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usatoday.com - 10/9/2009

TV sports: Odd miscalls by TBS' Chip Caray

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Fair or not, one call can haunt or boost a broadcaster. Al Michaels always will be known for "Do you believe in miracles, yes!" ...

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twitpic.com - 10/6/2009

Chip Caray, tomorrow morning after this Twins-Tigers game. on Twitpic

— twitpic.com — Chip Caray, tomorrow morning after this Twins-Tigers game. Chip Caray, tomorrow morning after this Twins-Tigers game. Login... to leave a comment mikerotman on October 7, 2009 HA- awesome!!! theoriginaltko on October 7, 2009 LOL! Jade2020 on ... (more) Chip Caray, tomorrow morning after this Twins-Tigers ...

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nytimes.com - 10/9/2009

TV Sports - Dropping the Ball Once Too Often in the TBS Booth

— nytimes.com — In his third season as TBS’s No. 1 national baseball announcer, Chip Caray is slightly better than... he was two years ago when the network began carrying the league division series. But that doesn’t mean he is a No. 1 announcer. Caray is still prone to ... (more) TV Sports - Dropping the Ball Once Too Often in the TBS ...

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sportsbybrooks.com - 10/7/2009

Chip Caray Has One Job In Life, And He Blows It

— sportsbybrooks.com — Great game between the Twins and Tigers today to settle the AL Central. Wish I could say... the same for TBS play-by-play announcer Chip Caray . Scene-check: Tie game, bottom of the 10th, one out, Twins have winning run Alexi Casillas at third ... (more) Chip Caray Has One Job In Life, And He Blows It

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Nick Punto

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It's a Friday Megalink Session
Fang's Bites — ... Bob Kimball of USA Today writes that despite some miscalls and many "FISTED" references, TBS stands by Chip Caray as its #1 announcer for the MLB Postseason. ...

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 ...

The Morning After: October 10, 2009
Sparty and Friends — ... There is no chance that Chip Carey gets dropped, even though last night he was just as bad.  I can deal with play-by-play guys that are self indulgent, or don’t bring excitement to their call of the ...

Metsfans, Try Not to Use the Hot Stove To Burn Your Eyes Out
It's Mets For Me: Off-Beat, Tangentially Relevant Mets Ruminations — ... Watching the Sawx meltdown in the 9th yesterday with their season on the line, although the incompetents at TBS couldn't get the in-screen score graphic right (the score at one point had it 7-7, then scrolled around until it finally rested at the correct score--TBS knows drama), was still educational. ...

1st Ever Fang's Bites MLB TV Awards
Fang's Bites — ... plus miscalling plays early in the postseason led fans to go nuclear on Twitter and Facebook. Chip has done good work for the Cubs and the Braves, but he's not worthy of being a number one announcer and carrying the responsibility of carrying a major broadcast. I hope TBS reconsiders and uses another announcer for next year. His work gave some fans ...