Wednesday, October 08, 2003
BOONE CALLING
It's not exactly a revolution calling, but Mariners second baseman Bret Boone will be in the booth during the ALCS with Joe Buck and Tim McCarver.
I'm just waiting for Boone to bash Bud Selig again, because you know he will find some point in time to do just that. Boone has an advantage over fellow player commentator, Mets pitcher Al Leiter. He gets to work with a solid play by play guy in Buck, while Leiter is stuck with Thom Brenneman.
I think Leiter is more suited towards the broadcast studio after this playing days, rather than calling games in the booth. Leiter has great knowledge of the game, but I think his delivery is just too soft for live action. Put him on "Baseball Tonight" and he will shine. And hey, any way to get rid of Rob Dibble is fine with me.
That being said, Steve Lyons is the worst analyst in the history of baseball. Sorry, I don't need a guy who exposed himself to the Detroit fans in 1990 telling me that it's not OK for a player to show some emotion in a playoff game. His Manny bashing continued last night during the Marlins-Cubs game, when Moises Alou hit a 2-run home run to put the Cubs ahead 3-0. Lyons said that when Alou hit his HR, he didn't have to show emotion.
Then again, Lyons didn't know what it was like to hit a home run. He only hit 19 homers in his meaningless career, which will be remembered for the fact that his pants dropped in 1990 in Tiger Stadium, therefore exposing himself to the fans. Assclown.
I'm just waiting for Boone to bash Bud Selig again, because you know he will find some point in time to do just that. Boone has an advantage over fellow player commentator, Mets pitcher Al Leiter. He gets to work with a solid play by play guy in Buck, while Leiter is stuck with Thom Brenneman.
I think Leiter is more suited towards the broadcast studio after this playing days, rather than calling games in the booth. Leiter has great knowledge of the game, but I think his delivery is just too soft for live action. Put him on "Baseball Tonight" and he will shine. And hey, any way to get rid of Rob Dibble is fine with me.
That being said, Steve Lyons is the worst analyst in the history of baseball. Sorry, I don't need a guy who exposed himself to the Detroit fans in 1990 telling me that it's not OK for a player to show some emotion in a playoff game. His Manny bashing continued last night during the Marlins-Cubs game, when Moises Alou hit a 2-run home run to put the Cubs ahead 3-0. Lyons said that when Alou hit his HR, he didn't have to show emotion.
Then again, Lyons didn't know what it was like to hit a home run. He only hit 19 homers in his meaningless career, which will be remembered for the fact that his pants dropped in 1990 in Tiger Stadium, therefore exposing himself to the fans. Assclown.
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