Circle me Bert no more

[Monkeypaws]

Just heard the news - kinda liked the folksy cult element of it. Oh well. Corporate must not like it.

 

Gotta say, I was worried Bert had gone down the Keillor Franken Gilliam route, so relieved to see it wasn't that.

[darin617]

Makes sense to drop the "circle me Bert" when Bert will barely be doing that many games again this season. Once he became a Hall of Famer his broadcast time his dropped every year.

[Richie the Rally Goat]

http://m.startribune.com/bert-blyleven-there-will-be-no-more-circle-me-bert/478111643/

[Shaitan]

Finally. The joke was old in 2003.

[Puckett34]

Only one thing left to do....

 

 

 

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Only one thing left to do....

 

 

 

"A riot is an ugly thing..."

 

But what would they do if everyone started showing up with Circle me Bert paraphanalia: homer hankies or beach towels perhaps? Even hats?

 

And just to be different, i'd be the only one with an Ernie shirt...

[GP830]

Bummer. I like when organizations have traditions and character. This is something that was a specific to Twins baseball. Corporate sponsorship or not.

[dave_dw]

I never got to make the "Circumscribe Me, Bert" sign that I always dreamed of having...smh

[Doubles]

Sweet, this should allow Bert time to give us more useless nuggets straight out of the Twins media guide.

 

And if this means the winds of broadcast change are blowing in the direction of Smalley, Morneau, LaTroy, et al, then all the better.   

[Badsmerf]

I always liked the circle me Bert signs. It was fun to see the people from all over. Gave a sense of community with other fans. I'll miss it.

[ashbury]

I'd like to see the internal marketing study that indicated why the feature had become harmful.

[Post-Concussive Blues]

What was wrong with it? It was nice to see different families from around Twins Territory get briefly interviewed.

[Thrylos]

This is a non-story, other than the hurt Burt's ego.   

 

It did not go away.  Burt's name went away.  It is relaunched as "the winner's circle" and will expand to involve TV viewers as well...

 

Here

[nicksaviking]

 

I'd like to see the internal marketing study that indicated why the feature had become harmful.

 

Yeah, weird. I'm not crying over it but it seemed like the kind of shtick that would last until Bert was done or made headlines for the wrong reasons.

 

They do realize "The Winners Circle" isn't a relevant baseball term don't they? Was this a reused promotion from Canterbury Downs or something?

[Loosey]

I would like to apologize to all for the "Circle Me Bert" phenomenon.  In May of 2001 a bunch of college buddies and I drove from Mankato to Mpls for a Twins Game against the Orioles.  We thought it would be funny to make a "Bert Blyeleven" fan club sign.  We thought maybe our sign would get us on TV for a minute.  Instead we got interviewed by Anthony LaPanta and possibly created the Circle me Bert thing.

 

Alcohol was involved. . . 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Agv9imHxJms&app=desktop

[woolywoolhouse]

If they're discontinuing it just because Bert is only doing half of the games, couldn't they switch it to his full-time broadcast partner? 

 

"Circle Me Dick" signs at Target Field all year!

[theJemmer]

Gosh I hope this doesn't portend the endd of those WONDERFUL, HILARIOUS Grand Casino commercials that we see 8,000,000 times a season.

[Respy]

 

I always liked the circle me Bert signs. It was fun to see the people from all over. Gave a sense of community with other fans. I'll miss it.

 

I'm sure people will still be making the signs for a while yet.

[Puckett34]

 

Gosh I hope this doesn't portend the endd of those WONDERFUL, HILARIOUS Grand Casino commercials that we see 8,000,000 times a season.

How dare you disrespect Jeremy like that.

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcBgahJ1S00

[USAFChief]

Wow...of the many Bert things I've sort of grown tired of over the years, I still LOVED the Circle Me Bert schtick.

 

I'll miss it.

 

And now there's one thing for sure on my bucket list that won't get checked off.  

 

 

[Doomtints]

I would imagine this is simply because he's not calling as many games as he used to.

[luckylager]

FSN changed their mind. CMB is back! 

 

http://www.startribune.com/twins-fans-draw-line-in-the-sand-over-end-of-circle-me-bert/478186863/

[Puckett34]

 

FSN changed their mind. CMB is back! 

But will no longer be a part of the Minnesota Lottery Winners Circle .    Which, who cares.    Circle away Bert.   

[yarnivek1972]

If they're discontinuing it just because Bert is only doing half of the games, couldn't they switch it to his full-time broadcast partner?

 

"Circle Me Dick" signs at Target Field all year!

Yeah, what could go wrong there?

[Squirrel]

Heh, Bert ...

 

https://twitter.com/BertBlyleven28/status/979036938421325824

[Doubles]

Look, I'm just not a fan of Bert's 'broadcasting' style.  The guy had a long playing career, & undoubtedly has a wealth of knowledge, but he'd rather play to this gregarious, fun-loving goofball character he has cultivated.  Those of you who don't know would be flabbergasted to learn how much of a pig the guy can be.  Bert's all about shock value. 

 

I get that Bert has his fans- many of them, in fact- but I'm ready to move on from 'California math,' 'the best athlete on the field,' and the countdown to Bert's birthday.  The whole 'D & B' broadcast team has gotten remarkably stale and I'm ready for something different.

 

 

[bird]

 

Wow...of the many Bert things I've sort of grown tired of over the years, I still LOVED the Circle Me Bert schtick.

 

I'll miss it.

 

And now there's one thing for sure on my bucket list that won't get checked off.  

 

 

Hopefully, you'll still bring your sign with you to the games.

[ashbury]

"Circle me Bert no more" sounds like the start to one of Charles Dickens failed attempts at sonnet writing.

[USAFChief]

 

Hopefully, you'll still bring your sign with you to the games.

sign??

[D. Hocking]

 

sign??

 In your case, stone tablet.