Comments on: Horrible FOX Baseball playoff coverage — again

By: Sherry

Sherry — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 17:33:59 +0000

And the World Series coverage?!? HORRENDOUS. What can we do about getting another network to cover sports? I am a Rockies fan and it was humiliating enough to have them swept but these two clowns added insult to injury… just awful. I like to have the announcers actually be interested in the game of baseball not the antics of the opposing team playing tribal music and other juvenile behavior…

By: Ben Masters

Ben Masters — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 16:23:48 +0000

Baseball jumped the shark when FOX took it over in the mid-’90′s. Back when NBC had the rights to it in the ’80′s, they really knew how to do baseball. I am still of the opinion that whenever NBC’s "Proud N" was on a baseball game, you were in for an enjoyable baseball game– straight-up, no-bull, no excessive hyping of other series (that is to say, NBC didn’t hype "St. Elsewhere" and "Hill Street Blues" the same way that FOX hyped "Prison Break" and "24"), no excessive force-feeding of graphics, no unpleasant sound effects/music, etc. All you got was pure baseball and nothing more.

By: Hugo

Hugo — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 02:33:06 +0000

Did anyone notice the Fox "Rain Delay" Cut-in at 9pm Eastern Time Wed Oct 25th? The one-minute Joe Buck voice-over saying that the rain delay was continuing included the Director’s voice, calling camera cuts on the right channel…. Ooops!
Another "FOX SOUNDS-OF-THE-GAME"

By: mary jay

mary jay — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 04:20:30 +0000

Fox is terrible in every way…pitcher’s face close ups, players in the dugout, endless towel-twirling fans. The outfielders do not exist,the batter’s stance is inconsequential, and the runners on base are only visible if on 2nd as seen over the pitcher’s head. Camera work is slightly better on ESPN. Best is on HD 1 or 2. When YES is setting up for an HD telecast you get great shots of the whole field, but that’s only if the game hasn’t started. Sad!

By: Aldar

Aldar — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 02:58:06 +0000

Ever since Dion drenched McCarver I have been waiting for more retribution to bad baseball announcers. Was baseball invented by Tim, Joe, Steve and, Thom? I know not! Are they coaches of any team now playing? I know not! Do they commission the MLB? Thank god not! So why do they voice their stupid thoughts and hypothetical situations on network TV, because they love themselves. Who makes them god to say that Maglio

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 21:03:39 +0000

This idiot play-by-play team is talking about the Canadian pitcher like he comes from the far north!

As if American's weren't already cosidered ignorant of any geography but their own - and maybe that too - the play by play guys should know that Victoria has a mild ocean climate, they never see winter's like detroit. Not remotely close to being that cold, ever!

And puhlease, don't send the play by play teamto saskatchewan, we have a better one already here.

By: Michael H

Michael H — Mon, 09 Oct 2006 02:04:49 +0000

I Thought I was the only one who hated Tim McCarver. He thinks he knows everything and speaks with such authority even when he speaks jibberish. Tonight he explained that the 1.6 second ‘catcher’s time’ for Molina was the time it takes him to get rid of the ball. WHAT CRAP! This coming from an ex-catcher. ‘Catcher times’ is a mitt-to-mitt time. If it took 1.6 seconds for Molina to get rid of the ball, he would never throw anyone out! He can’t tell us he mis-spoke because he said it at least 4 times. I wish Joe and Jon could do them all from a control booth somewhere in Kansas!

By: Tux

Tux — Sun, 08 Oct 2006 01:52:17 +0000

Would somebody please tell Tim McCarver that his job is to announce the game…not predict the game. If he really is such a brilliant strategist, why hasn’t any team offered him a managerial position? After all, he’s a genius, and if you don’t believe me, just ask him.

By: Charlie

Charlie — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 18:36:26 +0000

Whew! After reading the other postings, I guess I’m not the only one who hates the Fox coverage. The Yankees/Detroit game Tuesday nite was horrible. I turn down the sound and turn up radio but I still have to see the horrible camera work. The camera is constantly showing shots of the fans and instead of concentrating on the game. It is so bad. I wish ESPN could cover the whole playoffs & series

By: Martyk2750

Martyk2750 — Sat, 15 Jul 2006 20:43:54 +0000

I am not really interested in degrading anyone for any reason, but FOX needs to give up on braodcating baseball. Just because Joe Buck’s father was a hall of fame announcer does not necessarily mean that his son has the same panache. Joe Buck needs to be announcing independant league games in Sasketchewan. Just awful FOX, just simply AWFUL!!!!!