Comments on: Afternoon Update

By: Jamie Garvin

Jamie Garvin — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:28:33 +0000

I don’t think Martinez was confused that it was Lester’s first start since coming back. I think he was trying to make the point that almost every time Lester took the mound last season, it was with the backdrop of “the first since…” This season, he hasn’t had to focus or deal with that.

By: Jason Coyote

Jason Coyote — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:47:30 +0000

Whether or not he was sticking it to Sox fans or not, that was clearly unprofessional and not even an option for a national announcer, period. If that’s an interleague game between the Cubs and Red Sox (Caray does Cubs game during the year) I have no problem with his remark but that is totally uncalled for in a playoff game.

Whether Caray thinks the national audience is sick of watching Boston teams or whatever, you don’t say that on the air. Back in the ‘04 LCS I didn’t hear Joe Buck say that about Yankees fans, even if Schilling said it after that game.

By: Bullock

Bullock — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:32:49 +0000

I know I’m in the minority, but I think Martinez is really poor. He’s not Joe Morgan bad, or Tim McCarver bad, or even Ron Santo bad. But I lost track of the number of times he’d tell us a 2-0 fastball was coming and the pitcher threw a curve; or when he’d say there’s no way he’s got the green light on 3-0, only to have the batter swing away. You kinda lose credibility in the booth when you continue to guess wrong.

By: Dan Riley

Dan Riley — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:32:48 +0000

By the way, on that Sporting News cover…I know the editorial decision was to focus on champions, but there’s really a gaping hole there. The city came as close to a clean sweep of the big three crowns as any city could, so if it were me running the thing, I would’ve gotten Brady’s handsome mug in there and just changed the headline to Almost Nobody Beats Boston.

By: Fred Mertz

Fred Mertz — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:27:25 +0000

Chippy likes LAA. Spank the Monkey and all that rot.

By: Dan Riley

Dan Riley — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:26:01 +0000

Two notes:

1. I actually went to mute after Chip Caray went all Joe Buck on us with that totally obnoxious and damn-near vengeful call on Hunter’s hit. Clearly some deep-seated Sox hatred was unleashed there.

2. On the other hand, I think Martinez was making a very innocent point about how everything Lester did last year was framed against the cancer situation. It was a benign comment and like many of Martinez’s observations, it was accurate.

By: Angry Old Bastard

Angry Old Bastard — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:05:59 +0000

I heard it too…..I don’t think it was because they had anything “against” the Red Sox….it seemed like they really wanted to broadcast a game 5…..who knows?….maybe it meant more money in their pocket

By: Ken

Ken — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:07:00 +0000

I noticed that, Tiffany. I thought he was sneering. He may not have been, but I thought it sounded like he was biased at that moment.

By: Tiffany

Tiffany — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:48:51 +0000

Speaking of TBS’s coverage, how about Chip Caray making fun of Red Sox fans last night when Hunter tied it up? Seemed a little unprofessional, sounded like he was cheering for the Angels.