Joe Buck is the recipient of plenty of criticism. Some of it from the public. Plenty of it from the Internet [which is like the public, but meaner]. Most, if not all of it, deserved. Take your choice: his lame quips, his Muppet-like face, his deadpan delivery, that Slam-a-lama-ding-dong Budweiser commercial he made several years back that I’m reminded of every time I look at his Muppet-like face. All fair game.
But what always killed me about Buck was he never seemed to want to call baseball games. Football was more appealing to him. Football moved the needle. He went into hysterics when Randy Moss faux-mooned the Lambeau Field crowd, yet Nelson Cruz hits a walk-off grand slam in the ALCS and Buck’s call could best be describe as hovering above blasé. Say what you will about his broadcast partner Tim McCarver [and Joe Posnaski has plenty to say], but at least...
After 30-plus years of failing to give their fans a shiny, new World Series trophy, the Pittsburgh Pirates have now resorted to their second option: Recirculating their old, tarnished...
Just a solid, solid weekend for Internet sports videos. Nearly every major element of viral video success was represented:
Cute animals doing cute things cutely: Courtesy of a turtle...
The MLB is notoriously stingy with their highlights being posted on the Internet. They’re only available at MLB.com, they can’t be viewed or embedded on sites that aren...
We've mentioned Yankee Superfan Mike LaPayower a few times before in the Tauntr halls, and his name bears repeating now. By viewing the above video by Keith the Brewers Fan, it is...
The legend of Mike Leake continues to grow this week as his lawyer announced that his recent theft from a local Reds hangout (re: Macy's), was a simple misunderstanding of the basic...
In his 1986 documentary, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Ferris Bueller [who has a striking resemblance to a young Matthew Broderick] taught a generation how to ditch school as he...
Get used to watching this because TBS will show it more than those Frank TV spots from a few years back. And unlike Frank Caliendo, Conan is actually talented, so TBS will stop at nothing...
I bet you’re tired of having to perform multiple Google searches just to see the best pictures of MLB rookies dressed up as ugly women/babies/homoerotic superheroes. You deserve...
The St. Louis Cardinals have had a rough fews weeks, losing significant ground in the N.L. Central race. At this point, in fact, the Cardinals' chances of reaching the playoffs hover just...
Houston Astros southpaw J.A. Happ, fresh off outdueling Roy Halladay and his former team, pitched brilliantly again last night. Happ shut down the reeling St. Louis Cardinals by pitching a...
Throughout August, Comcast's Versus Network will be airing a series highlighting Major League Baseball's Greatest rivalries. You know, the all-time classics—Cardinals/Cubs, Dodgers/...
