Tim McCarver
Tim McCarver
James Timothy "Tim" McCarveris an American sportscaster and former professional baseball catcher...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth16 October 1941
CityMemphis, TN
double turn
... and he can turn the double play.
audience audiences feeling game playing red yankees
You want to give the audience the feeling this is the only game the Yankees and Red Sox are playing this year, ... that this is the only game that matters.
sports differences hyphens
The only difference between resigning and resigning is a hyphen.
running home home-run
A walk is as good as a home run.
baseball feet hitting
When Steve and I die, we are going to be buried in the same cemetery, 60-feet 6-inches apart.
dies
When Steve Carlton and I die, we're gonna be burried 60'6" apart.
believe years careers
If somebody told me back in 1980 that I would have a 32-year career, and that I'd be [elected into the Hall of Fame], I'd say no way. For three years, I couldn't even break into the Phillies broadcast booth. I was just hoping to make it, much less be mentioned as a Ford Frick winner. Believe me, when I started out, this award wasn't even close to being on the radar.
games doe
Carlton does not pitch to the hitter, he pitches through him. The batter hardly exists for Steve. He's playing an elevated game of catch.
new-york new-day sun
As a new day begins in New York, the sun sets in Hawaii.
baseball games speed
Speed slows down the game.
way easier pitcher
In many ways, it is easier to hit a pitcher when he is wild.
thinking tonight
I think Tim Wakefield would even say tonight that Tim Wakefield got to Tim Wakefield tonight,
baseball going-out bob
I remember one time going out to the mound to talk with Bob Gibson. He told me to get back behind the batter; that the only thing I knew about pitching was that it was hard to hit!
sports country mean
The playoffs are the wedge between the season and the World Series. If you lose, it means you won't be going to the greatest sports event in this country...You're forgotten by Thanksgiving.