Broadcasters always look for unique ways to describe plays for the home audience. But there’s a fine line between “that’s an interesting way to describe that” and “wait, what did he just say?”
Detroit Tigers broadcaster Andy Dirks brings a playful quality to his calls alongside Jason Benetti on FanDuel Sports Network Detroit. On Saturday, that playfulness veered into “Phrasing!” territory.
The Tigers led the Minnesota Twins 1-0 in the bottom of the 1st when Trevor Larnach stepped to the plate. The previous batter, Carlos Correa, got jammed up on an inside pitch by Detroit’s Jackson Jobe. Benetti and Dirks were still discussing the effectiveness of that pitch as Larnach began batting.
“That was a two-seamer that he threw,” said Benetti, of Jobe’s two-seam fastball. “Statcast said two-seamer.”
“100% that was a two-seamer,” added Dirks. “Seamin’ right up in on them hands… gooood night.”
We turn to Michael Bluth for the proper response.
About Sean Keeley
Along with writing for Awful Announcing and The Comeback, Sean is the Managing Editor for Comeback Media. Previously, he created the Syracuse blog Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician and wrote 'How To Grow An Orange: The Right Way to Brainwash Your Child Into Rooting for Syracuse.' He has also written non-Syracuse-related things for SB Nation, Curbed, and other outlets. He currently lives in Seattle where he is complaining about bagels. Send tips/comments/complaints to sean@thecomeback.com.