Tim McCarver makes non-obvious statement during broadcast

Tim McCarver has been in the broadcast booth for the FOX network during the National League Championship Series, partnering with Joe Buck and Luis Gonzales. McCarver has been making some astute observations during the game that have wowed the fans and earned him the admiration of his fellow announcers. His grasp of the blatantly non-obvious is quite impressive, indeed.

For example, after the Mets fell behind by five runs early in the third game of the series, McCarver noted, "This isn't the way the Mets wanted to come out in this game." Luis Gonzales reacted by congratulating McCarver for his excellent observation. It was in fact a great observation because many teams do actually like to give up as many as a dozen runs early in playoff games on the road with the series tied so that their crushing comeback is all the more dramatic. But McCarver used his old-time baseball knowledge to bring out the true story behind the game.

In the broadcast during the late innings in the fourth game, the Mets had crushed several homeruns and gotten many hits and runs off of the weary Cardinals bullpen. This drubbing happened in just two terrible innings. During the eigth inning, McCarver added, "The Mets have hit the Cardinals bullpen well these last two innings. They really scored some runs." Joe Buck, in awe, replied, without a drop of sarcasm, "Wow, Tim! You are the greatest baseball broadcaster ever! Why do I even come into the booth? You could do this whole thing by yourself!"

McCarver, upon the Cardinals taking a three games to two lead in the series, commented to an amazed and impressed television audience, "The Mets need to win the next two games to get to the World Series."

In the same style of broadcasting as John Madden, McCarver hopes to become the same revered broadcaster as the football hall of famer. On his mentor, Tim noted, "Here is a classic Madden moment: The home team is down by three with possession of the football. Madden states, 'See, the quarterback throws the ball to the receiver and he runs into the endzone and that's a touchdown, right there. Six points. Six points gives them the lead, since they are down by three right now.' That is great stuff and I hope to live up to that standard."

[This story is a satire of public figures. But, yes, McCarver has made some very idiotic and obvious statements as a broadcaster. Just listen to him, if you can bear it, for a little while.]