Charles Barkley spent the first eight years of his professional career in Philly, lives there during the NBA offseason and remains a fan of the city’s teams, except for the Eagles. Barkley joined Ernie Johnson, Buck Martinez and David Wells in the announcer’s booth for a Sunday afternoon game between the Philadelphia Phillies and Colorado Rockies. Chuck spent a little time on baseball and a lot of time on everything else. His knack for saying something memorable combined with Boomer Wells and a rain delay led to some great television.
If you enjoy conversations where guys argue who’s fatter, talk about their nicknames and discuss the racial makeup of Ernie Johnson, this is the video for you. If you’re not a fan of any of those things, don’t worry, you will be.
Damn Charles loves “The Closer.” So much so that he wants it to air on any network. If I ran a sports channel I’d be trying to figure out a way to get Barkley and Wells to Mystery Science 3000 the highlights. That or throw them in the booth for MLS games and watch the league’s popularity takeoff.
