Any excuse to dress up as a Wookiee and a storm trooper on national television is a good excuse, so in the spirit of the Arizona Diamondbacks’ random “Star Wars” day on Sunday, Fox Sports announcers Steve Berthiaume and Bob Brenly did just that.
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As Berthiaume put it before the start of the home team’s third game in a series against the Chicago Cubs, the Force was with the team, as they won 3-2.
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Watch the start of the MLB game (above) to find out how many “Star Wars” puns the announcers could fit into a 48-second segment, in which they “embrace the theme.”
Sadly, no, Brenly did not deliver play-by-play analysis in a series of grunts and roars while dressed as Chewbacca.
