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It's hard to accept that the amount of negativity in this article meets the NPOV requirement Wikipedia holds. Does McCarver make mistakes? Absolutely. Does he call players by their parents (former players) names? Absolutely. Anyone who hasn't experienced this firsthand hasn't reached 40 yet... Does he do as good a job now as he did twenty years ago? Probably not... who among us does? Sports commentators are always lightning rods for criticism (see: Cosell, Michaels, O'Brien, someone here even posted from a site called 'firejoemorgan'... of all people), but to crucify McCarver for on air gaffes while simultaneously admitting he has covered playoff baseball for 30 years is ludicrous. Yes, he makes mistakes. Does he make more than others? I don't think so. We get that some people don't like McCarver. If neutral (IE: non Yankee fans) observers overwhelmingly feel he is biased, it could be reported. But the fact that "Most Yankee fans think he's biased against them" does not pass the smell test. If it did, the fact that 26 of us happen to think Joe Morgan does a great job partnering Jon Miller would mean that this site has a bias against him... There are bigger things to worry about than a sports commentator who misprounounces names... Harry Caray did it for 20 years and fans loved him all the same. Posthocergopropterhoc 20:31, 14 July 2007 (UTC)
The issue of bias has been brought up by several different editors. At this point, it is time to include at least a sentence or two on the subject. Since this is Tim's 'time of year, we shouldn't wait long before adding the appropriate language. Thoughts? Coffeemilk 05:54, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
Anyone know if that is still true? 71.194.6.238 03:44, 11 October 2006 (UTC)
Every time he opens his mouth he makes a stupid remark....how the hell could Fox ar anyone else his this clown?
Actually, McCarver said something along the lines of Mark Wohlberg, sounding more like a combination of the last names of Mark Wahlberg and Mark Wohlers. I heard it, and others have reported it too, so it might be worth mentioning in the article. -Ramrod? 00:20, 18 July 2006 (UTC)
Someone should add that Mark Wahlberg's name is not Wohlberg, as McCarver spoke it. That is a detail that makes his gaffe even more wrong. And more awesome. Terriblefriend 22:51, 16 October 2006 (UTC)
The para needs a source, but what the heck...I laughed so hard, I almost blew an artery...let it go.... hahahahaha Luigibob 13:00, 6 April 2007 (UTC)
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I'm removing any mention of that, seeing as it occurred about 20 years before he was born. Counterfit 06:42, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
He announced his retirement from baseball after the 2013 season on March 27, 2013, not 2012. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.237.34.211 (talk) 20:21, 27 March 2013 (UTC)
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