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I imagine he'll still call games for the Braves.
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->Former Cubs broadcaster Chip Caray, who came under fire for inaccurate calls during the playoffs in October, has called his final baseball game for TBS.
Network spokesman Jeff Pomeroy said today that TBS and the announcer have decided to part ways.
A son of late Braves broadcaster Skip Caray and a grandson of famed former Cubs broadcaster Harry Caray, Chip Caray had called first-round playoff games for TBS during the past three seasons.
"Since the end of the 2009 MLB Playoffs, we've had several discussions with Chip Caray regarding 2010 and beyond. Both sides agree that now is the right time to move ahead on different paths," the network said in a statement.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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Chip got 'FISTED! into the unemployment line?
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Good riddance. Hope they bring back Brenly again next year.
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I don't know why Chip Caray annoys so many people. I like him.
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He was the kind of train wreck that I loved to watch.
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<!--quoteo(post=70378:date=Dec 1 2009, 12:00 PM:name=Dirk)-->QUOTE (Dirk @ Dec 1 2009, 12:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I don't know why Chip Caray annoys so many people. I like him.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I liked him, but would be upset if he replaced Kasper for some reason.
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I liked him, but would be upset if he replaced Kasper for some reason.
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Don't go saying shit like that out loud. Someone might think it's a good idea.
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I would never want to replace Kaspar with Chip, ever, but for some reason I have a soft spot for him. I'm not saying that he is good, not even close, but I just have nostalgic feelings toward that time when he and Stoney were calling games together. That said, Chip is probably the corniest individual under 50 on earth.
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Here's the part that I don't get: ... "came under fire for inaccurate calls during the playoffs in October..."
Inaccurate? Was he drunk, on air, or something? Was he mis-calling balls and strikes, or what?
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Inaccurate? Was he drunk, on air, or something? Was he mis-calling balls and strikes, or what?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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Yeah, I just googled it. Apparently he isn't taking his job too seriously. Considering how many guys would kill for that job, it's a good example of why nepotism isn't good business:
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->Richard Sandomir of The New York Times documented a few examples in today's newspaper:
-In the 10th inning of Tuesday's Twins-Tigers play-in game, Caray made this call on Nick Punto's line out to left field, a play that ended with Alexi Casilla doubled up at home plate: "Line drive. Base hit. Caught out there. The runner tags. Throw to the plate. On target. And in time! A double play."
-The next night, during the Twins-Yankees game, Caray misjudged Nick Swisher's fly out to Twins left fielder Delmon Young, at first calling it a hit, then correcting himself, but incorrectly implying that it was anything more than a routine play: "A base -- fly ball, I should say -- out to center field," he said. "That ball was hooking and nearly fell in front of Delmon Young."
More from Sandomir's critique:
[Caray] gave Alex Rodriguez's career statistics but left out 2009; he also erroneously said that after hitting a home run in his first at-bat in May upon returning from hip surgery rehabilitation, "he hasn't stopped hitting since."
He called a passed ball by Jorge Posada his eighth of the year but it was his ninth.
In praising Tigers catcher Gerald Laird on Tuesday, he said that his nearly 42 percent success rate in throwing out runners trying to steal was the best in the American League. But it wasn't.
Caray said that the Twins' Orlando Cabrera had played in past division series for the Yankees, the Angels, the Red Sox and the Rays, then came out of a commercial break, irked and chastened, to say that those were teams he played against. ....
At one point, Caray said that he "firmly believed" that the Yankees gave Manager Joe Girardi No. 27 to motivate the team to its 27th World Series title. But the truth was that Girardi asked for the number. It was all over the news in November 2007.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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<!--quoteo(post=70386:date=Dec 1 2009, 11:25 AM:name=KBwsb)-->QUOTE (KBwsb @ Dec 1 2009, 11:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Yeah, I just googled it. Apparently he isn't taking his job too seriously. Considering how many guys would kill for that job, it's a good example of why nepotism isn't good business:
<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE <!--quotec-->Richard Sandomir of The New York Times documented a few examples in today's newspaper:
-In the 10th inning of Tuesday's Twins-Tigers play-in game, Caray made this call on Nick Punto's line out to left field, a play that ended with Alexi Casilla doubled up at home plate: "Line drive. Base hit. Caught out there. The runner tags. Throw to the plate. On target. And in time! A double play."
-The next night, during the Twins-Yankees game, Caray misjudged Nick Swisher's fly out to Twins left fielder Delmon Young, at first calling it a hit, then correcting himself, but incorrectly implying that it was anything more than a routine play: "A base -- fly ball, I should say -- out to center field," he said. "That ball was hooking and nearly fell in front of Delmon Young."
More from Sandomir's critique:
[Caray] gave Alex Rodriguez's career statistics but left out 2009; he also erroneously said that after hitting a home run in his first at-bat in May upon returning from hip surgery rehabilitation, "he hasn't stopped hitting since."
He called a passed ball by Jorge Posada his eighth of the year but it was his ninth.
In praising Tigers catcher Gerald Laird on Tuesday, he said that his nearly 42 percent success rate in throwing out runners trying to steal was the best in the American League. But it wasn't.
Caray said that the Twins' Orlando Cabrera had played in past division series for the Yankees, the Angels, the Red Sox and the Rays, then came out of a commercial break, irked and chastened, to say that those were teams he played against. ....
At one point, Caray said that he "firmly believed" that the Yankees gave Manager Joe Girardi No. 27 to motivate the team to its 27th World Series title. But the truth was that Girardi asked for the number. It was all over the news in November 2007.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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sounds like the same kind of shit joe morgan does.
i always liked chip. he brought a lot of enthusiasm to the game. replacing kasper with him would be dumb though, because they're the same guy.
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sounds like the same kind of shit joe morgan does.
i always liked chip. he brought a lot of enthusiasm to the game. replacing kasper with him would be dumb though, because they're the same guy.
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That's true about Morgan.
I disagree with the Kasper/Carey comparisons though. Saying that they're the same guy is like saying DeRosa and Aaron Miles are the same guy. Yeah, they're similar, except that one is much better at his job.
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<!--quoteo(post=70389:date=Dec 1 2009, 11:41 AM:name=veryzer)-->QUOTE (veryzer @ Dec 1 2009, 11:41 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=70386:date=Dec 1 2009, 11:25 AM:name=KBwsb)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (KBwsb @ Dec 1 2009, 11:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Yeah, I just googled it. Apparently he isn't taking his job too seriously. Considering how many guys would kill for that job, it's a good example of why nepotism isn't good business:
<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE <!--quotec-->Richard Sandomir of The New York Times documented a few examples in today's newspaper:
-In the 10th inning of Tuesday's Twins-Tigers play-in game, Caray made this call on Nick Punto's line out to left field, a play that ended with Alexi Casilla doubled up at home plate: "Line drive. Base hit. Caught out there. The runner tags. Throw to the plate. On target. And in time! A double play."
-The next night, during the Twins-Yankees game, Caray misjudged Nick Swisher's fly out to Twins left fielder Delmon Young, at first calling it a hit, then correcting himself, but incorrectly implying that it was anything more than a routine play: "A base -- fly ball, I should say -- out to center field," he said. "That ball was hooking and nearly fell in front of Delmon Young."
More from Sandomir's critique:
[Caray] gave Alex Rodriguez's career statistics but left out 2009; he also erroneously said that after hitting a home run in his first at-bat in May upon returning from hip surgery rehabilitation, "he hasn't stopped hitting since."
He called a passed ball by Jorge Posada his eighth of the year but it was his ninth.
In praising Tigers catcher Gerald Laird on Tuesday, he said that his nearly 42 percent success rate in throwing out runners trying to steal was the best in the American League. But it wasn't.
Caray said that the Twins' Orlando Cabrera had played in past division series for the Yankees, the Angels, the Red Sox and the Rays, then came out of a commercial break, irked and chastened, to say that those were teams he played against. ....
At one point, Caray said that he "firmly believed" that the Yankees gave Manager Joe Girardi No. 27 to motivate the team to its 27th World Series title. But the truth was that Girardi asked for the number. It was all over the news in November 2007.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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sounds like the same kind of shit joe morgan does.
i always liked chip. he brought a lot of enthusiasm to the game. replacing kasper with him would be dumb though, because they're the same guy.
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I couldn't disagree more. Chip is sort of a cross between Morgan and Joe Buck. The ineptitude AND the unjustified smugness...though neither in as large a dose as you get from Morgan or Buck.
Len is both better at the job and more humble about it.
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Maybe ESPN will pair up Morgan and Caray, and we can call it the Dumb and Dumber show.
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