Gugny Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 I can't say I was ever a huge McCarver fan, but he had one hell of a career. RIP https://nypost.com/2023/02/16/tim-mccarver-legendary-broadcaster-dead-at-81/ 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChevyVanMiller Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 RIP, Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinceThe70s Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 RIP. I learned a lot about baseball listening to him as an announcer. Fun fact: Bo Derek once wanted Tim to play a role in a movie opposite her. (brief mention here) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 I liked the guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 I thought he was a good color guy; at one time I think he was regarded as the best in the business. He did a lot of WS over the years. Don't remember him as a player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinceThe70s Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 1 hour ago, Nextmanup said: I thought he was a good color guy; at one time I think he was regarded as the best in the business. He did a lot of WS over the years. Don't remember him as a player. McCarver was a solid player for many years. Played in an era that catchers didn't hit much (except for Bench), but he was a pretty good hitter all the same. I don't remember him being great (or bad for that matter) at throwing out runners but I'm pretty sure he was well respected as a catcher. Had a strong connection/history with HOFer Steve Carlton. As an announcer I think he made his name with the Mets. First guy I can remember that was hyper analytical and not afraid to be critical. I learned a lot listening to him. He also p!ssed people off as a result. Had public disagreements with Mets manager Davey Johnson and more famously with Deion Sanders which culminated in an on air incident in a Braves post season locker room celebration. And yeah, Bo Derek thought he'd make a great leading man in a movie. A life well led. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowgirlsFan Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 RIP 🙏 Thank you for your contribution to the game of baseball ⚾️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted February 17, 2023 Author Share Posted February 17, 2023 14 hours ago, SinceThe70s said: McCarver was a solid player for many years. Played in an era that catchers didn't hit much (except for Bench), but he was a pretty good hitter all the same. I don't remember him being great (or bad for that matter) at throwing out runners but I'm pretty sure he was well respected as a catcher. Had a strong connection/history with HOFer Steve Carlton. As an announcer I think he made his name with the Mets. First guy I can remember that was hyper analytical and not afraid to be critical. I learned a lot listening to him. He also p!ssed people off as a result. Had public disagreements with Mets manager Davey Johnson and more famously with Deion Sanders which culminated in an on air incident in a Braves post season locker room celebration. And yeah, Bo Derek thought he'd make a great leading man in a movie. A life well led. RIP. Add Valentine to the list of Mets managers he pissed off. Valentine was the last manager he pissed off as a Mets announcer (McCarver was fired shortly after he called out Valentine for a pitching change during a game broadcast). Personally, I think it's refreshing to hear team announcers call it like they see it and not ball-wash. It's what made Eckersley great in that role ... and also one of the things I love about the current Mets announcers. My only beef with McCarver is that he talked about himself a little too much. But he was still great at what he did and I'm sure having Ralph Kiner next to him didn't make his life any easier. A legitimate broadcasting legend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SinceThe70s Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 7 hours ago, Gugny said: My only beef with McCarver is that he talked about himself a little too much. But he was still great at what he did and I'm sure having Ralph Kiner next to him didn't make his life any easier. A legitimate broadcasting legend. My only beef was he had a tendency to beat a dead horse. In the 8th inning he'd still be harping on something from the 2nd inning. And it was worse when I didn't agree with what he was harping on. But overall he was outstanding, I'd probably rank him as the best baseball analyst I ever heard. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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