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in no particular order i am gonna list a bunch of words that have been over used by sports reporters and other talking heads and espn broadcasters. ill explain some and let others speak for themselves. in no way do i think i can list them all - so go ahead and add ones you hate. i will keep updating this as look for more.
1. distraction - no! the patriots wont be distracted because their coach was video taping signals - no! the lakers wont be distracted because kobe said something to the media.
2. tenacity - get a new word. it worked for a while when describing a particular person having something no one else did - but now everyone seems to have tenacity
3. swagger - i actually liked this one and still do some but everybody gets a swagger when they win a bunch of games. its called being cocky. my favorite was lou piniella in a spring training interview talking about the ‘cubby swagger’ - what the hell is that?
4. intangible - this is used mostly when two people are arguing about who is better. so-and-so is better because of the intangibles they bring. its a nice way of saying i just like em better and i have no reason or stats to support it.
5. ‘jacked up’ - how about shut up!
6. bling - this was ‘cool’ in ‘98 it has since run its course i dont need to hear some 40+ year-old dude trying to sound gnarly. do kids still say gnarly?
7. nation - every team has a ‘nation’ - red sox nation, cardinal nation, white sox nation. how bout just calling them fans.
8. back, back, back, back! - i hardly noticed it before berman started doing the home run derby. how horrible is it to have to listen to that over and over again on every swing.
