Joe Suck & Dim Tim: The FOX SPORTS IS SATAN thread

Lewin got canned because Nolan Ryan didn't like him, supposedly. Dumb move, his replacement (John Rhadigan) is terrible.

what the FUCK are these bozos saying? howbout just "we think Posada might quit after rhe game"?

I assume the league and the Yanks could figure out some sort of real punishment against Fox if they were more explicit, but Fox could spill it obliquely.

Joe Buck declared that the Mets won't be re-signing Reyes, obviously, bacause of their financial problems that he's read about. Such a turdsucker.

they're gonna re-sign reyes?

do you think it's a fait accompli that they're not? suddenly they're the A's?

no, i don't -- they could probably do well by being the A's tho

hey look, more prostate-charity Fathers Day mike time for gigantic crook Michael Milken

what is the opposite of chemistry? because that's what ernie johnson & john smoltz have

EJ is a standard-issue radio-style puker when he's away from his TNT basketball duties imo; Smoltz is interesting enough to overcome whoever he's with.

smoltz is great when he's talking about the pitcher

Will Boston ever recover from that beer vendor's tragic mistake?!

Red Sox not in the playoffs, but thank god we will get a little taste of it during the ALCS. Fuck you Fox. I rather have Pierzynski or whoever you spell it..

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/Terry-Francona-will-fill-in-for-Tim-McCarver-dur?urn=mlb-wp22759

HOMER

Uh, hi, Mr. Meyers. I've been doing some thinking, and I've got some ideas to improve the show. I got it right here. (pulls out a piece of paper) One, Poochie needs to be louder, angrier, and have access to a time machine. Two, whenever Poochie's not onscreen, all the other characters should be asking "Where's Poochie"? Three--

http://www.rob-clarkson.com/duff-brewery/poochie/02.gif

count yr blessings w/ Francona, ABC put Reggie Jackson in the World Series booth at least once.

Fingers crossed that McCarver's minor heart procedure somehow leaves him with mangled vocal cords.

i'm actually liking the Joe Buck game tonight (though i know in the past he has been intolerable).

Tim McCarver is the bigger problem with the Fox broadcast.

Joe Buck just said "game over" with the last out, WTF. haha

Posnanski on the decline of McCarver (and he's absolutely right about the Mets days):

I loved McCarver. Absolutely loved the guy. Every at-bat, it seemed, he taught me baseball. It was that way for a long time. I honestly believe that McCarver was one of the great pioneers in baseball commentary, the John Madden of his sport in many ways. He was the first I knew who could really break down what the pitcher was trying to do, why he was trying to do it, how the hitter was trying to counter it, and so on. He broke down the game in a way I can never remember any other color commentator doing it. And he was a good story teller too. If I'm listing the greatest color commentators in baseball history, he's right up at the top.

Trouble is, McCarver has been doing this a long time. And one of the sad truths is that sports color commentary tends to have an expiration date...

http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2011/10/baseball-on-fox.html

I wiki'd him a few days ago -- he just turned 70. Losing it rapidly.

Congrats to McCarver!

http://baseballhall.org/news/press-releases/tim-mccarver-named-2012-ford-c-frick-award-winner-broadcasting-excellence

hoo boy, if they had given it to him around '95 they'd be blameless

"What a play by Alexei Ramirez" -- Thom Brennaman (on a play made by the opposing shortstop)

If Don Sutton's kid and Eric Karros are the future of the Saturday game, this planet can't blow up soon enough.

Eric Karros is brutally boring.

7.7 career war

one down, one to go

RT @EricFisherSBJ: Fox Sports announces Tim McCarver will not work past the 2013 season.

hooray!

this year: mute button

ohh lord thank u for listenin to these prayers

they will only find someone worse to replace him, you realize that right?

Steve Lyons is available, isn't he?

free steve stone

McCarver and Mr Koo's Game (I was at Shea that day):

http://www.sbnation.com/2013/3/27/4153312/tim-mccarver-retirement

I am already cursed with Steve Lyons who does all the dodgers road games thank you very much.

no doubt it'll be Kevin Millar or Harold Reynolds

Guessing Fox employee Eric Karros

Kevin Millar is worse than ebola

one of the most painful broadcasts ive had to endure was a Sat afternoon FOX game with Joe Buck + Kevin Millar. All the folksy shit gave Buck a ton of discernable contempt and auditory eyerolls. It got so rough I actually started feeling bad for Millar. So no, they won't be a future pairing.

i'd forgotten how horrendous Eric Karros is. And Nolan Ryan doing NASCAR promos -- my life is complete.

It wouldn't surprise me if McCarver didn't even make it through this season, and had to announce he's got Alzheimers or something. This is really sad to listen to.

Buck is attempting to grow a crop of gravitas or credibility or something on his face.

maura johnston @maura

joe buck just said 'no duh'

Such an honor to be watching this meaningful Yankees-Giants game.

Yanks still have a 1.8% shot

i watched.

the Fox package is going to be interesting next year. there is good in this as i will be able to see more Giant games on Saturday. the bad news is there will be a lot less network games going forward.

happy 72nd birthday, dim tim

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Buck is a pregame drinker i guess