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Walker [TotalFark]
2011-11-21 04:10:15 PM
From the transcripts Sam seems as high as a kite.
 
Magorn [TotalFark]
2011-11-21 04:27:54 PM
Okay subby you can trash any piece of my beloved Redskins, because God Knows they deserve it, EXCEPT Sonny & Sam. You back off of them or I will cut you. Sam Huff is 76 years old and one of the last of the great lether helmeted two way players. Yeah he gets a little fuzzy sometimes (and sometimes he's kidding ya know) but he still is a font of incredible football analysis, particularly of players' effort and character. We ain't got a lot left in Washington except tradition and hazy memories of the glory days. Sonny & Sam are as much a tradition in DC as singing "Hail to the Redskins" (ALL verses, damn you Danny!)
 
FriarReb98 [TotalFark]
2011-11-21 04:57:32 PM
Magorn: Okay subby you can trash any piece of my beloved Redskins, because God Knows they deserve it, EXCEPT Sonny & Sam. You back off of them or I will cut you. Sam Huff is 76 years old and one of the last of the great lether helmeted two way players. Yeah he gets a little fuzzy sometimes (and sometimes he's kidding ya know) but he still is a font of incredible football analysis, particularly of players' effort and character. We ain't got a lot left in Washington except tradition and hazy memories of the glory days. Sonny & Sam are as much a tradition in DC as singing "Hail to the Redskins" (ALL verses, damn you Danny!)

Sam sounds a bit Alzheimer-y in that context, gotta admit....
 
strangeguitar
2011-11-21 05:21:20 PM
That reminds me of how Harry Kalas would gently correct the great (yet mentally declining) Richie Ashburn during Phillies broadcasts in the early 90s.
*sniff*
 
Magorn [TotalFark]
2011-11-21 05:39:15 PM
FriarReb98: Magorn: Okay subby you can trash any piece of my beloved Redskins, because God Knows they deserve it, EXCEPT Sonny & Sam. You back off of them or I will cut you. Sam Huff is 76 years old and one of the last of the great lether helmeted two way players. Yeah he gets a little fuzzy sometimes (and sometimes he's kidding ya know) but he still is a font of incredible football analysis, particularly of players' effort and character. We ain't got a lot left in Washington except tradition and hazy memories of the glory days. Sonny & Sam are as much a tradition in DC as singing "Hail to the Redskins" (ALL verses, damn you Danny!)

Sam sounds a bit Alzheimer-y in that context, gotta admit....

yeah, damnit, and at 76 he ain't long for the booth one way or t'other, but when He goes it will be very sad to hear Sonny (Jurgenson) without him, it'll be like Pat Sumerall's last season after Madden retired/was digitized into the MCP
 
GAT_00 [TotalFark]
2011-11-21 05:50:53 PM
Magorn: one of the last of the great lether helmeted two way players.

Which is why that reads like he has half the brain cells of Michelle Bachmann.
 
2wolves [TotalFark]
2011-11-21 06:13:43 PM
Mr. Huff has been having 'moments' for a couple of seasons. This was just a low lights reel.
 
KyngNothing [TotalFark]
2011-11-21 06:18:36 PM
Walker: From the transcripts Sam seems as high as a kite.

It doesn't come through well, but Sonny usually sounds drunk too...
 
kronicfeld [TotalFark]
2011-11-21 06:37:21 PM
Sam has been deteriorating for years. It's sad.
 
Lt. Cheese Weasel
2011-11-21 06:48:16 PM
'You can't say that on the air!'

'Nobodys listening anyway...ah to hell with it.'

/Harry Doyle
 
Station
2011-11-21 06:51:46 PM
As a transplant to the area, these guys are a riot. They have no idea what the hell is going on in modern football, but always worth a listen.
 
UNC_Samurai
2011-11-21 07:07:39 PM
Magorn: Okay subby you can trash any piece of my beloved Redskins, because God Knows they deserve it, EXCEPT Sonny & Sam. You back off of them or I will cut you. Sam Huff is 76 years old and one of the last of the great lether helmeted two way players. Yeah he gets a little fuzzy sometimes (and sometimes he's kidding ya know) but he still is a font of incredible football analysis, particularly of players' effort and character. We ain't got a lot left in Washington except tradition and hazy memories of the glory days. Sonny & Sam are as much a tradition in DC as singing "Hail to the Redskins" (ALL verses, damn you Danny!)

Yeah, we need to lay off Sonny and Sam. They're the only people in the organization who are willing to say that the emperor has no clothes.

Between Dan, Mike Brown, and Jerry Richardson during the labor negotiations, we need an Owner Code of Conduct.
 
dickfreckle
2011-11-21 07:10:18 PM
Magorn: Okay subby you can trash any piece of my beloved Redskins, because God Knows they deserve it, EXCEPT Sonny & Sam. You back off of them or I will cut you. Sam Huff is 76 years old and one of the last of the great lether helmeted two way players. Yeah he gets a little fuzzy sometimes (and sometimes he's kidding ya know) but he still is a font of incredible football analysis, particularly of players' effort and character. We ain't got a lot left in Washington except tradition and hazy memories of the glory days. Sonny & Sam are as much a tradition in DC as singing "Hail to the Redskins" (ALL verses, damn you Danny!)

We (the Saints) had a post-game commentator named Buddy Dilberto, aka "Buddy D" who also flaked out a lot but was just awesome to listen to
There were times when I couldn't tell if he was trolling us or was actually one beer short of a six-pack that day. Either way, you could forgive him because everything else was so good (or he actually was trolling you).

As for the TFA transcript, I thought it was funny as hell. .

/RIP, Buddy D
 
Crewmannumber6
2011-11-21 07:11:22 PM
I got two words for you, subby: Dave freakin Lapham!
 
vicejay [TotalFark]
2011-11-21 07:19:11 PM
Well, not everyone can be Jim Henderson (pops)
 
srhp29
2011-11-21 07:33:56 PM
That reads like Beavis & Butthead if Beavis or Butthead was a little less brain dead.
 
SlothB77 [TotalFark]
2011-11-21 07:48:07 PM
Sam Huff lost his marbles a while ago. He is a couple sandwiches short of a picnic.
 
degenerate-afro
2011-11-21 07:55:14 PM
Sonny and Sam are great to listen to if the Ravens aren't playing at the same time. It's fun to listen to Gerry Sandusky and Stan White then switch over to Sonny and Sam for a contrast of broadcasting styles.
 
Dr Dreidel
2011-11-21 08:09:17 PM
UNC_Samurai: Yeah, we need to lay off Sonny and Sam. They're the only people in the organization who are willing to say that the emperor has no clothes.

Does he count?

static.tvfanatic.com
 
Stimied in a Rut
2011-11-21 08:11:02 PM
Listened to this live while shopping. It was hilarious being someone who doesn't care about the Skins or the Cowboys.
 
Leopold Stotch
2011-11-21 08:14:46 PM
I can't stand the Redskins, but as a DC local, I love listening to these guys get drunker and drunker as the game goes on. The get particularly drunk as the Skins play worse and worse.
 
dickfreckle
2011-11-21 08:15:47 PM
vicejay: Well, not everyone can be Jim Henderson (pops)

HELL HAS FROZEN OVER! THE SAINTS ARE ON THEIR WAY TO THE SUPER BOWL!

I watch that on youtube at least once a month. Link (new window)(it's in your link but this is just the single call for non-fans who don't want to sit through yours)

/I really love that guy
 
lajotu
2011-11-21 08:19:57 PM
vicejay: Well, not everyone can be Jim Henderson (pops)

His call of the Porter pick-six makes me cry *every* time.
 
LucklessWonder
2011-11-21 08:23:17 PM
Sonny and Sam are awesome in that 'cranky old drunk guys' way. Listening to them is the highlight of 90% of Redskins games.
 
orange storm
2011-11-21 08:35:30 PM
I caught this on XM they were great, they were having fun because the Redskins were competitive in a game for once.
 
Yanks_RSJ
2011-11-21 08:39:05 PM
lajotu: vicejay: Well, not everyone can be Jim Henderson (pops)

His call of the Porter pick-six makes me cry *every* time.

That is a spectacular call, Henderson is one of the best.

His countdown and "get ready to party with the Lombardi" call was also really good.
 
phxmke
2011-11-21 08:54:15 PM
I'll take the locals over network people any day.

Miss Jim Irwin and Max McGee doing packers broadcasts (although Larry McArren
is turning out to be as goofy as McGee was).

Came for the Harry Doyle reference, leaving satisfied.

Of course, Doyle (Bob Uecker) is actually the Brewers broadcaster (for like 30 years)
Is ALWAYS fun to listen to he does say some of the whackiest things most of the time
and makes listening to a game worth it. Go camping in northern WI. You can hear his voice
coming from anywhere in the woods all the time. It's weird, actually.
 
hurdboy [TotalFark]
2011-11-21 09:19:52 PM
As a long-time Saints fan who remembers Buddy D., I have to tip my hat to Sonny and Sam. With Frank Herzog, they were the best broadcast team on radio, bar none. Just not quite the same with Larry Michael.

I used to board-op Redskins' Radio games; we'd have to play with the delay unit to get the audio to match up with the TV broadcast. Seriously, full lines if the audio was ahead of the TV.

/DTV has probably farked that all to hell
//30 December 2001 was one of my least favorite nights in radio, when the Redskins who'd started 0-5 stomped the Saints
 
foo monkey
2011-11-21 09:49:32 PM
Christ, I miss those two. They're farking gold on the air.

Frank for life!
 
M AGRIPPA L F COS TERTIVM SCRIBIT
2011-11-21 10:00:40 PM
I love Sonny and Sam! I don't watch the Redskins on TV anymore - I just listen to the radio online. They're hilarious and share my frustrations with the way the Redskins have been playing recently my entire life. I definitely prefer Sam's "West Virginia math" moments and "that's what helmets are for" excuses (for roughing penalties) over the former Cowboys that call the games on Fox.

degenerate-afro: Sonny and Sam are great to listen to if the Ravens aren't playing at the same time. It's fun to listen to Gerry Sandusky and Stan White then switch over to Sonny and Sam for a contrast of broadcasting styles.

bet he wishes he had a different name right now
 
vicejay [TotalFark]
2011-11-21 10:04:20 PM
dickfreckle: vicejay: Well, not everyone can be Jim Henderson (pops)

HELL HAS FROZEN OVER! THE SAINTS ARE ON THEIR WAY TO THE SUPER BOWL!

I watch that on youtube at least once a month. Link (new window)(it's in your link but this is just the single call for non-fans who don't want to sit through yours)

/I really love that guy

Better version (new window). :)
 
mc_madness
2011-11-21 11:21:32 PM
Sam Huff has the biggest, hardiest pair of testicles in the business.

He played back when helmets were paper thin and real men swallowed their own teeth.
 
degenerate-afro
2011-11-22 12:08:44 AM
M AGRIPPA L F COS TERTIVM SCRIBIT: degenerate-afro: Sonny and Sam are great to listen to if the Ravens aren't playing at the same time. It's fun to listen to Gerry Sandusky and Stan White then switch over to Sonny and Sam for a contrast of broadcasting styles.

bet he wishes he had a different name right now

Everyone in Baltimore knows the difference and most of the DC people do now as well, so I'm sure he isn't having a problem.
 
Broktun
2011-11-22 03:01:01 PM
UNC_Samurai: Magorn: Okay subby you can trash any piece of my beloved Redskins, because God Knows they deserve it, EXCEPT Sonny & Sam. You back off of them or I will cut you. Sam Huff is 76 years old and one of the last of the great lether helmeted two way players. Yeah he gets a little fuzzy sometimes (and sometimes he's kidding ya know) but he still is a font of incredible football analysis, particularly of players' effort and character. We ain't got a lot left in Washington except tradition and hazy memories of the glory days. Sonny & Sam are as much a tradition in DC as singing "Hail to the Redskins" (ALL verses, damn you Danny!)

Yeah, we need to lay off Sonny and Sam. They're the only people in the organization who are willing to say that the emperor has no clothes.

Between Dan, Mike Brown, and Jerry Richardson during the labor negotiations, we need an Owner Code of Conduct.

I've been a Dallas fan, but live close enough to DC to get Redskins radio broadcasts, and I enjoy listening to Huff and Sonny. I think Frank Herzog used to do some radio too.

I'm also close enough to Pittsburgh to get Steelers radio. . .I kinda miss Myron Cope.

Also, John Riggins calls a spade a spade with "the guy who signs the checks in Ashburn".
 
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