Press conferences
by Corey
So Butch Davis spews meaningless drivel at press conferences. What's the big deal here? Every coach in every sport does this. I happen to like Campo and Robiskie.
Your comment about Butch channeling Charlie Manuel was spot on, though. I love Wedgie, but the fact remains, Charlie gave the most entertaining press conferences ever. Every sentence contained the phrase "but at the same time" at least once, usually separating two contradictory statements. And every couple of words, he'd interject "it's kind of like" (which usually just came out as "s kin'a like") Even more frequent was his use of "you know" (which usually just came out as "know"). An example: "Robbie can hit the ball real good, 'know, but at the same time, 'know, 's kin'a like, y'know sometimes he can't hit the ball real good." Manuel was also one of the great masters of messing up cliches. "We'll tackle that bridge when we get to it" and "That was the nail that broke the coffin's back" are my favorites.
Butch Davis is considerably more articulate than Charlie, though there are similarities. Unlike Manuel, Butch is always confident in the way he says things, even if it's wrong. And he really overuses the word "that". I don't know why this bothers me so much; it always seems to jump out at me. Many an actual quote will start something like: "The one thing that we felt like that we needed, was that..." and so on.
Paul Silas' press conferences are too straightforward for my tastes. Of all the Cleveland coaches in recent memory, he resorts to cliches the least. Of course, he also has the least to say. Meanwhile, much the way I miss Manuel's press conferences despite being happier overall with his replacement (Wedge), I really miss Coach Lucas, even though Silas is a much better coach. Coach Luc was very in-your-face in press conferences and interviews alike, even when the subject matter didn't call for it. He always spoke very loudly, and he always had something to say. The immortal pairing of Coach Luc and Austin Carr before each game was a treasure trove of hilarity.
Before I go, I'd like to extend an invitation to our readers/my sibling to share their favorite hilarious quotes from the likes of Charlie Manuel, John Lucas, Austin Carr, and the rest. Feel free to e-mail or use the comments.
Your comment about Butch channeling Charlie Manuel was spot on, though. I love Wedgie, but the fact remains, Charlie gave the most entertaining press conferences ever. Every sentence contained the phrase "but at the same time" at least once, usually separating two contradictory statements. And every couple of words, he'd interject "it's kind of like" (which usually just came out as "s kin'a like") Even more frequent was his use of "you know" (which usually just came out as "know"). An example: "Robbie can hit the ball real good, 'know, but at the same time, 'know, 's kin'a like, y'know sometimes he can't hit the ball real good." Manuel was also one of the great masters of messing up cliches. "We'll tackle that bridge when we get to it" and "That was the nail that broke the coffin's back" are my favorites.
Butch Davis is considerably more articulate than Charlie, though there are similarities. Unlike Manuel, Butch is always confident in the way he says things, even if it's wrong. And he really overuses the word "that". I don't know why this bothers me so much; it always seems to jump out at me. Many an actual quote will start something like: "The one thing that we felt like that we needed, was that..." and so on.
Paul Silas' press conferences are too straightforward for my tastes. Of all the Cleveland coaches in recent memory, he resorts to cliches the least. Of course, he also has the least to say. Meanwhile, much the way I miss Manuel's press conferences despite being happier overall with his replacement (Wedge), I really miss Coach Lucas, even though Silas is a much better coach. Coach Luc was very in-your-face in press conferences and interviews alike, even when the subject matter didn't call for it. He always spoke very loudly, and he always had something to say. The immortal pairing of Coach Luc and Austin Carr before each game was a treasure trove of hilarity.
Before I go, I'd like to extend an invitation to our readers/my sibling to share their favorite hilarious quotes from the likes of Charlie Manuel, John Lucas, Austin Carr, and the rest. Feel free to e-mail or use the comments.
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--Charlie Manuel, innumerable times
I also find it hilarious that both of Manuel's children went on to major in English in college because they learned so little of it at home.
As an intern with WEWS sports in Cleveland, I covered Indians post game many many times during the 2001 season. This allowed me to cover both Charlie Manuel and the most notable absence from your list, Grady Little, who served as interim manager for a couple weeks while Charlie was sick. Grady is best known for bad jokes followed by his own hilarious laughter.
And it was hilarious then when Grady Little stepped in for Charlie a few times and it was like, wait, is that the same guy?
Proof:
"He's not an out. He's a pretty good little hitter."
--Grady Little, Red Sox manager, on batting Rey Sanchez second
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