Another "McCarver-ism"

Timmy's trying very hard to be 'colorful'. It's not working.

HAHAHA! I think it's time to color Tim GONE!!

In the first 2 games of the ALCS McCarver was very quiet. IT WAS GREAT!!! I think he was ill, too bad he "got better" for the rest of the series.

I think they should have a five man team in the booth when mcarver is in there, that way when someone else is talking mcarver isnt.

won't work....McCarver will talk over them.

He is terrible, he thinks he invented the game.

McCarver is symptomatic of many of the "color" guys doing sports today - they all try too hard to be funny/intelligent/insightful...he was at his best when he was part-time catcher/part-time announcer for the Phillies in 1980...downhill ever since - and have you noticed that his "twang" has gotten more pronounced, the more pronounced his career has gotten - talk about an annoying affectation.
As the great Bob Gibson told McCarver when he strolled to the mound mid-game "Get back behind the plate; the only thing you know about pitching is you can't hit it!" I wish somebody would tell him that about TV commentating!!

Turn off the sound and turn ON ESPN radio, and listen to one of the best sports broadcasters of all times, John Miller. He knows the game, he loves the game, and elevates the people around him -- and best of all, he knows when to talk and when to shut up. Works for me!

The other day he was using all these fancy words to describe players, trying to sound really smart, like an english professor or something. He was talking about how the pitcher's pitches were so "discombotulated" or something like that. As that even a real word?
When Matt Morris was pitching a few days ago, in the 2nd or 3rd he was saying that Morris hasn't thrown his curve yet to anyone when he threw 3 or 4 in the first inning. He'll also tell you that a fastball that bounces in the dirt was "a nasty splitter, the bottom really fell out of that one", or that his slider was a "hanging curveball that didn't drop", thrown at 82 MPH, 8 MPH slower that his fastball. That's a pretty hard thrown curveball, and those 55' fastballs are tough to lay off!

Word is discombobulated. Yes, it does exist.

And what does it mean? Such a fancy word to use in baseball.

Timmy MAc sucks. But he's no worse than Joe" know nothing ' Morgan.

McCarver is a jackass. He always questions each player/play. Tonight Womack hit a liner OVER Cabrerra but instead of waiting for the replay, he questioned if Cabrerra jumped too soon which the replay obviously showed he didn't. Where is Deion when you need him? It was classless but maybe not deserved.

FS: He also confirmed his own judgment on the jump AFTER the repay was shown too. He must be blind.

One more time...I think it went sort of like this last night:

"The common Foulke has been uncommon Foulke this postseason!"

SHEEEEEESSSHHHHH! Does he seriously think he is funny?

Anybody see the headline over at SportsPickle?

phillyfan,

completely agree with you! Joe 'I know everything there is to know about baseball' Morgan, is far more annoying than Timmy====and that's saying alot!

WRONG!!! NOBODY in sports is more annoying than Timmy! NOBODY!!

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Originally posted by URKillingMeBlue:
Turn off the sound and turn ON ESPN radio, and listen to one of the best sports broadcasters of all times, John Miller. He knows the game, he loves the game, and elevates the people around him -- and best of all, he knows when to talk and when to shut up. Works for me!

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thats how i did it too. i
have the luxury of being a giants fan and listening to john miller, not to mention mike
krukow and duane kuiper do fox bay area telecasts.

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Originally posted by phillyfan:
Timmy MAc sucks. But he's no worse than Joe" know nothing ' Morgan.

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gotta agree,
they are both real culls. that is why i listen
to miller on radio...

Cast my vote for Timmy McC as the WORST!!! I don't have enought space to mention all the things that irritate me about McCarver but.. as bad as he is, John Miller is the BEST!!! I love to listen to ESPN radio to hear him call a game.He is to baseball broadcasting what Keith Jackson was to college football.Simply the best!!