f there's one thing I've discovered while watching the X-Games, it's this: You can count on the ESPN announcer to say some pretty stupid things. It's usually the "color commentator," whose job it is to liven things up, build suspense, and make the contest exciting and interesting for the viewer...but he usually comes off sounding like an idiot or stating the obvious. Here are some of my favorites (I'm not making any of these up; these are actual quotes): "Welcome to the X-Games everybody; how are your adrenal glands working?" "He is a master of handlebar maneuvers." Announcer: "I'd like to see him use a rail." Brian (to the TV in response): "I'd like to see YOU use a rail." "He wants to stay upright on the bike all the time." "You know what to expect from Matt: he's going for the sky." "Valour on the vert ramp has little to do with discretion." "All a champion wants...is the chance to win. That chance belongs exclusively...to Dennis McCoy." "The final day of the X-Games kind of has the feeling of a rock concert, and those three guys there [Mirra, McCoy & Hoffman], they are the Bono, the Edge, of these games." "Mirra, Mirra: the raddest of them all." And the Stupidest Phrase Award goes to... "It's the X-Games but you can blame it on the Y-chromosome. Boys will be boys, and these grown men riding kid-sized bikes are playing Peter Pan, flying in this hormone-fueled boom or bust game of 'Can you top this'."