The ratings are in and Fox's all-star game earned "the top ratings in viewership, households and the adults 18-49 demographic." That's an audience increase of 15% over last year. Not too shabby.
Still, not everyone enjoyed the game. It is, after all, difficult to watch Tim McCarver's public battle with idiocy. But I blame myself. Or more precisely, my chosen profession. Because even though advertisers lined up for the event, no one ran a fun, standout spot. Yeah, Holiday Inn worked Joe Buck into their existing campaign and Steve Hall probably liked it but: a spot that lionizes the announcer? And not even a legendary, Harry Caray-like announcer? Joe Buck. That's we got? Sigh. Is there really no, you know, player worth creating a campaign around? None?
Bo Jackson, our nation turns its lonely eyes to you.
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advertisers are probably hesitant to sign up players, fearing they'll inevitably be exposed as steroid abusers. less of a chance that announcers are taking steroids. most of them are only addicted to minoxidil and viagra.
Yeah, this post wasn't too well thought-out on my part, was it? The Bo Jackson reference by itself brings up the injury issue and, these days, you can't mention baseball without people thinking "steroids."
But c'mon: Joe Buck? It just kinda broke my baseball heart. Are Jeter and ARod really the only marketable players out there?
Can I just say I hate Joe Morgan?
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I really hate Joe Buck. Especially today when FOX announced they'll have the all star game/world series for like 7 more years-which means having to hear Buck and McCarver talk more.
...Joe Buck and Tim McCarver's annoyance is like Baseball's steroid situation: Nobody likes to admit it, but the proof is blatantly obvious.
That's it. Let it all out. Whether it's Joe Morgan, Joe Buck, Tim McCarver, or Pam Oliver -- I understand your anger. Oh, do I understand.
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