First off, I'm not a fan of his. He admits to not watching many games, which I would think is part of being a good analyst. He also says a number of things that border between stupid and just plain crazy.
From tonight's game - "I think you have to pitch to Arod, as good as he is, since Cano is swinging the bat so well." Anyway, Papelbon walks Arod, then strikes out the "hot" Cano. Yes, Cano has had a good series, but he has a .320 OBP with runners in scoring position, as compared to Arod's .417....good logic, Joe.
For the record, Joe also said that Posada was swinging a hot bat - I guess going 4-for-18 over the last week counts as "hot" in Joe's book.
How does this guy win Emmys? Are the voters just that dumb? Because I like to think most fans are smarter than that.
2006-08-20 17:40:45 · 3 answers · asked by Craig S 7 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Its the Ron Jaworski factor. Jaworski is the biggest borea*ss on TV, but he keeps getting hired and put on talk shows. Why? Because he's a sleaze ball and talks himself up to the right people. Its not WHAT you know, its WHO you know. Get in the good ol' boys network, and you can stay at your job regardless of incompetance until the next set of good ol' boys transfers in. In broadcasting, the tenure of the good ol' boys can be 10 or 15 years, and this explains Joe Morgan. He knows all the producers at ESPN. It doesn't matter what he does on air - it just matters that he glad hams the ESPN execs.
There are like 10 people who are regularly on ESPN that fit into this category. Its great work if you can get it.
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2006-08-20 17:52:34 · answer #1 · answered by robabard 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
He played for the 1970s Reds who cares
2006-08-21 00:47:08 · answer #2 · answered by Philip 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess they consider the Hall of Fame status as a pass for everything he says or believes in, he's very pro black baseball players too which is kind of annoying.
2006-08-21 01:27:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋