Dick Enberg calls Trevor Hoffman "Dustin Hoffman"

by jbox on May 19, 2011 11:16 AM PDT

Last night Trevor Hoffman was in the broadcast booth with Mark Grant and Dick Enberg. As they went into the commercial break Enberg teased the continuation of their interview with Hoffman. The only problem was that he referred to the All Time Saves Leader as "Dustin Hoffman", the actor.

Later in the broadcast he apologized for the mistake. Padres pitcher Dustin Moseley was pitching at the time, so maybe you cut the old guy a break.

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Dick lover

Bolts from the Blue - Destroying your opinions with facts.

2011 Padres Record-When-I'm-There: 3-5

by John Gennaro on May 19, 2011 12:11 PM PDT reply actions

hehe

by ABY on May 20, 2011 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions

Dick'd

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Show me a good loser, and I'll show you a loser. -- Vince Lombardi

by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on May 19, 2011 12:27 PM PDT reply actions

Supposin’ I don’t cut the guy a break!

Isn't it enough to know that I ruined a pony making a gift for you? ◔ヮ◔
Uncommon Sportsman :: Absurdity in play

by Axion on May 19, 2011 12:28 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs

Get this old guy out of the booth ASAP.

Where in the world is Khalil?

by TheVinylCrocodile on May 19, 2011 12:32 PM PDT reply actions

Even though I love MLBN

I hate that they stole Matty V. Miss him and Mud in the booth, good times.

Mat Latos is the real deal...Go Lakers, Pads, and Bolts

by mrbarneydangles on May 19, 2011 12:34 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs

THIS

by T_Dub on May 19, 2011 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions

by Drama on May 19, 2011 12:55 PM PDT reply actions

"sucky sucky, 5 dolla"

Denorfia sucks.
Show me a good loser, and I'll show you a loser. -- Vince Lombardi

by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on May 19, 2011 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions

I was going to comment that there's an awful lot of

“Dick bashing” going on on this site, but that would just be weird. Here’s to Teddy, Jerry, and Andy on the radio.

TBD

by IputtheYinTony on May 19, 2011 1:35 PM PDT reply actions

No.

Teddy is garbage.

Why ask a failed romance to come watch your successful one? You know, that's like inviting the Seattle Mariners to a World Series game. It's just weird for everyone.

by Friar Fever on May 19, 2011 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

Are there seriously

no good, young broadcasters out there? Enberg is a legend, but that’s mostly past tense. Maybe when Enberg’s contract expires they can hire Pat Somerall.

by EvilSammy on May 19, 2011 1:36 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs

or Red Barber

"There is a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot."
---Steven Wright

by Hormel on May 19, 2011 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions

Will the Padres win 60 games this year? 50?

On a side note that I cannot help pondering every time I watch the 2011 Padres, will they win 60, or even 50 games, this year? Could this, statistically, rank as one of their top five worst years in history? My guess is yes to the later, no to the former.

by chendri887 on May 19, 2011 2:57 PM PDT reply actions

It is really, really hard to lose that many games

The 2008 team was worse than this one at this point (16-27) and they hadn’t yet lost Peavy or CY to injury. That team lost 99 games. And that team wasn’t even one of the worst 5 teams in Padres history.

The National League West title was all but a lock,
Then they lost 10 in a row, ‘twas like a punch in the jock!

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by Wonko on May 19, 2011 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions

They're on a 67-68 win pace

And that’s with unrealistically low offensive numbers through the first 35 or so games (out of 43). With the exception of Bell (possibly), they won’t likely lose any other players during the season (am I missing someone here?), so I can’t see them winning only 35% of their remaining games.

by EvilSammy on May 19, 2011 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions

LEAVE ENBERG ALONE

I’ve actually found him surprisingly good and mostly still sharp on the telecasts. And leave Pat Summerall alone too…

by kacsports on May 19, 2011 5:17 PM PDT reply actions

Really? Why the big fuss in a simple mistake

Afterall the late Bob Shephard would mistaken Paul O’Neill with Tatum all the time.

If I pick it, I flick it

by Duke Street Kings on May 19, 2011 5:27 PM PDT reply actions

Reagan called Princess Di

Princess David when she visited… now they are BOTH dead! Is that what you want? Is that what you want? Really?

by ABY on May 20, 2011 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions

Isn't it enough to know that I ruined a pony making a gift for you? ◔ヮ◔
Uncommon Sportsman :: Absurdity in play

by Axion on May 20, 2011 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions

i guess dick made a boner. get it

i personally don’t like enberg’s style, i’m much more a matty v and mudcat kind of guy.

but seriously, enberg really sucks. i cannot remember the last time i watched a game on channel 4 when he didn’t screw something up. the only time he’s on point is when he’s talking about baseball 3 decades ago (or farther back) or when he’s talking about anything but the padres. he gets counts wrong, he can’t remember our own guys’ names (and i’m not just talking about dustin hoffman thing – the first few games he couldn’t tell the difference between maybin and o-dog, don’t even get me started on that). he’s been messing stuff up all year – this year is WAY worse than last. i think dementia is setting in.

and “hubba hubba”? give me a break. clean it up dick.

"...and never forget that until the day when God shall deign to reveal the future to man, all human wisdom is summed up in these two words,-Wait and hope."

by derntootin on May 19, 2011 5:54 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs