Video: The obligatory “Chris Berman goes nuts” clip
posted at 3:48 pm on February 1, 2008 by Allahpundit
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Admittedly it’s a lot funnier if, like me, you know who Berman is and grew weary of his Rain-Man-with-a-sports-jones persona sometime back in the late 1980s. Is there a bona fide, type-A TV prima donna buried underneath all those moronic nicknames and grating back-back-back home run calls? My friends, there is. Content warning.
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He’s having a bad day. At least he didn’t do anything racist.
ThackerAgency on February 1, 2008 at 3:51 PM
you’re with me, leather.
therightwinger on February 1, 2008 at 3:51 PM
Sweet. Put Berman in the celebrity expletive-laden outburst hall of fame with Casey Casem, Paul Anka, and Bobby Knight.
Dudley Smith on February 1, 2008 at 3:51 PM
Hmmmm maybe this will get him off the air…… nah, I couldn’t be so lucky……
MNDavenotPC on February 1, 2008 at 3:52 PM
Judging by the logo behind him, this is from 2000. I doubt it’s going to cause him much grief now.
Ed Driscoll on February 1, 2008 at 3:56 PM
You had a bad day.. the camera don’t lie ..
Ian on February 1, 2008 at 3:57 PM
Hey Ed! Good call, didn’t notice that first time around.
Ian on February 1, 2008 at 3:58 PM
Heh. What a Nancy-boy. This fuc*in’ guy’s been on my list for years.
Jaibones on February 1, 2008 at 3:59 PM
Sounds like he’s surrounded by idiots at work.
omnipotent on February 1, 2008 at 4:01 PM
Oh please. What a cry-baby.
KelliD on February 1, 2008 at 4:02 PM
“MNF 30th Anniversary 1970-2000″ in the background.
Presidential politics being what it is, makes 2000 seem like a real long time ago…
innominatus on February 1, 2008 at 4:03 PM
LOL! Just when you think he’s calmed down a bit… BAM!
Nineball on February 1, 2008 at 4:07 PM
He makes Katie Couric look like a dream to work with.
rivlax on February 1, 2008 at 4:15 PM
Hilarious.
someguy on February 1, 2008 at 4:15 PM
That’s the first time I’ve seen Berman in a long time where he didn’t annoy the holy sh– out of me – but only because I was laughing at him.
thirteen28 on February 1, 2008 at 4:15 PM
Must have been something in the water at that tony prep school he and Olberdunce attended.
JammieWearingFool on February 1, 2008 at 4:21 PM
If he’d only said, “Put me some f’in knowledge,” this clip would be an all-time classic.
Bugler on February 1, 2008 at 4:25 PM
oh man! now that’s funny!!! never expected that.
albuddy on February 1, 2008 at 4:33 PM
Meh.
Amusing but pretty tame as far as meltdowns go. Everyone’s had days where the people around them are being unprofessional while they’re trying to work.
I agree it’s fun to see the off-camera side of people, though, especially when they’re not at their best.
MikeZero on February 1, 2008 at 4:33 PM
Was that a coors light or a diet pepsi he took a swig out of?
normsrevenge on February 1, 2008 at 4:36 PM
I thought he only did that in the Home Run Derby. Thanks for the heads up.
There’s an event that hardly needs another reason NOT to watch.
Hawkins1701 on February 1, 2008 at 4:38 PM
Ah, a nice little afternoon pick me up. Oh Chris, go away and soon. Every time I hear his “woop, woop” as a running back evades a tackler, I want to punch him, repeatedly.
I heard John Feinstein, a prima donna himself, talk about what an a$$hole Berman is. JF described how he will be working and interviewing a ball player in the dugout before a game. They will be off to the side away from others and Berman will just waltz right up and inject himself into the conversation and piss everybody off.
No respect from the public and no respect from his peers. Why does ESPN keep him on? It can’t be for his working knowledge of football, his play by play of golf tournaments, and we’ve heard all the nicknames by now. Dump him.
Mallard T. Drake on February 1, 2008 at 4:40 PM
Still not as funny as Orson Welles trying to do commercial voiceovers.
BelchSpeak on February 1, 2008 at 4:45 PM
He means… Jesus.
Dash on February 1, 2008 at 4:45 PM
Bah.
Hey AP, Berman owns a day-one-released iPhone.
Now waddaya got t’say?
Stephen M on February 1, 2008 at 4:57 PM
He’ll be ok as long as he doesn’t bring up Donovan McNabb.
Big Orange on February 1, 2008 at 5:00 PM
I do that at my job sometimes, it’s not easy working with idiots.
Buttercup on February 1, 2008 at 5:00 PM
You call THAT crazy? he was just using some harsh language thats all. What you never heard some one say “JEEZ..” before.
hey, Jim Cramer on CNBC goes far far crazier every day on the LIVE Feed onthe stock market show. So what???
Always Right on February 1, 2008 at 5:18 PM
He said “Jesus” like 8 times . . . lets make him the Hucksters running mate. At least they will have the same credentials.
infidel2 on February 1, 2008 at 5:38 PM
Pretty mild….. It’s disappointing that we are in a culture where you can’t get mad and chew someone’s ass out anymore.
roux on February 1, 2008 at 5:39 PM
Must be hard reading from the telePromTer while people are ducking under the cameras and running all about. HA! Try teaching elementary kids, Berman.
robblefarian on February 1, 2008 at 5:49 PM
I don’t know the dude, but he sure seems like a right jackass. What’s with these t.v. and movie prima donnas? (Prime donne?)
Tzetzes on February 1, 2008 at 5:50 PM
Wow. I always liked Boomer, though i understood why some folks didnt/dont. To each his own.
But this…this is Meltdown City, and Berman is the
Vice-Mayor.
Dude should have a) more situational awareness of the fact that as long as he sits behind the desk, his mike is open, and b) he should show more class and professionalism and not be such a tyrant-nutcase tard.
My overall Q Score opinion of Berman drops by 33% after seeing this. Now, if God forbid the great and always-classy Joe Morgan ever does something like this, or goes OJ/Mercury Morris on me, then I will have naught to live for.
Mike D. on February 1, 2008 at 5:54 PM
Teaching elementary kids is easier. There are no cameras watching, so you can step on their necks.
MikeZero on February 1, 2008 at 6:04 PM
That provided more inspiration for me than all of the Hillary/Obama debate.
Chuck Schick on February 1, 2008 at 6:08 PM
A little dog named ‘Snuggles’.
SlimyBill on February 1, 2008 at 6:34 PM
Nobody in sports beats the Lee Elia Cubs tirade!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uv23pqH9iG0
bobeast on February 1, 2008 at 6:43 PM
Have you considered your co-worker may be saying the same thing about you?
gmoonster on February 1, 2008 at 6:45 PM
Reminds me of reporters behaving badly or whatever it was.
- The Cat
MirCat on February 1, 2008 at 6:59 PM
This is too freaking hilarious!
olympian2008 on February 1, 2008 at 7:32 PM
Talk About Taking The Lord’s Name in Vain…….
awesum on February 1, 2008 at 7:33 PM
Don’t worry, someone got that.
Karl on February 1, 2008 at 7:34 PM
“This is SportsCenter.”
Insert Keith Olbermann (D) joke here:______________________
ericire12 on February 1, 2008 at 8:09 PM
Wow, 8 years ago….. What the hell happened to the 24/7 news world that we live in??? How did this take 8 years to surface?
ericire12 on February 1, 2008 at 8:19 PM
I would like to see the thirty seconds right before this to see exactly what set him off.
radjah shelduck on February 1, 2008 at 8:47 PM
I use to make a weekend out of the NFL Draft. A couple of friends would take hte train to NYC for the weekend and take in the draft. Its free.
But this is the Chris Berman that I came to know during breaks at the draft. He is an A No.1 Prrrrr**k.
This is great!!
OSUBuciz1 on February 1, 2008 at 8:51 PM
Yep, just like Bathtub Boy. A Type A prima donna. I think it goes with the territory. These scratched and clawed and yelled and tantrum’ed their way to the top of broadcasting. It’s just like any other profession. The angry difficult a–holes get placated by everyone until they calm down.
JeffB. on February 1, 2008 at 8:51 PM
for me, I can handle the Jesus, but once he starts dropping the F-bomb, many times, belittling the staff, he should of been fired.
He keeps talking about the staff knowing they are on TV, or at least for the first time, he acted like he has never been on TV before.
WoosterOh on February 1, 2008 at 9:11 PM
Wanna get away?
Kmarion on February 1, 2008 at 9:16 PM
RUMBELEN-BUMBLIN-STUMBLIN!!!!!
conservnut on February 1, 2008 at 9:49 PM
“Obligatory”?
Lee on February 1, 2008 at 9:49 PM
What’s funny about this post is wondering what was meant by the “content warning”.
Was it the “fuck” and “fucking” or the “Jesus” and “God Dammit”?
AP posted it so it was probably the the fucks. Brian probably would think it was the Jesus and God Dammits.
At least the guy didn’t curse like I do. When I get pissed off I usually say “Jesus fucking Christ”.
I guess I’m an equal opportunity offender.
Jaynie59 on February 1, 2008 at 11:34 PM
I like ‘Boomer’.
He’s a G-MEN! fan.
awake on February 1, 2008 at 11:39 PM
NOW WHO GOOFED ! – I’VE GOT TO KNOW !! – Howard Cosell
moc23 on February 2, 2008 at 12:31 AM
Thanks for the link. I lived in Chicago in the 80s and was a Cubs fan. All those years ago and this was the first time I heard the uncensored version of THE tirade. Amazing.
Of course if you want snaps, Sweet Lou was the king.
Mallard T. Drake on February 2, 2008 at 1:51 AM
Maybe he could get a gig at MSNBS moderating the next Republican debate.
2Tru2Tru on February 2, 2008 at 2:29 AM
I kept waiting for him to say he ’slices like a hammer’, but it never came.
Ken McCracken on February 2, 2008 at 2:45 AM
Yep, I presume so. They freely have their very own hissy fits at will. Try it sometime, it’s fun.
Buttercup on February 2, 2008 at 12:02 PM
Buttercup,
You must live on the East Coast. We’re much too reserved and polite to have hissy fits in public here in PC-to-an-outrageous-extreme Seattle.
gmoonster on February 2, 2008 at 2:21 PM
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