Who else thinks the POTUS should stay out of the broadcast booth?

[Auggie]

[fishnfla]

1. Not me

I thought it was cool as shit

[JonLP24]

2. Not me

I happen to like Obama more then Joe Buck and the other guy.

[FLAprogressive]

3. Joe Buck should, that fucker.

[fishnfla]

4. 3 runs for the NL with 2 outs while he was on air

change is coming

[cboy4]

5. ME

Doesn't matter whether the person is a (D) or an (R).

Sports should be off-limits to politicians.

[Auggie]

6. Thank you. I totally, totally agree!

Nothing was worse than when Reagan called a few plays back in the 80's

[El Supremo]

16. Oh, that wasn't so bad.

Reagan used to be an announcer.

[fishnfla]

8. lolololololololol

you are complaining about this in the sports forum of a political website!

[Auggie]

9. Huh?

Be more specific

[fishnfla]

11. no n/t

[Auggie]

15. Thanks for that engaging reply in my thread

:boring:

[cboy4]

14. Yea, I am complaining, because first and foremost, this is a political website.

It's not a sports website.

I just saw Obama all over the news in Russia, Italy and Africa. Enough is enough.

But I wouldn't expect a fan of the worst drawing team in all of Major League Baseball to understand that.

[fishnfla]

19. I'm sorry

I have been following the Milwaukee Brewers since childhood. From the radio broadcasts, I thought they were drawing pretty well this year.

Sorry about that

[cboy4]

20. My bad. Then maybe you should transfer your apology to slobbering all over

a politician.

Obama is on nightly news, uhhhhh, nightly.

Why do you have to see him at a baseball game?

Why not have a Cardinal fan who volunteers for Meals on Wheels and the society for the blind throw out the first ball?

Why not have a soldier who's been through hell in the Middle East throw out the first ball.

Huh come?

[madinmaryland]

24. You finally revealed yourself, FReeper. Fucking Classic and ALERTING.

[Gemini Cat]

28. Bite me C-boy.

I think it was great.

[madinmaryland]

29. It's kind of sad, but

cboy is our resident FReeper who supports Ahhnold.

Well, that's the only thing that makes sense.

[cboy4]

30. Says the person involved with the crooked major league baseball franchise.

Of course you think it was great .. he was wearing a Chisox cap for crissakes.

(No wonder the throw was so weak). HA

[Gemini Cat]

32. Says the person who saw the Chicago WhiteSox win the World Series in 2005

That's right d-boy I think it's great that President Obama wore a White Sox jacket. Made me proud!

I get you d-boy, you keep blubbering on about 1919 hoping I'll forget about the cheating that's gone on with the Giants. Do you really want to go there?

[cboy4]

33. Big deal. He's from Chicago.....what was he going to wear, a Twins jacket?

And I can't wait to hear your fictional account of the "cheating that's gone on with the Giants."

:eyes:

[Gemini Cat]

34. Hal Chase and John McGraw.

D-boy do you know anything about the history of the Giants?

[Gemini Cat]

35. Gaylord Perry

[cboy4]

36. Oh good Lord.

I thought you had something.

You're comparing the 1919 Black Sox scandal .. something that has its own exhibit in Cooperstown (I saw it ), with allegations of misconduct among a player or two in over one century in existence as a Giants franchise??

And I reject the Perry accusation, considering lots of players use/used sandpaper, Vaseline, etc., to gain an advantage -- certainly not exclusive to the Giants...

By the way, here's a photo of one of the "crooked" Giants you cite .. in a White Sox uniform, of course. :rofl:

[Gemini Cat]

37. Where was Chase playing in '19 d-boy?

After it was well known he was a game throwing cheater!

John McGraw who was a dirty player (go read about his playing days d-boy) then went on to manage... guess who? Also while managing, McGraw had his own system of sign stealing. :thumbsdown:

Come on d-boy that crap Perry tossed was against baseball rules. Infact the spitball was banned in the 1920's. Cheater.

How about the 1951 NY Giants and their elaborate sign stealing system at the Polo Grounds? Cheaters!

Then there's that guy who's head has grown larger than his ass, who am I thinking of...?

[cboy4]

38. Let me at least compliment the Sox on hosting some beautiful family nights

Disco Demolition Night
A Midsummer Nightmare

:rofl:

[Onceuponalife]

21. Why do you hate America?

you FReeper.

Oh wait, I get it now. Obama said the Dodgers were playing "terrific," and didn't even mention the Giants.

[madinmaryland]

23. What the fuck, asshat? That is a classic!

Which way is the wind blowing, asshole?

I suppose you are channeling your innermost Fox News Channel reporting ability, but maybe you need to STFU!

Shut THE FUCK UP, for once!

[madinmaryland]

12. You should be banned from the broadcast booth. nt

[El Supremo]

7. He should do the play-by-play

Beats the shit out of Buck & McCarver.

[JonLP24]

10. ..

:applause:

[cboy4]

17. I'd much rather hear Jon Miller of the Giants on KNBR or Vin Scully of the

Dodgers on KABC do the play-by-play.

And color with Duane Kuiper of the Giants.

[El Supremo]

18. But where is Erin Andrews????

[Onceuponalife]

13. Not me

I enjoyed his visit. Anything to get Tim McCarver to STFU.

[Auggie]

22. Here's my issue:

In the broadcast booth the president is an outsider. It diminishes his authority, IMO.
I don't mind the first pitch. I don't mind a field interview. But I don't want him to pretend to be one of the guys. He's not. It strikes me as staged. It strikes me as phony.

[1gobluedem]

25. Why can't a president be one of the guys?

I don't see anything wrong with it if he's sincere. He's a human being, after all.

[cboy4]

26. I totally mind the first pitch. Maybe I'm repeating myself since I've been going

at it with all of the koolaid drinkers in GD: P, but why the hell not make a disadvantaged kid's dream come true?

How about the St. Louis area volunteer of the year, who's involved with sorting items at the local food bank, and delivering meals to senior citizens?

I mean, Jesus Christ. Obama can do anything he wants. Can't he, and all politicians, not distance themselves from sporting events?

Couple that with God Bless America, and it's enough to give me a POUNDING headache.

[madinmaryland]

27. You just can't stop sticking your foot in your mouth can you. And it is

giving ALL of us here a POUNDING FUCKING headache.

Maybe if you actually could "report" something intelligently here, we might actually take you seriously.

[two gun sid]

41. cboy4, I agree with you.

[TZ]

42. If the POTUS likes baseball, why shouldn't he?

So he should just never get to do anything he might consider fun? I didn't realize that once you became Prez its NOT okay to enjoy yourself...I think whomever is in the office works damn hard and deserves to do something they like, like participating in a sport they obviously love...

[Onceuponalife]

31. If you hate outsiders in the booth

you must really grind your teeth whenever fucking Michael Milken makes his charity pitch trying to act like he's a good guy.

:puke:

[Auggie]

40. When did I say I hate outsiders?

It's about the POTUS. Read the damn post.

[bigwillq]

39. I enjoyed it.

I didn't see anything wrong with it.