Heard an interesting conversation while listening to WFAN's Joe Beningo and Evan Roberts the other day, then read a great piece by Richard Sandomir in the NY Times today about the same topic.
It seems that some New York fans believe that the Fox announcing team of Joe Buck and Tim McCarver hate the Yankees. Of course, anyone might feel that way if all you know is John Sterling and Micheal Kay, two of biggest homers (and hacks) I've ever heard in the broadcast booth. But I digress ...
The bottom line is that all Fox cares about is seeing a compelling, competitive baseball series in late October - a series that will draw in ratings, in other words. Because for the last several years, the Fall Classic (and hence, the ratings) has stunk. The 2009 World Series is the first to go to a Game 6 since 2003. The last five included three sweeps, and didn't feature the best teams in each respective league squaring off in the finale.
So while I find it dubious that McCarver and Buck were anything but objective in their broadcast, who can blame them for wanting to see the two best teams in Major League Baseball extend their dual for another couple games?
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