Where's Buck?

[YogiStewart]

apparently he's off for 2 weeks.

Chrysler has to call him in for a hair re-allignment

[whysoserious]

You can put it on the booooaaard....YES!

I liked Dan Shulman and Buck Martinez back in the 90's. The only part I don't like about Buck is his play by play is awful, he's better suited in Tabler's role I think.

I look forward to the Jays competing again, and the possible return of Dan Shulman, although unlikely.

I loved listening to Buck and Shulman back in the day. In fact, Shulman moreso is one of the best announcers of recent memory. He calls a great baseball game and great on college basketball. I love listening to him talk sports whenever he's on PTS.

[Chevy Chase]

You can put it on the booooaaard....YES!

I liked Dan Shulman and Buck Martinez back in the 90's. The only part I don't like about Buck is his play by play is awful, he's better suited in Tabler's role I think.

I look forward to the Jays competing again, and the possible return of Dan Shulman, although unlikely.

I loved listening to Buck and Shulman back in the day. In fact, Shulman moreso is one of the best announcers of recent memory. He calls a great baseball game and great on college basketball. I love listening to him talk sports whenever he's on PTS.

Agreed, Shulman is great. Great voice and knowledgable. And doesnt talk out his ass like some of the ex players like Glen Healy and our ex chatcher.

[Hamyltowne]

great site!! I've only read a couple of games and I'm laughing my ass off.

I sometimes go on the site, after or during a game, just to see how many blunders they miss. It's not their fault; keeping up with his senility is rather a tall order

... I just can't fathom how anyone loves and would actually go out of there way to pay to listen too this guy.

Me, neither. Although, what's more surprising is that we didn't see this from the rest of the board:



There are more Buck apologists here than I thought.

[Hamyltowne]

I loved listening to Buck and Shulman back in the day. In fact, Shulman moreso is one of the best announcers of recent memory. He calls a great baseball game...

Posted on bluebirdbanter.com is a good read on Jays announcers:

What would you do if you ran the Jays' TV broadcasts?

Fangraphs had readers rate each MLB team's TV broadcast teams and, not so surprisingly, Buck and Pat don't do all that well. They came in 25th of 30 MLB teams. They received more votes than any of the other teams.

I'm never sure that my opinion of the TV commentators really matters. They really aren't talking to me (or, for that matter, to you). They are talking to the more casual viewer that needs the game explained to them. After watching ball for however many years I have, I really shouldn't need to be told what's happening. Generally I try to ignore what is being said. Sometimes it is tough to ignore.

When I was new to watching baseball Dave Van Horne (Hall of Fame broadcaster) and Duke Snider (Hall of Fame player) did the Expo games. I really enjoyed their work. I think I owe some of my love of baseball to listening to them. Now it is entirely possible that, if I could go back in time and hear them again, I might not have the same fondness. I know they felt the need to teach baseball to a Canadian audience that didn't know a lot about the game, I might not enjoy that now.

Commentators have a tough balancing act, they have to be new fan friendly without driving us longtime fans too crazy. Buck and Pat fail that latter part, at least in my opinion. I did like Buck as the analyst back with Dan Shulman, maybe because he didn't have to talk as much as he does now, maybe because Shulman was just so good at the job that he could make anyone sound good beside him. Now, well, maybe he's carrying too much of the load. Having to talk all the times, we get bothered by his voice and his inability to pronounce names properly.

Pat? Well, he's a little better than Rance Mulliniks. Rance totally drive me crazy (yeah, I know, short drive). Pat, well the big and strong thing is just awful. And I could do without being told that the other teams play the game the right way. Beyond that, he doesn't seem that well prepared for the games.

To be, their best moments, are when they relax and just chat like old teammates, discussing baseball. As former players, they do have knowledge that the rest of us don't, but most of the time they seem fall back on cliches.

I like Jerry Howarth and Alan Ashby, but then I don't hear them that often, maybe the lack of familiarity that hasn't bred contempt. I find they are knowledgeable and easy to listen to. Zaun? I didn't mind him, but I think any broadcaster whose role model is Don Cherry should really get out of the business. Add in that he has been making some really strange comments of late. He wants to be controversial. I think wanting to be controversial is a bad thing. Being it, is fine, but trying to be....I don't like that. It seems too much like jumping up and down yelling 'look at me, look at me'.

[Hamyltowne]

Probably the most egregious offense Buck has made on home-run calls. Ever.

http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=20689341&c_id=mlb

God, I hope he never returns. Damn the man!

[SharoneWright]

Probably the most egregious offense Buck has made on home-run calls. Ever.

http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=20689341&c_id=mlb

God, I hope he never returns. Damn the man!

Does someone have the "tie game! no,,, Jays win!" ?

[Hamyltowne]

Does someone have the "tie game! no,,, Jays win!" ?

I'm trying to look for it right now.

And the man behind "he's baaack" is now back in the booth. I think I might try the video-on mute-with-the-radio-on-loud experiment.