McCarver Being McCarver: Tim’s Despicable Words on Manny Ramirez, Terrell Owens, and Randy Moss

“Some of the things he [Manny Ramirez] did were simply despicable, despicable” – Tim McCarver, Baseball Announcer Manny Ramirez putting the Dodgers on his back is the best story in baseball.  Sports Illustrated noticed by putting him on this week’s cover  while explaining Manny’s nuanced hitting genius . This is HIS time, and he is THE story. That is… until Tim McCarver pulled a John McCain this week, and changed the subject with negative campaigning.  There is a history of “McCarver Being McCarver” that has included  head-scratching in-game statements , god-awful analogies , and past personal run-ins with players (see Deion Sanders). This week his commentary turned… despicable  – at least by Tim’s definition. His choice of words were despicable to Ramirez, his timing was despicable to the game, and his incongruous association of Ramirez with Terrell Owens and Randy Moss were, perhaps, most despi...