# Why do Joe Morgan or Tim McCarver still have jobs? or the best/worst announcers in sports. **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [April 15, 2010, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-joe-morgan-or-tim-mccarver-still-have-jobs-or-the-best-worst-announcers-in-sports/536240 "2010-04-15T18:56:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Wilson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@Wilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wilson)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2010, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-joe-morgan-or-tim-mccarver-still-have-jobs-or-the-best-worst-announcers-in-sports/536240/41 "2010-04-16T18:27:25Z")
Another vote for both Joe Angel and Jon Miller. Another great one is Denny Matthews, the Royals radio guy. He’s so good he gets me to listen to Royals games! I know he’s not well liked, but I appreciate Gary Cohen. I miss him on the Mets radio broadcasts. I also like Dan Shulman and Dave Campbell, who did the radio broadcasts together on ESPN Baseball for several years (I don’t think they work together regularly anymore though). ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2010, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-joe-morgan-or-tim-mccarver-still-have-jobs-or-the-best-worst-announcers-in-sports/536240/42 "2010-04-16T18:42:29Z")
> [@Rafe\_Hollister](#): > > I love listening to Mike Shannon broadcast for the St. Louis Cardinals. You never know what kinda hilarious phrases he’s gonna come up with. > > I hear one yesterday when the Cards were playing the Astros in St. Louis. Paraphrased: “The sun has gone back behind the clouds. Well…not really. The clouds have moved in front of the sun.” > > Here’s a very small list of what are known as “Shannonisms”. > > Shannonisms > • “This big standing-room only crowd is settling into their seats.” > • “It’s raining like a Chinese fire drill!” > • (After Brian Jordan was hit by a pitch for the 4th time on a single road trip): > “Jordan must feel like a Ouija Board.” > • (Referring to Bernard Gilkey): > “He was originally born in University City.” > “He’s faster than a chicken being chased by Ronald McDonald!” > • (Referring to Mike Schmidt): > “the longtime, and soon-to-be, Hall-of-Famer.” > • (Referring to Hideo Nomo): > “He’s the biggest thing to hit Japan since they dropped the bomb on Nagashima!” > • “This game is off to a rather conspicuous start, don’t you think. Jack?” > • “Well, folks, this game began as a tiny worm, and is blossoming into a large cobra.” > • “That foul tip bounced up and caught him right in the groins…and that’ll really clear your eyes out.” > • “A hit up the middle right now would be like a nice ham sandwich and a cold, frosty one.” > • (Broadcasting from New York under a full moon): > “I wish you folks back in St. Louis could see this moon.” > • (On the day before Easter): > “I just want to tell everyone ‘Happy Easter and Happy Hanukkah.’” > • “Things are not always as they appear to be as.” > • “Well, he did everything right to get ready for the throw, but if ya ain’t got the hose, the water just won’t come out.” > • “Our next homestand follows this road trip.” > • (Referring to a home run by Ted Simmons): > “and that’s the bread on Simmons’ butter.” > • “The right-hander is throwing up (instead of ‘up, throwing’) in the bullpen.” > • “I’ve heard it said that if you know English, Spanish, Italian, and I think it’s French, you can go just about anywhere in this world…except China where they have all those derelicts.” > After a pause, Joe Buch suggested that Mike has meant to say “dialects.” Mike responded, “Yeah, dialects! That’s what I mean…but they’ve got a lot of derelicts too!” > • “He ran to second faster than a cat in Chinatown.” > • “I wouldn’t have see it if I hadn’t believed it.” > • “Don’t bite off your head to spite your nose.” > • Joe: “Mike, the Cardinals would like to welcome a group of 19 French foreign exchange students in Section 382.” > Mike: “Where’re they from, Joe?” > Joe: “Uhh, France, I think.” > • A couple of years back, Mike and Joe were discussing the unflattering photographs of players that had been flashed on the screen at another ballpark. Mike’s take on the quality of the photo selection was: > “Some of those guys look like the picture was taken while they were seeing their first UFO.” > After several seconds of laughter, Joe added, “As opposed to their second or third.” > • “The wind switched 360 degrees.” > • “Boy, a cold, frosty Budweiser would be great about now”…long pause…then an “ahhh” > • Mike’s classic: “Ol’ Abner Doubleday has done it again.” > • “It’s raining so hard I thought it was going to stop.” > • “The crowd’s on their feet for the Canadian Star Bangled Banner.” > • “Back in the day when I played, a pitcher had 3 pitches: a fastball, a curveball, a slider, a changeup and a good sinker pitch.” Wow, those are pretty damn funny! Thanks! I’ll toss another grenade at Morgan. He sucks. I like Marty Brennaman. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2010, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-joe-morgan-or-tim-mccarver-still-have-jobs-or-the-best-worst-announcers-in-sports/536240/43 "2010-04-16T18:47:35Z")
> [@Wilson](#): > > Another great one is Denny Matthews, the Royals radio guy. He’s so good he gets me to listen to Royals games! Yup. And a bonus is getting to hear Frank White, my favorite player growing up. Frank can be a little Joe Morgan-ish some times, but it’s worth it to hear him talk about those old Royals teams that used to pound on the Yankees. ---
**Author:** ![Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sleeps_With_Butterflies)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2010, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-joe-morgan-or-tim-mccarver-still-have-jobs-or-the-best-worst-announcers-in-sports/536240/44 "2010-04-16T18:48:11Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > I will also say that I think I would actually rather listen to Joe Morgan than those yahoo White Sox announcers. Ever heard these guys before? Everything they say seems so…forced. Contrived. Rehearsed? I dunno - maybe all of those. It’s like those two guys in high school (or a bad politician) that think it’s imperative that they come up with a catch-phrase and get people to start using it. “Put it on the boooooooooard! Yes!” Terrible. As much as I can’t STAND Joe Morgan and have a slight distaste for Tim McCarver, this is the guy I wanted to comment on. That Hawk guy. “that’s a can of corn!” or “Bad guys 2, good guys coming to bat!” "Cinch it up and hunker down: I’m not alone in my RAEG: [http://www.heavethehawk.com/](http://www.heavethehawk.com/) ---
**Author:** ![Ol\_Gaffer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Ol\_Gaffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ol_Gaffer)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2010, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-joe-morgan-or-tim-mccarver-still-have-jobs-or-the-best-worst-announcers-in-sports/536240/45 "2010-04-16T18:50:29Z")
> [@pricciar](#): > > Did Amazon ever play major league baseball? Joe Morgan did. I’ll believe him first. Is this a whoosh? Are you saying that Joe Morgan claimed that Billy Beane wrote Moneyball and, therefore, you believe the aforementioned Joe Morgan over the Amazon link that **KennerTheGreat** just provided? Moneyball is _about_ Billy Beane and the A’s but it is assuredly written by Michael Lewis. ---
**Author:** ![Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sleeps_With_Butterflies)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2010, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-joe-morgan-or-tim-mccarver-still-have-jobs-or-the-best-worst-announcers-in-sports/536240/46 "2010-04-16T18:55:17Z")
> [@Ol\_Gaffer](#): > > Is this a whoosh? Are you saying that Joe Morgan claimed that Billy Beane wrote Moneyball and, therefore, you believe the aforementioned Joe Morgan over the Amazon link that **KennerTheGreat** just provided? > > Moneyball is _about_ Billy Beane and the A’s but it is assuredly written by Michael Lewis. That’s a joke. A haw haw. ---
**Author:** ![pricciar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@pricciar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pricciar)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2010, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-joe-morgan-or-tim-mccarver-still-have-jobs-or-the-best-worst-announcers-in-sports/536240/47 "2010-04-16T18:58:13Z")
> [@Ol\_Gaffer](#): > > Is this a whoosh? Are you saying that Joe Morgan claimed that Billy Beane wrote Moneyball and, therefore, you believe the aforementioned Joe Morgan over the Amazon link that **KennerTheGreat** just provided? > > Moneyball is _about_ Billy Beane and the A’s but it is assuredly written by Michael Lewis. Let me ask YOU a question. Who was the game’s greatest second baseman of his era and a key member of the Big Red Machine? And, wouldn’t you take his word over Jeff Bezos? Who, I hear, throws like a girl. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2010, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-joe-morgan-or-tim-mccarver-still-have-jobs-or-the-best-worst-announcers-in-sports/536240/48 "2010-04-16T18:59:12Z")
> [@Ol\_Gaffer](#): > > Is this a whoosh? Are you saying that Joe Morgan claimed that Billy Beane wrote Moneyball and, therefore, you believe the aforementioned Joe Morgan over the Amazon link that **KennerTheGreat** just provided? > > Moneyball is _about_ Billy Beane and the A’s but it is assuredly written by Michael Lewis. Wow - the incredibly rare double whoosh! It’s like watching Eckstein hit an inside-the-parker! ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2010, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-joe-morgan-or-tim-mccarver-still-have-jobs-or-the-best-worst-announcers-in-sports/536240/49 "2010-04-16T19:10:53Z")
Oh, I forgot to mention Will McDonough – does he just do Red Sox games? I like him quite a bit. Edit: Of course, I meant Sean McDonough, Will’s son. Will used to write for the Boston Globe and died in 2003. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2010, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-joe-morgan-or-tim-mccarver-still-have-jobs-or-the-best-worst-announcers-in-sports/536240/50 "2010-04-16T19:12:52Z")
I spent a summer in the Baltimore area when I was a kid, and I’m still a big Jon Miller fan. I’ve got little to add about Morgan and McCarver. But there’s a view that McCarver _loves_ the Yankees (or Derek Jeter, at least), and if you think that makes him more enjoyable for Yankee fans, I’ll tell you it doesn’t. But neither of those guys is as useless or aggravating as Hawk Harrelson. Absolutely horrible. He does nothing but shtick. Bill Walton is retired from play by play, I think, but I did like him at least in small doses. Maybe it was just a so-bad-it’s-good thing. ---
**Author:** ![zamboniracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9a140/32.png) [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2010, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-joe-morgan-or-tim-mccarver-still-have-jobs-or-the-best-worst-announcers-in-sports/536240/51 "2010-04-16T19:28:35Z")
As a longtime Cleveland Indians fan and Cleveland area resident, I just want to say that all our announcers: Tom Hamilton, Rick Manning, Mike Hegan and Matt Underwood, ([link](http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/team/broadcasters.jsp?c_id=cle)) all suck. Underwood sucks less than the others, but they all suck. Not any insight or a good sense of humor in the lot of them. Joe Tait, the Cavs radio announcer, used to do Tribe games too. He was great. “It’s beautiful day for baseball!” ---
**Author:** ![Duke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2010, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-joe-morgan-or-tim-mccarver-still-have-jobs-or-the-best-worst-announcers-in-sports/536240/52 "2010-04-16T19:34:31Z")
> [@zamboniracer](#): > > As a longtime Cleveland Indians fan and Cleveland area resident, I just want to say that all our announcers: Tom Hamilton, Rick Manning, Mike Hegan and Matt Underwood, ([link](http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/team/broadcasters.jsp?c_id=cle)) all suck. Rick Manning is from Da Falls, and you won’t be surprised to hear that the Esteemed Leaders saw fit to name a street after him. You will, however, get smug satisfaction from seeing [the abject “beauty” of his street](http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=rick+manning+boulevard,+niagara+falls,+ny&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=45.553578,79.013672&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Rick+Manning+Dr,+Niagara+Falls,+Niagara,+New+York+14304&ll=43.091668,-78.97118&spn=0.002578,0.004823&t=h&z=18&layer=c&cbll=43.092457,-78.971756&panoid=DsZ0GXYmY9ks1dAPv-Wu-g&cbp=12,153.78,,0,8.2). ---
**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2010, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-joe-morgan-or-tim-mccarver-still-have-jobs-or-the-best-worst-announcers-in-sports/536240/53 "2010-04-16T20:31:32Z")
> [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](#): > > _Some taayums, when you’ve got a runner on seeehcond, common SENSE would dictate that you’ve got to mix up the saaaagns. And what that MEANS is that_ (catcher puts down one finger)\*ya see, now that one finger NORMALLY means fastball, but now Beckett will NOT throw a fastball here. \* Beckett throws fastball. Silence. My favorite was the the time that McCarver found it “remarkable” that there are more runs scored on average in innings that start with a leadoff home run compared to those that start with a walk. He was flabbergasted by that completely unsurprising fact. Another time he and Joe Buck both believed that the weathervane in Yankee stadium was indicating wind from left to right, even though (to anyone who has seen a weathervane before) it was clearly indicating that the wind was from right to left, and nearby flags were starched out to the left. They said that you should ignore the flags, and that only the weathervane (which they were reading backwards) gave the true wind direction. They believed this, they said, because Don Mattingly had told them so. Now, if somebody had told me something that stupid I would not have believed him even if he was Don Mattingly, but more likely they just misunderstood him, because I can’t believe there could be THREE people that stupid in the same stadium at the same time. ---
**Author:** ![ekweizn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7c8e57/32.png) [@ekweizn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekweizn)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2010, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-joe-morgan-or-tim-mccarver-still-have-jobs-or-the-best-worst-announcers-in-sports/536240/54 "2010-04-16T20:36:08Z")
> [@Manduck](#): > > My favorite was the the time that McCarver found it “remarkable” that there are more runs scored on average in innings that start with a leadoff home run compared to those that start with a walk. He was flabbergasted by that completely unsurprising fact. Another time he and Joe Buck both believed that the weathervane in Yankee stadium was indicating wind from left to right, even though (to anyone who has seen a weathervane before) it was clearly indicating that the wind was from right to left, and nearby flags were starched out to the left. They said that you should ignore the flags, and that only the weathervane (which they were reading backwards) gave the true wind direction. They believed this, they said, because Don Mattingly had told them so. Now, if somebody had told me something that stupid I would not have believed him even if he was Don Mattingly, but more likely they just misunderstood him, because I can’t believe there could be THREE people that stupid in the same stadium at the same time. I can’t believe that you can’t believe that three other people in one stadium couldn’t believe that the weather vane was wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2010, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-joe-morgan-or-tim-mccarver-still-have-jobs-or-the-best-worst-announcers-in-sports/536240/55 "2010-04-16T20:37:05Z")
> [@Ataraxy](#): > > I can’t think of anyone as bad in football or basketball announcing. For basketball, I would have to go with Bobby Knight. Ron Franklin and Fran Frischella always used to do most of the Big 12 basketball games on ESPN. This year for some reason we got Brent Musberger and Bobby Knight. Knight may have been a Hall of Fame coach but he’s an f’ing idiot in the broadcast booth. During one of the Kansas games, where first team All-American Sherron Collins was having an off-night, Knight had the gall to suggest that he should be benched to start the second half. Musberger was so flabbergasted I don’t think he even knew how to respond to that. Knight also had a tendency to go off on tangents completely unrelated to what was happening in the game or what his broadcast partner was discussing. I sure as hell hope we don’t get that clown next year. > [@pricciar](#): > > Now, as far as bad. Joe Buck is terrible. he has admitted to not even liking baseball. Why work the games? Maybe he has daddy issues. His old man was one of the best ever. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2010, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-joe-morgan-or-tim-mccarver-still-have-jobs-or-the-best-worst-announcers-in-sports/536240/56 "2010-04-16T20:51:39Z")
> [@Manduck](#): > > My favorite was the the time that McCarver found it “remarkable” that there are more runs scored on average in innings that start with a leadoff home run compared to those that start with a walk. He was flabbergasted by that completely unsurprising fact. To be fair, it really is surprising how close the percentages are between those situations (in terms of multi-run innings after each occurence). And (slightly) in McCarver’s defense, multi-run innings occur far more often as a total percentage of total innings after a leadoff walk then a leadoff HR, because there are far more leadoff walks then leadoff homers. [Obligatory FJM link](http://www.firejoemorgan.com/2007/10/i-love-these-people.html) ---
**Author:** ![pricciar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@pricciar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pricciar)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2010, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-joe-morgan-or-tim-mccarver-still-have-jobs-or-the-best-worst-announcers-in-sports/536240/57 "2010-04-16T21:13:49Z")
Oh yeah. For Phillies fans Chris Wheeler is the worst announcer known to man. I have a problem with play by play men who have difficulty figuring out the difference between a fly ball to center field and a foul ball. I have a problem with a color men who have never played the game professionally, or at all. Somehow, Wheeler is able to do both jobs poorly. His insights are hackneyed and he is the worst sort of non selfaware homer. Scott Graham was a Philly guy who I considered the heir apparent to Harry Kalas, but he was dumped from the broadcast team without much ceremony. I am not sure what the deal was, but I think it is a shame. Tom McCarthy is fine, but he doesn’t hold a candle to Graham. The radio guy is pretty good, though. Graham is doing NFL Films, so it is nice to hear he got to replace Kalas in some way. Too bad it isn’t for baseball. Jack Buck certainly is one of the best of all time. I agree with that, Shoeless. Maybe you are right, he just got dragged to too many games as a kid. ---
**Author:** ![FordTaurusSHO94](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f07891/32.png) [@FordTaurusSHO94](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FordTaurusSHO94)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2010, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-joe-morgan-or-tim-mccarver-still-have-jobs-or-the-best-worst-announcers-in-sports/536240/58 "2010-04-16T21:27:56Z")
Darryl Waltrip actively cheers certain drivers during races. I can’t stand Brad Daugherty, everything to him is great! He’s just so glad to be there because everything is so fantastic! Rusty Wallace nearly drove me to drink with his “draft-lock” talk. Luckily, they moved him to a lesser role. I don’t want cheer leaders, I want Bob Jenkins and Ned Jarrett actually calling a race. ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2010, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-joe-morgan-or-tim-mccarver-still-have-jobs-or-the-best-worst-announcers-in-sports/536240/59 "2010-04-16T21:35:12Z")
> [@pricciar](#): > > Now, as far as bad. Joe Buck is terrible. he has admitted to not even liking baseball. Not meant as a challenge, but do you have a cite somewhere for that? > [@davey77](#): > > The Ugly: > Tim McCarver I have to add the White Sox’ guy to this. I have virtually no opinion of the White Sox but I really hope they don’t do anything of note this year so I don’t have to hear that dipshit call it. It never occurred to me that a perfect game could (almost) be ruined by the announcer. Didn’t Fox or someone staff the secondary/regional Saturday afternoon games with one guy from each team’s booth? Why the hell isn’t that more common? Sure it’s hit-or-miss but I suspect there’d be more hits than misses, and I can’t imagine someone like Mike Krukow or Dave Flemming being unpalatable to the casual TV viewer. ---
**Author:** ![pricciar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@pricciar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pricciar)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2010, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-joe-morgan-or-tim-mccarver-still-have-jobs-or-the-best-worst-announcers-in-sports/536240/60 "2010-04-16T21:47:44Z")
> **[Joe Buck Admits He Rarely Watches Sports And Doesn't Enjoy Baseball Anymore](http://awfulannouncing.blogspot.com/2008/07/joe-buck-admits-he-rarely-watches.html)** > > I'm borderline furious this morning and not just because I have to mention Colin Cowherd. Joe Buck was on ESPN Radio this morning, and you ... That was a bit of hyperbole on my part. He says he barely watches sports during the week. He would rather watch the Bachelorette. That baseball is too long for people to invest their time in night after night. He never comes out and says he doesn’t like baseball. But, it does sound like he prefers a reality show over it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-joe-morgan-or-tim-mccarver-still-have-jobs-or-the-best-worst-announcers-in-sports/536240.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-joe-morgan-or-tim-mccarver-still-have-jobs-or-the-best-worst-announcers-in-sports/536240.md?page=4)