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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 02:06 PM (#2863800)

Lollercopters.

2. Repoz Posted: July 18, 2008 at 02:18 PM (#2863812)

Effin' brilliant.

3. Guts Posted: July 18, 2008 at 03:49 PM (#2863948)

Man, that podcast is going to be GREAT!

4. Mattbert Posted: July 18, 2008 at 03:56 PM (#2863966)

OHNOESITSTEHROFLCOPTER!!!

5. Free Joe C and the Pop Culture Portmanteau Posted: July 18, 2008 at 04:02 PM (#2863978)

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

6. Master of Karate and Friendship (Kyle C) Posted: July 18, 2008 at 04:05 PM (#2863983)

Literally LOL'ed. Thanks Dan.

7. Sometimes it Rains (sj) Posted: July 18, 2008 at 04:08 PM (#2863988)

this was well done.

8. Free Joe C and the Pop Culture Portmanteau Posted: July 18, 2008 at 04:18 PM (#2864006)

Oh, and this was excellent.

9. Jolly Old St. Nick (now, with Screen Name history) Posted: July 18, 2008 at 04:33 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. Meatwad now with interlock! Posted: July 18, 2008 at 07:23 PM (#2864176)

####### brilliant

11. He's Bought a Bat Like Prince Fielder Posted: July 18, 2008 at 07:36 PM (#2864194)

Statistical projections and comedy is a strange niche.

12. Voros Posted: July 18, 2008 at 08:02 PM (#2864242)

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

13. Aspiring One-Armed Economist (6 - 4 - 3) Posted: July 18, 2008 at 09:04 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. Please don't tell Phil Coorey to do the math Posted: July 19, 2008 at 05:25 AM (#2864694)

Hilarious - ####### hilarious!

15. Rodney Harrison, ESPN Monday Night Football Posted: July 19, 2008 at 11:29 AM (#2864755)

What, no rickroll?

16. Lassus Posted: July 19, 2008 at 11:36 AM (#2864757)

Incredible, Dan. :-)

17. TrueNorth Posted: July 19, 2008 at 04:59 PM (#2864959)

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

18. Kirby Kyle Posted: July 19, 2008 at 05:07 PM (#2864970)

Great stuff, Dan.

19. Gold Star for Robot Boy Posted: July 19, 2008 at 06:24 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 09:01 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 10:31 AM (#2866368)

SO GOOD.

22. Sabradix Posted: July 21, 2008 at 09:49 PM (#2867141)

Does it say

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

?

Hilarious

23. Max NYC Posted: July 21, 2008 at 10:03 PM (#2867162)

bravo, Dan

24. Padraic Posted: July 22, 2008 at 06:01 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 10:54 AM (#2869379)

Brilliant, just simply brilliant!

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