Chris Berman is Angry, Cursing and … Wow

ESPN, Video TheBigLead January 31st. 2008, 1:05pm

Deadspin has done it again. Enjoy!

55 Responses to “Chris Berman is Angry, Cursing and … Wow”

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cool_rick Says:
January 31st, 2008 at 1:08 pm
Looks and sounds like that one guy on Celebrity Rehab in a wheel-chair.
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Mike NYC Says:
January 31st, 2008 at 1:09 pm
Leitch must have some great sources.
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Cousins of Ron Mexico Says:
January 31st, 2008 at 1:10 pm
Just an unbelievable find.
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gerrard8 Says:
January 31st, 2008 at 1:10 pm
Was that Lewis Black?
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Cousins of Ron Mexico Says:
January 31st, 2008 at 1:11 pm
@Mike NYC – He had to go all the way to Arizona to find that clip.
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Sean Jean Says:
January 31st, 2008 at 1:13 pm
Damn you work for blocking Youtube.
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J2B Says:
January 31st, 2008 at 1:13 pm
what a fucking douche
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cbh49er Says:
January 31st, 2008 at 1:15 pm
Damn you work for not giving me speakers.
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arkbadger Says:
January 31st, 2008 at 1:16 pm
Hey Chris, if the red light is on, that means the camera is rolling.
And please tell me that was a coors light he was drinking.
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TheBigLead Says:
January 31st, 2008 at 1:17 pm
And major props to the intern/janitor/help who pulled this tape before quitting.
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wildcat1144 Says:
January 31st, 2008 at 1:19 pm
Boom! Goes the Dynamite.
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jimmy Says:
January 31st, 2008 at 1:19 pm
decaf man.
is this as good as beano cook pounding the desk with his fist because someone can’t hear him? pretty close.
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KC Resident Says:
January 31st, 2008 at 1:20 pm
That was an impressive hissy fit.
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justinsands Says:
January 31st, 2008 at 1:23 pm
seeing stuff like this makes me glad I’m not on tv… how many times have I gotten pissed at work?
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ving Says:
January 31st, 2008 at 1:24 pm
He seems very angry at Jesus.
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Longliveriverfront Says:
January 31st, 2008 at 1:25 pm
Must have been a long night with Leather.
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cool_rick Says:
January 31st, 2008 at 1:27 pm
Was he Jana Danison’s mentor?
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EF Says:
January 31st, 2008 at 1:29 pm
Wow, what a child. It almost seemed staged. I find it hard to believe that he can’t tape a bit with people walking around yet he can do commentary at live events all the time.
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Roethlishotdog Says:
January 31st, 2008 at 1:30 pm
Please – how hard is his job at this point. It’s the easiest paradigm around:
1) Throw in some Whoop Whoop Whoop during a return
2) See goal line play on screen and go Boom Boom Boom
3) Make a 60’s music reference to some guy’s last name
4) Have the intern look up who went to Louisville to cue Tom
5) Mention Circle the Wagons when Buffalo logo appears on screen
6) If Nov. or Dec., mention frozen tundra for Green Bay game
I could go on. Seriously, what’s there to distract him from using the same “playbook” at this point?
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jibblescribbits1 Says:
January 31st, 2008 at 1:31 pm
It’s so god damned rude
Just so I get this straight:
Walking behind cameras in a studio while taping rude
Cursing out every coworker within earshot, completely acceptable.
I guess you have to go to Brown to learn those life-lessons
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lohur Says:
January 31st, 2008 at 1:31 pm
@cool_rick – I don’t know who the hell you’re talking about, but I laughed anyway. Thank you for the unintentional(?) comedy.
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Gonzo Says:
January 31st, 2008 at 1:33 pm
I’m gonna back Berman on this. I would say his job is NOT easy at all. It cant be that simple to sit in front of a camera and not stutter some words and not be nervous knowing 10 billion people are watching. I feel sorry for Berman in this video.
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Dan-tastic Says:
January 31st, 2008 at 1:33 pm
Why are people commenting? Its like you’ve never read a blog before. 20 goddamn comments. Its so goddamn rude. Right when I’m trying to concentrate, every starts commenting.
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irishmafia Says:
January 31st, 2008 at 1:33 pm
has anyone seen ditka lately. seeing him on tv with those sunglasses on has been the highlight of my week so far.
roethlisdog that was hilarious
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mmmmketchup Says:
January 31st, 2008 at 1:35 pm
I saw him tape at the baseball all star game in Arlington several years ago. He was the exact same way. Everybody seemed scared of him and all the “fans” were so surprised at the way that he was behaving. I liked him until I saw his fits of rampage at that event. From the looks of everybody else there watching, I am not alone.
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BFFredo Says:
January 31st, 2008 at 1:39 pm
Someone shit in his cereal? “No one move! No one move!” What a baby!
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OnterrioSmith Says:
January 31st, 2008 at 1:46 pm
Why don’t they show this with all the other “bloopers” when they do the best of sportscenter, like Charlie Steiner laughing hysterically? Steve Levy’s bulging di*k, etc…
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Bruce Says:
January 31st, 2008 at 1:46 pm
My father was the local TV sports guy back in the 60s, and the shit that used to go on behind the camera would’ve driven a sane man nuts; and not just the normal stuff. Once, the weather guy dropped his pants just off to the side, next to the camera, just to see if he could get a reaction out of my father. My old man never changed his expression.
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coop247 Says:
January 31st, 2008 at 1:47 pm
If you watch it a few times, he said “someone ducking under”, so some douche walked under the camera he was trying to read from. That would be pretty distracting while your trying to read moving words.
Not sure why everyone is hating on Berman, I don’t watch baseball, so maybe you don’t like him calling live games? I was sad the day that NFL Primetime went off the air, it was my favorite hour of TV.
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BraveSrRob Says:
January 31st, 2008 at 1:49 pm
Suddenly, Barkley’s reaction on Inside the NBA to the worker running past him doesn’t seem so strange. At least he didn’t star swearing at everyone.
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cbh49er Says:
January 31st, 2008 at 1:52 pm
Coop, I don’t understand all the Berman hate either. IMO, NFL Primetime is the greatest highlight show in history.
I make a point of watching the 11 PM Sunday Night Sportscenter just so I can see him and TJ do NFL Blitz.
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coop247 Says:
January 31st, 2008 at 1:56 pm
49er, so do I, although I DVR it because its 1.5 hours and all I want is the blitz. But it just isn’t the same, the segments are all broken up, the SC anchors do some of the highlights. It was the greatest show ever, no garbage, just football, Berman, and TJ.
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victordamone Says:
January 31st, 2008 at 1:58 pm
Wondering what Dana Jacobson was thinking when she saw this. She obviously learned from it. (JESUS!!!!!!!!)
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wilhelmreems Says:
January 31st, 2008 at 1:58 pm
I can’t stand Berman because he brings nothing new to the table, rests on his laurels, and still thinks he’s funny. If he brought his schtick to an audition, he’d never make it.
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s1rweeze Says:
January 31st, 2008 at 2:02 pm
Holy hell this is HILARIOUS. A++++++++++
Bert Blyleven approves.
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jdjohns23 Says:
January 31st, 2008 at 2:03 pm
I don’t necessarily disagree with him getting annoyed about whatever shennanigans were going on behind the camera, but to ramble and rail for more than a minute about it? He obviously needs the comforts of more leather…
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coop247 Says:
January 31st, 2008 at 2:06 pm
While I guess I can’t really argue with that Wilhelm, what “new thing” do you want in a highlight show? All the new stuff they try sucks, 5 man booths, 12 man pregame show, the ultimate hightlight, the halftime highlights with bad camera angles and weird coloring.
Next up, Emmitt Smith clubs a baby seal while Keyshawn raps the highlight. Thats why NFL PT was great, no crap, just football.
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rittyrich Says:
January 31st, 2008 at 2:09 pm
Cool Rick wasted no time with the most accurate comment of the day.
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ScottVanPeltStyle Says:
January 31st, 2008 at 2:19 pm
Nobody told him a monster had just knocked the head off of the Statue of Liberty?
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jgp3553 Says:
January 31st, 2008 at 2:24 pm
I guess you have to go to Brown to learn those life-lessons
I haven’t seen that much misguided anger on television since Jim Halpert hide Andy Bernard’s phone in the ceiling tiles.
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atlantasportsfan Says:
January 31st, 2008 at 2:25 pm
“This is BUSH LEAGUE!!!”
/Ron Burgundy
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jimmy Says:
January 31st, 2008 at 2:33 pm
I guess you have to go to Brown to learn those life-lessons
reminds me of one of norman chad’s best lines:
“The only reason Chris Berman got into Brown was there was a hole in the fence near the chemisty lab.”
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GammaSpidey Says:
January 31st, 2008 at 2:46 pm
Wow, somebody was obviously hung over that day (and may or may not have been having some ‘hair of the dog’).
Something tells me Dan Rather never did this…
So.. um… cue the Rather footage.
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cursedcleveland.com Says:
January 31st, 2008 at 3:39 pm
It just seems to me that the blogosphere rips on guys who don’t have schtick (Mike Tirico)…and then someone like Berman gets ripped b/c people think it’s gotten old. There’s no re-inventing yourself as an anchor…there just isn’t.
And for the moron who said he wouldn’t even get an audition, you just have no clue. I’m not the biggest fan of Berman, but he has a gigantic following and he is one-of-a-kind.
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Jesus Says:
January 31st, 2008 at 3:46 pm
Chris – what did I do, big guy?
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The Unreliable Narrator Says:
January 31st, 2008 at 4:07 pm
He’s taking … to … the … WHAT THE FUCK?!! Why is Salisbury naked again?
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talkingnfl Says:
January 31st, 2008 at 4:16 pm
“He…could…go…completely…fucking…nuts!”
Best clip evah
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I pulled my Groin Says:
January 31st, 2008 at 4:58 pm
I was hoping for white hot rage and all I got was a hissy fit.
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Patrick Imig Says:
January 31st, 2008 at 4:59 pm
He seems angry.
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Sean Jean Says:
January 31st, 2008 at 6:06 pm
l.o.l. Awesomeness.
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Dornoch Says:
January 31st, 2008 at 6:11 pm
Reminds me of Imus. Except Imus isn’t affraid to do it while actually live on TV. Minus the “fucks” of course.
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Kenyonthug Says:
January 31st, 2008 at 8:47 pm
Chris Berman went to my high school (obviously, like 20 years before I graduated).
I’m so proud.
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Bruce Says:
January 31st, 2008 at 8:47 pm
@Dornoch- years ago, I heard Imus have one of his fits when he thought the mics were off, and that was the day I realized he hadn’t changed one iota since I first heard him in the 60s.
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Bruce Says:
January 31st, 2008 at 8:49 pm
Oh, and he was using “fuck” and “shit” quite liberally.
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Ivana-Jercough Says:
February 1st, 2008 at 7:45 pm
LMFAO!!