TIM MCCARVER RUMORS & GOSSIP
Former Phillies Catcher, Broadcaster Tim McCarver Will Retire From Fox
Controversial to many, Tim McCarver remains a big part of Philadelphia Phillies history. McCarver had two stints with the Phillies, 1970-1972, and 1975-1980 and has been a national broadcaster since his retirement from Major League Baseball. On Wednesday, McCarver announced that he would retire from broadcasting after the 2013 season....
Yankeetorial: Tim McCarver is retiring, and only one man should be considered for his replacement
Today, the baseball world was stunned to hear that Tim McCarver, at only 71, plans to hang up his vocal chords at year's end. Clearly, the man has another 20 years of anti-Yankee bile-spewing left inside his spiteful, tortured spleen.We've written much about McCarver's lustful, death-to-all-Yankees diatribes, which rise up from the man's soul on an inning-by-inning...
Sports Media Weekly No. 143- Dave Sims, Seattle Mariners, Dial Global
There’s quite a bit on our plate for this week’s edition of Sports Media Weekly. Ken Fang of Fang’s Bites and I begin the show discussing the impact Tim McCarver has had on the coverage of Major League Baseball over the years. McCarver announced today that he will no longer serve as the lead baseball analyst
Tim McCarver to step down from Fox after season
NEW YORK (AP) Tim McCarver will make his 55th straight season of Major League Baseball his last.
The two-time champion catcher will call the World Series this year and then retire from his analyst job at Fox.
"I wanted to step down while I know I can still do the job and proud of the job I've done," the 71-year-old McCarver said during a conference call Wednesday...
Via Fox Sports Midwest
March 27, 2013
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Tim McCarver to Retire From Broadcast Booth After 2013 Season, Wants to Take Cooking Classes in Italy
Enjoy him while you can, 2013 will be Tim McCarver‘s last in the FOX broadcast booth.
The long-time color commentator announced he is retiring at season’s end. McCarver began his second career in 1979 after he retired from baseball — he would eventually return to the game briefly in 1980 to become one of 29 MLB players to play in four decades. McCarver has announced 23 World...
McCarver to step down after season
Baseball analyst Tim McCarver says he will step down from his position at Fox after this season.
McCarver said on a conference call Wednesday he had told the network he will not try to extend his contract, which expires at the end of the 2013 season.
The 71-year-old McCarver has worked 28 consecutive Major League Baseball postseasons on network television dating to 1984, providing...
Via AP on Fox
March 27, 2013
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Tim McCarver Drops Barry Manilow Reference Instead of Barry Bonds, Still Was Correct
Tim McCarver is a professional, and even sometimes professionals are allowed to make a mistake every now and then. On Wednesday night during Game 1 of the World Series between the San Francisco Giants and the Detroit Tigers McCarver may have made a mistake, or one of the best jokes we have heard in a while. Either way we love the guy and he played it off with a big laugh. Our...
Tim McCarver honors Barry Manilow's great San Francisco career
For our sanity, let's just pretend that Tim McCarver is in on this joke referencing Barry Manilow as the most famous Barry to play in San Francisco's AT&T Park and not a sign that he's slowly losing his mind. To McCarver's credit, it's true, Barry Manilow did play at AT&T Park in 2007 and the fans apparenty did chant "Barry, Barry!" Who doesn...
You'll never guess who presented Tim McCarver with his Ford C. Frick Award...
As if Tim McCarver winning the Ford C. Frick Award and being honored by the Baseball Hall of Fame wasn't enough, I noticed this tidbit in the Hall of Fame live blog of the ceremony honoring McCarver and Bob Elliott of the Toronto Sun from Saturday afternoon....
Well played... Well. Played. In all seriousness, Tim McCarver deserves the honor for his body of...
McCarver wins Hall of Fame's Frick Award
Tim McCarver won the Hall of Fame's Ford C. Frick Award for broadcasting excellence on Wednesday.
The former All-Star catcher and current Fox announcer has been an analyst on national television networks for three decades. He also was part of the broadcast crews for the Phillies, Mets, Yankees and Mets.
The 70-year-old McCarver will be honored in Cooperstown during the induction...
Via Fox Sports
December 07, 2011
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