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Thursday, February 16, 2023 11:54 PM
Growing up I always hated McCarver's broadcasts. Seemed kinda full of himself. Over the past few years I've watched a lot of old games on Youtube and have often found myself really enjoying him. Not sure if it's nostalgia or his musings make more sense to me now. Maybe I'll like Joe Buck in another 20 years. RIP Tim McCarver. You had a great run.

flyers4life

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Friday, February 17, 2023 3:16 AM

I remember thise prism days. The only we could watch the home games. That is the main reason my family got cable too. That and for TBS to watch wrestling

vrooomed wrote:

On a Philadelphia Phillies PRISM television broadcast (maybe not exact, but close):

Tim McCarver: Boy, Tommy [Lasorda] sure is pi$$ed at the ump.

Chris Wheeler: Glad we're on cable, Timmy.

TM: Sorry about that everyone.

IIRC, that was during his first or second year in the booth and was approximately 1982. Back then, home games were not on "free" broadcast TV, but were sometimes on subscription cable channels. PRISM was a Phila-based movie channel that also showed home Flyers, Sixers, and Phillies games (and the main reason we got cable when we did, mainly for the Flyers and Phillies games). That moment stayed with me as he moved on to bigger broadcasts. Always makes me grin when I think about it.

I, too, am glad you were on cable that night, Timmy. RIP.

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Paul

Trying to collect every card for the Philadeplphia Flyers. Lofty goal and a long way to go. The thrill of the hunt.

theFalcon

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Friday, February 17, 2023 5:36 AM
I remember seeing him do a personal appearance at the Montgomeryville Mall around 1977 ... I think at JC Penney. He was wearing a track suit ... didn't look like it was issued by the Phillies. Maybe this event was on the radio because he was sitting next to Joe Eichorn of WBUX.

FAMDaddy

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Friday, February 17, 2023 5:58 AM
He truly was a Baseball Lifer! His voice is very discernable and it will be missed by most of Us Baseball Lifers. RIP and may Your Family be comforted in their loss . . . Yours in The Journey - Felix ------------------------------- FAMDaddy

Vvvergeer

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Friday, February 17, 2023 8:12 AM

First, of course, rest in peace to someone who had a large influence of the game.
Can’t claim to have been a Tim McCarver fan in particular, but I do remember this.
Tim McCarver was the first player where I was watching a baseball game and I remembered/knew I had his card. I was very excited. “I have a baseball card of him!” I yelled aloud in my room with a tiny tv. The year? Not sure. 1971?
Anyway, rest in peace.
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Edited on: Feb 17, 2023 - 12:03PM

TwinKiller

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Friday, February 17, 2023 9:05 AM
I've watched many many of the games he did for the WS on YT and he is one of the best announcers I've heard. R.I.P. ------------------------------- Thanks - TwinKiller. (Luke)

mzentko

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Friday, February 17, 2023 5:43 PM

From memphis, good player, fan favorite, local minor league stadium named after him (68-97, then new ballpark after that).

I enjoyed him a few years ago on cardinals tv broadcasts as part time announcer, and on occasional podcasts during those years.

He always joked about how his hands were so bad from catching all the fastballs and foul tips during his carreer.

He jokingly said that he was going to put on his grave stone "Pitchers did this"

Mark

spikemg

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Friday, February 17, 2023 6:59 PM
Tim McCarver, how can one man catch for both Bob Gibson and Steve Carlton ?? I wouldn't want to be that the man, back in in a day when you didn't get paid spit... RIP Tim thanks for the memories growing up as a kid.. ------------------------------- Collecting cards for over 50 years..

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