith was chattering about.

Jeanette Lee was standing next to me, though she didn't know I was Keith's girlfriend. She looked up at the booth and said, "What is he doing up there?," meaning Keith. Well, that really pissed me off, and this was the first time I had ever seen Jeanette Lee in person. I knew there was no love lost between Jeanette and Keith because of a story relayed to me by Keith about a gambling match when he gave Jeanette a huge spot, a partners game, but that's a story for another thread. BTW, I have since met Jeanette Lee at other venues, and I admire her and like her a whole bunch, but that day in Louisville, I could have bopped her alongside her pretty little head.

The BCn guy saw me squirming, wanting to know what Keith was saying, as I was standing in line to get me some headphones, and so he kindly invited me up to the booth to join Keith and J.R. I wasted no time and ran up those steps and sat right there alongside Keith. The match was so boring between Shannon and Jose that J.R. and Keith had to fill in the dead spots. J.R. Calvert was excellent, of course, but Keith was sick as a dog with the flu and was medicating himself not only with over-the-counter flu medicine, but a few brewskies. More than once, I hit Keith under the table with my leg, meaning to shut up. Yes, he used the F word several times, and my leg became sore hitting him every time he did so, but when Charlie Williams' name came up in the conversation, I had to literally put my hand over Keith's mouth, hoping the subject would change. Thankfully, the conversation moved forward. Charlie Williams was not on Keith's birthday cake list at that time.

Some pool players make great commentators. I really like Buddy Hall and Billy Incardona when they are in the booth. Some players, though, should leave the commentating to others. I love Keith with all my heart, but I don't think that commentating is his forte, unless you like the shock effect because, quite frankly, I never know what is going to come out of his mouth. :o

JAM
 
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Blue_Suede said:
This thread sounds like a golden opportunity for some Sid Waddell classics...
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Another Favorite of mine from Sid Waddell is:

"He cut that ball thinner than a Butterflies eyelash"

I think Sid is awesome :)
 
"He got a bad break on that break, Mitch." -- Guess who :rolleyes:

When they're down over a straight-in 9ball for the win:
"It's not over yet, Allen. This is when all those little muscles start twitching!" -- Guess who :p
 
JAM said:
...The only time I saw Keith in the booth was at the DCC several years ago. Rob Sykora of BCn asked Keith if he would join J.R. Calvert in the booth to commentate a one-pocket match between Jose Parica and Shannon Daulton.

The match ended up being very uneventful and boring, but when I looked up at the booth and saw Keith jabbering away, I got very nervous. One by one, folks were walking over to the vendor who was renting headphones for 5 bucks to listen to the commentators. I made a beeline over to that booth to get me one. I was dying to know what in the world Keith was chattering about.
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Sounds like whatever he did, he sure increased sales! Got people anxiously standing in line to listen to what would've been a "very uneventful and boring" match.
 
"I have to throw away my eyes because they don't work anymore."

After Cory Duel made the most unbelievable circus draw shot I've ever seen. (He then choked a fairy routine nine ball)
 
JAM said:
I will be sure to ask him when he rises and shines about that match. Sounds like a good Keith story! :D

The only time I saw Keith in the booth was at the DCC several years ago. Rob Sykora of BCn asked Keith if he would join J.R. Calvert in the booth to commentate a one-pocket match between Jose Parica and Shannon Daulton.

The match ended up being very uneventful and boring, but when I looked up at the booth and saw Keith jabbering away, I got very nervous. One by one, folks were walking over to the vendor who was renting headphones for 5 bucks to listen to the commentators. I made a beeline over to that booth to get me one. I was dying to know what in the world Keith was chattering about.

Jeanette Lee was standing next to me, though she didn't know I was Keith's girlfriend. She looked up at the booth and said, "What is he doing up there?," meaning Keith. Well, that really pissed me off, and this was the first time I had ever seen Jeanette Lee in person. I knew there was no love lost between Jeanette and Keith because of a story relayed to me by Keith about a gambling match when he gave Jeanette a huge spot, a partners game, but that's a story for another thread. BTW, I have since met Jeanette Lee at other venues, and I admire her and like her a whole bunch, but that day in Louisville, I could have bopped her alongside her pretty little head.

The BCn guy saw me squirming, wanting to know what Keith was saying, as I was standing in line to get me some headphones, and so he kindly invited me up to the booth to join Keith and J.R. I wasted no time and ran up those steps and sat right there alongside Keith. The match was so boring between Shannon and Jose that J.R. and Keith had to fill in the dead spots. J.R. Calvert was excellent, of course, but Keith was sick as a dog with the flu and was medicating himself not only with over-the-counter flu medicine, but a few brewskies. More than once, I hit Keith under the table with my leg, meaning to shut up. Yes, he used the F word several times, and my leg became sore hitting him every time he did so, but when Charlie Williams' name came up in the conversation, I had to literally put my hand over Keith's mouth, hoping the subject would change. Thankfully, the conversation moved forward. Charlie Williams was not on Keith's birthday cake list at that time.

Some pool players make great commentators. I really like Buddy Hall and Billy Incardona when they are in the booth. Some players, though, should leave the commentating to others. I love Keith with all my heart, but I don't think that commentating is his forte, unless you like the shock effect because, quite frankly, I never know what is going to come out of his mouth. :o

JAM
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Yeah, OK, you have one listener. Now feel free to explain. I am salivating dammit!
 
One of my favorites was said by Cisero Murphy to Danny DiLiberto regarding their respective boxing careers, "The only time my opponet hit me was when we touched gloves before the bell."
 
StevenPWaldon said:
Jim Wych always says, "[insert name here] DEPOSITS THE 9-BALL...!"

Cant. Stand. It.
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He also uses "Break and clear", which makes my teeth hurt.
 
bigskyjake said:
Jim Wych reminds me of Brick from Anchorman:D
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LOL. Yup. Anyday now I expect to hear him say "Allen, I'm sorry. I think I ate your chocolate squirrel."
 
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