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Friday, July 18, 2008

Banning Bob Sheppard

There’s an article now about how the Yankees could utilize text-to-speech technology in order to keep Bob Sheppard announcing Yankee lineups long after his eventual death. I think it’s a bad idea and I’ve put together an audio package demonstrating why we shouldn’t do it.

Dan Szymborski Posted: July 18, 2008 at 02:00 PM | 25 comment(s)
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1. Mark R. Garber Posted: July 18, 2008 at 01:06 PM (#2863800)

Lollercopters.

2. Repoz

Posted: July 18, 2008 at 01:18 PM (#2863812)

Effin' brilliant.

3. Guts

Posted: July 18, 2008 at 02:49 PM (#2863948)

Man, that podcast is going to be GREAT!

4. Mattbert Posted: July 18, 2008 at 02:56 PM (#2863966)

OHNOESITSTEHROFLCOPTER!!!

5. Joe C and the Pop Culture Portmanteau Posted: July 18, 2008 at 03:02 PM (#2863978)

Do the podcast, Dan! And accept my internet friendship on Facebook already!

6. Kyle C welcomes back our OBP Savior Posted: July 18, 2008 at 03:05 PM (#2863983)

Literally LOL'ed. Thanks Dan.

7. SJ and the pants of freedom. Posted: July 18, 2008 at 03:08 PM (#2863988)

this was well done.

8. Joe C and the Pop Culture Portmanteau Posted: July 18, 2008 at 03:18 PM (#2864006)

Oh, and this was excellent.

9. Jolly Old St. Neck Wound, Marching Through Georgia

Posted: July 18, 2008 at 03:33 PM (#2864037)

And thus endeth 127 glorious years of Pittsburgh Pirates history. Not with a bang, but a checkmate.

First U.S. Steel, and now this---thanks a lot, Dan.

I hope you at least salvaged one of Clemente's old uniforms, and that last cigaret butt from Honus Wagner's locker.

10. DFA SILVA-clap-clap-clapclapclap, DFA SILVA-clap-c Posted: July 18, 2008 at 06:23 PM (#2864176)

####### brilliant

11. He's Bought a Bat Like Prince Fielder Posted: July 18, 2008 at 06:36 PM (#2864194)

Statistical projections and comedy is a strange niche.

12. Voros Posted: July 18, 2008 at 07:02 PM (#2864242)

I can't type I'm laughing so hard.

13. 6 - 4 - 3 Posted: July 18, 2008 at 08:04 PM (#2864372)

Hmm... this technology could be useful for Fox Sports. Stephen Hawking's voice would be more pleasant to listen to in October than Tim McCarver and would sound more engaged in the action than Joe Buck.

And Dan's audioclip has confirmed what I long suspected: the continued playing of Mienkrapvic at 1B would eventually cause the collapse of Western Civilization.

14. Phil Coorey Needs To Know How To Kill A Cat Posted: July 19, 2008 at 04:25 AM (#2864694)

Hilarious - ####### hilarious!

15. Chris Hansen, NBC Dateline Posted: July 19, 2008 at 10:29 AM (#2864755)

What, no rickroll?

16. Lassus Posted: July 19, 2008 at 10:36 AM (#2864757)

Incredible, Dan. :-)

17. TrueNorth Posted: July 19, 2008 at 03:59 PM (#2864959)

LMAO ROTFL, My side hurts from cracking up!!!

18. Kirby Kyle Posted: July 19, 2008 at 04:07 PM (#2864970)

Great stuff, Dan.

19. Gold Star 4 Robot Boy Posted: July 19, 2008 at 05:24 PM (#2865062)

That was great, but it was hard to clearly hear the line about Jesus. What was it?
Also, mad props for War Games.

20. Dan Szymborski

Posted: July 19, 2008 at 08:01 PM (#2865208)

That was great, but it was hard to clearly hear the line about Jesus. What was it?

All Hail General Zangbot and the New Cyber Army of Jesus.

21. Schilling's Sprained Ankiel Posted: July 21, 2008 at 09:31 AM (#2866368)

SO GOOD.

22. Sabradix Posted: July 21, 2008 at 08:49 PM (#2867141)

Does it say

"Luis Rivas...really?...Luis Rivas??"

?

Hilarious

23. radioman Posted: July 21, 2008 at 09:03 PM (#2867162)

bravo, Dan

24. Padraic Posted: July 22, 2008 at 05:01 PM (#2868301)

All Hail General Zangbot and the New Cyber Army of Jesus.

That's funny. Didn't think I got the line either, but it turns out I heard it exactly right.

25. Gambling Rent Czar Posted: July 23, 2008 at 09:54 AM (#2869379)

Brilliant, just simply brilliant!

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