Comments on: Game 1 World Series Wooo

By: scott19

scott19 — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 20:55:27 +0000

Definitely Go Rays — for a number of reasons. However, if Jamie finally gets a WS ring after 22 years in the majors, I’ll not be too crushed.

By: joser

joser — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:13:41 +0000

â€œAs good as the Yankees were in the first half of the game; thatâ€™s as bad as theyâ€™ve been now.â€

That’s awesome. Though I suspect that — as with Tina Fey’s impersonation of Palin — that’s not parody so much as a word-for-word recitation of something he actually said. As with some of Joe Morgan’s pronouncements, there are some oratory pretzels that couldn’t be composed by even the most gifted and twisted writer.

I will be pulling for the Phillies just as long as Moyer is on the mound, or Dobbs is at the plate. Not otherwise. 1980 is a lot more recent than “never” (even if their particular “never” began only in 1998). Plus I really can’t cheer for Gillick, especially when the Rays winning it all helps put another nail in the “old school” coffin.

By: tres_arboles

tres_arboles — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:43:03 +0000

Occasionally merciless pummelling of McCarver at the Phillies blog Beerleaguer, if you have the time to run through it all. And he played for them (of course during some of their worst years ever)! Looks like I'm the only guy reading USSM pulling for the Phils. David

By: knightrunner17

knightrunner17 — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 03:44:46 +0000

I do believe that Family Guy’s mocking of Tim McCarver had it spot on. “As good as the Yankees were in the first half of the game; that’s as bad as they’ve been now.”

By: msb

msb — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 02:23:33 +0000

oh, and willkommen zurÃ¼ck, Herr Zumsteg

By: msb

msb — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 02:13:35 +0000

Câ€™mon, youâ€™re expecting them to know how to pronounce the names of players who donâ€™t play for the Yankees or Red Sox?

there are teams NOT named the Yankees or the Red Sox?!?!?

the hell you say.

By: egreenlaw9

egreenlaw9 — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 02:08:52 +0000

pretty good game thread over at draysbay if you're rooting for the rayhawks...

By: Jeff Nye

Jeff Nye — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 02:04:01 +0000

C’mon, you’re expecting them to know how to pronounce the names of players who don’t play for the Yankees or Red Sox?

By: scott19

scott19 — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 01:56:00 +0000

Am I the only one who dislikes Joe Buck and Tim McCarver?

Or, rather, is there anyone out there who truly likes them?

By: joser

joser — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 01:46:15 +0000

McCarver on TV, Joe Morgan on the radio. Do you want a fork in your eye or knives under your fingernails?

they pronounce his last name â€œCashmere.â€

Just start humming the Led Zeppelin tune (“I am a traveler of both time and space…”) And drink. Make it a game. Everytime somebody says something stupid, drink*. Just getting through Buck’s attempted explanation of the ground rules regarding the dome would leave most people too inebriated to find the “mute” button.

(*Note: not responsible for alcohol poisoning.)