Chip Caray dropped by TBS

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Chip Caray dropped by TBS 

Post#1 » by SportsWorld » Tue Dec 1, 2009 5:22 am

http://bats.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/3 ... part-ways/
Chip Caray’s tenure as TBS’s lead major league baseball announcer ended Monday when he and the cable network agreed to part ways.

Caray’s high-volume style was mixed with a penchant for bad play calls, embellishments and factual errors. His best known incident occurred during the American League Central Division tie breaker between the Twins and the Tigers in October. He called an obvious lineout this way: “Line drive. Base hit. Caught out there. The runner tags. Throw to the plate. On target. And in time! A double play!”

In a memo sent to company employees, David Levy, the president of Turner Sports, wrote on Monday: “Since the end of this year’s M.L.B. playoffs, we’ve had several discussions with Chip Caray regarding 2010 and beyond. Both sides have agreed that now is the right time for Turner Sports and Chip to move ahead on different paths.”
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Re: Chip Caray dropped by TBS 

Post#2 » by trwi7 » Tue Dec 1, 2009 5:50 am

Line drive, base hit!! Caught out there!
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Re: Chip Caray dropped by TBS 

Post#3 » by WEFFPIM » Tue Dec 1, 2009 5:57 am

Deadspin has the correct headline

"Chip Caray Gets Fisted By TBS"
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Re: Chip Caray dropped by TBS 

Post#4 » by VinnyTheMick » Tue Dec 1, 2009 12:51 pm

Finally.
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Re: Chip Caray dropped by TBS 

Post#5 » by Posey H8er » Wed Dec 9, 2009 2:13 am

ricochet, that is all.

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