Predict Gregg Zaun's Drew Hutchison Sunday Roast

[Dr. Dinger]

"Every baseball career is full of ups and downs but let me tell you, the kid is a battler and he's only 24! He'll take this as a learning experience and come back stronger than ever."

 

Every time Pat Tabler says "he's only going to get better," I have to drink.

[BigCecil]

I HATE listening to Barker. At least Zaun was a good player and a WS champion, Barker was a journeyman nobody... I don't want to hear his opinion on anything.

 

Part of it is his content - but that coupled with a drawl and the fact that on TV he doesn't stop to breathe gives his voice an southern emphysema-ish derp-like sound.

[BigCecil]

Every time Pat Tabler says "he's only going to get better," I have to drink.

 

so does Buck apparently.

[Dr. Dinger]

so does Buck apparently.

 

I'm impressed that Buck can even enunciate as well as he can considering how much he drinks and how many foul tips off the face he took. He's a wonder.

[KingKat]

I'm impressed that Buck can even enunciate as well as he can considering how much he drinks and how many foul tips off the face he took. He's a wonder.

 

So how real is Buck's drinking anyways? Is it just a running joke or is there more to it. I remember when I worked in radio, we had a guy who would just throw up in the garbage can as soon as he was off mike. I'm assuming it's not quite that extreme.

[o2cui2i]

Tabler is the worst for that I've ever heard

 

Tabler adds an extra syllable to every word he says

[BigCecil]

I'm impressed that Buck can even enunciate as well as he can considering how much he drinks and how many foul tips off the face he took. He's a wonder.

 

So how real is Buck's drinking anyways? Is it just a running joke or is there more to it. I remember when I worked in radio, we had a guy who would just throw up in the garbage can as soon as he was off mike. I'm assuming it's not quite that extreme.

 

Honestly I don't know. As a guy in AA 13+ years I shouldn't poke fun but he sure speaks as if he is shitfaced too often.

[Atothe]

So how real is Buck's drinking anyways? Is it just a running joke or is there more to it. I remember when I worked in radio, we had a guy who would just throw up in the garbage can as soon as he was off mike. I'm assuming it's not quite that extreme.

 

I'm almost 100% sure Buck drinks

[BTS]

Every time Pat Tabler says "he's only going to get better," I have to drink.

 

"And the scary thing is that he's 27. He's only going to get better".

[L54]

My brother and I have a running joke where anytime Buck does something stupid we blame it on Buck being drunk. From what I can tell, he's usually a couple drink-poos in by the start of each game.

[BigCecil]

My brother and I have a running joke where anytime Buck does something stupid we blame it on Buck being drunk. From what I can tell, he's usually a couple drink-poos in by the start of each game.

 

My nephew is 15 and he yells "buck is drunk" at the TV...and it didn't come from me. Smoke theres fire?

[Dr. Dinger]

I'm almost 100% sure Buck drinks

 

I once got a pre-game text from a Blue Jays intern which read, "Buck Martinez: noticeably hungover."

[Inklink]

"He's got big, soft hands and strong hips. He's a baseball player. We were watching him in batting practice today and he was putting on a show."

 

"That's right Pat, so-and-so is only one of tchew players from the East-sfksdjfls high school in Florida. And BOY, what a great program they have."

[guylaroche5]

I honestly don't mind Buck, as far as baseball announcers go he's around average to me and makes important plays sound really exciting. Tabler is terrible at his job and I don't get why he continues to be employed. Outside of a few baseball stories he literally never contributes anything of substance. The only time I enjoy Tabby is when he's inadvertently being funny with his talk of "big strong handsome men with nice soft hands."

[G-Snarls]

I honestly don't mind Buck, as far as baseball announcers go he's around average to me and makes important plays sound really exciting. Tabler is terrible at his job and I don't get why he continues to be employed. Outside of a few baseball stories he literally never contributes anything of substance. The only time I enjoy Tabby is when he's inadvertently being funny with his talk of "big strong handsome men with nice soft hands."

 

Agree on all counts

 

Other than occasionally yelling overexcitedly about fly balls that will be caught, and the mis-pronounciations (which are just humorous), he's actually pretty decent

 

Tabler is awful and should have been replaced by Alan Ashby years ago. He should be replaced by Joe Siddall now.

[Dr. Dinger]

Agree on all counts

 

Other than occasionally yelling overexcitedly about fly balls that will be caught, and the mis-pronounciations (which are just humorous), he's actually pretty decent

 

Tabler is awful and should have been replaced by Alan Ashby years ago. He should be replaced by Joe Siddall now.

 

I think we all feel this way. Anybody who lived through the Jamie Campbell play-by-play years appreciates the dulcet tones and specatcular hair of Buck Martinez. It's Tabby who needs to go.

[Sammy225]

I think we all feel this way. Anybody who lived through the Jamie Campbell play-by-play years appreciates the dulcet tones and specatcular hair of Buck Martinez. It's Tabby who needs to go.

 

Rance Mulliniks or Pat Tabler (Both Bad)

[o2cui2i]

I think we all feel this way. Anybody who lived through the Jamie Campbell play-by-play years appreciates the dulcet tones and specatcular hair of Buck Martinez. It's Tabby who needs to go.

 

bring in Barfield. he did a few games a couple years back and was a treat

[Sammy225]

bring in Barfield. he did a few games a couple years back and was a treat

 

I remember Darrin Fletcher and i did not mind him..... He was full of cliches and euphemisms though

[G-Snarls]

I think we all feel this way. Anybody who lived through the Jamie Campbell play-by-play years appreciates the dulcet tones and specatcular hair of Buck Martinez. It's Tabby who needs to go.

 

A reasonably sized minority seem to have major problems with Buck. I don't.

[o2cui2i]

I remember Darrin Fletcher and i did not mind him..... He was full of cliches and euphemisms though

 

name a commentator that doesn't... it's what they do

 

 

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[o2cui2i]

A reasonably sized minority seem to have major problems with Buck. I don't.

 

I just don't like when he wets his pants on a ball that barely makes it too the warning track. after 40 years around the sport you'd think he'd be better at that.

 

 

Tabler brings down the IQ level in "homer" and that's hard to do.

[ValiantJaysFan]

Darin Fletcher was awesome, though very unorthodox and a huge homer. But when he was working games I made it a point to make sure I was watching because he was hilarious. I'd welcome listening to him.

 

Buck annoys me with his awkwardness and he seems like the kind of guy who would sit next to you in a bar and make you feel super awkward...but after living through the Rob Faulds and Jamie Campbell years, I will not complain.

[ValiantJaysFan]

That being said, whenever I hear Buck say "he's a baseball player" I'm amazed because I thought I was watching a hockey game.

[Dr. Dinger]

That being said, whenever I hear Buck say "he's a baseball player" I'm amazed because I thought I was watching a hockey game.

 

The one that really pisses me off is "he's a professional hitter"... ORLY? Here I thought he was playing for free.

[jays76]

Oh I also forgot "Make no mistake about it", that's one of Zaun's favorite openings to a question from JC.

[bendera3]

I just don't like when he wets his pants on a ball that barely makes it too the warning track. after 40 years around the sport you'd think he'd be better at that.

 

 

Tabler brings down the IQ level in "homer" and that's hard to do.

 

This is the first year I'm able to watch games and that's the only thing that really annoys me about the commentary.

[Nafro]

He said Stroman shouldn't be a starter because he's short

 

Zaun is a midget. He looks up to me, and I struggle to be allowed on roller coasters

[Nafro]

That's a fair point. I think Joe Madden only made it to A ball but he seems to know the game ok.

 

Is this Joe Madden related to John Madden?

[Nafro]

I want to here a full hour of Pat Tabler and Kevin Barker talking baseball. Just once. I listen to the radio so I can hear Jerry Howarth and Joe Siddall (and sometimes Duane Ward), instead of Buck and Tabby.