Glad it's All Over!

Anyone who knows me, and that might be one or two of you, know that one of my favorite movies is the mighty Repo Man. And you may also know that I really really hate the abhorrent auditory stylings of king-of-the-hack-announcers Tim McCarver. As know-a-thing-or-two, can't chat his way out of a paper sack douchebags go, McCarver stands head and shoulders above Harrelson, Krukow, and any other regional radio third wheel somehow still pulling a check.

By now it is apparent that his inane droning is even getting to the surprisingly worth his weight Joe Buck. Now, Buck, for all the nepotistic, Bud commercial, rent-a-car commercial nonsense and Fox Sports going-along-with-it crap he has subjected us to --in my opinion-- is still a pro. He calls a fine game and doesn't take himself too seriously. But that discussion is for another time. I digress. It's what I do.
When McCarver used to opine with his slow "I...am...really...espousing...vital...pearls...of...wisdom" commentaries of what it means to pitch from one side of the rubber or another, or how a manager brings in a lefty, or the sequence of a catcher's signs, Buck would be right there with him to hurriedly pick the pace back up and recap you on the last three pitches. Judging from his reactions in the '08 playoff and World Series games, he has learned to just shut up, wait a second, and let the silence of "Shut up, McCarver" being spoken a world over resonate.Then he moves on to the game at hand. That's subtle intelligence. That's maturity.

Now do you recall in Repo Man, the character of Plettschner, the rent-a-cop? To quote: "Three times decorated in two world wars! I was killing people while you were still swimming around in your father's balls! You little scumbag! I worked five years in a slaughterhouse, and ten years as a prison guard in Attica!" Yeah, but they are all telling him: "Shut up, Plettschner!"

Why, cuz he's a douchebag. A loser. A McCarver.

Now, I know we aren't rid of him yet. Fox Sports still controls baseball. For some reason they still want Tim on the job. And all we can hope for is Joe Buck, during a particularly long-winded slooowwwww, "poignant" drivel-thon, shouts "Hey McCarver!...COFFEE BREAK!"