Subject: Misspokements (Page 24)

I’m going to send the injured reserve players out for the toss next time.

professional football coach
Football Misspokements Sports

That’s the fourth extra base hit for the Padres – two doubles and a triple.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer
Baseball Misspokements Sports

He's the kind of player who usually comes along rarely and sometimes never.

(1927 – ) American football coach
Football Misspokements Sports

Those trees seem to grow every year…

British professional golfer & commentator
Golf Misspokements Sports

We’re going to have the best-educated American people in the world.

(1947 – ) U.S. vice president & politician
America Education Intelligence Misspokements Places World

As for that VP talk all the time, I’ll tell you, I still can’t answer that question until somebody answers for me what is it exactly that the VP does every day?

(1964 – ) U.S. governor (Alaska) commentator & author
Government Misspokements

The time in the world has gotten shorter so it doesn't take so long to get to Australia.

English football player
Misspokements

And there’s the unmistakable figure of Joe Mercer… or is it Lester Piggott.

British horse racing commentator
Misspokements Sports

And now the sequence of events in no particular order.

(1931 – ) television newscaster
Misspokements

It's just like they always say – too much too late.

English football player & manager
Misspokements

There are four different cars filling the first four places.

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator
Auto racing Misspokements Sports

He [Magic Johnson] comes into the league with all that fancy stuff and they call it magic; I’ve been doing it for years and they call it schoolyard.

professional basketball player
Basketball Misspokements Sports

Sir, you have been caught fighting a liar in the quad, you will leave Oxford by the next town drain.

(1844 – 1930) English dean at Oxford whose name is given to the accidental transposition of sounds of two or more words
Misspokements

I don’t drink, I’m a totalitarian.

(1905 – 1974) radio comedian
Alcohol Characteristics Food/Drink Misspokements

Votes are like trees, if you are trying to build a forest; if you have more trees than you have forests, then at that point the pollsters will probably say you will win.

(1947 – ) U.S. vice president & politician
Government Misspokements

David Boon is now completely clean-shaven, except for his moustache.

Australian cricketer
Misspokements Sports

I’ve never had major knee surgery on any other part of my body.

professional basketball player & coach
Misspokements Sports

I challenge anyone, even with a radar machine, to hit that slider.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer
Baseball Misspokements Sports

Sometimes, big trees grow out of acorns; I think I heard that from a squirrel.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer
Misspokements

Tom.

basketball coach
Misspokements Sports

They need help, and we have helped, and we are here to help…. and we are helping, and we’re going to continue to help.

(1947 – ) U.S. vice president & politician
Misspokements