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dylanmarsh · 10-09-2003, 05:46 PM

Am I the only one that hates Tim McCarver? Can this guy make his commentary any more pointless or biased? Jesus. I dunno why they ask him back every year. Personally, I like the ESPN broadcast with Jon Miller and Joe Morgan. Anybody but Steve Lyons and Tim McCarver.

Halx · 10-09-2003, 05:59 PM

I dont really pay attention to him...

but on the other hand, I like Steve Lyons.. he doesn't take his position too seriously.

gov135 · 10-09-2003, 06:01 PM

I vote C. Somewhere between brilliant and the Deion thing.

salsa2 · 10-09-2003, 06:37 PM

I think he likes to hear himself talk.
I always feel like he feels superior to his audience. I'd rather feel like I'm watching the game with a knowledgable fan than Mr. know it all.

Hrothgar · 10-09-2003, 07:57 PM

He's got a great voice with alot of inflection but I don't really pay attention to him.

guthmund · 10-09-2003, 10:03 PM

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Originally posted by salsa2
I think he likes to hear himself talk.
I always feel like he feels superior to his audience. I'd rather feel like I'm watching the game with a knowledgable fan than Mr. know it all.

That about sums it up perfectly. He's almost as bad as Al "Mr. Name-dropper" Hrabosky. (He calls the Cardinal games on FOX Sports)

salsa2 · 10-10-2003, 03:29 AM

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Originally posted by guthmund
That about sums it up perfectly. He's almost as bad as Al "Mr. Name-dropper" Hrabosky. (He calls the Cardinal games on FOX Sports)

isnt that the "Mad Hungarian"
relief pither for the Cards and Braves?

Mondak · 10-10-2003, 08:41 AM

I am surprised that I did not start this poll. I hate Tim McCarver more than ANYTHING. He is a douche

reconmike · 10-11-2003, 04:51 AM

I think he is permanently attached to the Yankees jock, he calls the fox saturday game here in the evil empire.

HE SUCKS

Jadey · 10-12-2003, 03:54 PM

I can't STAAAAND McCarver. Hrabosky sucks too. I'm a Cardinal fan and Cubbie territory so I have to listen to the Cards on the radio to follow and Hrabosky drives me nuts!

And with McCarver, the guy just is way too opinionated. And by that I mean he tries too often to make a stance on something minor within the game, and then dwells on it for too long. Also, he does seem to project that "I'm am better than thou" thing.

BigDonkey2 · 10-12-2003, 06:28 PM

Joe Morgan and the other old guy that do sunday and wednesday night baseball are a lot better

Hanxter · 10-13-2003, 11:44 AM

he's a baseball toady - both he and zimmer should hit the shuffle board courts

dylanmarsh · 10-13-2003, 09:30 PM

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Originally posted by Hanxter
he's a baseball toady - both he and zimmer should hit the shuffle board courts

Speaking of extra-curricular activities for these two, why not have a death match between Zimmer, McCarver, Johnny Pesky and Bill Lee? God that'd be great and if would be the first of many beatings the Yankees will incur in the coming years from the Sox.

I'd also like to see how well Jeff Nelson would fare against the groundskeeper if Nelson didn't have cleats on and Karim Garcia punching the dude in the face.

The Yankees are a fucking joke. I'll be so glad when Steinbrenner's $180 million goes down the tubes when his team loses to either the Sox or Cubs.

guthmund · 10-13-2003, 10:36 PM

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Originally posted by salsa2
isnt that the "Mad Hungarian"
relief pither for the Cards and Braves?

One in the same. I absolutely hate listening to the game on FOX sports cause this idiot calls every one. So I watch the action on tv and tune in Mike Shannon for play by play

Dano069 · 10-16-2003, 11:14 AM

Tim McCarver IS the Bill Walton of baseball.

I voted coffee.

MikeyChalupa · 10-16-2003, 04:46 PM

Joe Buck is an asshat too, while we're at it.

Miller & Morgan rule.

-Mikey

dylanmarsh · 10-16-2003, 05:28 PM

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Originally posted by MikeyChalupa
Joe Buck is an asshat too, while we're at it.

Miller & Morgan rule.

-Mikey

FINALLY! I agree about something with a Yankee fan! Bret Boone is the only saving grace with this crew. He's only the relatively unbiased one, and his baby bro plays for the Yanks! Unreal. Fox really fucked this series up.

dylanmarsh · 10-16-2003, 05:46 PM

A bit off the subject, but after seeing Mia Hamm's side-profile in the seats, if Nomar and she have kids, they are gonna have some freaking huge noses.

MikeyChalupa · 10-18-2003, 04:47 PM

Buck and McCarver are the most emotionless, monotone, arrogant assholes ever to sit in a broadcast booth.

Hey Joe, just because your father was one of the all-time greats, that doesn't mean you ever will be (by the way, this goes for Jeremy Schaap, too). Listen to a tape of your dad sometime, you might learn how to properly call a home run.

-Mikey

jcookc6 · 10-18-2003, 06:09 PM

Why do we have a ex Jock in the first place. Why can't these guys get a job selling cars or insurance and stop annoying us with thier babble about stuff no one cares about or even needs to know.

corporatex · 10-19-2003, 01:31 PM

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Originally posted by BigDonkey2
Joe Morgan and the other old guy that do sunday and wednesday night baseball are a lot better

Please tell me why Joe Morgan is good? He is the antithesis of what is wrong with commentators today. Instead of bringing in some relevance of what happened or how it should have been done, he will say things like, "It is important to get that one run in." He says this while the bases are loaded with no outs and team at the plate is down by 10.

Joe Morgan sucks, Tim McCarver is worse, and Steve Lyons is only good at having his pants fall down.

monkeydriven · 10-20-2003, 06:30 AM

I rank sportscasters on how many times I need to correct them during a game....McCarver is consistantly wrong about the game, the players, the history, etc...and the most annoying thing is that he thinks he's great....

View Poll Results: Do you like Tim McCarver's commentary?
Yes, he is quite brilliant	4	16.00%
HELL NO! He deserves a pot of hot coffee dumped on him by Deion Sanders	21	84.00%
Voters: 25. You may not vote on this poll

10-09-2003, 05:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
dylanmarsh Sleepy Head	Tim McCarver Am I the only one that hates Tim McCarver? Can this guy make his commentary any more pointless or biased? Jesus. I dunno why they ask him back every year. Personally, I like the ESPN broadcast with Jon Miller and Joe Morgan. Anybody but Steve Lyons and Tim McCarver.

10-09-2003, 05:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
Halx Please touch this. Owner/Admin Location: Manhattan	I dont really pay attention to him... but on the other hand, I like Steve Lyons.. he doesn't take his position too seriously. __________________ You have found this post informative. -The Administrator [Don't Feed The Animals]

10-09-2003, 07:57 PM	#5 (permalink)
Hrothgar He's My Girl Location: The Champagne Douche	He's got a great voice with alot of inflection but I don't really pay attention to him. __________________ The fortunes of war favored Hrothgar.

10-10-2003, 08:41 AM	#8 (permalink)
Mondak Industrialist Location: Southern California	I am surprised that I did not start this poll. I hate Tim McCarver more than ANYTHING. He is a douche __________________ All truth passes through three stages: First it is ridiculed Second, it is violently opposed and Third, it is accepted as self-evident. ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER (1788-1860)

10-09-2003, 06:01 PM	#3 (permalink)
gov135 Junkie Location: Midwest	I vote C. Somewhere between brilliant and the Deion thing.

10-09-2003, 06:37 PM	#4 (permalink)
salsa2 Tilted Location: New Jersey	I think he likes to hear himself talk. I always feel like he feels superior to his audience. I'd rather feel like I'm watching the game with a knowledgable fan than Mr. know it all.

10-11-2003, 04:51 AM	#9 (permalink)
reconmike Thank You Jesus Location: Twilight Zone	I think he is permanently attached to the Yankees jock, he calls the fox saturday game here in the evil empire. HE SUCKS __________________ Where is Darwin when ya need him?

10-12-2003, 03:54 PM	#10 (permalink)
Jadey This Space For Rent Location: Davenport, Iowa	I can't STAAAAND McCarver. Hrabosky sucks too. I'm a Cardinal fan and Cubbie territory so I have to listen to the Cards on the radio to follow and Hrabosky drives me nuts! And with McCarver, the guy just is way too opinionated. And by that I mean he tries too often to make a stance on something minor within the game, and then dwells on it for too long. Also, he does seem to project that "I'm am better than thou" thing.

10-12-2003, 06:28 PM	#11 (permalink)
BigDonkey2 Insane Location: California	Joe Morgan and the other old guy that do sunday and wednesday night baseball are a lot better

10-13-2003, 11:44 AM	#12 (permalink)
Hanxter The Griffin	he's a baseball toady - both he and zimmer should hit the shuffle board courts

10-16-2003, 11:14 AM	#15 (permalink)
Dano069 is Nucking Futs! Location: On the edge of sanity	Tim McCarver IS the Bill Walton of baseball. I voted coffee. __________________ I may look attentive, but I'm taking peeks down your blouse faster than the human eye can follow.

10-16-2003, 04:46 PM	#16 (permalink)
MikeyChalupa Squid Location: USS George Washington	Joe Buck is an asshat too, while we're at it. Miller & Morgan rule. -Mikey

10-16-2003, 05:46 PM	#18 (permalink)
dylanmarsh Sleepy Head	A bit off the subject, but after seeing Mia Hamm's side-profile in the seats, if Nomar and she have kids, they are gonna have some freaking huge noses.

10-18-2003, 04:47 PM	#19 (permalink)
MikeyChalupa Squid Location: USS George Washington	Buck and McCarver are the most emotionless, monotone, arrogant assholes ever to sit in a broadcast booth. Hey Joe, just because your father was one of the all-time greats, that doesn't mean you ever will be (by the way, this goes for Jeremy Schaap, too). Listen to a tape of your dad sometime, you might learn how to properly call a home run. -Mikey

10-18-2003, 06:09 PM	#20 (permalink)
jcookc6 Psycho Location: Venice, Florida	Why do we have a ex Jock in the first place. Why can't these guys get a job selling cars or insurance and stop annoying us with thier babble about stuff no one cares about or even needs to know.

10-20-2003, 06:30 AM	#22 (permalink)
monkeydriven Addict Location: Boston	I rank sportscasters on how many times I need to correct them during a game....McCarver is consistantly wrong about the game, the players, the history, etc...and the most annoying thing is that he thinks he's great.... __________________ you think i got my eyes closed but i've been lookin' at you the whole f&ckin' time... ------------------------------------------------ Posting from the home of the 2004 World Champion Boston Red Sox