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The Broadcaster Jinx: Bonderman

It happens every day somewhere. You know it when you hear it. So and so hasn't done something and then bam it happens almost immediately. John Doe hasn't missed a field goal within 30 yards in 10 years, shank wide left.

Well this always ticks me off so I think I'm going to put a running tab on some of the more notable broadcaster jinxes that I hear starting with one that bothered me yesterday.

Jeremy Bonderman's ESPN Radio Jinx

So I'm driving along in the car to my girlfriend's place listening to the pregame of ESPN's Sunday night broadcast on the radio with Dan Schulman and Soup Campbell. They begin discussing how the Tigers' pitching had been whacked around mercilessly by the Angels this weekend and how they were desperate for a quality start and some innings to save themselves from once again using their bullpen for a lot of innings.

Then Schulman brings up a stat and immediately I think to myself, oh god Bonderman is f'd tonight. He says "Good thing for the Tigers that Bonderman is on the hill tonight, he has gone at least 5 innings in every single start this season." And immediately I think to myself, "Oh God, he hasn't been pummeled yet this season, here it comes because of that exact statement. So I get to my girlfriend's apartment, throw on the game and there he is in the first inning sucking it up. He's given up 4 runs already, and I think to myself, super, but at least he got through the inning. Then I change the channel and come back a bit later and the scoreboard reads 12 runs for the Angels in the 4th inning and where's Bonderman? Well not on the mound of course.

His final line read: 2.1 Innings, 4 Ks, 9 Hits, 3 BBs, 10 Runs, 2 WPs 38.57 ERA

This was Bonderman's worst start of his entire career. This is a kid who lost 19 games his rookie season and this was the worst start of his entire career. He raised his ERA this season from 3.69 to 4.33. And it all started with Schulman's comment.

Comments

Simon said…
Obviously the reason I care about this is that I have Bonderman on all three of my cash league teams. But still the jinx was on as soon as they said he had gone 5 innings every single start this season.

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