Announcers calling plays before they happen

[scooter]

This clip has the most famous instance of this in history...Mariners infielder Matt Tuiasosopo hitting his first home run. In the pre-game show, commentator Mike Blowers predicted not only would he hit his first home run that game, but that he would do it on his second at-bat, on a 3-1 count, on a fastball, and into the second deck in left field. He missed the second deck by about three feet...



And the NFL jumps in the way. Ahh, well, you can watch it on the site.

[WolfofWords]

The joy in the announcers' voices for that homerun is infectious. Especially since you can hear mocking laughter in the background as he makes his prediction.

[scooter]

I typically listen to the ballgame on the radio and turn it off at the end of the inning when the commercials come on. At one point I was in the car with @CrazyCraftLady and realized it had been too long and the game was almost certainly back on. I quickly mulled over who was coming up and who was pitching, did some guesswork, said, "One out, man on first," and turned the radio back on. The announcer repeated that exact phrase as soon as I turned it on.

Also called Howie Kendrick's home run in Game 7 of the 2019 Series. WIll Harris had just entered, and I said, "That's absolutely the wrong guy to put out there right now. Kendrick is going to mash on him. I wouldn't be surprised if this was a home run. And he'll hit it to right, because he hits opposite field a lot." Boom, homer to right.