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This video shows you what it would be like to hear Doc Emrick call the World Cup

It’s beautiful and pure. We need more Doc Emrick in everything.

Ethan Miller
James Dator
James Dator has been covering a wide range of sports for SB Nation for over a decade, with a special focus on the NFL.

The World Cup was perfect, well near-perfect. Brazil’s effort at hosting soccer’s biggest show earned a 9.15 in our review of the event but we might have found something that could boost that up to a solid 9.50 -- Doc Emrick.

Emrick makes things better. He’s like cheese. Which goes well with everything except Chinese food (try to find a dish, we defy you). Every night Emrick brings the action in the NHL and when paired with a loud blaring goal horn his addition to a telecast is perfection.

This raises an interesting question: “GOOOOOOOOOOOAL!” or Goal horn? Both are great in their own right. Thankfully we don’t need to make a snap decision and we can just enjoy Emrick for who he is. Since we’re in the mood it’s also an excellent chance to re-live what the Spelling Bee would be like with him.

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