Tim McCarver has an Emmy. Did you know that? Well, he does. I wouldn't know that, last night, as he made some of the most innane comments that I've ever heard from a baseball commentator. We should remember that this is NETWORK TV as opposed to a local TV station. In local TV we can allow for certain flaws which are common to "our guy" in the booth. What was McCarver thinking when Chicago's Dye was hit (or not hit) by a pitch? He said that the ball would take a certain angle after hiting a bat and another angle after hitting an arm. What's that? Tim knows baseball. Please, then, why does he feel the need to make things up on the spot? There is nothing wrong with saying that you aren't sure of something. Sometimes I think he's doing shots between innings. (It was cold on Sunday night in Chicago, right?)
We should all remember that just because we put a microphone in front of someone, it doesn't make them any smarter.
