Bay Area Sports Guy – Joe Buck drops a ‘Frisco’ after sweeping his own personal SF doubleheader

When it was announced that Joe Buck would announce the football game at Candlestick Park and the baseball game at AT&T Park on Sunday, most local sports fans who care about such things cringed in hopes that a couple of wins would help dull the earache.

Many figured he’d seamlessly go from talking up Eli Manning, Victor Cruz and the Giants of New York before scurrying over to a slightly more affluent part of San Francisco where Buck would sing the praises of Carlos Beltran, Jon Jay and the Cardinals of St. Louis.

Since I was in the press box at Candlestick watching that abomination this afternoon, I didn’t hear a word Buck said until I got home in the 4th inning. And I’ll readily admit that I didn’t pay a whole lot of attention to what Buck or Tim McCarver said through the 9th inning. I’ve learned to pay more attention to the ambient noise coming from the crowd, which turns Buck and McCarver into ambient noise as well.

Does Buck really hate San Francisco? Who knows, but it seemed like he knew how we feel about him as he signed off after the Giants lost to the Cardinals to complete Buck’s own personal sweep. Yes, before Fox segued to a Buck-centric montage that included footage of the Fox announcer’s journey from one Park to the other, he said “Good night, from Frisco.”

(Video length: 14 seconds; “Frisco” count: 1)

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rocketman925

As native San Franciscan, I was taught not to use a "short" version of San Francisco for 2 reasons. 1) San Francisco is proud city that has many accomplishments and great recognition. 2) It is named after a saint.

Stephanie

Thank you fellow poster for pointing out "Cali" as well. I have attempted to point that out to an entire generation.. no clue. Cringe factor: HUGE

Slam

The Pro- St Louis bias last night was brutal. Eric Karros ( Dodger ) and AJ Pierzynski ( had one bad yr with the Giants, left on bad terms ) were practiclly waving red pom poms. Erin Andrews interviewing a Cards player on the field before the game about how clutch and how great they are. I guess being the 1st team to go down 0-2 and win 3 in a row on the road doesn't mean anything. Man that pre-game show was BRUTAL. Screw you, FOX front runners

Stan

One of my favorite songs is "Frisco,Frisco Duck"..hum it all the time..

Rich

The guy shouldn't be on the air, period. He's that bad. His bias against San Francisco, and even more, toward the St. Louis Cardinals (to be expected, considering his heritage) should have had him calling the ALCS, not the NLCS. To say he sucks is an understatement, anyhow.

Meagan Bacon

I think Fox does okay with NASCAR.

Jeff

Fox Sports ruins every sport they get their hands on with their crappy play-by-play guys and color commentators.

Don't forget all their stupid "swooooooosh" sound effects...

cara

The only problem is that the guy closest to him in the booth (in baseball broadcasts, at least) is Tim McCarver, the only person in the world who is arguably an even worse baseball commentator than Joe Buck. There are lots of famous people who have jobs only because they had a father who was actually good at his profession and they're riding on their more talented father's coattails, but Joe Buck is one of the few people on earth who can rival Hank Williams Jr. for the "His Far More Talented Father Must Be Rolling in His Grave Award."

Joe Buck is barely OK, but Tim McCarver is a senile idiot. He started babbling about Matheny being a great catcher then he said ... " uh .... manager " He can't sustain a single opinion without misspeaking or saying the opposite thing. Just go away you clown

Tru

It sounds so pretentious when San Franciscans get upset about :Frisco." You don't see any other Bay Area city complain about the same issue. People in Oakland call it the Town, but if someone says "Oaktown" no one flips out. It's just silly.

Skullduggs

Agreed. Get over that. If you're really hung up over something like that—you need some real worries in your life. That or take it to the streets and get reckoned with.

B.A. Rich

Yup. And the streets still call it Frisco. It's the little dorks in cubicles and offices that have a problem with 'Frisco'. The only thing I can see having a beef with is someone who's not from San Francisco calling it 'Frisco', like Buck. But I really don't care what the hell Buck says.

The Sports Leader

Thank you Mr Tru. Only a hypersensitive self indulgent individual would cry foul or a silly name.

He didn't bother me as much as I expected during the Giants game, probably because I was ensconced in a sports bar where the other patrons were creating a hubbub loud enough to drown him out.

Shannon

He makes me f*ing crazy and aggressive for reasons I don't understand. He reads the scouting report, but don't bother getting to know the teams that he covers and makes offhand comments, thinking he;s humorous, which he is not. Unless of course he is a fan of say, STL, where he's from.

The thing that really ticked me off was Buck and McCarver saying " Lincecum had a lot of wild pitches this year, that's suprising because Buster Posey is supposed to be one of the best catchers in the game " All that was was a back-handed slap at Buster for MVP and they're way of saying "Molina is a better catcher" But they're too stupid to know that Buster doesnt catch Timmy. Classic