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September 12, 2023 8:45 am  #1


Unfortunate Typo Plagues Baseball TV Broadcast

As someone who did video graphics at a TV station for a decade, I can relate to this. It was a very unfortunate typo on an NBC Sports broadcast of a game between the lowly Chicago White Sox and the equally terrible Oakland A's.

Except "White Sox" wasn't exactly what a graphic shown during the game actually said. Not that it wasn't an accurate description, anyway.



I once had a colleague who wrote a piece on our website about a Leafs-Rangers NHL game, in which he unwittingly stated that the "Blue Shits" scored late in the second period. It was up there for a few hours before anyone noticed! 

 

September 12, 2023 10:13 am  #2


Re: Unfortunate Typo Plagues Baseball TV Broadcast

The game was between the A's and the Rangers, not the White Sox, but still a hilarious typo.

 

September 12, 2023 10:21 am  #3


Re: Unfortunate Typo Plagues Baseball TV Broadcast

My apologies. The story I read made it appear it was a White Sox game. 

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September 12, 2023 11:31 am  #4


Re: Unfortunate Typo Plagues Baseball TV Broadcast

That's gotta be deliberate... maybe it was someone's last day at work.

 

September 12, 2023 12:10 pm  #5


Re: Unfortunate Typo Plagues Baseball TV Broadcast

eladb wrote:

The game was between the A's and the Rangers, not the White Sox, but still a hilarious typo.

Darn, I was hoping it was an away game for the White Socks with someone being funny.


RadioWiz & RadioQuiz are NOT the same person. 
RadioWiz & THE Wiz are NOT the same person.

 
 

September 12, 2023 10:46 pm  #6


Re: Unfortunate Typo Plagues Baseball TV Broadcast

The W and S are together on the keyboard so it's possible that it was an error.