"He THONGED it!!"

[tarkovsky]

i was watching the blue jay game, and the colour commntator (tom candiotti i think) made this statement after the jays' hill hit a single that went straight up the field, 'squeezing' in between the 2 infielders. "he thonged it!". ROFL

 

[GoLeafsGo]

i was watching the blue jay game, and the colour commntator (tom candiotti i think) made this statement after the jays' hill hit a single that went straight up the field, 'squeezing' in between the 2 infielders. "he thonged it!". ROFL

I just heard that too. The voice was that of former catcher Darrin Fletcher. He's a bit informal in the colour commentator position. But as a catcher, he has a lot of insight into the game. Personally I like it and he comes across as someone you'd want to have a beer and shoot the shit with.

oh man, I REALLY hope I used that expression correctly. But yeah, it's an unusual season in that Rogers Sportsnet will have four different colour commentators working with first-year man Jamie Campbell. We've already seen the number one guy Pat Tabler. We've also seen Tom Candiotti and Fletcher. Apparently Rance Mullinicks will be colour commentator at some future point this season.

 

[tarkovsky]

darin fletcher is retired?? i didn't think he was that old. he was a real trooper with the jays and the only catcher roger clemens would have during his cy young campaign. anyways, that explains the extra "colourful" commentary! i've watched alot of games and i've never heard that baseball expression!

hey, they just won. this division is going to be nuts.

 

[GoLeafsGo]

In another move that someone like Tim McCarver or Bob Brenley probably wouldn't do, Darrin Fletcher was just singing during the game broadcast.

They were showing a shot of Buckingham Fountain in Chicago. The same fountain was used during the opening credits of the old Fox show "Married.. With Children". Fletcher started singing the theme song to that show.