If Tim McCarver were asked for his opinion about this card, he might say, "You know, the thing about this Tim McCarver baseball card is that it's a baseball card featuring Tim McCarver. Now a baseball card is actually a card that has a baseball player on it. A baseball player is generally on a baseball card, and not the other way around. Bob Gibson used to be on baseball cards, and I am a good friend and former teammate of Bob Gibson."
-Born in Memphis, TN, Tim signed with the Cardinals fresh out of high school in 1959.
-Had a few more cups of coffee before returning to the big leagues to stay in 1963. Batted .289 with 51 RBI in that first season as the starting catcher.
-Led the National League with 13 triples in 1966, his first of two straight All-Star seasons.
-After 11 years in the St. Louis organization, Tim was traded to the Phillies for the 1970 season. He would spend parts of another nine seasons in Philly (1970-1972, 1975-1980), batting .272 and serving as Steve Carlton's personal catcher for much of that time.
-Also had stints in Montreal and Boston. Was resigned by the Phils late in 1980 so that he could play major league ball in four different decades; saw action in six games and retired for good with a .271 average, 97 home runs, and 645 RBI in a 21-season career.
using tim's logic, this card is a good as a bob gibson. think about it...
ReplyDeleteI'm not exactly a big fan of Norman Chad, either, but that's a damn funny line...
ReplyDeleteI became a big McCarver fan after the Deon Sanders incident...
ReplyDeleteThe thing is, McCarver has good stories to tell and he is very entertaining as an interviewee. It's just terrible listening to him bloviate as a broadcaster. He obviously never heard the expression that less is more.
ReplyDeleteMax - Still, it's no "Brandon Arroyo".
ReplyDeleteBrox - Didn't Deion dump ice water on his head? I think he got the last laugh.
Marc - There's no question that he has a lifetime of great experiences in the game, but you hit the nail on the head. Bloviate is a great and apt word.
We have two minds about McCarver here in Philly (dare I speak for all). When he was Carlton's personal catcher, he was able to handle all his pitches rather well, not to mention his batting stats which were more than adequate. The other mind is Tim as an announcer. He always appears to dump on the Phillies at any opportunity. He may of had a problem with management, but it comes off as if he hates the team as a whole.
ReplyDeleteKevin, you are right. Has McCarver ever uttered 2 sentences without Bob Gibson's name coming up?
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