[needle]

Congrats to Juliette Whittaker and Roisin Willis for finishing first and second in the 800m finals!

According to the ESPN broadcast, Whittaker is the first Stanford woman to take home the 800m outdoor title.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ym67xU5p61o

[needle]

Congrats to Juliette Whittaker and Roisin Willis for finishing first and second in the 800m finals!

According to the ESPN broadcast, Whittaker is the first Stanford woman to take home the 800m outdoor title.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ym67xU5p61o

[martyup]

Congrats to Juliette Whittaker and Roisin Willis for finishing first and second in the 800m finals!

According to the ESPN broadcast, Whittaker is the first Stanford woman to take home the 800m outdoor title.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ym67xU5p61o

The announcers just ignored Whittaker almost the entire race, not even speaking her name until she moved into second.  Boy she ran a good race.  And, Willis seemed to come out of nowhere to steal second place.

[martyup]

Congrats to Juliette Whittaker and Roisin Willis for finishing first and second in the 800m finals!

According to the ESPN broadcast, Whittaker is the first Stanford woman to take home the 800m outdoor title.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ym67xU5p61o

The announcers just ignored Whittaker almost the entire race, not even speaking her name until she moved into second.  Boy she ran a good race.  And, Willis seemed to come out of nowhere to steal second place.

[GK3]

Congrats to Juliette Whittaker and Roisin Willis for finishing first and second in the 800m finals!

According to the ESPN broadcast, Whittaker is the first Stanford woman to take home the 800m outdoor title.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ym67xU5p61o

The announcers just ignored Whittaker almost the entire race, not even speaking her name until she moved into second.  Boy she ran a good race.  And, Willis seemed to come out of nowhere to steal second place.

A truly fantastic final 100 meters by Whitaker.  No one had enough in the tannk to contest her at the end.  Thanks for posting the clip.

[GK3]

Congrats to Juliette Whittaker and Roisin Willis for finishing first and second in the 800m finals!

According to the ESPN broadcast, Whittaker is the first Stanford woman to take home the 800m outdoor title.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ym67xU5p61o

The announcers just ignored Whittaker almost the entire race, not even speaking her name until she moved into second.  Boy she ran a good race.  And, Willis seemed to come out of nowhere to steal second place.

A truly fantastic final 100 meters by Whitaker.  No one had enough in the tannk to contest her at the end.  Thanks for posting the clip.

[terry]

Congrats to Whittaker and Willis!

[terry]

Congrats to Whittaker and Willis!

[Farm93]

Congrats to Juliette Whittaker and Roisin Willis for finishing first and second in the 800m finals!

According to the ESPN broadcast, Whittaker is the first Stanford woman to take home the 800m outdoor title.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ym67xU5p61o

The announcers just ignored Whittaker almost the entire race, not even speaking her name until she moved into second.  Boy she ran a good race.  And, Willis seemed to come out of nowhere to steal second place.

Stones and crew covered the Indoor 800 early this year too. 
Same story...Oh LSU coach said this, LSU coach said Rose is ready to do X or Y, with little time to really mention anyone else.
Then with 100 meters to go it becomes clear that Rose, the LSU runner, is being hunted by Whittaker.   
And then Whittaker wins down the stretch by out kicking Rose.

So you'd think 
#1 - They might mention during the outdoor race that the 800m indoor champion is lurking near the leader (again). 
#2 - That the 800m indoor champ, the one that literally out kicked the LSU runner 3 months ago, just might be able to out kick the runner they are claiming has the best finishing kick.

Dwight Stones made a lot of call errors during the meet.   He often misidentified schools and individual runners.    He used to specialize in summarizing the field events and that made sense since he is a legendary USA high jumper.    It really seems as if calling the action on the track is a bit too much for him now.

[Farm93]

Congrats to Juliette Whittaker and Roisin Willis for finishing first and second in the 800m finals!

According to the ESPN broadcast, Whittaker is the first Stanford woman to take home the 800m outdoor title.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ym67xU5p61o

The announcers just ignored Whittaker almost the entire race, not even speaking her name until she moved into second.  Boy she ran a good race.  And, Willis seemed to come out of nowhere to steal second place.

Stones and crew covered the Indoor 800 early this year too. 
Same story...Oh LSU coach said this, LSU coach said Rose is ready to do X or Y, with little time to really mention anyone else.
Then with 100 meters to go it becomes clear that Rose, the LSU runner, is being hunted by Whittaker.   
And then Whittaker wins down the stretch by out kicking Rose.

So you'd think 
#1 - They might mention during the outdoor race that the 800m indoor champion is lurking near the leader (again). 
#2 - That the 800m indoor champ, the one that literally out kicked the LSU runner 3 months ago, just might be able to out kick the runner they are claiming has the best finishing kick.

Dwight Stones made a lot of call errors during the meet.   He often misidentified schools and individual runners.    He used to specialize in summarizing the field events and that made sense since he is a legendary USA high jumper.    It really seems as if calling the action on the track is a bit too much for him now.

[Mick]

Dwight Stones made a lot of call errors during the meet.   He often misidentified schools and individual runners.    He used to specialize in summarizing the field events and that made sense since he is a legendary USA high jumper.    It really seems as if calling the action on the track is a bit too much for him now.

He's 70. Past his sell-by date for that kind of work.

[Mick]

Dwight Stones made a lot of call errors during the meet.   He often misidentified schools and individual runners.    He used to specialize in summarizing the field events and that made sense since he is a legendary USA high jumper.    It really seems as if calling the action on the track is a bit too much for him now.

He's 70. Past his sell-by date for that kind of work.

[Nan3cy]

Dwight Stones made a lot of call errors during the meet.   He often misidentified schools and individual runners.    He used to specialize in summarizing the field events and that made sense since he is a legendary USA high jumper.    It really seems as if calling the action on the track is a bit too much for him now.

He's 70. Past his sell-by date for that kind of work.

Ouch. True, but... ouch.

[Nan3cy]

Dwight Stones made a lot of call errors during the meet.   He often misidentified schools and individual runners.    He used to specialize in summarizing the field events and that made sense since he is a legendary USA high jumper.    It really seems as if calling the action on the track is a bit too much for him now.

He's 70. Past his sell-by date for that kind of work.

Ouch. True, but... ouch.

[martyup]

Dwight Stones made a lot of call errors during the meet.   He often misidentified schools and individual runners.    He used to specialize in summarizing the field events and that made sense since he is a legendary USA high jumper.    It really seems as if calling the action on the track is a bit too much for him now.

He's 70. Past his sell-by date for that kind of work.

Age didn't diminish Chick Hern's sports broadcasting abilities.

[martyup]

Dwight Stones made a lot of call errors during the meet.   He often misidentified schools and individual runners.    He used to specialize in summarizing the field events and that made sense since he is a legendary USA high jumper.    It really seems as if calling the action on the track is a bit too much for him now.

He's 70. Past his sell-by date for that kind of work.

Age didn't diminish Chick Hern's sports broadcasting abilities.

[BobK]

Stones has been announcing for a long time but not often races That’s usually Bolton. Maybe Bolton was doing the NY meet
I have never liked Stones announcing. Too critical
I watch a lot of T&F.

[BobK]

Stones has been announcing for a long time but not often races That’s usually Bolton. Maybe Bolton was doing the NY meet
I have never liked Stones announcing. Too critical
I watch a lot of T&F.

[SkiBum80]

Dwight Stones made a lot of call errors during the meet.   He often misidentified schools and individual runners.    He used to specialize in summarizing the field events and that made sense since he is a legendary USA high jumper.    It really seems as if calling the action on the track is a bit too much for him now.

He's 70. Past his sell-by date for that kind of work.

Age didn't diminish Chick Hern's sports broadcasting abilities.

Yup, Mr. Bunny Hop in the Pea Patch (among other classics)

[SkiBum80]

Dwight Stones made a lot of call errors during the meet.   He often misidentified schools and individual runners.    He used to specialize in summarizing the field events and that made sense since he is a legendary USA high jumper.    It really seems as if calling the action on the track is a bit too much for him now.

He's 70. Past his sell-by date for that kind of work.

Age didn't diminish Chick Hern's sports broadcasting abilities.

Yup, Mr. Bunny Hop in the Pea Patch (among other classics)

[76lsjumb]

Dwight Stones made a lot of call errors during the meet.   He often misidentified schools and individual runners.    He used to specialize in summarizing the field events and that made sense since he is a legendary USA high jumper.    It really seems as if calling the action on the track is a bit too much for him now.

He's 70. Past his sell-by date for that kind of work.

Yeah, pretty much the only thing you can do at that age is run for President…

[76lsjumb]

Dwight Stones made a lot of call errors during the meet.   He often misidentified schools and individual runners.    He used to specialize in summarizing the field events and that made sense since he is a legendary USA high jumper.    It really seems as if calling the action on the track is a bit too much for him now.

He's 70. Past his sell-by date for that kind of work.

Yeah, pretty much the only thing you can do at that age is run for President…

[terry]

The announcers just ignored Whittaker almost the entire race, not even speaking her name until she moved into second.  Boy she ran a good race.  And, Willis seemed to come out of nowhere to steal second place.

This seemed to be a case of the announcer calling the race he thought would happen, rather than the race that was actually happening.

[terry]

The announcers just ignored Whittaker almost the entire race, not even speaking her name until she moved into second.  Boy she ran a good race.  And, Willis seemed to come out of nowhere to steal second place.

This seemed to be a case of the announcer calling the race he thought would happen, rather than the race that was actually happening.

[Nobadeer]

"This seemed to be a case of the announcer calling the race he thought would happen, rather than the race that was actually happening."

Exactly right Terry! As noted, Whittaker was similarly ignored at the indoor NCAA championships, and, the same thing happened a year ago when Udodi won the men's 200m in Eugene. They barely mentioned his name until he crossed the finish line. 

And then it happened yet again to Udodi, this past Sunday in the NY Grand Prix!? He won the 100m. Ato Bolden and Richards-Ross and Paul Swangard were so busy talking over each other about the rest of the field, they didn't mention Udodi at all during the 10 second duration of the race until he won, and then they mispronounced his name. The camera was focused on the middle lanes, not on Udodi in lane 2.  Udodi wasn't even on the screen at the finish. The loser in lane 4 was. The track and field execs and media are desperately trying to sustain interest in a dying sport by creating a quasi-celebrity "face of the sport", be it the SEC athletes (let's see how many times they focus on Parker Valby at the trials) or the presumptive favorite professionals such as Sydney Mclaughlin, Noah Lyles, Richardson, Ryan Crouser, et al. How dare an unnoticed overachiever outperform the media darlings!

[Nobadeer]

"This seemed to be a case of the announcer calling the race he thought would happen, rather than the race that was actually happening."

Exactly right Terry! As noted, Whittaker was similarly ignored at the indoor NCAA championships, and, the same thing happened a year ago when Udodi won the men's 200m in Eugene. They barely mentioned his name until he crossed the finish line. 

And then it happened yet again to Udodi, this past Sunday in the NY Grand Prix!? He won the 100m. Ato Bolden and Richards-Ross and Paul Swangard were so busy talking over each other about the rest of the field, they didn't mention Udodi at all during the 10 second duration of the race until he won, and then they mispronounced his name. The camera was focused on the middle lanes, not on Udodi in lane 2.  Udodi wasn't even on the screen at the finish. The loser in lane 4 was. The track and field execs and media are desperately trying to sustain interest in a dying sport by creating a quasi-celebrity "face of the sport", be it the SEC athletes (let's see how many times they focus on Parker Valby at the trials) or the presumptive favorite professionals such as Sydney Mclaughlin, Noah Lyles, Richardson, Ryan Crouser, et al. How dare an unnoticed overachiever outperform the media darlings!

[Mick]

Dwight Stones made a lot of call errors during the meet.   He often misidentified schools and individual runners.    He used to specialize in summarizing the field events and that made sense since he is a legendary USA high jumper.    It really seems as if calling the action on the track is a bit too much for him now.

He's 70. Past his sell-by date for that kind of work.

Age didn't diminish Chick Hern's sports broadcasting abilities.

Chick was long-lasting. Not Johnny Most or Bill King, unfortunately.

[Mick]

Dwight Stones made a lot of call errors during the meet.   He often misidentified schools and individual runners.    He used to specialize in summarizing the field events and that made sense since he is a legendary USA high jumper.    It really seems as if calling the action on the track is a bit too much for him now.

He's 70. Past his sell-by date for that kind of work.

Age didn't diminish Chick Hern's sports broadcasting abilities.

Chick was long-lasting. Not Johnny Most or Bill King, unfortunately.

[martyup]

Chick Hern's indelible legacy lives in the terms he coined.

20 Famous Chickisms:

1. This Game Is in the Refrigerator.  The door’s closed, the lights are out, the eggs are cooling, the butter’s getting hard and the jello’s jiggling.

2. The Mustard Came off the Hot Dog.  (When a player tries to be a hotdog/showboat and turns the ball over.)

3.  The Popcorn Machine.  (When a head fake gets a defender to jump up.)

4.  Terms invented by Chick Hern that have now become generic in basketball: slam dunk, air ball, dribble drive and ticky-tack foul.

5.  Can’t Throw a Pea in the Ocean

6.  The Good Lord and Four Disciples Couldn’t Beat the Lakers Tonight

7. Could’ve Made That Call with Braille

8. …since Hector Was a Pup

9.  Bunny Hop in the Pea Patch.  (aka traveling)

10.  Nervous Time

11.  Faked the Floperoo

12.  In and Out, Heart-Brrrrrreak

13.  Throws Up a Prayer…It’s Answered!!!

14.  King Kong on a Ladder.  (When a pass it thrown too high over a teammates head.)

15.  If He Hit His Wife That Hard, She Wouldn’t Even Call the Police  (After a ticky-tack foul.)

16.  If There's Really 18,000 Here Tonight, a Lot of Them Are Dressed Like Seats.  (Stanford football could adopt this one.)

17.  Didn't Draw Iron

18.  Picked His Pocket

19.  Boo Birds

20.  Charity Stripe



source: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/8201...f-all-time

[martyup]

Chick Hern's indelible legacy lives in the terms he coined.

20 Famous Chickisms:

1. This Game Is in the Refrigerator.  The door’s closed, the lights are out, the eggs are cooling, the butter’s getting hard and the jello’s jiggling.

2. The Mustard Came off the Hot Dog.  (When a player tries to be a hotdog/showboat and turns the ball over.)

3.  The Popcorn Machine.  (When a head fake gets a defender to jump up.)

4.  Terms invented by Chick Hern that have now become generic in basketball: slam dunk, air ball, dribble drive and ticky-tack foul.

5.  Can’t Throw a Pea in the Ocean

6.  The Good Lord and Four Disciples Couldn’t Beat the Lakers Tonight

7. Could’ve Made That Call with Braille

8. …since Hector Was a Pup

9.  Bunny Hop in the Pea Patch.  (aka traveling)

10.  Nervous Time

11.  Faked the Floperoo

12.  In and Out, Heart-Brrrrrreak

13.  Throws Up a Prayer…It’s Answered!!!

14.  King Kong on a Ladder.  (When a pass it thrown too high over a teammates head.)

15.  If He Hit His Wife That Hard, She Wouldn’t Even Call the Police  (After a ticky-tack foul.)

16.  If There's Really 18,000 Here Tonight, a Lot of Them Are Dressed Like Seats.  (Stanford football could adopt this one.)

17.  Didn't Draw Iron

18.  Picked His Pocket

19.  Boo Birds

20.  Charity Stripe



source: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/8201...f-all-time