Santo soundbite last night on ESPN radio this AM

[jersey cubs fan]

Pretty entertaining Ron and Pat's call, listened to the Houston call as well. They were lamenting the Astros lack of clutch hitting, when it comes to the Cubs they must be watching a different game - clutch hitting is all they've done vs the Cubs in Houston.

 

If you ask any teams' announcers, players, coaches, gms, or owners, the problem with the team is that they aren't hitting in the clutch.

 

Any team.

 

Yeah, for New York teams, the biggest problem in general is that guys' just aren't doing the right thing when it matters the most.

[jersey cubs fan]

though is sucked at the time, nothing beats Ronnie's call of Brant Brown dropping the fly ball in Milwaukee

 

http://www.northtonorth.com/pages/soundclips/santoohno.mp3

 

At the time, 660 WFAN in NY was going live to a WGN feed whenever Sosa would come up to bat, and sometimes whenever something big was happening with the Cubs. Mike and the Mad Dog were on and they went live to this game late. They were laughing their butts off at Santo and the Cubs, but mostly Santo.

[weatherdood]

That was awesome...I love it!

[Bote McBoteface]

Santo is great....in small doses.

[VanceJergins]

though is sucked at the time, nothing beats Ronnie's call of Brant Brown dropping the fly ball in Milwaukee

 

They are all just part of the hilarious picture that is Ron Santo.

 

Equally as funny most of the time is Pat's ability to block out Ronnies convulsions.

 

Ron reminds me of Will Ferrell as Ron Burgandy.

 

I could see Ferrell playing Ronnie.

 

No way. Burgundy was dense, but he was mostly poised and coherent. He was prepared for his job. Santo is much more like Brick Tamland, a blithering idiot who makes absolutely no sense whatsoever, but he still manages to come across as somewhat lovable. Plus, I could definitely see him yelling "Loud Noises!!!!!!!" and killing a guy with a trident.

 

Or, he's a combination of Brick and Champ:

I'm Brick Tamland. People seem to like me because I am polite and I am rarely late. I like to eat ice cream and I really enjoy a nice pair of slacks. Years later, a doctor will tell me that I have an I.Q. of 48 and am what some people call mentally [expletive].

 

Champ here. I'm all about havin' fun. You know, start a fire in someone's kitchen, maybe go to SeaWorld, take my pants off... Anyway, I've become kind of famous for my signature catch-phrase ? whammy. Like, Gene Tenace at the plate... and whammy.

I can't understan how some people didn't like this movie. Easily Will Ferrell's funniest movie.

 

I like most of Ferrell's movies, but that is definitely his only classic so far. In my opinion it ranks up there with The Jerk and What About Bob?.

[siuc1996]

LOL Thanks for the link from last night. That was priceless and exactly how I felt.

[MembersOnlyJacket]

Do we know if the man is even alive after tonight ? How is he going to make it through the last 15 games (and hopefully, October) ?

[BCVM22]

Do we know if the man is even alive after tonight ? How is he going to make it through the last 15 games (and hopefully, October) ?

 

My theory is that they keep some Santo clones in the same closet as Pat's sweaters, just in case he croaks. Bad morale for a pennant race and all that.