Congratulations Tim McCarver - Best Baseball Broadcaster for Past 32 Years



Tim McCarver Baseball Hall of Fame & Ford  Frick Award Excellence in Baseball Broadcasting
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 An astronomical Congratulations and fireworks to Tim McCarver for his induction to the Baseball Hall of Fame  for winning the Ford Frick Award for excellence in baseball broadcasting. Forbes reports Tim McCarver wins it hands down stacked against any sportscaster.

What on earth is the Best Baseball Broadcaster intruding in this blog?
As the blogger stated previously, she'll  be blogging about anything on Kalligraphia 13 until the exhibit ends.Well what does a Baseball Hall of Fame awardee have anything do with with Kalligraphia 13?



Elizabeth Nisperos' Poem Title for SF Giants 2010 World Series Championship demoed by
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One of the pieces at Kalligraphia 13  "October is In Love with The Impossible" honoring the San Francisco Giants World Series Championship was titled after a poem titled "October Is in Love with th Impossible" and the  poet remembers who told her to write poems about baseball. It was Tim McCarver. Elizabeth , the author of the poem recalled that Tim McCarver was promoting his book -Tim McCarver's Baseball for Brain Surgeons and Other Fans: Understanding and Interpreting the Game So You Can Watch It Like a Pro published by Villard.  This was at the now defunct Stacey's Bookstore in San Francisco.  As one of the "core audience" for book readings when authors come to town to promote their books in 1999, Elizabeth remembered when she had a conversation with Tim McCarver, he  said "If you really loved books,writing & poetry , why don't you write poems about baseball."  He added, "I want to see and read poems about baseball, don't you think it's fun to read poems about baseball." According to his fellow sportscasters, McCarver has the joy of a kid whenever he talks about baseball.

 The first poem on baseball Elizabeth wrote was about the funeral of Joe DiMaggio at Holy Cross Cemetery."

Congratulations again Tim McCarver and thanks for reminding a poet to write poems about baseball.  McCarver has also two World Series rings to his belt  as a catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals. Not bad.

Cheers to Tim by singing along "Take Me Out to the Ballgame".