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(CNN) Fail San Diego Padres hire Dick Enberg as TV announcer, which is funny because in Swedish, "Dick Enberg" means "whale vagina"   (sportsillustrated.cnn.com) divider line 34
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teto85 [TotalFark] 2009-12-03 12:10:00 AM  
Oh my.

 
Control_this [TotalFark] 2009-12-03 07:52:14 AM  
img1.fark.net is subby.

Enberg is as classy an announcer as there is. What, you wanted an asshole in the booth?

 
veedeevadeevoodee [TotalFark] 2009-12-03 09:48:34 AM  
"Dick Enberg" means "whale vagina"

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dettigersnw22 2009-12-03 10:50:38 AM  
Dick Enberg rules. One of my favorite sports pbp guys.

 
Grey Street 2009-12-03 11:02:24 AM  
HA! Like in Anchorman!

/Subby's a dirty pirate hooker

 
pairof2s 2009-12-03 11:04:14 AM  
Control_this: is subby.

Enberg is as classy an announcer as there is. What, you wanted an asshole in the booth?


Don't worry subby, I got it and I chuckled

 
DaGenius 2009-12-03 11:10:25 AM  
I heard that Enberg once did play-by-play for the Angels. Given the current state of Angels announcing, I'd kill to get Enberg.

/Fark Steve Physioc

 
ChrisDe 2009-12-03 11:16:21 AM  
Dick Enberg is the standard that all broadcasters should be aiming for. Baseball, football, tennis, etc. -- you name it, and he does an excellent job.

 
jpo2269 2009-12-03 12:19:05 PM  
FARK You Subby, Dorothy Mantooth is a saint!

 
jpo2269 2009-12-03 12:20:38 PM  
veedeevadeevoodee 2009-12-03 09:48:34 AM
"Dick Enberg" means "whale vagina"


Damn veedeevadeevoodee, that is one Pants Party I do not want to be invited to..

 
FreakinB [TotalFark] 2009-12-03 12:38:12 PM  
Agree to disagree

 
little big man 2009-12-03 01:00:04 PM  
The happiest years in my life were Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen on the Broncos broadcasts. That and the '91 Orange Bowl: "Oh my! It's #1 for Colorado!"

 
HaywoodJablonski [TotalFark] 2009-12-03 01:01:37 PM  
I thought it was German

 
uofacats2004 2009-12-03 01:13:03 PM  
i love dick enberg... but he is slipping. a lot.
wrong players, wrong numbers, etc.

but he is awesome.

 
TheBitterest [TotalFark] 2009-12-03 01:24:15 PM  
In college Enberg came to my broadcasting class for some informal Q & A. I meant to ask him if it was difficult moving from one sport and to other networks. What I actually asked was why he jumped ship to CBS (from NBC). He handled it smoothly, but you could tell he was a little perturbed. I was horribly embarrassed at my inability to communicate with someone whose work I respected.

/still shook my hand after I apologized profusely
//cool story
///not really

 
fritopendejo 2009-12-03 01:31:40 PM  
jpo2269: FARK You Subby, Dorothy Mantooth is a saint!
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/hot

HaywoodJablonski: I thought it was German

this

 
bhcompy 2009-12-03 01:44:45 PM  
Wasn't is Matt Vasgersian? Or did he give that up when he went to MLBN?

 
zodar99 2009-12-03 01:58:03 PM  
I think it means "Saint Diego."

 
twinspa 2009-12-03 02:03:56 PM  
DaGenius: I heard that Enberg once did play-by-play for the Angels. Given the current state of Angels announcing, I'd kill to get Enberg.

/Fark Steve Physioc


Have no fear, Physioc & the Wonder Dog were given the axe a week or two ago. Terry Smith & Rory Markus are the play by play guys for radio & TV with Mark Gubicza & Jose Mota doing color.

 
obeymatt 2009-12-03 02:15:52 PM  
Anchorman quotes? Damn, you guys are good!

 
Kornchex [TotalFark] 2009-12-03 02:29:01 PM  
Matty V was the only reason to watch that train wreck.

bhcompy: Wasn't is Matt Vasgersian? Or did he give that up when he went to MLBN?

Yeah.

 
birdbath 2009-12-03 03:50:24 PM  
Am I the only one that thinks Enberg is terrible?

 
whitefalcon79 2009-12-03 03:50:28 PM  
Bark! Bark!

/Okay, I'm not really in Milwaukee

 
Kornchex [TotalFark] 2009-12-03 04:05:55 PM  
birdbath: Am I the only one that thinks Enberg is terrible?

I'll take him every time over that idiot Dierdorf.

 
tedbundee 2009-12-03 05:01:14 PM  
If Dick Enberg means whale vagina, you could theoretically have whale dick be a Dick dick.

 
Needlemouth 2009-12-03 05:28:12 PM  
You stay classy, San Diego. I'm Ron Burgundy?

 
dobedobeDUE 2009-12-03 06:44:55 PM  
Where does this leave Bob Scanlan???

 
jpo2269 2009-12-03 07:23:36 PM  
fritopendejo 2009-12-03 01:31:40 PM

Nice artwork fritopendejo, very nice indeed and yest that is exactly as I see Dorothy Mantooth.

I would make the Padres my team if Dick adopted the catch-phrase "WHAMMMY!" after each homerun..

 
Peaceboy [TotalFark] 2009-12-03 07:41:28 PM  
DaGenius: I heard that Enberg once did play-by-play for the Angels. Given the current state of Angels announcing, I'd kill to get Enberg.

The Angels at one time had Enberg, Don Drysdale, and Dave Niehaus, who went on to become a local legend in Seattle. It was good listening, and KMPC had a strong AM signal. Enberg's a class guy.

 
MzScarlet 2009-12-03 08:13:38 PM  
Have any of you guys ever tried to watch a Padres game on tv? The announcing is absolutely AWFUL. (I guess it mimics the talent on the field) Anything will be a step up from what they had.

 
BKITU [TotalFark] 2009-12-03 09:31:37 PM  
It's a Dick in a box!

/if you count the announcer's booth as a box

 
D-Liver 2009-12-03 10:36:07 PM  
Baxter! Bark twice if you're in Milwaukee!

 
McManus_brothers [TotalFark] 2009-12-04 12:40:20 AM  
He can't be any worse than Verne Lundquist. That guy makes more damn mistakes calling a game than anyone else I've heard.

 
Wadded Beef [TotalFark] 2009-12-04 03:51:13 PM  
I like Enberg but his pronounciaton of "Mark San-CHEZ" annoys me a bit.

 
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