Our blog, "Gimme Some Onions!" is named after the famed college basketball announcer, Bill Raftery. Watch the first 10 seconds of this clip to see Raftery in action. We want to talk about all things sports as well as some cultural, social, and political issues that affect sports. We'll err on the humorous side of things, this is not the place to read lengthy diatribes about issues like how Tiger Woods' infidelity damages the institution of marriage (in fact, this is the place to find out why Tiger Woods' infidelity makes him awesome).
We’re a collection of college grads/current students scattered across both coasts and two continents and we’re excited to write about topics that will make you think/laugh/keep coming back for more. Let us know what you really think with your feedback (we have tough skin, and if we don't like what you have to say, we'll find you...) Hope this is the first post of many
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Check out this quick blurb on where Raftery came up with "onions!" and what it means:
(This is taken from an interview with Ian Eagle, Raftery's CBS broadcast partner. The whole podcast with Eagle can be found here)
Eagle: “I remember it vividly. It was my first year and the Nets were playing a game down in Miami. And Kevin Edwards hit a big three from the corner to give the Nets a one-point lead late in the game. I had the call: ‘Edwards from the corner, three is GOOD.’ And Raf goes, ‘OOOOH, ONIONS!!!!’
And I turn to him, and I knew Raf’s (Raftery) Raf-to-English translation like the back of my hand. I was able to provide listeners with the track that they needed to follow along. But I had no idea what he was talking about. So I turn to him during the break and say, ‘Bill, Raf, I don’t get that, what is that? Onions? What, it was so good that you cried?’ He said, ‘Hey Bird (Raf’s nickname for Eagle) ... BIG BALLS.’ And that was it. That’s when ONIONS was born.”
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