Announcer Dumnbess II

Tonight is opening night, and Joe Morgan was back in the booth once again, much to the chagrin of these guys. Finding examples of Announcer Dumbness in a Joe Morgan broadcast is really too easy, and I could probably just transcribe the entire broadcast into this blog. But I don't have time for that. So I'll just give you a tasty sample, a tip of the iceberg:

Joe Morgan, about Ray King, after King threw a few straight balls: "This is surprising, because his strength is coming out and throwing strikes."

A mere 5 minutes or so before Joe made this statement, ESPN had flashed King's 2007 stats on the screen. Before I even knew Joe would say this, King's walk total jumped out at me: he issued 21 walks in only 39 innings (against only 25 strikeouts).

Me: Wow, that's surprising! Joe Morgan's strength is coming out and saying smart, well-researched things!