Men Who Can Play The Game

[HoustonGM]

Joe Morgan frequently gets facts wrong. He frequently says that he can't give his thoughts on baseball players or teams because he hasn't seen a certain team play. Based on his ESPN online chats, it seems that the only teams that he has seen play are the teams he's covered on Sunday Night Baseball.

Charlotte: Joe: You were such a great hitter. What would you do to help Andruw Jones get back on track. He's just lost up there. And I can't believe he's really this bad.

Joe Morgan: I can't either. I can't believe he's having the problems he's having. I have not seen him play this year, as we haven't done a Dodgers' game and he's never int the highlights, so I couldn't give him any specific advice, but I am shocked at how long this slump has extended.

I just expect at least factual accuracy and relatively solid knowledge about the teams and players currently playing from the top analyst for the top sports network in the world.

[Swampdog]

Lol. You take issue with what he said about Jones? He responded honestly. I dont see a problem with that. You seem to think that he's supposed to have "the" answer to any baseball question. In fact, many baseball analysts seem to believe that they MUST have all the answers, so they act accordingly... and often provide the most absurd observations imaginable. Many talking heads have a clear inability to say "You, know... I really just dont know about that".

[HoustonGM]

Lol. You take issue with what he said about Jones? He responded honestly. I dont see a problem with that.

It was just an example of something he does VERY often.

Many talking heads have a clear inability to say "You, know... I really just dont know about that".

Agreed. However, an analyst not having a thought or opinion on something that he's paid to know about should be the exception, not the rule. If Joe Morgan said he didn't know something a couple times here and there, that's fine, he's only human. He claims to not know something OFTEN. Also, I more take issue with what seems to be a complete lack of watching baseball. As the top analyst on ESPN, he should watch more than just one game a week and the highlights. I'm sure he does, but it sure doesn't seem like it.

He was factual... he said he isn't familiar with his swing this year. Did you expect him to lie?

Sorry, that wasn't meant as an example of a time he got facts wrong, but an example of how he doesn't seem to watch anything besides the games he covers.

Do you think junior from FJM could do better? He doesn't have to know every player and every stat to do his job to most non nitpicky people.

I don't think he has to know every player and every stat. He should at least have some knowledge about the majority of players and teams, though.

[HoustonGM]

So basically that log proved nothing. cool

It was an example of something he does often.

[Arctic Blast]

I personally don't have any problems, really, with Joe Morgan. I tend to enjoy the games he does. Sure, he makes mistakes, so does every other commentator, whether good or bad. Overall, though, I find him to be pretty consistently good.

[Rongar]

It was just an example of something he does VERY often.


Agreed. However, an analyst not having a thought or opinion on something that he's paid to know about should be the exception, not the rule. If Joe Morgan said he didn't know something a couple times here and there, that's fine, he's only human. He claims to not know something OFTEN. Also, I more take issue with what seems to be a complete lack of watching baseball. As the top analyst on ESPN, he should watch more than just one game a week and the highlights. I'm sure he does, but it sure doesn't seem like it.


Sorry, that wasn't meant as an example of a time he got facts wrong, but an example of how he doesn't seem to watch anything besides the games he covers.


I don't think he has to know every player and every stat. He should at least have some knowledge about the majority of players and teams, though.

Mebbe Joe's "ignorance" of the current baseball scene stems from the same cause as mine...we play too much BM!

I must say that Morgan, himself, admitted that he was watching basketball before yesterday's Mets-Yankees game, whereas his colleague, Jon Miller was watching a Braves(?) game, somewhere.

[dickay]

Kill this thread already;

[OldFatGuy]

Sure hope PETA doesn't get a look at that; after the Derby they'll have your hide!