Deadspin: Chris Berman

Bristolmetrics: Stephen A. Smith Is Slowly Retaking ESPN

Patrick Burns — Wed, 23 May 2012 14:15:12 EDT

This is a regular feature breaking down, minute-by-minute, the content that appears on ESPN's 11 p.m. edition of SportsCenter throughout the week. Graphic by Jim Cooke. More »

Wait, Chris Berman Gave How Much Money To Joe Lieberman?!

Drew Magary — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 14:20:17 EST

Time for your weekly edition of the Deadspin Funbag. Find more of Drew's stuff at KSK or on Twitter. Buy Drew's book, The Postmortal, through here. Email the Funbag here. Today, we're covering ghost kids, thumb sausage, dental dams, and more. More »

Here's A Photo Of A Guy Named "East Side Dave" Bothering Chris Berman After The Super Bowl

Dylan Murphy — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:30:00 EST

Your morning roundup for Feb. 7, the day BACON. Photo courtesy @eastsidedave, via Busted Coverage. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors. More »

Usage Note: "It's The Dallas Football Cowboys," Says Jason Stupid Garrett

Tom Scocca — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 11:29:05 EDT

We already flagged the absurdity of Dallas Cowboys coach Jason Garrett's announcement that this year's rookies will have to earn the right to wear the logo of a team that's hasn't won anything since those rookies were in the Pop Warner Tiny-Mite division. Go ahead, treat the Cowboy star as a rah-rah prize, like a Buckeye sticker. Any new reason to laugh at Dallas is fine with the rest of the world. More »

A Half-Assed Statistical Analysis Of The Half-Assed Home Run Derby's Half-Assed Announcing

David Roher | Video by Emma Carmichael — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 16:00:00 EDT

Chris Berman said the word "BACK" 78 times last night, 66 of which were in reference to home runs. That's about .62 "BACK"s per homer, a figure we assume is much lower than in previous years. Here's a breakdown of each player's traditional and Berman statistics (distance data from MLB.com): More »

Your Home Run Derby Open Thread/Chris Berman Liveblog

David Roher — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 20:00:07 EDT

Here's your Home Run Derby open thread. I will be live-blogging Chris Berman. And give us your best Berman nickname for a prize. More »

Chris Berman Is A Moron, Part 6,752

Jack Dickey — Tue, 31 May 2011 23:05:00 EDT

Back, back, back, he's left the yard. More »

All The Unkind Things Bill Simmons Said About His Colleagues In The ESPN Book

Emma Carmichael — Tue, 24 May 2011 18:20:28 EDT

One of the most interesting characters to emerge from the ESPN book is the formerly inscrutable Bill Simmons, if only because we've never heard him be so (openly) self-aware before. He again whips out the big swinging dick in some more excerpts. More »

This Quote Is Why Chris Berman Remains A Vile Piece Of Shit

Drew Magary — Tue, 24 May 2011 16:46:57 EDT

I haven't been able to peruse the new ESPN book yet, as Daulerio and the others have, but I was struck dumb by a quote from the book that was excerpted by Richard Deitsch over at SI.com. This is what Berman said in regard to the NFL forcing the network to cancel its Playmakers series: More »

Chris Berman On You're With Me, Leather: "Mr. Kornheiser Chose To Run With It."

Emma Carmichael — Wed, 18 May 2011 18:20:00 EDT

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While the long-standing Kornheiser-Berman beef doesn't have the same initial draw of, say, Beadle-Andrews, its appearance in Those Guys Have All The Fun does lead us to the alleged root of everyone's favorite alleged pick-up line: You're with me, Leather. More »

Here's Video Of Chris Berman In 1984, Seemingly Before His Testicles Descended

David Matthews — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 13:15:00 EDT

This is video of a SportsCenter update from Christmas 1984. It's exceptional in every way you might imagine it to be. More »

You're With Me, Breast Favre

Brian Hickey — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 13:02:00 EDT

Little bit of a Freudian slip there on Brett Favre's name. (H/T Lew) More »

Deadspin Classic: The Greatest "You're With Me, Leather" Reference Of All Time (So Far)

Deadspin 2006 — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 16:45:35 EDT

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You're With Me, Tom Friedman's Mustache

Tommy Craggs — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:45:49 EDT

Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day. More »

The NFL's Hall Of Fame Enshrinement Speeches, AutoSummarized

Tommy Craggs — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 15:30:55 EDT

For those who missed all the speechifying Saturday in Canton—during which Rickey Jackson made Emmitt Smith sound like Cicero, and Chris Berman spent 22 minutes committing what I'm certain were several felony counts of public masturbation—we offer a summary. More »

David Ortiz Swears In Spanish During Home Run Derby, Announcers Hilariously Mistranslate

David Matthews — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 14:45:53 EDT

During his first round of derbying, David Ortiz took a break to wipe himself down and sip some of Rafael Soriano's Gatorade. Then he said "pussy" in Spanish, and Berman and Joe Morgan thought he meant something else. Let's break it down. More »

Last Night's Winner: People With Functioning Mute Buttons

David Matthews — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 13:45:35 EDT

In sports, everyone is a winner—some people just win better than others. Like Home Run Derby viewers who mercifully put Chris Berman on mute and didn't hear him say "backbackback" all night. For you, we've made this little video. More »

Pro Football Hall Of Fame Awards, Woooop, Slide Back, Back, Back Into Irrelevance

David Matthews — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 19:30:00 EDT

Awful, awful leatherhead Chris Berman is the recipient of this year's Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award, an award that had been previously given to actual sportscasters like Pat Summerall for their "exceptional contributions" to TV pigskin. World, stop honoring this man. More »

Deadspin Classic: He ... Could ... Go ... All ... The ... Way!

Rick Chandler — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 17:00:00 EDT

There's no earthly reason to run this again today, except that it involves one thing America will be full of this weekend: a large man in a tropical shirt. And it remains funny as hell. You will always be with us, leather. More »

Chris Berman Walk O' Fame Update

David Matthews — Thu, 20 May 2010 15:15:00 EDT

Wednesday, grumpy artisans were installing Chris Berman's big, bright, shining star on the Hollywood Walk o' Fame. Future pilgrims should be happy to know it's steps from Hollywood Cabaret and about 1.5 miles from the nearest leather shop. [Farther Off The Wall] More »

Soon You Can Spit On Chris Berman Anytime You Want

Dashiell Bennett — Mon, 17 May 2010 21:30:55 EDT

Chris Berman will receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, placing him alongside such luminaries as Zsa Zsa Gabor, Don Johnson, Terry Bradshaw and Mickey Mouse. If only there were an appropriate Eagles lyric for this occasion. [Image] More »

Coming To A .Gif Near You: Chris Berman, Gesticulating Madly

Tommy Craggs — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 10:50:47 EDT

Here is everyone's favorite ESPN personality, performing either a semaphore for "Boomer is not pleased with some element of this show's production" or the hand jive. [Video courtesy reader Patrick] More »

It's White Supremacy Night At Safeco Field

Barry Petchesky — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 06:30:00 EDT

Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and the blogosphere to bring you everything you need to know to start your day. More »

It's Domestic Violence Night At Nationals Park

Dashiell Bennett — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 08:20:15 EDT

Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and the blogs to bring you everything you need to know to start your day. More »

You're With Me, Meme

Tommy Craggs — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:30:13 EST

Flip to page 195 of this month's GQ. You'll find a spread in which everyone's favorite Bermanism appears atop Topher Grace's crotch. And thus "You're With Me, Leather" becomes one of many viral sensations to spread to smarmy Hollywood wang. More »

Kornheiser Gets Two-Week Suspension For On-Air Comments, And Other Things Of Note

A.J. Daulerio — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:14:33 EST

ESPN's John Skipper responded to the suspension of Tony Kornheiser, but there's more to the story than the press release shipped out of Bristol. Observe. More »

ESPN's Tony Kornheiser Suspension — More About Chris Berman?

A.J. Daulerio — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:50:05 EST

As The Big Lead reported, Tony Kornheiser received a short suspension for his comments made last week about Hannah Storm's wardrobe. But there were other remarks made that day that really irked his royal Norbyness. More »

So Who's The ESPN Employee Calling Stu Scott An A-Hole On Reddit?

A.J. Daulerio — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 10:45:58 EST

Either a well-versed prankster has invaded Reddit's popular IAMA anonymous q-and-a, or, once again, Bristol has a reckless scuttlebutt willing to (anonymously) unload about Scott, Chris Berman, Michelle Beadle, Michael Wilbon and more. More »

Can Cable/Satellite Football Conglomerates Lure Chris Berman From Bristol?

Dashiell Bennett — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:30:50 EST

Berman could go all the way to DirectTV or the NFL Network when his ESPN contract expires? It's probably just a negotiating ploy, but it sure would be neat to see him exclusively on channels my TV doesn't have. [TBL/SbB/PFT/MSF] More »

The Top 10 Most Visited Deadspin Stories Of The Deadspin Decade

A.J. Daulerio — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 17:50:29 EST

One more rundown before we start talking about stuff in 2010. These are the top 10 most popular posts of the Deadspin decade (2005-2009). It's an interesting glimpse into the psyche of the internet viewer. (Low-to-high, as usual.) More »

Another Rough Night For The Umpires

Dashiell Bennett — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:20:00 EDT

The World Series umpires managed to botch two double play calls in back-to-back innings last night leaving fans to once again wonder if a trained beagle couldn't do a better job refereeing playoff baseball games. More »

Boomer Promotes 'Breast Awareness Sunday'

KOGOD — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 13:15:00 EDT

I think Chris Berman might have left out a pretty crucial word in there somewhere. Oh well, the important thing is the awareness. And it's on display all over the league. More »

You're With Me, Star

Tommy Craggs — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:45:41 EDT

A Deadspin operative in Bristol sends us this photo from ESPN's new walk of fame. "Berman has his own star," the tipster writes, "and I think I saw Bob Ley spit on it as he walked to the ESPN Cafeteria." More »

And This Is When They Fell In Love

A.J. Daulerio — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:30:01 EDT

I spent part of this morning in Bristol, Connecticut trying to get young Blazer Girl acclimated to the surroundings so she wouldn't be overwhelmed, but she appears to be doing just fine on her own. More »

Lock Up Your Bike Racks: Deadspin Goes To Bristol

A.J. Daulerio — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:45:53 EDT

Although other overtures were made before, there's never been a better opportunity to touch the sun than this one: an invitation to participate in some of ESPN's 30-year anniversary activities. More »

Chris Berman: The Next Cronkite

Tommy Craggs — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:00:22 EDT

In the wake of Walter Cronkite's passing, the Washington Post asked a few famous personages to "suggest public figures who meet the Cronkite standard of trustworthiness." The list is pretty much as you'd expect. Oprah, Bill Moyers, Chris Berman. More »

Berman Playfully Miffed Over Being Snubbed By TMZ Camera Assassins

A.J. Daulerio — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:59:49 EDT

Or is he? The "You spend 30 years in the business..." line seemed a little genuine. I wonder if Evan Longoria even knew who he was? [TMZ] More »

Do Not Make C.J. Wilson Your ESPY Wingman

Dashiell Bennett — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:00:27 EDT

Texas Rangers reliever C.J. Wilson was at the ESPYs for some reason, but since he wasn't nominated for anything (one would assume) he decided to spend the evening busting horny dudes with his Twitter—including a certain noted sportscaster-lothario. More »

Chris Berman And The Home Run Derby: Deadspin I-Team Looks Back, Back, Back, Back

DEADSPIN I-TEAM — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:15:06 EDT

The home run derby is tonight, and phrasemaking teevee personage Chris Berman will surely use this opportunity to deploy his famous "back, etc." home run call. I-Team wondered: How many times has Berman said the word "back" over the years? More »

Famed Sportscaster, Hawaiian Shirt Enthusiast Now Hollywood Royalty

A.J. Daulerio — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:45:00 EDT

Big day for Bermans on this site. Chris Berman has officially become part of the Hollywood Walk Of Fame. One can only hope that the young boy singing for him in this infamous photo shows up to the ceremony. More »