Today, longtime broadcaster and former catcher Tim McCarver passed away at the age of 81. McCarver had a surprisingly great career as a player, hitting .271/.337/.388 over a 21-year-career primarily with the Cardinals and Phillies. He was an All Star twice and finished second in the N.L. MVP vote in 1967 with the Cardinals. McCarver played in 23 games over parts of two seasons with the Red Sox from 1974 to 1975. He hit .306/.370/.408 with three doubles, four RBIs and a stolen base with the Red Sox.
I remember McCarver of course from his broadcasting days, and to be honest, I was not really a fan. I understand he was much better earlier, but the last few years that he was broadcasting games on Fox, he would make some weird, off-the-wall comments, like talking about how Shawn Chacon wears his hat like a left-hander and Derek Jeter is so successful because he has calm eyes.
Nevertheless, it is a sad day. McCarver was a widely respected man in baseball.
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