One thing about ground balls: they don't go out of the ballpark. by Tim McCarver

One thing about ground balls: they don't go out of the ballpark.

Tim McCarver

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Bob Gibson is the luckiest pitcher I ever saw. He always pitches when the other team doesn't score any runs.

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The reason we call that pitch up and in is because the arms are a... by Tim McCarver

The reason we call that pitch up and in is because the arms are attached to the shoulder.

arms dumb sports

Yankee pitchers have had great success this year against Cabrera... by Tim McCarver

Yankee pitchers have had great success this year against Cabrera when they get him out.

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That pitch wasn't down and in, that pitch was down and up. by Tim McCarver

That pitch wasn't down and in, that pitch was down and up.

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A walk is as good as a home run. by Tim McCarver

A walk is as good as a home run.

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Something to keep in mind - it’s raining lightly. The infield cou... by Tim McCarver

Something to keep in mind - it’s raining lightly. The infield could be very wet on ground balls.

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Watch Darren Daulton use his mitt like a glove. by Tim McCarver

Watch Darren Daulton use his mitt like a glove.

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Roy Oswalt is a drop and drive pitcher. What is a drop and drive pitcher? He is a guy who drops and drives. Very simple.

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When a catcher has to use his thumb to give signs, that means the pitcher has more than four pitches.

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I think Tim Wakefield would even say tonight that Tim Wakefield g... by Tim McCarver

I think Tim Wakefield would even say tonight that Tim Wakefield got to Tim Wakefield tonight.

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When Steve and I die, we are going to be buried in the same cemet... by Tim McCarver

When Steve and I die, we are going to be buried in the same cemetery, 60-feet 6-inches apart.

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I remember one time going out to the mound to talk with Bob Gibson. He told me to get back behind the batter; that the only thing I knew about pitching was that it was hard to hit!

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In many ways, it is easier to hit a pitcher when he is wild. by Tim McCarver

In many ways, it is easier to hit a pitcher when he is wild.

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Well, David Eckstein, like most of us, has 20 digits. Ten fingers... by Tim McCarver

Well, David Eckstein, like most of us, has 20 digits. Ten fingers. Ten toes.

toes dumb sports

Good habits are as easy to form as bad ones. by Tim McCarver

Good habits are as easy to form as bad ones.

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Speed slows down the game. by Tim McCarver

Speed slows down the game.

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The playoffs are the wedge between the season and the World Series. If you lose, it means you won't be going to the greatest sports event in this country...You're forgotten by Thanksgiving.

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If somebody told me back in 1980 that I would have a 32-year career, and that I'd be [elected into the Hall of Fame], I'd say no way. For three years, I couldn't even break into the Phillies broadcast booth. I was just hoping to make it, much less be mentioned as a Ford Frick winner. Believe me, when I started out, this award wasn't even close to being on the radar.

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As a new day begins in New York, the sun sets in Hawaii. by Tim McCarver

As a new day begins in New York, the sun sets in Hawaii.

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When Steve Carlton and I die, we're gonna be burried 60'6" apart. by Tim McCarver

When Steve Carlton and I die, we're gonna be burried 60'6" apart.

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