I am not a big fan of Joe Buck, Fox's MLB play by play man. I did not watch very much of Fox's Games of the Week this season (and even if I did, we often seem to get the "B" announcers out here on the west coast). I have noticed that I hate him less on Sunday football with Troy Aikman than I used to (and I think Aikman is getting to be pretty good), and in the post season I have noticed that Buck is also less irritating than he used to be.
I have not seen it recorded here, so, for the record, we should have what would be a great moment for any TV sports announcer memorialized for the record on this list (this is from the LA TImes): ******** Buck: "If you read the body language of Alex Rodriguez, that is an extremely confident hitter who seems to be picking up the ball really well as he hits one into left, back at the wall . . . Rodriguez goes deep and it's 5-0 New York." On the word "really," Rodriguez clubbed the ball. It was as if he and Buck had rehearsed the entire moment. ******** It really was pretty remarkable. He actually began by saying something like "you can always get in trouble trying to read body language, but if you read the body language of Alex..." I have to admit that even with the caveat, I was half way through rolling my eyes a little at what had turned into gushing over A-Rod, when *SMACK!* he hits a towering home run validating exactly what Buck was saying. It was a nice moment for Buck - nice enough that I won't spoil it (much) by wondering how many times this year he has said something like that before a player batter or pitched only to have the player flop. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
