One day in the Magic Land of Baseball -- though no one can say which day it was, definitively -- a sportscaster did something very odd. He started talking backwards. And like a viral meme, this strange way of speaking took over the Magic Land of Baseball, where it thrives to this day.
What the heck am I talking about? Here are some examples:
Get the idea? Seriously, how could such a trend catch on? It's not like it sounds good. It's not like it's easier to say. It's just dumb. But does that stop them?
It's insane. They do this in every game.
C'mon guys, seriously. Listen to yourselves. How did a thing like this ever get started? Anyway, just one more odd thing about the language of baseball: backwards talk.
What the heck am I talking about? Here are some examples:
"And back to the bag at first, is Ellsbury!"
"Very sharp tonight, is Chris Young."
Get the idea? Seriously, how could such a trend catch on? It's not like it sounds good. It's not like it's easier to say. It's just dumb. But does that stop them?
"He's got an idea up there for sure, does young Zimmerman."
"And trying to keep it a three-run spread, is Jordan Smith!"
"And trying to keep it a three-run spread, is Jordan Smith!"
It's insane. They do this in every game.
"Stayed back on it, did Ike."
"Almost throwing the ball away, was Runzler!"
C'mon guys, seriously. Listen to yourselves. How did a thing like this ever get started? Anyway, just one more odd thing about the language of baseball: backwards talk.
