Why don't people like Joe Buck?

[Splint7438]

Joe buck got on my nerves during the 2002 World Series. He acted the Angels didn't belong on the field. He sure ain't his daddy.

[Adam]

I kind of got used to watching games with the volume muted when Phyz was around. Now with a 2 year old, I continue to keep it muted. 

[Blarg]

Joe Buck looks like a guy that owns multiple cats.

[Thomas]

I kind of got used to watching games with the volume muted when Phyz was around. Now with a 2 year old, I continue to keep it muted. 

 

The 2 year old? You can do that now????  

[Adam]

cookies and mobile devices work

[DW711]

They need to just combine The Giants and Royals announcers for this series.

 

Jon Miller and Rex Hudler!

[Angel Oracle]

NBC and ABC through the 1980s used to borrow the main PBP guy from each WS team to help with PBP for their WS telecasts. 

 

Even on the radio back in 1986, because the Red Sux were in the ALCS, the radio national announcing team included former Red Sux announcer and former long time NBC announcer Curt Gowdy.

Gowdy was the Red Sux announcer in Ted Williams' last season (1960).

Edited October 17, 2014 by Angel Oracle

[Lou]

http://kissingsuzykolber.uproxx.com/2008/3/joe-buck-gets-drunk-in-vegas-declares.html

[CaliAngel]

For the same reason Jeter told him to buzz off when he was in the All Star locker room flapping his jaw like he belonged in there. Like he knew the players as college buddies or roomates or something.  The entitlement in his tone and mannerisms are annoying, and he comes off as borderline narcisistic. Nobody cares about Joe Buck, they just keep shoving him in front of the cameras because his dad used to do it.

 

I'm also not interested in hearing commentary from a guy that looks like he's never actually played a sport his entire life.

[Taylor]

Joe Buck.

 

Isn't he the guy who once said he hates baseball?

 

Yep. http://awfulannouncing.blogspot.com/2008/07/joe-buck-admits-he-rarely-watches.html

[Brent Maguire]

Maybe I just don't dislike him as much after listening to the goddawful TBS announcers. I don't love Buck but I don't think he's bad by any means. 

[Vegas Halo Fan]

For the same reason Jeter told him to buzz off when he was in the All Star locker room flapping his jaw like he belonged in there. Like he knew the players as college buddies or roomates or something.  The entitlement in his tone and mannerisms are annoying, and he comes off as borderline narcisistic. Nobody cares about Joe Buck, they just keep shoving him in front of the cameras because his dad used to do it.

 

+50

[notherhalo]

I would rather listen to any other announcer call a game than Joe Buck, including the spanish ones

Im glad Im not a fan of whatever other sports he calls the game for

 

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

Men in SF love Buck.

[ELEVEN]

Victor Rojas and Orel Hershiser would make a terrific team IMO.

[Troll Daddy]

There should be a thread titled ....

Why people like Erin Andrews?

[HeavenlyHalos]

http://kissingsuzykolber.uproxx.com/2008/3/joe-buck-gets-drunk-in-vegas-declares.html

 

"A Joe Buck bobblehead would ironically be an accurate representation of Joe Buck."

[gurn67]

Nepotism. I'm sorry but I just don't like any broadcaster, actor, umpire, politician, etc... who got the job because of daddy or mommy's connections.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

Nepotism. I'm sorry but I just don't like any broadcaster, actor, umpire, politician, etc... who got the job because of daddy or mommy's connections.

 

There seem to be as lot of them out there. The legacies who are good seem to be the exception. Skip Caray was pretty good in his own right, but most of the others have not been.

[Stradling]

You don't care for Victor Rojas?

[Stradling]

The reason people don't like Joe Buck is baseball fans are basically hipsters. They don't like the popular guy. This board hates every single national guy and almost all guys in the studio at ESPN and MLB Network. We seem to forget that most of these guys aren't geared towards fanatics, they are geared more towards the occasional fan.

[Lou]

 

it does? 

[DW711]

The reason people don't like Joe Buck is baseball fans are basically hipsters. They don't like the popular guy. This board hates every single national guy and almost all guys in the studio at ESPN and MLB Network. We seem to forget that most of these guys aren't geared towards fanatics, they are geared more towards the occasional fan.

 

No, it's more because I associate him with people I think are better than him. In comparison I think he's actually above average, but the grading curve is pretty tilted.

 

I don't know every announcer, but here are the ones I'd put ahead of him (color guys included).

 

Jon Miller

Mike Krukow

Duane Kuiper

Ray Foose

Ken Korach

Mark Grace

Hawk (seriously)

Rex Hudler (seriously)

Bob Uecker

Dan Schulman

Jon Sciambi

Vin Scully

[Hollyw00d]

Rex and hawk???? Whhyyyyyy

actually hawk would be more entertaining at least

[Stradling]

No, it's more because I associate him with people I think are better than him. In comparison I think he's actually above average, but the grading curve is pretty tilted.

I don't know every announcer, but here are the ones I'd put ahead of him (color guys included).

Jon Miller

Mike Krukow

Duane Kuiper

Ray Foose

Ken Korach

Mark Grace

Hawk (seriously)

Rex Hudler (seriously)

Bob Uecker

Dan Schulman

Jon Sciambi

Vin Scully

It is all about personal preference, because I would never ever put Hawk on any list that didn't start with, who is really bad, possibly worst, at their job. He and Hudler should not be anywhere on that list. I actually dig Joe Buck's personality, he is witty and I don't think he takes himself all that seriously. I will say that most of the guys you put on that list are really good, but you are comparing them to a National Guy that does more than just baseball.