Fox Sports KC Reportedly Considering Delightfully Weird Broadcast Pairing

Rex Hudler quotes:

“Wax your car today, Mr. Moreno?”
“You could put more than a slice of cheese under that one!”
“Ham and eggs, roll em’ over.”
“Pilot to Bombardier!”
“Be a fountain, not a drain”
“Be a tool, and useless!”
“a walk, a steal and a lousy single”
“I wish I could have had a lousy single”
“He got to go!”
“How did I EVER get a job on television??”
“Cheese on my knees, broke the dish in two. Blew the pitch on by, wouldn’t wanna be you!”
“He’s getting Figgy with it”
"[Zito pitched well] though he has a chance not to win this game."
“Kingfish Salmon went upstream!”
“I am such a tool!”
“Get ’em on, get ’em over, get ’em in!”
“He just keeps fouling them off, waiting for that cookie!”
“Another big fly for Big Daddy Vladdy!”
“You gotta hack or they’ll send you back!”
“Vlad’s motto is: From his nose to his toes, that’s how Vladdy Goes, East and West, Vlad’s the best!”
“The Angels run and gun and slash and dash.”
“That there was a worm burner” (In reference to a particularly nasty ground ball)
“Boy, did he drop a huge deuce in the stands!” (About a two-run homer)
“That’s a Screaming Meemie!” (In reference to a fast line drive.)
“That bat snapped in two, but it died an Angel hero.”
“Be patient, young Jedi!”
“I used to ride the pine for nine.”
“That hit was a chop knock”
“Man, that ball was Tattered and Battered!”
“He definitely could’ve gotten a slice of cheese under that hop!” (on Lyle Overbay attempting to snag a ball over his head.)
“Right through the wickets!” (on a groundball between the legs)
“You better pick up your pencils ’cuz these Angels are going to be laying down the lead today!”
“These new kids are young, they’ve got energy – just give them a PBJ sandwich and they’re good to go!”
“Light up that Halo!”
“All’s we need is a knock, a walk, a bloop, and a blast.” (when the Angels are more than three runs down in the score)
“I love the smell of grass in the Spring!”

He is infectious for fans of the team he is calling the game for. He was paired with the terrible and cloying play-by-play man Steve Physioc who goaded Rex’s worst personality traits (jock ego and enthusiasm overdrive). Paired with a sincere alpha play-by-play man Rex actually offers decent insight into the player’s mind and some of the physical realities players deal with in employing different strategies. He is annoying when you are not rooting for the team he is broadcasting for and he is given a long leash. In an era of corporate safe sameness he is a breath of fresh air with personality and passion.