Speaking of McCarver, IMHO he actually has only the *second-*most annoying voice on Fox broadcasts. Erin Andrews is in desperate need of getting that nasal rasp off the air somehow. But at least she shuts the hell up from time to time.
Joe Buck annoys me the most of all. At least McCarver actually loves baseball.
Tim McCarver. Good grief, I loathe the man.
He owes EVERYTHING in his life to Steve Carlton, who for some reason had to have McCarver catch every game he pitched. And since Steve Carlton was one of the best pitchers of his era, if he wanted a specific catcher, they would make sure he had the guy.
McCarver is an arrogant, sanctimonious prick who makes my ears hurt everytime he speaks. Which is constantly. He ruins post-season baseball for me.
Thank goodness the Pirates-Cards series was on TBS.
McCarver doesn’t love baseball. He loves the sound of him own voice.
I agree that he’s sanctimonious and loves to hear himself talk, but Joe Buck is those things too.
So this one hasn’t started off well for Greinke…
I think it’s started off just splendidly…
I was referring to Greinke specifically, but now I’m inclined to agree with you in general. 
So was I, but I should have known that would happen.
Joe Buck doesn’t bother me nearly as much as McCarver. I know Buck has his father to thank for his job, at least getting in the door, but a number of people have famous fathers that have opened the broadcast booth for their sons. Kenny Albert and Jeremy Shaap come to mind. And come to think of it, I can’t stand either one of those two no-talent hacks either. Both Albert and Schaap look like the kid who never got chosen in a playground pick-up game.
But Buck doesn’t get under my skin like McCarver. And quite frankly, my favorite announcer for every playoff game is the guy that is opposite McCarver, since every time he is speaking, McCarver isn’t. Perhaps if Buck wasn’t partnered with such a tool, he might bug me more. But he doesn’t bother me, and I’m grateful for that.
It is truly amazing how an announcer can either enhance or ruin the entire game experience for me. And it usually falls on the side of ruin.
What Fox really should have done is pair up McCarver and John Madden. How many TV’s would get broken on a given night would be an interesting stat to collect.
Well, Gonzalez is awake! I think there will be more runs in this game than the others with LAD/STL.
Three runs ties the most they’ve scored in this series. If they can get to four, I’ll feel (slightly) better. But Greinke is shaky and maybe not long for this game, so that might not be enough.
Re Puig: the Dodger radio announcers are saying that during the last half inning, Puig was standing in right field not moving his feet at all during pitches, basically pouting because he was called out on strikes the inning before.
Love his energy, but c’mon, guy.
Well that was a wild ride. Off we go to St. Louis!
McCarver was the everyday catcher on two World Champions in St. Louis, making it to two All-Star games and finishing second in MVP voting one year. He was an All-Star before Steve Carlton was a regular, in fact. Say what you will about his broadcasting but he was a good player and he sure doesn’t owe it to Steve Carlton.
Ellsbury’s 4 hits and great catch the lone bright spot in a dismal game. I’m already sad about losing this guy over the winter.
Oh sure. Throw in his St. Louis years, and he looks better. I was referring to his Philadelphia career.
He lasted much longer than he would have otherwise because of his arrangement with Carlton. During the end of his career, he was very far from an all-star or MVP candidate.
And I personally believe that if he wasn’t Carlton’s catcher, he wouldn’t have had such a protracted career. And I believe his longevity helped propel him into the broadcasting booth, which is why I said he owes everything to Carlton. However, thats just my opinion, and maybe he was destined for the broadcast booth all along.
His all-star years were 1966 and 67, and he played in Philadelphia with Carlton from 1975-80.
Sorry if i offended any McCarver fan out there who knew of his St. Louis play.
Yep. Peavy’s amplifiers are much better than his pitching. 
I think of McCarver as entirely a St. Louis guy–as Bob Gibson’s preferred catcher. I know he talks about Carlton all the time, too.
All I know about McCarver is that he is utterly fascinated by birthday cakes in cardboard boxes. My goodness, that was awkward television.
Well, that was a tough one for the Sox. Pedroia has been unspectacular, to say the least. He was downright terrible last night, costing the team 4 runs by muffing a DP ball and then looking lost at the plate. If there’s any positive take away for Bostin, it’s that they actually outhit Detroit. Maybe the bats are waking up.