Mets Announcer Tournament Elite 8: Gary Cohen vs. Tim McCarver
by James Kannengieser on Mar 23, 2009 1:00 PM EDT
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PrintFriday's results: Ralph Kiner (66%) def. Keith Hernandez (34%). A showdown in the Final 4 with Bob Murphy awaits Kiner. You can view the updated bracket here. Here is today's matchup:
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i hate tim mccarver
its probably been said before, but i hated him them and i hate him especially now.
the tandem of Buck and McCarver is quite possibly the worst combo to ever be paired.
they drive me into sleep mode with their lack of excitement.
mccarvers analysis makes him seem like hes soooooo much better than everyone else.
none of this makes sense… just know they i watch those nationally broadcasted games with the sound off, and with the radio call on because i simply do not want to hear their opinions on how the mets screwed up this or that.
yes, mcarver is poop
i didnt exactly hate him in the past but i didnt like him much either. now he is just miserable. listening to mcarver and joe buck is about as cool as a parking lot full of wale vomit.
gary cohen, on the other hand, is a consummate professional and quite pleasant to listen to.
HELLO HELLO MR WILPON. WE WANT THE MANSION NOT THE CONDO.
“you see what you did there, is you called mccarver poop. now poop, as an adjective, has a negative connotation. negative is another word for bad. so therefore, by calling him poop, you are saying he is bad. now bad as an adjective….”
by James Kannengieser on Mar 23, 2009 1:54 PM EDT up reply actions
and to explain to those watching at home
the infield fly rule is a rule that is triggered when there is a flyball in the infield. that’s what the infield fly rule is, for those not familiar watching at home.
HELLO HELLO MR WILPON. WE WANT THE MANSION NOT THE CONDO.
I hate him too
But I feel compelled to say that McCarver is a smart and articulate guy — unfortunately, he’s a smart and articulate guy who is VERY BAD AT CALLING BASEBALL GAMES. Being matched up against Cohen is particularly unflattering to McCarver in this regard, since they’re both sharp as tacks, and one of them (hint: not McCarver) is also among the best play-by-play announcers in the history of baseball. If McCarver were a color commentator, or even better if he just reported on/analyzed games after the fact, I would not have much problem with him. He’s extravagantly wordy enough that they write puff pieces in the New Yorker about him, but he’s never been good at keeping pace with the action of a live game, and he often self-consciously, condescendingly dumbs himself down for TV, especially for national broadcasts, in a way that flatters neither McCarver nor his audience.
Also, here is a Google search that should decide the results of this competition.
Seriously, who the hell is voting for McCarver here? Anyone out there care to explain what set of criteria rank him above Cohen — maybe you voted based on amount of remaining hair?
and dyed orange hair should not even count
HELLO HELLO MR WILPON. WE WANT THE MANSION NOT THE CONDO.
Gary Cohen=The Man.
He’s knowledgeable, interesting, dramatic when the situation calls for it, funny, and engaging.
Tim McCarver=none of the above.
"One of the nice things about baseball is that there are no rules you can't break." - Jim Bouton
Correct on all levels.
But mostly Im voting for Gary because he replaced Gary Thorn on the radio and by and by became the voice of the Mets for me. Howie Rose is close, but Gary is my guy.
"The people of Houston are spending money like oil's selling at $40 a barrel."
by the way
The quote i use from the signature is from Tim McCarver. he said it during the first inning of Game 6 of the 1986 NLCS.
"The people of Houston are spending money like oil's selling at $40 a barrel."
McCrapper
Listen, the guy is probably more knowledgeable than i am about most things baseball. i just feel his comments are arrogant.
he analyzes plays after they happen and basically say how stupid they were for doing whatever they had just done.
especially when the mets are doing something.
oh they should have taken that pitcher out before that batter smashed a grand slam…. stuff like that.
i just cant listen to him critique people.
i wish i had a chance to sit in on a broadcast with them, and just make comments about their commentating. They comment on baseball action, and then i would critique them and say what a horrid job they were doing.
and then one of you guys(or gals) could commentate on me. it would become a vicious cycle of making fun of one another.
Cohen v Murphy
Cohen will coast to the Final. If all goes right, Murphy and Cohen will be the matchup, meaning…RADIO ROCKS.
(Cohen doesn’t exist on TV to me.)
The 2009 NY Mets: WE GOT K-ROD! OMG, Putz, too! Sign Lowe! Lowe's a Brave. Sign Manny! Tim Redding, WTF? Sign Manny! Sheets or Perez? SHEETS! Perez?? Oh, Sheets is hurt -- good job, Minaya! WTF?! SIGN MANNY!
I love Gary Cohen
I agree that his talent is kind of wasted on TV (his radio play-by-play was the best evah), but since I watch the games almost exclusively now I’m glad he’s on. He’s a nerd with a great radio voice. A rare combo.
by Straight Flushing on Mar 23, 2009 9:47 PM EDT reply actions
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