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Sunday, October 12, 2008

Eck-Ernie-Reynolds-Ripken: Please Don’t Quit Your Day Jobs (Video)

The Paragons would crack some serious Schlesinger windowage over Harold and the Peuw Notes in a doo-wop war.

I am not sure there are really any words to explain this from the end of the TBS postgame coverage after Game 2 of the ALCS between the Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays.

At least they all agree they were brutal.

Repoz Posted: October 12, 2008 at 12:50 PM | 14 comment(s) Login to Bookmark
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1. Leroy Kincaid Posted: October 12, 2008 at 01:07 PM (#2979794)

No, please let them quit. At least Reynolds. He's horrific.

2. HGM Posted: October 12, 2008 at 02:04 PM (#2979804)

This was incredibly disturbing.

3. BeanoCook Posted: October 12, 2008 at 03:15 PM (#2979843)

That would have been an opportune time (if there was such a thing) for Bin Laden to pop his head up.

4. Ray (RDP)

Posted: October 12, 2008 at 03:18 PM (#2979845)

Bizarre. And Ripken looked like he wanted no part of it.

5. Lassus Posted: October 12, 2008 at 04:14 PM (#2979880)

Eck actually has good pitch. His notes and rhythm were all dead-on.

Viciously reedy tenor, however. Singing from the throat instead of the diaphragm. He was pretty much drowning everyone else out so it was hard to hear. Ernie's some manner of bass.

I dunno, as a small indictment to how much we've heard that 15 seconds of music over the past 10 days, I thought it was kind of amusing.

6. tfbg9 Posted: October 12, 2008 at 04:17 PM (#2979886)

They're far better than the real Bon Jovi.

Hey Lassus, I aplologized to you at the end of last night's game thread--hope you saw it.

7. Lassus Posted: October 12, 2008 at 04:23 PM (#2979890)

Hey, I was waiting for chatter to respond - thanks, and we're totally cool. Among other more recent things, my dad was a division, like D7 college basketball ref, so I do end up on their side more often than not.

That Kotsay strike was a bad call, but overall, I stand by my figures. ;-)

8. JH (in DC) Posted: October 12, 2008 at 04:29 PM (#2979894)

I thought it was quite funny - it was something the NBA team would do, with HR in the Kenny Smith role, Eck as Barkley, and Ripken as Magic Johnson trying to figure out just how badly his brand was being destroyed.

9. Lassus Posted: October 12, 2008 at 04:49 PM (#2979904)

and Ripken as Magic Johnson trying to figure out just how badly his brand was being destroyed.

Did I miss the Cal Ripkin Jr. Show? With musical director......

I can't think of anyone for Magic Johnson::Sheila E. as Cal Ripkin Jr.:: ?

That was the main reason I was sorry Magic's show failed, I always loved Sheila E..

10. Crispix Attacks Posted: October 12, 2008 at 04:55 PM (#2979908)

I can't think of anyone for Magic Johnson::Sheila E. as Cal Ripkin Jr.:: ?

Why, Pat Benatar of course.

11. rLr Is King Of The Romans And Above Grammar Posted: October 12, 2008 at 04:58 PM (#2979912)

Why, Pat Benatar of course.

The ghost of John Denver.

12. JMM Posted: October 12, 2008 at 09:53 PM (#2979979)

I can't think of anyone for Magic Johnson::Sheila E. as Cal Ripkin Jr.:: ?

Karen Carpenter. Sure, she's dead, but she's a singing drummer chick from a musical family and is very, very white.

13. Chase Utley, Shooty's Favorite Robot (Joey Belle) Posted: October 12, 2008 at 11:41 PM (#2980004)

Cal Ripkin Jr.

What more does the man have to do to get his name spelled correctly?

14. Joe Bivens, Idiot Posted: October 12, 2008 at 11:48 PM (#2980006)

Karen Carpenter. Sure, she's dead, but she's a singing drummer chick from a musical family and is very, very white.

How about Meg White? Even the name is white.

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