It may just be the Yankee fan in me, but I really liked the Mariano's moment at the bottom of the 8th. For one, I thought running "Enter Sandman"* over the PA was a nice touch; doubly so since it's CitiField, and walk-on music for a visiting player is almost unheard of - trust me, this didn't happen during the Subway Series - so points to the Mets and/or MLB. I don't know if the players organically came to the decision to stay off the field during Mariano's walk-on or if that came down from upstairs, but I thought it was a very classy move and a great show of respect for arguably the best closer to ever play the game.
My only complaint is that it felt like maybe the moment ran a little long, but that could have been because Mariano walked on directly after Neil Diamond's performance of "Sweet Caroline" (which, honestly, should have been attached to the 7th Inning Stretch). *Yes, "Enter Sandman" is Mariano's normal walk-on music. And hearing Tim McCarver trying to analyze the chorus is something I'll never unhear. On Wednesday, July 17, 2013 12:24:14 AM UTC-4, PGage wrote: > > I take backseat to no one in my disdain for Tim McCarver's broadcasting > since he has been at Fox (in an earlier incarnation he was actually pretty > good). And I am no fan of his partner young Joe B., though I do not hate > him nearly as much. But I did enjoy Buck's tribute to McCarver at the end > of tonight's All-Star broadcast (a show that really tried much too hard for > a signature moment with Rivera). It looked like they really did surprise > him on air with that announcement that they were putting his scorecard in > the Hall of Fame. And the only think that makes McCarver tolerable these > days is seeing him through the eyes of Joe Buck - that is the kid inside > Joe Buck who loved baseball and the Cardinals, and was born the year > McCarver left the Cards the first time, but must have been around 4 or 5 > the year he came back, and McCarver must be some kind of link for young > Buck to his father. > > Lots of other things I could say that still bug the hell out of me about > Fox's All Star game coverage, and baseball coverage in general, but that > was a nice moment. > -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to tvornottv@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to tvornottv-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
