Game 143 - Cal State Fullerton vs. Louisville

June 6 at Jim Patterson Stadium in Lexington, KY
ESPNU

We spend a lot of time at this site documenting the nonsense said by baseball broadcasters, and Saturday's opener of the Louisville Super Regional was no different.

One day I'll open up my own Silly Baseball Hall of Fame (ridiculous phrases, the sound of Michael Kay's voice saying "Alex ROGG-REE-GIS" heard on loud speakers at all times, absurd nicknames, framed photographs of Sikes Orvis, etc..) and ESPN's Randy Flores will have his own wing. It'll be right up at the front door of the building and when visitors walk through that door and into his wing, they'll be sprayed with applesauce. 

The day didn't start well for Flores. Here's the tail end of a cough before his first pre-game comment:

Then he started speaking.

Flores would start a number of thoughts with a "come on!", as if play-by-play man Roxy Bernstein and the viewers had provided an opposing viewpoint, which they hadn't. I counted six come ons by Flores, including:

#1 right after the cough
#3 before talking about how "hot" were the St. Louis Cardinals
#4 before talking about how "important" was the win for Cal State Fullerton against Arizona State in last weekend's regionals
#6 talking about the University of Louisville's athletic facilities

If you've ever visited this site, you know that Flores wasn't nearly finished making a name for himself. Here's his greatest hits from Saturday's game:

"He's not even a pitcher, he's a surgeon" (said twice)
"And maybe we'll see if his legs start doing more talking"
"Baseball royalty"
"Changing the eye level" (said twice)
"He jolted it" (said twice)
"Solo jack"
"Solo bombs" (said twice)
"That bruise tomorrow could be the mark of a victory"
"Small ball's two outs away from a victory"

One more time:

(when describing a diving catch by the right fielder) "look at that little crocodile squirrel right here"

Titans win

Plenty of complete nonsense from the broadcast booth, but a huge game one victory for Cal State Fullerton. It came on a Timmy Richards' bases loaded, hit by pitch in the 10th inning and the Titans won 3-2.

Fullerton, which shook off a pair of tying solo home runs from the host Cardinals (Brendan McKay in the sixth and Mike White in the ninth), will try and advance to the College World Series with a win in game two on Sunday.