Post all Ackermanisms here. Here's my favorite from last game: Ryan: How do you like your coffee Craig? Craig: Strong and black. *awkward long pause* Ryan: Chortles
OP is trying to be the consummate professional and you all are responding with way out references from the parking lot. reported.
Professional writer/editor here, and the one that makes me wince is when he uses the redundant, "tad bit," which happens several times a game. Ex: "It's a tad bit short." Why not add a few more to really sell it, like, "It's a wee little eensie-weensie tad bit short."
While you're obviously correct, tons of people say it. It's kinda like "hot water heater." I can forgive that one!
I just don’t get the “beautiful Secaucus New Jersey” bit. Is it actually nice? Or is it a dump? Is it referenced in a movie? I do miss all the Stripes references from Bull.
It's not too egregious, I'll give you that. But to me, every time I hear it it's like having a tiny piece of brisket stuck between my teeth. I think the point is that Secaucus is just nondescript. And it's in Jersey, which is historically the butt of jokes.
It's def a dump lol, he's just being sarcastic. Kinda funny that the main ref center would be in a random spot like that.
hollins is trash and it seems ackerman has to compensate by adding color instead of just calling the games. i suspect if he had a competent broadcast guy sitting next to him then he'd be able to focus more on the play-by-play
I'm with you on this, though my ex-wife excuses "tad bit" because she "kind of likes it" -- I just think of that whenever I miss her, works great.