Broadcasters constantly seek creative ways to describe plays for the home audience, but there’s a delicate balance between “that’s an interesting way to describe that” and “wait, what did he just say?” Detroit Tigers broadcaster Andy Dirks brings a playful quality to his calls alongside Jason Benetti on FanDuel Sports Network Detroit. On Saturday, that playfulness veered into “Phrasing!” territory.
The Tigers led the Minnesota Twins 1-0 in the bottom of the 1st when Trevor Larnach stepped to the plate. The previous batter, Carlos Correa, got jammed on an inside pitch by Detroit’s Jackson Jobe, and Benetti and Dirks were still discussing the effectiveness of that pitch as Larnach began his turn at bat.
I love Andy Dirks as a partner for Jason Benetti, but he should probably stop referring to the act of throwing a two-seamer as “seamin’” #repdetroit pic.twitter.com/OTEoyvpjEJ
— Long time listener 🍁 (@Trammell87MVP) April 12, 2025
“That was a two-seamer that he threw,” said Benetti regarding Jobe’s two-seam fastball, to which Dirks replied, “100% that was a two-seamer. Seamin’ right up in on them hands… gooood night.” We turn to Michael Bluth for the proper response.
