Morning Journal- October 9, 2009
Sports Media Journal —
Good Morning. Here is our Friday look at some of the sports media news items on the docket… John Branch at the NY Times has a look at the MLB film and video archive where a new film of Babe Ruth is being examined… Bob Raissman at the NY Daily News says Time Warner subscribers were not able to access an HD feed of the ALDS… Neil Best at Newsday says WFAN is moving on up … Phil Mushnick at the NY Post is not a fan of Chip Carey’s work on TBS … Richard Sandomir at the NY Times also looks at Carey’s work for TBS … Pete Dougherty at ...
Forget Matt Holliday; Chip Caray is the playoffs' biggest goat
Circling The Bases —
... he's not making huge errors. Every ball hit with any sort of authority is "belted" or "smoked" and every pop up is "fisted." He fills the broadcast with non-stop babble focused on hyperbole, lavish praise of mediocre players, half-truths passed along as facts, apocryphal stories and anecdotes, and the blatant misuse of statistics. And at least once an inning he says something that's just flat-out wrong. Phil Mushnick of the New York Post described Caray's announcing style perfectly when he wrote : "He's like an interpreter who can speak with a French accent but doesn't know ...
It's a Friday Megalink Session
Fang's Bites —
... rookie TBS MLB analyst David Wells. Back to Neil's blog, he also has some random ratings news. Neil likes the earlier start times for the Yankees in the League Division Series. Neil's Newsday colleague Mark La Monica has all six covers of ESPN The Magazine's Body issue. Bob Raissman of the New York Daily News blames Time Warner Cable for not getting his Yankees in HD this week. Phil Mushnick of the crosstown New York Post has more complaints about TBS' Chip Caray. Pete Dougherty of the Albany Times Union says ...
Your Sporting Options Are Many This Weekend
The Big Lead —
... meek. Cousins of Ron Mexico and Sports Hernia will be guiding you through the weekend, so send them anything interesting you see in the sports world. You can find their email addresses on the right rail. A few things to keep an eye on:
* This 77-year-old golfer who lost an arm to a gator in South Carolina.
* Mike Vick’s reality show. Why are people so worked up about this?
* How TBS announcer Chip Caray handles all the criticism. Mushnick unloaded on him today.
* NFL players against Rush Limbaugh. Love ...
The Pen Is Mightier Than The Fist : Sandomir’s Knockout Blow To Chip Carey
Can't Stop The Bleeding —
TBS’ Chip Carey is being castigated far and wide for his error-prone work this postseason, but no one’s been nearly as detailed in their critique as the New York Times’ Richard Sandomir. “If Caray’s crew could not keep him from spontaneously miscalling plays,” asked Sandomir, “you must wonder about his misuse of statistics. Is he receiving bad game notes, or is he conducting rogue research?”
He gave Alex Rodriguez’s career statistics but left out 2009; he also erroneously said that ...
