Many of us have a negative opinion of extremely predictable Yankees' play-by-play announcer Michael Kay. I've decided to create a drinking game based on the YES Network's coverage on Yankees' baseball. If you have any other suggestions, please let me know.
- Kay says, "Fallacy of the predetermined outcome" – 1 drink
- Kay laughs like a maniacal moron, and then is joined by the others in the booth – 1 drink
- Kay says, "Put a bow on it" – 1 drink
- Kay gets on his soapbox – 1 drink
- Kay mentions that Kyle Farnsworth was caught by Joe Girardi – 1 drink
- Kay says, "We thank you for joining us" – 1 drink
- Kay says, "If you’re just joining us" – 1 drink
- Viewer notices that the YES cameras cut off the top of Kay's head – 1 drink
- Kay talks about baseball strategy, and is probably incorrect – 1 drink
- Kay mentions how Mike Mussina locked himself in his hotel room in Japan with peanut butter and crackers – 1 drink
- Kay says a player is "like the little girl with the curl" – 1 drink
- Kay uses a word you have to look up in the dictionary – 1 drink
- Kay says, "Hey!" (i.e. "Hey, Yankee fans!" or "Hey, check out…" – 1 drink
- Kay says, "Tough league" when a pitcher throws a changeup or breaking ball when down in the count – 1 drink
- Kay says, "Pretty play" – 2 drinks
- Kay says, "Oh, what a play!" – 2 drinks
- Paul O'Neill makes fun of Kay for having too many shows on YES – 2 drinks
- Kay says, "Aforementioned New York Yankees" – 2 drinks
- Kay mentions that O'Neill's trophies are behind his couch – 2 drinks
- Kay says, "The awards you love so much" – 2 drinks
- Kay mentions Don Mattingly and the bat-shaped weather vane – 2 drinks
- Kay says, "If you’re scoring at home" – 2 drinks
- Kay says, "Joe Girardi is the man with the mission on his back" – 2 drinks
- Kay explains the benefits of the staggered lineup – 2 drinks
- Kay screams, "See ya!," "there it goes," and/or "looking up" – 3 drinks / If he says all three in the same call, finish drink.
- Kay refers to Phil Hughes, Joba Chamberlain and Ian Kennedy as "Generation Trey" – 3 drinks
- Kay calls "The Joe Girardi Show" a variety show – 3 drinks
- Kay says, "Martini Glass defense" – 3 drinks / Chug one beer if it is illustrated on the telestrator
- Kay mentions how Chien-Ming Wang runs the Taiwanese economy – 3 drinks
- Kay refers to a past conversation he had and says "he said" at least three times – 3 drinks
- Kay says, "Most people don’t know Jason Giambi came up as a third baseman" – 3 drinks
- Kay says that Giambi learned how to scoop well because of Oakland's immense foul territory – 3 drinks
- Kay says he ties a Major League record with three assists in one inning – 3 drinks
- Kay says, "Looking up" after the ball has already reached the stands – Finish drink
- Kay asks his analysts a ridiculous question and is promptly debunked – Finish drink / Take an additional drink for each time he responds with a "don’t you think..." question
- Kay talks about Kevin Mench's enormous head – Chug beer
- Kay says, "Hit DEEP to left/right/center" and the ball is then caught well in front of the track – Chug two beers
- Kay says, "Deuces wild" – 22 drinks
- Kay isn't calling the game – Spray champagne
49 comments:
"IT'S BEEN THREE LONG YEARS!!" - Beat person with fake champagne glass. Chug bottle.
Well done. Loved 'em all.
You missed the biggest one:
when someone hits a foul ball and a little kid catches it
"that's a fan for life"
that's 3 drinks right there.
Absolutely LOVE this list. The only thing is... I can't see myself devoting 3 hours of my life to drinking shitty beer and watching/listening to Michael Kay.
Now, John Sterling, on the other hand...
"players name" serves one into center field.
And my all time favorite....."A solid piece of hitting"!
It's only the second inning and I'm hammered already. Great job.
Don't forget to take a drink every time the Giuseppe Franco hair commercial comes on.
I dont like this list at all
Good suggestions, guys. It's really amazing how predictable he is.
Kay cites the same factoid for a player he did the night before.
Example: "Mariano Rivera comes on to pitch at Jacobs Field, where eleven years ago he gave up that fateful home run to Sandy Alomar. Do you think he's thinking about it?
Kay did that two nights in a row.
Two drinks. If he does it a third time, finish the glass.
Good observation, Scott.
I can't believe I forgot "free baseball" when it goes to extra innings. Remember when he used to scream "BONUS CANTOS!"?
Take my advice. Forget about Michael Kay and listen carefully to other YES commentators such as
the ever insightful John Flaherty, who slipped a gem of wisdom into
pitcher scouting report:
"Lefty pitchers are generally not very intelligent."
Thanks for the comment, Dave. Those are great additions.
you also forgot "sometimes you have to lose the battle to win the war"
Its too bad you forgot "And how many times do you see it, a guy makes a great play in the field and leads off the next inning"-2 drinks
And obviously "Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeee makes the play. A pretty play by Insert Name Here"-3 drinks
Possibly my new favorite sports blog. Keep doing stuff like this!
Its too bad you forgot "And how many times do you see it, a guy makes a great play in the field and leads off the next inning"-2 drinks
And obviously "Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeee makes the play. A pretty play by Insert Name Here"-3 drinks
Possibly my new favorite sports blog. Keep doing stuff like this!
Almost forgot when he calls a player a ridicilously lame nickname, such as constantino martinez, the giambino and the melkman (or any melk and rookies reference)-2 drinks
And when he's introducing the lineup "Insert name here, rounding out the order"- 1 drink
dont no if this was any inspiration
http://soxfaninhell.livejournal.com/24036.html
Giambino and the Melkman are usually Sterling's.
And no, I didn't see that link until you just posted it.
Good suggestions.
dont forget...
when he calls a popup (usually by a-rod), a "homerun in a silo" (drink 2)
any time Kay or his boothmates mention Fordham - 1 drink
"BIG HEALTHY CUT"
I don't have the exact quote, but it is along the lines that players achieve what is on the "back of their baseball card".
1 drink if it's Robinson Cano
2 drinks if it's a pitcher
That's a great one. He loves that line.
don't forget when kay mentions when a pitch "whispers across the outside corner"
What about: "(insert player's name) gobbles it up"
Michael Kay,
You have the most annoying voice. I tune in to boo the yankees and have to listen to your god forsaken, high, puny, voice. When i think of yankee fans, I think of retarded looking people talking like Michael Kay. Not to mention that other announcer that is trying to call plays like Barry White. It is pretty rediculous. That "see ya" comment that Kay uses is the worst home run phrase ever created. When he says it, I cringe in my seat because it is just so retarded. I believe the YES network would be better off having no announcers at all. The yankees is a shit organization that has terrible announcers and will never win a championship while the red sox are good.
His ridiculous home run call, "Track, Wall..." where he's obviously referring to the ball and not the fielder.
After Mariano did the SAP plug and Kay tried to pull it off for a while. I wish YES would put him in a dunking booth.
You people are ridiculous, Michael Kay is awesome and I think he is loved by Yankee fans. You are just jealous that you don't have a great life like his.
I think that this needs to be revised for the 2009 season.
Absolutely. I can hear it now: "...and Carsten Charles Sabathia/Allan James Burnett is on the mound." You know he loves calling people by their full names (ie: Constantino Martinez).
What about "Giving Chase" did I miss that here ??
I think I am gonna print this out and laminate it
Cheers Andrew
hear "{score} at the new house" at the end of an inning
Hmm... needs a "Hey fans!" haha.
@DjFog86
Kay says, "Hey!" (i.e. "Hey, Yankee fans!" or "Hey, check out…" – 1 drink
Look harder! Haha
I get the impression that Kay is gay. Does anyone know about his personal life re females???
I'm a HUGE fan of Michael Kay -- and this is hilarious.
Oh, man. Can't wait to give this a shot (no pun intended). I'll probably be gone after 1/2 an inning.
What about: "an inauspicious beginning..." for a pitcher. or fait accompli?
John Sterling leaves a spontaneous money shot on Bob Sheppard's forehead, mistaking him for Gene Sheppard, while oggling interweb photos of Ruth Bada Ginsburg.
Spiritofstlouis.
Kay says; That is one of the greatest games you will ever see- 10 drinks;if he says it after a yankees walkoff chug 3 beers
I like to listen to Michael Kay, but Ken
Singleton is the best announcer in baseball. Joe Morgan is the worst.
when the yanks are up by a lot and there's no throw for a stolen base and Kay says "and (insert opponent players name) takes second on defensive indifference. ( he says this every single time it happens) 3 drinks
also, when a foul ball is caught by a kid and he says "aaaaaaand there's another happy customer"... and then the camera stays on them for the rest of the inning so Kay can try to narrate the conversation between the kid and his family. 2 drinks
This one you have to add, I find it most annoying. It's when something LOOMS LARGE, as in "and it's a double in the gap, so that caught stealing is going to loom large".
Another, when he says, "and that one is popped up" and it ends up being caught out by the warning track. Pop-ups are for the infield or general infield area. If it's in the outfield it's a FLYBALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Another, "and for the kids out there, the infield fly rule is............" We have to have the infield fly rule explained to us about 50 times a year. The kids Know what it is!!!!!!!!
"Time of the game, a manageable [insert time of game]" 1 drink
How about "check that" every time he screws up. 1 drink
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