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Originally Posted by PeteBooth
McCarver was a player so his comments on umpiring need to be taken with a grain of salt.
McCarver should stop, look and listen before he makes his comments.
Before the replay even showed he said it was a bad call because he was looking at Manny's expression. He also doesn't know umpire mechanics. The call was delayed because Torrealba wanted to make certain that F2 held on to the ball which is what he was supposed to do.
That's why I personally liked it when Fox had Steve Palermo in the booth. I do not know why he is not there anymore.
McCarver comments on things too quickly and more often than not he ends up with "egg on his face"
That's why one needs to take comments about umpires from former major leage players with a grain of salt. They are "coming at things" from a different perspective.
Pete Booth
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Here is why McCarver is an idiot:
Last night, McCarver is all over Barrett stating that Barrett had not made an immediate out call because he (Barrett) thought that Manny had missed the plate. (sigh) He continued to say this over and over until...Joe Buck stated Barrett was waiting to make sure F2 held onto the ball. McCarver then imediately (within seconds) agreed with Buck.
Flash back to about five years ago. After a controversial call on the field, McCarver ripped the umpire(s) for minutes on end. (I believe it was an obstruction call). MLB sent an umpire executive into the FOX broadcast booth to explain on-air (which the exec. did) why the umpire had gotten the call 100% correct. McCarver then spent the next several minutes arguing with the executive (I think it was Palermo) that he and the umpire were wrong.
So in Tim's world: The opinion of Joe Buck (who has no umpire training) on umpiring issues carries more weight than a retired MLB umpire turned MLB executive.
That is why he's an idiot.