Comments on: Joe Beninati’s Rookie Card

By: Jgray21

Jgray21 — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 18:59:00 +0000

I used to love when he’d yell, “LOCK AND LOAD!” before a slap shot. Haven’t heard that in a few years.

By: rozdee

rozdee — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 18:34:00 +0000

I was at a college lacrosse triple-header in Baltimore and I bumped into Joe B. between games. I wasn’t thrown off so much by him being there (I’ve heard him do many college lacrosse and football games before), but I was amazed that the guy I listen to on TV night in and night out spent the 10-15 minutes talking with me about the Caps like we were old friends. Very nice, very humble, and I’ll have a picture with him that’ll last forever!

By: Ryan

Ryan — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:23:00 +0000

Ever since I was a little kid standing in front of the TV watching caps games I have been a huge fan of Joe B. and Locker. Watching a caps game just isn’t the same if they aren’t making the call. I can remember racing downstairs every night to get the game on and see what Joe B. had to say. I was always fascinated by the stories and illustrations used by both Locker and Joe B. and still am to this day. But my absolute favorite Joe B. moment was a couple months ago when I watched a Caps game with my four year old nephew. He too races to the TV every night to watch the game and jumps with excitement the entire game. As the broadcast started and Joe B. welcomed viewers to the game my nephew shouted at the TV “Hi Joe B., Hi Locker!” and continued bouncing with excitement as they discussed the game at hand. It’s been hilarious to watch this kid fall in love with hockey and the caps just like I did when I was younger, by listening to Joe B. My nephew is not only a huge Ovechkin fan but also a huge Joe B. fan, if you say anything bad about either one he will come after you just like he does with every penguins fan he meets.

By: Mary

Mary — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 14:22:00 +0000

I just love Joe B and Locker. They make watching at home so much fun! I adore Joe B’s suits, the “suit of the night” is one of my favorite parts of every recap y’all do. My favorite Joe B moments this season have been photobombing Locker during telestration, and Joe B describing Chimera’s previous success/wanting to score (earlier this month) by saying “Alrighty, big boy, let’s saddle up and go get yourself some.” Hilarious.

By: Baltimore Berserk

Baltimore Berserk — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 11:06:00 +0000

I don’t care about the contest (I’d love to win, but other than listening to Joe B for a years, I got nothing) but i just want to say, that the DUMBEST thing other than employing Mike Milbury, NBC has done, is get rid of Joe B. They robbed the rest of the NHL fan-verse of his seriously awesome play by play. Glad he’s ours.

By: Margefrogirl2005

Margefrogirl2005 — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 20:59:00 +0000

The memory that stands out the most is something that has happened over the past 3 summers. I go to college in Alaska and every summer i come home to DC to catch the Caps rookie and development camp. It always happens different but every year im talking with my friend Nancy who is the President of the Caps fan club, we are chatting it up along the boards at the practice rink and Joe. B walks by, he notices Nancy and stops for some small talk, while they are talking someone always recognizes Joe. B and politely interupts to ask for a picture or an autograph or just to say what a fan he or she is and everytime Joe. B stops his conversation and obliges the person. He also everytime says “thank you for listening” to the person recognizing them being the reason he gets to do what he loves. Over the years Joe.B has gotten more popular to non-Caps fans and more and more people notice him and ask for his time, he always takes the time to meet his fans and to me these yearly encounters as an observer makes me really respect the guy

By: Alex hall

Alex hall — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 20:44:00 +0000

>i was at a caps game
>met joe b
>spaghetti falls out of my pocket

By: Caplass

Caplass — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 19:13:00 +0000

Locker and Joe B at the first Caps convention is still a stand out. They showed how they really do enjoy each other and feed off each other, and it isn’t just show.

By: Minuterice362

Minuterice362 — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:17:00 +0000

The year Mike Green started, you could pick a few rows in the 400 section of the Verizon Center and run around the whole stadium and not hit a single person. We were in our usual seats in 412 for a preseason game when Joe B. comes up our way to get to the press box. He’s off-duty, he’s not really doing much, so he stayed and talked hockey with us for a while. My wife used to play up at Norwich University, and they talked for a while about Keith Aucoin and a few other things as well. He recommended watching Mike Green as a breakout player that year, and he was not wrong. From time to time, when he’s off-duty, he still uses our section’s staircase to get to the broadcast booth, and we say hello to him all the time and take pictures with him sometimes. He’s a nice guy through and through, and I appreciate all he’s done for the fanbase here in DC; I’m glad he’s chosen to stay here.

By: Sam Eichberg

Sam Eichberg — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:00:00 +0000

I’m also a huge fan of the NRY game 7 goal call, “SERGEI FEDOROV, LIFTS THE LOCALS TO THE LEAD!!!” but since I cant choose that one, my 3 favorites have to be one, when John Carlson tied game 2 vs Montreal, I loved when Joe B. said, “The kid does it again in the clutch!” and Ovechkin’s first goal ever, when Joe B. said, “Ovechkin FIRES, he scores!!! Alexander Ovechkin, welcome on board!” and then the 3rd is when Ovi scored 4 against Montreal, and Joe B. says, “Ovechkins 4th, is the game-winning 5th!!”