I couldn’t agree more. With all the extreme close-ups, cut-aways to the dugout, sound effects, graphics…We learn more about a guy’s nose hair issues and freckles than the action on the field.  I miss watching baseball on TV, and on FOX, we’re not seeing much baseball…

And give us some freakin’ cheesecake while you’re at it.

Wait, what were we talking about?  I think it’s lunch time.

Having enjoyed MLB’s Extra Innings package this past season, I know there are plenty of good candidates who can more than aptly fill Buck and McCarver’s seats in the broadcast booths, both for regular and postseason games.
One I particularly was Dwayne Stats of Tampa Bay. He began in the 1980s with the Cubs, teaming with Steve Stone on WGN TV from inning 3 to 6, while Harry Caray was on the radio portion. He has broadcast with other MLB teams at various times, but it was a joy to listen to him call the Ray’s triumphant AL season. I’m sure there are others that my fellow fans can reccomend as well!
One things need to be prime for the lead broadcaster and the analyst - Youth. McCarver was good in his prime, but that past when CBS lost the MLB package, and Buck, it seems, thinks that MLB is more of a hindrance from his time devoted to watching “reality TV”. Whomever Fox might replace them with needs to know the HISTORY of the game, know the records and great players, AND also know today’s game, its players, and ESPECIALLY its fans. Were it not for him being 80ish, I’d loved having Vin Scully back on the Saturday games, and the Fall Classic. Just my opinion, but you get the idea, a pro’s pro, a class act and a true gentleman.
Here’s hoping Fox has the good sense to make the change so badly needed!