The official reasoning behind Buck's ouster was that he simply had poor chemistry with lead analyst Tim McCarver.

Tim McCarver wrote that the New York Yankees in 1996 " revolutionized baseball " with Mariano Rivera, " a middle reliever who should have been on the All-Star team and who was a legitimate MVP candidate.

In 1969, Astroturf was installed, in the infield only, much like Tim McCarver Stadium in Memphis would be in the 1980s and Telus Field in Edmonton in the 1990s.

In, he was named Fox's lead play-by-play voice for Major League Baseball, teaming with Tim McCarver, who had previously worked with Joe's father on CBS.

Kiner was known for his occasional malapropisms, usually connected with getting people's names wrong, such as calling broadcasting partner Tim McCarver as " Tim MacArthur ".

Palmer, like Michaels, McCarver, MASN colleague Gary Thorne, and fellow 1990 Hall of Fame inductee Joe Morgan, was present at San Francisco's Candlestick Park on October 17,, when the Loma Prieta earthquake hit prior to Game 3 of the World Series.

He was formally introduced to the public on the locally-produced children's show " Captain Noah and His Magical Ark " by then-Phillies player Tim McCarver, who was doing promotional work for the team.

McCarver was born in Memphis, Tennessee.

McCarver, following his years with Memphis ' Christian Brothers High School, was signed by the St. Louis Cardinals in.

In, McCarver was named to the All-Star Team, scored the winning run in the 10th inning of that 1966 All-Star Game, and became the first catcher to lead the National League in triples, with 13.

McCarver was a member of two World Series championships during his time in St. Louis.

After a trade to Philadelphia involving, among others, his teammate Curt Flood ( which led to Flood's dramatic lawsuit over baseball's reserve clause ) before the 1970 season, McCarver played for the Phillies, Expos, Red Sox, and another brief stint with the Cardinals ( he was replaced on the roster by the rookie Keith Hernandez ).

McCarver's move into broadcasting career might have taken a different turn in, when, according to Peter Gammons, McCarver ( then 33 and Boston's third-string catcher ) was rumored as a potential managerial replacement for struggling skipper Darrell Johnson.

It was quipped that when Carlton and McCarver eventually died, they would be buried 60 feet, 6 inches apart.

For his criticism, Sanders dumped a bucket of water on McCarver three times while he was covering the National League pennant winning Atlanta Braves ' clubhouse celebration for CBS.

In Game 4 of the 1997 American League Championship Series, on a wild pitch with runners dashing around the bases, when umpire Durwood Merrill gestured to where the ball was, McCarver sarcastically commented that " maybe he was trying to tell himself where the ball is!

McCarver made mention of this sign, saying that the fan was a true Yankees fan because he knew Tommy John's career ERA.

To make matters worse, during the 2011 World Series, Joe Posnanski of Sports Illustrated argued that McCarver was becoming more and more useless as an analyst.

In 2010, McCarver was inducted into the Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame as a sportscaster.

The minor league baseball stadium in Memphis was christened Tim McCarver Stadium in ; it was replaced by a new downtown stadium ( named AutoZone Park in a naming rights arrangement ) in.

* McCarver was a subject of a " cutaway " joke on the " Mother Tucker " episode of Family Guy.

On October 9, 2009, McCarver released a cover album of jazz standards entitled Tim McCarver Sings Songs from the Great American Songbook.

Following the 1969 season in which Rojas hit only. 228 and hot prospect Denny Doyle tore through AAA with a. 310 average, the Phillies decided to include him in the blockbuster trade that sent slugging first baseman ( and known malcontent ) Dick Allen and right-handed pitcher Jerry Johnson to the St. Louis Cardinals for centerfielder Curt Flood, catcher Tim McCarver, outfielder Byron Browne, and left-handed pitcher Joe Hoerner, the trade that led ultimately to Major League baseball free agency.

On October 7, 1969, the Cardinals traded Flood, Tim McCarver, Byron Browne, and Joe Hoerner to the Philadelphia Phillies for Dick Allen, Cookie Rojas, and Jerry Johnson.

In 1970, the Cardinals traded away McCarver along with Byron Browne, Curt Flood and Joe Hoerner to the Philadelphia Phillies for Dick Allen, Jerry Johnson and Cookie Rojas.

McCarver played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, Montreal Expos, and Boston Red Sox between 1959 and 1980.

During his first stint with the Phillies, McCarver caught Rick Wise's no-hitter on June 23,.

At the end of the season, the Phillies traded Wise to the Cardinals for Steve Carlton, the deal reuniting McCarver with Carlton.

During the season, the Phillies traded McCarver to the Montreal Expos where, on October 2, he caught the second of Bill Stoneman's two career no-hitters.

McCarver finished his career as the personal catcher for Steve Carlton for the Phillies in the late 1970s.

Carlton preferred McCarver to Phillies regular Bob Boone.

However, McCarver wasn't able to call the World Series wins by the Phillies in, Mets in, and Yankees in ( all three wins were broadcast on NBC, but McCarver wasn't part of the broadcasting team any of those times.

On October 7, 1969, the Cardinals traded Curt Flood, Byron Browne, Joe Hoerner and Tim McCarver to the Philadelphia Phillies for Dick Allen, Jerry Johnson and Cookie Rojas.

Browne, along also with Tim McCarver and Joe Hoerner, was part of the St. Louis Cardinals ' 1969 attempted trade of Curt Flood to the Philadelphia Phillies for Richie Allen, Cookie Rojas, and Jerry Johnson.

From to, Morgan served as an announcer for ABC, where he helped announce Monday Night and Thursday Night Baseball games ( providing backup for the lead announcing crew composed of Al Michaels, Tim McCarver and Jim Palmer ), the 1988 American League Championship Series with Gary Bender and Reggie Jackson, and served as a field reporter for the 1989 World Series along with Gary Thorne.

Also, since ( when he served as a field reporter for ABC's National League Championship Series coverage ), McCarver has to date, never missed commentating on the League Championship Series.

" Also during the 1992 post-season ( when McCarver worked for CBS ), Norman Chad criticized McCarver in Sports Illustrated by saying that he's someone who " when you ask him the time, will tell you how a watch works ," a reference to McCarver's habit of over-analyzing.

Being a member of the Indiana High School Press Association, Advisers Kim Green and Rachel McCarver have led the school's newspaper ( The Triangle ), it's yearbook ( Log ), it's magazine ( 33 Things ), and it's news station ( BNN ) to numerous state and country awards.

In — a season also marked by the final campaign of the Cardinals ' longtime superstar, Stan Musial — the Redbirds surged into contention, sparked by the acquisition of shortstop Dick Groat from the Pittsburgh Pirates, 18-win seasons from pitchers Gibson and Ernie Broglio, the comeback of left-handed starter Curt Simmons ( who had been signed off the scrap heap by Devine ), and the strong campaign of young catcher Tim McCarver.

So they said, ' Let McCarver run the show ... In television, all they want you to do is shut up.

Fox remembering the late Jack Buck as he taped a public service announcement with Joe Buck and Tim McCarver for Parkinson's Disease.

Al Michaels and Tim McCarver, who called the game for ABC, later credited the stadium's design for saving thousands of lives.

Tim McCarver, who had caught for Carlton in St. Louis and for Wise in Philadelphia, described the trade as " a real good one for a real good one.

When his catcher Tim McCarver went to the mound for a conference, Gibson brushed him off, saying " The only thing you know about pitching is you can't hit it.

Al Michaels, Jim Palmer, Tim McCarver and Lesley Visser would have, in all likelihood, served as the commentators.

He capped his season by recording the final out of the World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals, retiring Tim McCarver on a popup.

Just before the fifth and final pitch to Joe Carter, CBS Sports announcer Tim McCarver commented that Carter ( relatively unproductive in the Series to date ) looked awkward and uncomfortable at the plate.

Other times, there are two " Five Good Minutes " segments with two different guests ; there are also shows where two related guests appear during one segment, such as Joe Buck and Tim McCarver of Major League Baseball on Fox broadcasts.

As team co-captain ( with Tim McCarver ) in 1968 he had perhaps his best year, earning his third All-Star selection and finishing fourth in the MVP balloting ( won by teammate Bob Gibson ) on the strength of a. 301 batting average and 186 base hits.

McCarver said the Yankees that year played " six-inning games ", with Rivera dominating for two innings and Wetteland closing out the victory.

The Cardinals had Tim McCarver as their starting catcher so, Torre replaced the departed Cepeda as their first baseman for the 1969 season.