Is Cal a former Oriole or Yankee?

[The Wedge]

why cant he just be biased? works for hawk with chicago, lol

Hawks calling a local broadcast. Cal's doing this nationally.

[Cartoonbird]

it was sarcasm, lol

though i do love the intentional talk segment "hawks objective call of the day"

Hawks calling a local broadcast. Cal's doing this nationally.

[Terpdawg32]

I will try to stop but Cal just basically complained after that last strike to McLouth that either both of those pitches were strikes or balls.

[MachadOboutManny]

Matusz owns Cano - their hero. They have to bring Cal in to say something.

"Cal?"

:laughlol:

[MachadOboutManny]

"Barely fair"

"The fastball really beat him there"

Who are these guys? Hardy rips a double. Come On!

:clap3:

[Moose Milligan]

You guys need to chill out. He's not gushing over anyone. He can't be the homer you're hoping for on this type of broadcast. And to the guy saying he doesn't like the Orioles, I suggest you listen to the end of the WC game.

Seriously. What a bunch of crybabies here. Oh, Cal isn't gushing over the Orioles? BFD, he's supposed to be neutral.

If anyone wonders where Cal's loyalty is, they need to get their heads checked. Did anyone not pay attention to what he said during his statue speech when he went out of his way to congratulate Buck and the team?

[Orioles1954]

Not questioning his loyalty...it's just annoying. In his defense, the overall quality of the TBS broadcasting is horrifying.

[Art Wing]

He was certainly favoring the Yankees tonight. What does that mean? Probably nothing but it's true nonetheless.

[Dark Helmet]

He's not Cal to me anymore. He's just, Billy's brother. Take down the statue, unretire the number, give Gerhig back the connsecutive games record, rename Ripken Way

On a serious note, Cal has made me sick these past two games.

[Orioles West]

Seriously. What a bunch of crybabies here. Oh, Cal isn't gushing over the Orioles? BFD, he's supposed to be neutral.

If anyone wonders where Cal's loyalty is, they need to get their heads checked. Did anyone not pay attention to what he said during his statue speech when he went out of his way to congratulate Buck and the team?

This.

I know it is a forum where nearly anything can and will be whined about, but it is silliest thesis I have ever heard. Did he say good things about the Yankees? Yes he did. Did he say good thing about the O's, why yes he did. Did he change loyalty? Serious?

And guess what it was "barely fair" -- a great hit in my eyes, but it was close.

-Don

[gfrank]

It'd probably be easy to forgive him for being more interested in talking about the Yankees if he was particularly good at broadcasting, had anything at all interesting to say. He doesn't, though. Just a boring, disengaged guy. Perfect attendance doesn't make you interesting.

I figured this would happen, but we're pretty spoiled. Going from a quality broadcast team to a bunch of uninspired guys who don't seem to really want to be there, just supplying obligatory background noise. Really tried to stick with it, made it through half of the game as the radio wasn't syncing up at all with the action, but I ended up going with Fred and Joe, even if it was a little jarring with the sync problems.

[Bradysburns]

I will try to stop but Cal just basically complained after that last strike to McLouth that either both of those pitches were strikes or balls.

That was Smoltz, I believe.

[Bradysburns]

Seriously. What a bunch of crybabies here. Oh, Cal isn't gushing over the Orioles? BFD, he's supposed to be neutral.

If anyone wonders where Cal's loyalty is, they need to get their heads checked. Did anyone not pay attention to what he said during his statue speech when he went out of his way to congratulate Buck and the team?

I don't think most are questioning his loyalty - per se. But he has gone OUT OF HIS WAY to make idiotic comments about opposing teams' players that feel fake and forced... just to make himself look unbiased, I guess. That is putting yourself first, and being wrong in the process, and I don't think you need to kiss the butts of the opposing teams to not sound like a homer. Just don't be a homer. I wouldn't want/expect him to gush over the Orioles either. Just be a professional and quit trying to judge who is the best player at whatever position. To say Beltre is the best third baseman ever? Just absolutely stupid. Brooks is a 10 times better third baseman, by almost every measure. Beltre isn't even the best third baseman playing today, IMO.

[Rene88]

I don't think most are questioning his loyalty - per se. But he has gone OUT OF HIS WAY to make idiotic comments about opposing teams' players that feel fake and forced... just to make himself look unbiased, I guess. That is putting yourself first, and being wrong in the process, and I don't think you need to kiss the butts of the opposing teams to not sound like a homer. Just don't be a homer. I wouldn't want/expect him to gush over the Orioles either. Just be a professional and quit trying to judge who is the best player at whatever position. To say Beltre is the best third baseman ever? Just absolutely stupid. Brooks is a 10 times better third baseman, by almost every measure. Beltre isn't even the best third baseman playing today, IMO.

Great post. Agree with all of it.

[Bradysburns]

This.

I know it is a forum where nearly anything can and will be whined about, but it is silliest thesis I have ever heard. Did he say good things about the Yankees? Yes he did. Did he say good thing about the O's, why yes he did. Did he change loyalty? Serious?

And guess what it was "barely fair" -- a great hit in my eyes, but it was close.

-Don

The premise of this post is silly. Do you really think there's an army of secret Cal haters on this board, just waiting to unfairly jump on Cal for any reason? Generally, I have always loved Cal - but the past two games, listening to him, I have gotten the biggest dose of her personality ever. And I ain't liking it. He doesn't sound like the kind of guy I'd want to sit next to on a long flight, that's for sure. Sorry, I respect what he did on the field, for the most part. But... maybe he just needs to do his thing in Aberdeen and kinda ride that into the sunset.