On Sun, May 9, 2010 at 2:44 PM, Dave Sikula <[email protected]> wrote:
> On May 8, 10:01 pm, televisiongirl <[email protected]> wrote: > > > The highlight of the game, however, was the two minutes of silence > offered > > for Ernie Harwell and Robin Roberts. Two glorious minutes of Joe Buck > > saying nothing. > > I'll be the first to complain about announcers (being raised on Vin > Scully spoiled me), but I don't think Buck is that bad -- he's > certainly better than his father. What he needs is a color man who'll > cut down on his ego and excesses -- and McCarver is not the man to do > that. (McCarver himself needs to be firmly but gently shot.) > Hmm, I agree with almost everything here, except I would have set it up with "Buck is not that great, but he is even worse with McCarver"). As we lose almost all of the Great Voices from the golden age of baseball on the radio (I will weep genuine tears when Vinny goes) it may be harsh (though true) to note that Jack Buck for my money was always the most overrated of that generation. I would like to see Little Joe get a chance to do baseball with someone other than a guy he seems always on the verge of calling "Uncle Tim"... -- 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
