Joe Buck

I'm not talking about yesterday.

First today's game then a little humour.

• Marco Estrada 1-1 with a 3.09 ERA in post season
• 13-8, 3.13 for the regular season.
• 6-4 at home with a 2.95 
• 36-34, 3.95 career. 
• 1-1, 2.92 career against Kansas City
• Edinson Volquez 1-2 with a 2.31 ERA in post season
• 13-9, 3.55 for the regular season
• 5-5 on the road with a 3.61
• 79-68, 4.29 career
• 0-4, 4.68 career against Toronto.  

JOE BUCK (yourself)

To really understand Joe Buck, you need to understand his father, Jack Buck.

Jack was a legend.  As far as sports broadcasting goes this guy is on a short list of All - Stars like Ernie Harwell, Vin Scully, Red Barber, Chick Hearn, Danny Gallivan, Bob Cole, Dick Enberg and Pat Summerall.

The difference between Jack and the rest, for me, is that he was 2 sport threat.  He was the winner of the Ford C. Frick award and was enshrined in the in the Baseball Hall of Fame.  And he's in the football hall of fame as an announcer.  You know him.  You just don't know that you know him.  If you read these slowly, you may remember, like your grandfather telling you a story.

"Montana lines up at the five. And on third-down-and-three he rolls right, looking to throw ... looking to throw...and he throws into the end zone, touchdown! Touchdown! Touchdown, San Francisco, by Dwight Clark!"

— Calling "The Catch" in the 1981 NFC Championship Game.

"Here's the pitch to Mookie Wilson. Winning run at second. Ground ball to first, it is a run...an error! An error by Buckner! The winning run scores! The Mets win it 6 to 5 with three in the 10th! The ball went right through the legs of Buckner and the Mets with 2 men out and nobody on have scored three times to bring about a seventh game, which will be played here tomorrow night. Folks, it was unbelievable. An error, right through the legs of Buckner. There were 2 on, nobody out, a single by Carter, a single by Mitchell, a single by Ray Knight, a wild pitch, an error by Buckner. 3 in the 9th for the Mets. They've won the game 6-5 and we shall play here ... tomorrow night! Well, open up the history book, folks, we've got an entry for you."

— Calling the final moments of Game 6 of the 1986 World Series.

"Gibson ... swings and a fly ball to deep right field. This is gonna be a home run! UNBELIEVABLE! A home run for Gibson! And the Dodgers have won the game, five to four; I don't believe what I just saw! I don't BELIEVE what I just saw!"

— Calling an injured Kirk Gibson's walk-off home run in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series off of Dennis Eckersley

"There's the snap; there's the kick. It is up; it is...NO GOOD! Norwood missed! Four seconds left. The Giants have won Super Bowl XXV by the score of 20–19."

— Calling Scott Norwood's missed field goal in Super Bowl XXV

Two pretty significant football and baseball moments.

And if you can picture the play in your mind's eye, (and I can certainly picture all of them), what to you most remember?  Pandemonium.  Crazy, off the charts enthusiasm.  Almost.  Almost.  Almost like the 7th inning of game 5 of the Jays / Rangers game.  That kind of crazy.

Now the beauty of these calls is that they compliment the moment.  They didn't JUDGE the moment.  They didn't downplay or overplay the moment.  You didn't hear, "the fans are reacting terribly to Buckner".  OR, "Scott Norwood was put in a horrible position by Jim Kelly not getting another 1st down".  OR. "I can't believe Eckersley left a pitch up". OR. "Montana is fortunate that Dwight Clark is 6 foot 4 or it would have been another incompletion".

No.  Jack, who I enjoyed immensely allowed the moment to carry itself and he complimented it.  So now that you know who Jack Buck was and what he's about....Here is what you need to know about Joe Buck.

He's nothing like his dad.

My complaint with Joe isn't just as simple as "he sucks", but I do accept that as valid criticism.  I also don't think he's a homer.  There is a petition circling on Twitter for FOX to remove Buck JR from the ALCS because he's anti-Kansas City.  Despite his Masdison Bumgartner love affair last fall, I don't believe this to be true.  And, possibly in an effort to look like he has a personality, JR signed the petition.

My issue is that he sucks the passion out of sports.  I watch football, but I'm not a FAN in any kind of fanatical way.  If I had a choice the Bills would win.  If I'm not in a football pool I don't watch and I don't miss it.  So because its not 'my' sport I can't really talk about how he wrecks it, although I read a lot about it.

But baseball IS my sport and its just terrible to hear what he does.  When Harold Reynolds starts to make sense I've got issues.  Its the deadpan that I can't stand.  Its the "I'd rather be anywhere than here" that comes across every time he opens his mouth.

People...there are real issues with this guy!  During the 2012 World Series, which San Francisco won, the entire stadium was chanting "JOE BUCK SUCKS" instead of cheering about winning a World Series.

There is no sense of moment.

As I said, I'm not a football fan.  But the one thing that I can agree with 98% of the world on is that Eli Manning is somewhere between below average and average and if not for a great coach and two moments of complete fluky "touched by the hand of god"; you would know him about as well as you know Ryan Tannahill.  However, even I have to admit that the stupid David Tyree catch probably has to rank as one of the top 3 Superbowl moments of all time.  You either cheered like you lost your mind; OR you said, "NO FUCKING WAY THAT JUST HAPPENED".  (I was the 2nd one).

Now go to youtube, find the play.  Hit play, close your eyes and listen to JR's call.

I rest my case.

But don't rely on me!  What does Google say?

(Don't blame me for the language, I was literally typing "Joe Buck is moron" when all this shit showed up

 Now someone had fun creating a bracket to get to the worst announcer of all time.  But I've got to tell you this would have been a lot of work and I really appreciate it!.  There are legendary bad announcers in here.  Sterling, McCarver, Gruden .... but they nailed this.   

If you have a Twitter account, check the hashtag #joebuckyourself

 Is it wrong to laugh at this?  I'm sort of sorry that this actually really happened as he went to Dr Phil to deal with not being able to live up to his father's reputation.  

 This could not be more true.

 Say it loud brother.  

My point exactly.   

 No shit. 

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 The fact that I can hear this being said and the fact that they have the same level of enthusiasm is all you need to know

 See?  Same with Harold Reynolds.  

 Sort of talks.  More rambles.  But only enough to be offensive. 

 And it brought down power in the tri-town area.  We can't do that again!

 In defense of Tim McCarver, his dumb factor went up when paired with the moron.  

 First I looked up arrogant, but I liked smug better. 

Too good to be true.  

The part that is cut off is "and all of you are stupid" .... nailed it. 

only harsh if it isn't true.