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
george gershwin raise wear written
If he'd been around 75 years ago, George Gershwin would have written about him 'the way you wear your hat, the way you raise your knee.'
boston market ratings roger york
You may not have Boston or New York from a ratings standpoint, but you have the third-largest market and Roger Clemens going for Houston, which has never been in the World Series.
ball hard throwing
He (Colon) is not throwing the ball hard now.
remedy
They have yet to come up with a remedy for that.
bench decade guys happen mental red trying white yankees
It's doubled his workload, at least. He's trying to get to know these guys quickly. That didn't happen 30 years ago. The decade that Jorge has had with the Yankees has been much harder, from a mental standpoint, than Bench with the Reds or (Carlton) Fisk with the Red Sox or White Sox.
balls block definitely language speaks
Look at Benito Santiago. When he first signed, there was definitely a language barrier. But he could throw, and if you can do that and block the balls in the dirt, that speaks volumes.
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.
al game shocked
I will be shocked if Al Leiter doesn't come into the game now.
difference fifth format game games ranks reason round
No, the fifth game of the first round is the worst, the most pressure. That ranks No. 1 because of the difference of the three-out-of-five format and the season. You play 162 games to play three-out-of-five. The disparity between the two is the reason it makes such an impact.
difference fifth format game games ranks reason round
No, the fifth game of the first round is the worst, the most pressure, ... That ranks No. 1 because of the difference of the three-out-of-five format and the season. You play 162 games to play three-out-of-five. The disparity between the two is the reason it makes such an impact.
asked brought question
I think if you asked that question 30 years ago, it would have brought a different response,
boston chicago largest market ratings team third york
While you may not have Boston or New York in it from a ratings standpoint, you do have the third largest market in Chicago and Clemens going for Houston, a team who has never been in a World Series.
down-and
That pitch wasn't down and in, that pitch was down and up.
rain mind balls
Something to keep in mind - it's raining lightly. The infield could be very wet on ground balls.