Joe Buck should be removed from MLB broadcasts yesterday

FanHouse found this 7/3/2008 on sports.yahoo.com [flag]

Let me start by saying I don't like Joe Buck. In fact, I've never liked Joe Buck. When I watch Saturday afternoon baseball or the playoffs on Fox, it takes everything in my power to stop from hitting the mute button. He doesn't add anything to my enjoyment of the game and, more often than not, his refusal to never shut up and let the game breathe a little bit makes for the equivalent of a ... [link]

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Leave Joe Buck Alone!, Or Why Joe Buck is Not the Baseball Anti-Christ
Published 7/3/2008 by Eamonn Brennan at FanHouse
... Buck got pilloried. In case you haven't been around, Buck called in to Colin Cowherd's consistently irritating radio show to talk about modern sports media and the way fans don't watch weeknight games anymore. He also admitted the one thing sports personalities should probably never admit -- he's not all that enthusiastic about baseball anymore. Bad Joe. Bad. The response has been predictable. Awful Announcing, who originally pulled the audio, is outraged; Big League Stew's Kevin Kaduk is angry; and our own Will Brinson followed suit. All of ...

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Joe Buck vs. Tim McCarver in a HOF Debate

Rumors and Rants found this 7/1/2008 on thebiglead.com

The utterly contemptible duo of Joe Buck and Tim McCarver, who are destined to ruin your MLB postseason with the fatal combination of pretension and smarmy (better them than Steve Lyons , right?), got into brief Hall of Fame debate over the weekend ...

Joe Buck Admits He Rarely Watches Sports And Doesn't Enjoy Baseball Anymore

The Mets Report found this 7/2/2008 on awfulannouncing.blogspot.com

I'm borderline furious this morning and not just because I have to mention Colin Cowherd. Joe Buck was on ESPN Radio this morning, and you can't make this stuff up, said he doesn't enjoy Baseball anymore and chooses to watch the Bachlorette over ...

Buck: Bored By Baseball, Has To Cram For Games

Signal to Noise found this 7/2/2008 on www.sportsbybrooks.com

Sports talk radio is the place where announcers and analysts take off the masks and tell us how they really feel about the sports they cover and the people playing them — because they really don’t think anyone is listening. Last month, ...

Joe Buck Prefers the Bachelorette to Baseball and Does Not Really Enjoy Calling Games

Babes Love Baseball found this 7/3/2008 on sports.aol.com

I knew there was a reason why I have always been so down on Joe Buck , and now, after hearing him talk to Colin Cowherd today (via Awful Announcing ), I no longer have to blame it on: "works and apparently enjoys the company of Tim McCarver ." As you ...

Joe Buck Is Just No Longer Enthused About America's Pastime [Joe Buck]

Babes Love Baseball found this 7/3/2008 on deadspin.com

Joe "Balls Deep" Buck is one of the most highly respected and high-profile sports announcers working today and, according to one plucky Midwesterner we all know, is also a true gentlemen when introduced to raisin-filled sports bloggers . Buck's ...

Buck tees off on baseball.

Ball Don't Lie found this 7/3/2008 on sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com

Joe Buck is no shill for Major League Baseball. Far from it, in fact. Not only can Buck rarely be bothered to broadcast games, calling fourteen regular season games in the past two years, but he has made it known that he does not enjoy the game as ...

One Game a Week

Posted 7/4/2008 on Baseball Musings

Joe Buck on the popularity of baseball versus football: Joe Buck was discussing baseball on Colin Cowherd's ESPN Radio show this week, specifically comparing it with the NFL and talking about how pro football's popularity is partially tied into how...

Heartwarming July 4 clarification: Joe Buck loves baseball

Posted 7/4/2008 on Watchdog

I've been busy being on vacation and not watching baseball, but fortunately my friend/competitor Richard Sandomir at the Times followed up on the big Joe Buck unpleasantness of earlier this week since I was unavailable. That's why I recommend the Times as an occasionally useful second read after you have enjoyed your morning Newsday. Here is that story. Joe says he loves baseball and ...

Joe Buck comes clean

Posted 7/3/2008 on Ball Don't Lie

By now you've likely heard Joe Buck's candid and not-altogether-unexpected revelation about his life away from the broadcast booth. If you haven't, I'll touch on it, and you can also go here for the breakdown . And if you're waiting for the NBA angle, it will show up, eventually. Buck went on one of those miserable radio chat shows to tell the world that he doesn't watch much baseball ...

I Strongly Dislike Joe Buck

Posted 7/3/2008 on Babes Love Baseball

I try not to use the word 'hate' very often. It's like 'love' that way. The more you use it, the faster it loses its meaning. However, when describing the way Joe Buck makes me feel when I watch a FOX Sporting event, the word 'hate' does come to mind... along with classics like 'hurl', 'shut up' and 'bitch-slap'. In any case, another guy that makes me feel this awesome is Colin Cowherd. ...

Joe Buck: Even A Bigger Douche Than We Thought

Posted 7/3/2008 on Sharapova's Thigh

Not only is Joe Buck an arrogant prick, he doesn't even watch sports. That's something nice for the main announcer for, ya know, the World Series on Fox, or the Super Bowl when it's on Fox. He talked about his lack of sports viewing on ESPN Radio today , and how he'd rather watch The Bachleorette.

Joe Buck Is Tired Of Broadcasting Baseball Games

Posted 7/3/2008 on SPORTSbyBROOKS

The real reason to get into sports radio - porking potential Playboy Playmates . • Joe Buck bellows that he’s now bored with baseball . Boo-freaking-hoo. • We cringe in sympathy for Diamondbacks catcher Chris Snyder , who’s been placed on the DL with a fractured left testicle . • A sprinter runs for 30 seconds then rests for 30 seconds - but is it art ? • ...

There was one thing I liked about my Milwaukee Brewers 2007 Choke Job

Posted 7/2/2008 on The Grand National Championships

I have a vow never to listen to Joe Buck and Tim McCarver. I play fast and loose with my vows, I'll admit it. But this one has stuck. I will never listen to them broadcast a baseball game ever again. And with my local sports team about to make it to the playoffs? I was going to have to break the vow. But then the Cubs got in the way. And I've never properly thanked them for it. Thanks. Why the ...

Why is Joe Buck still calling baseball games?

Posted 7/2/2008 on Obscure Sports Quarterly

Joe Buck went on the Colin Cowherd show today and said some things you wouldn’t expect baseball’s most prominent and baseball announcer to say. Buck said he barely watches any sports during the week and baseball is not as special or unique as it used to be. During the whole interview he sounded very down and unenthusiastic about baseball, also complaining about the amount of ...

Joe Buck is not interested--Awful Announcing

Posted 7/2/2008 on XM MLB Chat

Joe Buck on ESPN radio today said he's no longer interested in baseball. Which made Awful Announcing take serious issue , especially since Buck gets to do some big games this weekend. Via Neil Best, Watchdog .

Joe Buck hates Mom, Baseball, Apple Pie. Loves the Bachelorette.

Posted 7/2/2008 on BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog

Y’know how every postseason in game chatter I am one of the few people who defend Joe Buck? That ends now after I read this Awful Announcing post. I’m borderline furious this morning and not just because I have to mention Colin Cowherd. Joe Buck was on ESPN Radio this morning, and you can’t make this stuff up, said he doesn’t enjoy Baseball anymore and chooses to watch the Bachlorette over ...

Joe Buck calls out national pastime, is called out himself

Posted 7/2/2008 on Watchdog

Interesting TV/radio/blogosphere debate going on today in the wake of comments by Fox's Joe Buck in which he expresses his ambivalence about following baseball in its current state. Awful Announcing follows that up with Skip Bayless' take on the situation. With Buck set to call Bosox-Yanks this weekend, following up with him on this would have been a slam-dunk column for the Friday ...

Skip Bayless Lays Into Buck After Baseball Comments

Posted 7/2/2008 on Awful Announcing

Chalk this up with something I never though I'd say, but thank god for Skip Bayless today. First Take decided to replay and discuss Joe Buck's comments this morning and here is Skipper's rather well thought out and spot on response.... See how easy that was Skip? You're honest, you know the topic, and you showed some passion about a Sport you love. All kidding aside, I couldn't have ...

Joe Buck Doesn’t Watch Much Sports

Posted 7/2/2008 on Sports Media Journal

From the “You must be kidding me” department… Take a listen to this short clip from Fox’ Joe Buck on the Colin Cowherd radio show today on ESPN Radio. For a guy who makes a living as a sports commentator, shouldn’t one of his tasks be to watch as much sports as possible? It’s [...]

Fly: Baseball apparently puts Joe Buck to sleep

Published 7/3/2008 on SportingNews.com Baseball News and Exclusive Analysis

Hey, didn't you used to be titans battling for the A.L. East lead? Um, somebody migh...