Anybody who’s seen the IFC sitcom Brockmire knows the stereotype of the baseball broadcaster who gets a little loose with the language while calling a game. While the eponymous Jim Brockmire’s expletive-filled tirade came as a result of an on-air meltdown, in the real world, such slip-ups are typically unintentional.
They are, nevertheless, still funny. Which brings us to the Phillies’ broadcast during Monday’s game against the Dodgers.
During the second inning, radio color commentator Kevin Stocker was doing a read for a promotional giveaway at a future Phillies home game of a Dick Allen bobblehead, courtesy of sponsor Johnson Controls. With a read full of Freudian slip potential, Stocker couldn’t quite deliver the goods, resulting in a delightfully awkward moment of silence in the booth.
