I suspect this was the producer meaning to talk in the ear of Ken Singleton

Wow...so there is someone out there who's never heard that Managers Corner clip before.

I suspect this was the producer meaning to talk in the ear of Ken Singleton, but it was somehow picked up on the hot mic. In any case, the smoking gun follows:

To the best of my knowledge, this is correct. The most likely explanation (IMO) is that one of the on-air people (likely Kay, who was on break) put his earpiece down near a microphone.

Being too lazy to click over, was it just someone doing the old Earl Weaver routine? Or maybe the tape of Weaver?

It was the actual Weaver clip. Someone was probably playing it in the background.

It has to be, right? (I, too, am too lazy to click through - hey, it's the BBTF way.) That's the line I remember most from the entire Weaver rant.

The Weaver rant was a pre-planned joke, right? I'd always assumed that the the host was in on it.

This is Earl

Um, enjoy

Linky.

I like mine better because of the creepy animation.

What was the explanation for it again? It didn't actually air, did it?

So. Freaking. Awesome.

What was the explanation for it again? It didn't actually air, did it?

It was recorded on a day when the Orioles game was certain to be rained out, so there was no chance of it being aired and they played it for laughs.

I love the way Earl pronounces Cincinnati in that clip: "Cincinnata".

It never gets old.

I love the way Earl pronounces Cincinnati in that clip: "Cincinnata"

My grandfather says "Cincinnata" and "Missoura" too; his father was from Cincinnati and he grew up in Missouri. I have always wondered where that came from, because it seems like some sort of regional thing of the past.

The ump in the Cards-Padres game just clearly stated over the telecast "Don't you ####### yell at me!" in reference to the Padres hitting coach, who was quibbling with a strike call.

The ump in the Cards-Padres game just clearly stated over the telecast "Don't you ####### yell at me!" in reference to the Padres hitting coach, who was quibbling with a strike call.

My favorite was from the celebration following the Red Sox Game 7 win over the Yankees in '04, when Fox had cameras in the middle of the scrum and the entire nation heard Doug Mientkiewicz say, as he hugged David Ortiz, "I'm so ####### proud of you man!"

I'll never forget the time when Michael Kay thought they had cut to commercial and said on-air that Hank Steinbrenner was "a .22-caliber mind in a .457-magnum world."

Speaking of Crowley: how many (non-pitchers) played 15 years in MLB without ever getting 250 AB in a season?

Speaking of Crowley: how many (non-pitchers) played 15 years in MLB without ever getting 250 AB in a season?

I was going to answer Moe Berg, but he once had 352. Jerry Hairston Sr. had 14.

Speaking of Crowley: how many (non-pitchers) played 15 years in MLB without ever getting 250 AB in a season?

Tom Prince: 17 seasons, career-high 196 AB.

These guys are really rare. Most career back-ups who stretch out a career this long usually manage to be a part-time starter for at least one season.

Close but no cigar:

Kurt Bevacqua: 15 years, twice over 250 AB's but never over 300 AB

Dave Hansen: 15 seasons, once over 250 AB (but by a lot; he had 350 AB as the regular 3B for the Dodgers)

Lenny Harris seemed like an obvious candidate, but he had a number of seasons as a quasi-regular early in his career.

Ah yes, Kurt F'in Bevacqua. Didn't Lasorda once send a limo to make sure he got to the game on time? http://youtube.com/watch?v=QPx327SbBQ0 Audio only, but very NSFW

How did Singleton keep from bursting into laughter? He seemed to be able to hear the audio, based on his pause.

How did Singleton keep from bursting into laughter?

Dr. Hibbert is actually a robot.

After Lester's no-hitter the other night, several F-bombs were clearly heard in the celebration. I mean, stick a mic in the middle of a celebration involving young adult males and my guess is you'll get a lot of language you're not supposed to broadcast.

The midwesterner tendency to add the letter a to the end of the things is a lot better than some people on the west coast, who talk so that every damn sentence is pronounced so that it sounds like a question.

He seemed to be able to hear the audio, based on his pause.

Maybe the pause was him killing his mike so no one could hear him laughing.

Missourians generally say Missour-ah. When I lived on the Kansas side of the KC area, it seemed like a matter of pride for Missourians to say it that way.

My roots are from Cincy; a couple of my great uncles in IN said Cincinnat-ah but I never heard a Cincinnatian say it that way. But that was a long time ago.

I enjoy a good Cincinnatah and Missourah, but none of these Middle America pronunciations is as good as Lou-uh-vul. Vastly superior to Lou-ee-vill.

Speaking of Crowley: how many (non-pitchers) played 15 years in MLB without ever getting 250 AB in a season?

My first thought was Tom Prince -- already mentioned.

Then Charlie O'Brien. 15 years, only once over 225 AB. That was in 1996, apparently after they were deserted by Pat Borders, the Blue Jays split up the playing time between him and Sandy Martinez.

Todd Pratt - 14 seasons, 1612 AB. Never more than 175!

Mark Parent - 13 seasons, 1303 AB. Only got more than 200 AB once, when the Pirates were desperate for a catcher in the wake of Don Slaught's rapid decline.

Tom Lampkin - 13 seasons, 1796 AB. Only got more than 229 AB once. In his last season, oddly enough. Boy, the Padres were really desperate for a catcher during the Wiki Gonzalez era, giving both Lampkin and Gary Bennett their only shots as "starters" at catcher.

Speaking of Crowley: how many (non-pitchers) played 15 years in MLB without ever getting 250 AB in a season?

He doesnt quite qualify, but Orlando Palmeiro has had an interesting career: over 1200 games but less than 2400 Ab's. That probably doesnt happen much to position players.

Bill Haselman - 13 seasons, 1606 AB. Never more than 239.

Can't find one with 15 seasons and never more than 250, though. Why does the Play Index not allow you to search for players by career length? (# of seasons)

Maybe I shouldn't be thinking exclusively of catchers.

Check out Manny Mota from 1974 to 1980! No more than 72 PA's in any season.

Check out Manny Mota from 1974 to 1980! No more than 72 PA's in any season.

Minnie Minoso 1964-1980 with no more than 38.

Okay then, Nick Altrock 1909-1924 with no more than 10.

Okay then, Nick Altrock 1909-1924 with no more than 10.

Yeah, but he's a pitcher.

So's your mom.

John Wehner had an 11-year ML career with a single-season high of 139 AB. Dave Hansen was close: 15 seasons, only one year over the bar.

Nothing is as good as how the town "Syria" is pronounced in western VA - "Seye-ree-ah." Goes along with the pronunciation of Buena Vista "Byoo-Nah Vis-tah." Very euphonious.

Louisvile OH is pronounded Loo-iss-ville

"Nothing is as good as how the town 'Syria' is pronounced in western VA - 'Seye-ree-ah.'"

Welcome to Western PA, home of North Versailles ("ver-SAILS").

Can't find one with 15 seasons and never more than 250

Um, people, the question was answered. See #19.

Why does the Play Index not allow you to search for players by career length? (# of seasons)

It does

Nothing is as good as how the town "Syria" is pronounced in western VA - "Seye-ree-ah." Goes along with the pronunciation of Buena Vista "Byoo-Nah Vis-tah." Very euphonious.

The Missouri valley has a few like that: Cairo, IL becomes "Kay-ro". Lebanon, MO becomes "Lebnin". Nevada, MO becomes "Nev-AY-dah".

Jim Dwyer, 18 seasons, once over 250 ABs (260). Barely over 2 AB/G for his career.

North Versailles ("ver-SAILS").

In Southern Indiana, the town with that pronunciation sits just a few miles from Milan (My-lun).

Welcome to Western PA, home of North Versailles ("ver-SAILS").

that's how I pronounced Zoilo's surname when I saw it for the first time on a baseball card. It wasn't until later when I heard Curt gowdy pronouce it properly.

Calais, Vermont - CAL-iss

Missourians generally say Missour-ah.

Having lived there for several years, I'd say about the only time you hear that is when somebody is running for office.

in addition to Kay-ro, Illinois has Mar-Sayles.

Also Ber-wyn but that's another conversation.

Um, people, the question was answered. See #19.


the question was "How many players", not "Name a player".
Are you saying Terry Crowley and Tom Prince are the only players ever to do that? Seems unlikely.

(also, check out Jim Dwyer. 18 seasons. Never more than 260 at-bats in a season. So close, once again.

The midwesterner tendency to add the letter a to the end of the things is a lot better than some people on the west coast, who talk so that every damn sentence is pronounced so that it sounds like a question.

Huh? I have no idea what you are talking about, but I am from the west coast. Where exactly on the west coast does this happen?

South Dakotans pronounce the name of their own capital city "PEER". I don't think that can be topped.

I think by "some people on the west coast" he is referring to teenage girls in the early 1980s in the suburbs of Los Angeles.

Bill Hasselman had 13 seasons.

Don Pavletich had 12 seasons.

Mark Sweeney is another close one - 14 seasons, but once had 259 AB.

I finally got a chance to watch/listen to the clip. Earl Weaver was awesome! But he never should have written Moneyball about those big c#cksuckers who get on base and hit the ball out of the park. And finally, Ken Singleton, when he was talking about those big c#cksuckers who get on base and hit the ball out of the park, you know he was talking about you, the c#cksuckingest player he ever had!

South Dakotans pronounce the name of their own capital city "PEER". I don't think that can be topped.

There is no rhyme or reason to explain the local pronunciations of certain Mississippi towns. You just learn to go with the flow.