# MLB: The Playoffs **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** baseball-mlb\ **Created:** [September 30, 2011, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-the-playoffs/598185 "2011-09-30T18:45:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 25
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2011, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-the-playoffs/598185/481 "2011-10-19T23:39:17Z")
One thing that fans of all baseball teams, be they Cards or Cubs, Red Sox or Yankees or even the Pirates can all agree on is that Fox should fire McCarver and spare us his dreadful announcing. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2011, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-the-playoffs/598185/482 "2011-10-19T23:42:40Z")
I wonder if Joe Morgan would be willing to stand in… ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2011, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-the-playoffs/598185/483 "2011-10-19T23:45:34Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > McCarver covering a St. Louis World Series, this is not going to be watchable is it? What’s the over/under on the number of times McCarver mentions that he caught Bob Gibson? ---
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2011, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-the-playoffs/598185/484 "2011-10-19T23:49:21Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > One thing that fans of all baseball teams, be they Cards or Cubs, Red Sox or Yankees or even the Pirates can all agree on is that Fox should fire McCarver and spare us his dreadful announcing. Amen, brother. Amen. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-the-playoffs/598185/485 "2011-10-20T00:02:09Z")
> [@Asimovian](#): > > I wonder if Joe Morgan would be willing to stand in… That is such a horrible thing to say even in jest. > [@RickJay](#): > > What’s the over/under on the number of times McCarver mentions that he caught Bob Gibson? I say he will average 4 per game. At least 1 Torre per game as a bonus. ---
**Author:** ![Crawlspace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Crawlspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crawlspace)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-the-playoffs/598185/486 "2011-10-20T00:23:40Z")
I was thinking recently that the games would be more interesting if they had the local guys doing the color and analysis. I don’t know how they would work that, maybe the local announcers get the home games, or have two audio options. It’d be interesting to hear the different announcers, they’d know the teams a hell of a lot better, be a lot more energetic about it and couldn’t possibly be worse than J Buck and T Carver. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-the-playoffs/598185/487 "2011-10-20T00:29:54Z")
> [@Crawlspace](#): > > I was thinking recently that the games would be more interesting if they had the local guys doing the color and analysis. I don’t know how they would work that, maybe the local announcers get the home games, or have two audio options. It’d be interesting to hear the different announcers, they’d know the teams a hell of a lot better, be a lot more energetic about it and couldn’t possibly be worse than J Buck and T Carver. I may yet turn off the sound and listen to the radio, but I’m waiting to hear just how bad McCarver and Buck are. Carp, I admire your dedication, but it’s way too early to sacrifice yourself with a “YOU SHALL NOT PASS” move. ---
**Author:** ![Cell\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@Cell\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cell_Guy)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-the-playoffs/598185/488 "2011-10-20T00:35:36Z")
> [@Crawlspace](#): > > I was thinking recently that the games would be more interesting if they had the local guys doing the color and analysis. I don’t know how they would work that, maybe the local announcers get the home games, or have two audio options. It’d be interesting to hear the different announcers, they’d know the teams a hell of a lot better, be a lot more energetic about it and couldn’t possibly be worse than J Buck and T Carver. You obviously have never heard the Cardinal’s home announcers. Al Hrabosky and Rick Horton are terrible. Dan McLaughlin is decent but he just got pinched for his second DUI in a year so he’s probably done. They should put Mike Shannon and John Rooney from the radio side on TV. That would be better. Besides, Joe Buck is kind of a local guy. He got his start with the Cardinals and was their lead guy until he took the lead baseball and football spots for Fox. ---
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-the-playoffs/598185/489 "2011-10-20T01:00:20Z")
My St. Louis born and bred wife just announced that she may go in another room and watch an episode of something on Netflix. I don’t know if I should call a psychiatrist, a divorce lawyer, or the HUAC. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-the-playoffs/598185/490 "2011-10-20T01:07:51Z")
A Pepsi commercial showing Michael Jackson, Ray Charles, and the words “Who’s next?”? Isn’t that kind of morbid? ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-the-playoffs/598185/491 "2011-10-20T01:10:09Z")
> [@fachverwirrt](#): > > My St. Louis born and bred wife just announced that she may go in another room and watch an episode of something on Netflix. I don’t know if I should call a psychiatrist, a divorce lawyer, or the HUAC. St. Louis born and bred??? Have you checked the back yard for pods? My wife is yelling at the TV. Not at Buck/McCarver, either. At the teams. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-the-playoffs/598185/492 "2011-10-20T01:37:55Z")
Bit of a [feel-good story](http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20111018&content_id=25697990&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb) here. 42-year-old Arthur Rhodes is guaranteed a champions ring, no matter who wins the World Series. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-the-playoffs/598185/493 "2011-10-20T02:35:35Z")
> [@mhendo](#): > > Bit of a [feel-good story](http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20111018&content_id=25697990&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb) here. > > 42-year-old Arthur Rhodes is guaranteed a champions ring, no matter who wins the World Series. I saw that earlier today. I had thought about it, but wasn’t sure it applied to someone who had been released rather than traded. I think that’s awesome for him, though. I’m sure he’ll feel a whole lot better about it, though, if it’s his current team that wins it all. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-the-playoffs/598185/494 "2011-10-20T02:38:13Z")
> [@Asimovian](#): > > I’m sure he’ll feel a whole lot better about it, though, if it’s his current team that wins it all. Definitely. Right now, they’re off to a decent start. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-the-playoffs/598185/495 "2011-10-20T03:09:48Z")
Another display of series hitting dominating the overmatched pitchers. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-the-playoffs/598185/496 "2011-10-20T03:36:49Z")
What that was a display of, was poor managing decisions. What was Washington thinking, pulling Murphy? And then to pinch hit German when he had people on the bench who would have been infinitely better suited to the situation (Moreland or Torrealba), made no sense. Very bad moves for that inning overall. With C.J. finally pitching better, you’d think it would’ve been incumbent of him to take advantage of Carpenter. ::: sigh ::: ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-the-playoffs/598185/497 "2011-10-20T03:38:48Z")
Plus, the meat of their order (Hamilton and Young, I’m looking at you!) has to start hitting. We can’t win without them. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-the-playoffs/598185/498 "2011-10-20T03:38:52Z")
Washington late on the hook again. Wouldn’t suck so bad if we didn’t know before the game started that was gonna happen. ---
**Author:** ![Hennessy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hennessy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hennessy)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-the-playoffs/598185/499 "2011-10-20T03:48:09Z")
Not many baseball fans I take it… Announcer crews? Let’s go Cardinals ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-the-playoffs/598185/500 "2011-10-20T04:13:18Z")
> [@gonzomax](#): > > Another display of series hitting dominating the overmatched pitchers. Just FYI: no-one who has been arguing with you has ever said that pitching is unimportant, and nor has anyone ever suggested that no games are dominated by good pitching performances. All people have been arguing against is your clueless parroting of meaningless phrases like “Pitching shuts down hitting,” and your apparent belief that hitting is largely irrelevant to the results of baseball games. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-the-playoffs/598185.md?page=24) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-the-playoffs/598185.md?page=26)