Last night I saw McCarthy driving away from the ballpark, he had the window down, I just screamed "Mike Piazza Territory" at him about eight times.

Also, a Phillies blueshirt got mad at me for doing that. He said, "Who are they going to get to replace him?" I then saw Franzke drive by and I said, "well, switch him with that guy and we'd be fine."

Big relief it wasn't mozart but a man of the cloth

Uncle Milty wrote:

smitty wrote:Yes. I think you have to be somewhat sober.

A former Cubs announcer disagrees from beyond the grave.

Mike Shannon disagrees from the Moon as well. But there are always exceptions to the rule.

Well, I still hate the guy (as an announcer). But I think it's obvious that our message has been heard. He now fakes remorse at an opponent's good fortune, and gets quite a bit more happy when we do something good. Funny how that works.

Maybe Fox called him back and told him they weren't looking for any long term replacements.

i liked him better when i hated him

You know, I could catch hell for this, but I don't really care if McCarthy or any other announcer is an actual Phillies fan. Just so long as any announcer isn't openly rooting for another team, I'm fine with moderate neutrality.
This isn't meant to be a defense of T-Mac, who has made me cringe numerous times with his calls. It just doesn't seem that fandom is necessary for announcing; I'd much prefer a smooth PbP guy who makes good calls than a sorta shaky PbP guy who happens to like the Phillies.

Harpua wrote:You know, I could catch hell for this, but I don't really care if McCarthy or any other announcer is an actual Phillies fan. Just so long as any announcer isn't openly rooting for another team, I'm fine with moderate neutrality.
This isn't meant to be a defense of T-Mac, who has made me cringe numerous times with his calls. It just doesn't seem that fandom is necessary for announcing; I'd much prefer a smooth PbP guy who makes good calls than a sorta shaky PbP guy who happens to like the Phillies.

I agree to an extent although I can't help but think you root for a team you cover 162 times a year for multiple seasons. With that said, don't let it be known you are a Mets fan and when the team you are announcing has a majestic moment then relate it to a hated rival. Idiocy.

I agree though that TMac has changed his tune as of late and it's more palatable.

stevemc wrote:I agree though that TMac has changed his tune as of late and it's more palatable.

more palatable = less sucky?

GrizzledVeteran wrote:

stevemc wrote:I agree though that TMac has changed his tune as of late and it's more palatable.

more palatable = less sucky?

sadly - yes but we're talking baby steps here.

I can't stand listening to him, he is corny.

Uh-oh, it's all coming true!



Thanks for reaching out to me with your feelings about our broadcast team. You might remember how Harry talked often about how the fans initially reacted unfavorably to him after replacing Bill Campbell. I would hope that you now give Tom the same chance that the fans did back then. I would also like to thank you for being a season ticket holder, and I appreciate your kind words about our tribute to Harry.

Sincerely,

Scott Palmer

I was one of those who didn't really have a problem with T-Mac before Harry died, but I've actually come to like him less and less with each passing game.

He's just a boob. I have a hard time truly hating him, but I can't see myself ever really liking him.

Sarge, on the other hand, just rules so much.

Sarge is like the coolest dude in the world next to those two TV goobers.

Furnstein wrote:Uh-oh, it's all coming true!



Thanks for reaching out to me with your feelings about our broadcast team. You might remember how Harry talked often about how the fans initially reacted unfavorably to him after replacing Bill Campbell. I would hope that you now give Tom the same chance that the fans did back then. I would also like to thank you for being a season ticket holder, and I appreciate your kind words about our tribute to Harry.

Sincerely,

Scott Palmer

It's only analogous if someone (let's say Bill Giles) went to Harry and said, "You need to stop sounding like a fucking tool on air all the time," and then Harry did. Because I promise that Palmer had more or less that conversation with T-Mac.

FWIW, in my book he's gone from intolerable to tolerable. I'd still prefer Franzke, but I no longer actively hope to get the other team's broadcasters on mlb.tv.

T-Mac has gone some way toward fixing those parts of his act that could be fixed, but, at bottom, some people have got it and some people don't, and it's a stone cold fact that Franzke has it, and T-Mac don't.

Brantt wrote:http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/media/video.jsp.content_id=2726840

I never realized until now that it sounds like Sarge lets out an "oh ****" right as Overbay hits the ball.

Sarge

CFP wrote:

Brantt wrote:http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/media/video.jsp.content_id=2726840

I never realized until now that it sounds like Sarge lets out an "oh ****" right as Overbay hits the ball.

Sarge

How can you tell? I hear a faint mumbling behind McCarthy's voice, that's about it.

mozartpc27 wrote:T-Mac has gone some way toward fixing those parts of his act that could be fixed, but, at bottom, some people have got it and some people don't, and it's a stone cold fact that Franzke has it, and T-Mac don't.

Truth. It's not like everybody's saying all the announcers suck, just one. When a high percentage of fans dislike one announcer, perhaps it's a sign. I watch with the sound muted much of the time, and that means I miss many a Sarge-ism or Wheels chuckle. I NEED MY CHUCKLES