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Baseball needs more Keith Olbermann. JaneyVee Oct 2013 #1
I remember him calling a few of the Yankees' Old Timer's Games. They were awesome. nt msanthrope Oct 2013 #22
Yeah Right. Like we need to see Clay Bucholtz blowing snot rockets between pitches? JeffHead Oct 2013 #2
"Realism". PCIntern Oct 2013 #3
Gillette would never sponsor ANY World Series with the 2013 BoSox. nt longship Oct 2013 #33
It's kind of a guilty pleasure for me to watch football on Fox Hippo_Tron Oct 2013 #4
Or having dugout interviews while live plays are being missed TheCowsCameHome Oct 2013 #5
But but but PCIntern Oct 2013 #7
Some kinda player. . . . . Tansy_Gold Oct 2013 #26
I always watch any game Joe Buck announces with the mute button on n/t stuckinodi Oct 2013 #6
I enjoy watching the World Series with the mute button ChazII Oct 2013 #10
Good Idea. The dude likes to hear himself babble. nt adirondacker Oct 2013 #19
Fuck, not everything is political joeglow3 Oct 2013 #8
Who was talking politics? PCIntern Oct 2013 #9
It isn't a political statement rufus dog Oct 2013 #11
Nothing more irritating than a close up of the ball skipping along green grass.... MADem Oct 2013 #35
These are the same idiots who decided hanging a camera over a racetrack was a good idea jmowreader Oct 2013 #42
Not to mention the radioactive hockey puck KamaAina Oct 2013 #62
How is the OP political? Cali_Democrat Oct 2013 #12
It's that Phillies avatar that indicates a rogue independant in this game. adirondacker Oct 2013 #17
I am sorry that you never heard Ernie Harwell call a game on TV or radio. longship Oct 2013 #34
Or Mel Allen Elwood P Dowd Oct 2013 #39
Yup! You have the idea. nt longship Oct 2013 #43
I happen to be a Sox fan, and would probably MANative Oct 2013 #13
McCarver being a long time Cardinal player, should not be allowed sarcasmo Oct 2013 #14
I listen to the radio coverage Dyedinthewoolliberal Oct 2013 #15
Tend to agree gopiscrap Oct 2013 #16
No problems here pintobean Oct 2013 #18
Baseball is really really a slow game..... Logical Oct 2013 #20
No, there is a lot happening. Each pitch; each swing; each movement on the field - dmr Oct 2013 #41
Nobody's forcing anyone to watch it. groundloop Oct 2013 #45
Maybe because their research shows most viewers don't giveaway crap. Nt Logical Oct 2013 #48
The Series isn't the same without Bob Costas. nt msanthrope Oct 2013 #21
I refuse to watch games called by Joe Schmuck... truebrit71 Oct 2013 #23
I am getting tired of these two.... TheCowsCameHome Oct 2013 #24
I'm waiting for a camera to appear out of the cup of the catcher. Seriously, adirondacker Oct 2013 #25
That would be horribly hilarious! MADem Oct 2013 #36
The Catcher's Cup Cam. adirondacker Oct 2013 #57
I think what you need is Loudly Oct 2013 #27
They just missed the pickoff play that won the game for Boston. How bad is that? nm Elwood P Dowd Oct 2013 #28
After they missed the pickoff at first that ended the game, I thought of your comments yesterday. gristy Oct 2013 #29
I will be more likely to watch when this beard thing passes BlueStreak Oct 2013 #30
"Baseball shouldn't be a reality teevee show" ForgoTheConsequence Oct 2013 #31
Not ironic in the least. BlueStreak Oct 2013 #32
If the beards irritate you, then they are working. They want their opponents discombobulated, MADem Oct 2013 #37
I get that. But if I want to see a freak show BlueStreak Oct 2013 #51
Well, change the channel, then--no one is forcing you to watch the series. MADem Oct 2013 #60
More of a reality TV show than reality TV The2ndWheel Oct 2013 #54
McCarver is retiring this year. Lugnut Oct 2013 #38
Prefer ball games on the radio over tv The Straight Story Oct 2013 #40
We watched on ESPN last night n/t malaise Oct 2013 #44
Those guys need to learn more about the rules also groundloop Oct 2013 #46
I agree: PCIntern Oct 2013 #47
Which base? zipplewrath Oct 2013 #50
Fox sucks for football games too LibertyLover Oct 2013 #49
It's taken "battery hypnosis" and made it even worse . . . hatrack Oct 2013 #52
Baseball is best heard on the radio. MineralMan Oct 2013 #53
Fox makes the Game unwatchable 4Q2u2 Oct 2013 #55
I disagree--Joe Buck is not a member of the lucky sperm club! panader0 Oct 2013 #56
Ummm. he's Jack Buck's son. nt PCIntern Oct 2013 #59
Not that it's much better, BUT Blue_Tires Oct 2013 #58
Our long national nightmare is over this week KamaAina Oct 2013 #61
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