Did THey Really Just Say That on ESPN?

[Just_An_SID]

Full Tilt Poker on ESPN tonight.

Cindy Margolis gets a pair of Jacks. The one commenatator says Cindy has a nice pair to which Phil Gordon replies, a real nice pair.

Moments later, she draws a J on the flop.

Commentator says, Cindy now has a set, to which Gordon says, "A nice set."

A few giggles are also included.

 

[Steak Snabler]

That's not nearly as disconcerting as when, just about every day, some football analyst says a quarterback "has a guy coming right in his face."

 

[Inky_Wretch]

Sounds like Gordon will fit right in with Sean Salisbury and Mike Tirico.

 

[three_bags_full]

Charles Barkley once told viewers they had "two *holds up two fingers*, count 'em, two good reasons to watch (insert Demi Moore movie here)."

 

[Editude]

You're watching celebrity poker on ESPN while the Colts and Patriots are doing battle? Now that's a bad beat.

 

[Chuck~Taylor]

The only people that can say whatever they want on ESPN are Wilbon and Kornheiser. You know why? Because they rule the world.

 

[Claws for Concern]

Are you saying she doesn't have a nice pair or nice set?

 

[doubledown68]

I'm still put off by announcers saying 'so-and-so is coming to the bench for a blow.'

However, if someone said that in reference to Eugene Robinson in the Atl-Denver Super Bowl, I'd by him/her a bottle of their favorite liquor.

 

[CentralIllinoisan]

I meant to start a thread about this, and maybe my ears did deceive me. But during the Kansas-Texas Tech game this weekend, I thought I heard the commentator say -- as Tech was in the process of blowing a lead -- that the Red Raiders were "like Buddy Holly in an ice storm."

Maybe I heard it wrong. Tell me I did.

 

[Buck]

I meant to start a thread about this, and maybe my ears did deceive me. But during the Kansas-Texas Tech game this weekend, I thought I heard the commentator say -- as Tech was in the process of blowing a lead -- that the Red Raiders were "like Buddy Holly in an ice storm."

Maybe I heard it wrong. Tell me I did.

I heard it, too.

 

[Rufino]

I think Full Tilt was on Fox Sports Net - at least it was at the sports bar where I was watching the Colts game. Margolis was playing, and she did have a nice set.

 

[Football_Bat]

I meant to start a thread about this, and maybe my ears did deceive me. But during the Kansas-Texas Tech game this weekend, I thought I heard the commentator say -- as Tech was in the process of blowing a lead -- that the Red Raiders were "like Buddy Holly in an ice storm."

Maybe I heard it wrong. Tell me I did.

Fran Fraschilla at his unfortunate best. We all heard it in the office.