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| Tim McCarver HOF Broadcaster |
According to mlb.com, McCarver, 71, said on a conference
call Wednesday that he does not plan to negotiate a new contract with the
network when his current one expires at the end of this summer. The two-time
All-Star catcher has provided commentary on national television for a record 23
World Series and has covered 28 consecutive Major League Baseball postseasons.
"Although I am neither tired of broadcasting baseball
nor have I in any way lost my interest in baseball, with which I have been
associated as a player and broadcaster for 55 years, it's time to cut
back," McCarver said.
"Tim McCarver has chronicled the national pastime on
our biggest stages, including a record 23 World Series and 20 All-Star Games,
for a generation of baseball fans," Commissioner Bud Selig said. "As
an analyst, he has always thought like a manager in the dugout, and in the
process he helped redefine what sports fans expected from the broadcast booth.
McCarver hit .271 with 97 homers and 645 RBIs while winning
two World Series titles in a 21-year Major League career with the Cardinals,
Phillies, Expos and Red Sox from 1959-80.
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