Joe Morgan out on Sunday Night Baseball

[olboi]

Per a tweet:

scott_pianowski scott pianowski

Joe Morgan finally out, Dan Shulman likely in? Bravo. That's a grand slam. #sundaynightbaseball

 

What a glorious day. If this is a cruel joke I'll be devastated.

 

I don't post much but this was worth it.

[imb]

that's going to ruin the show's consistency #firejoemorganjoke

[SouthSideRyan]

It'd be great if TBS picked up Miller.

[Wilson A2000]

Shulman and Hersheiser?

[Mark Priors Calves]

Miller's good, despite working with Morgan.

[Guest]

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5782045

 

Miller might return but Morgan won't.

 

I love listening to Jon Miller (he does PBP on the radio for the Giants). Definitely one of the best.

[Schwarber Fan]

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5782045

 

Miller might return but Morgan won't.

 

I love listening to Jon Miller (he does PBP on the radio for the Giants). Definitely one of the best.

 

that link says he might return to radio.

 

they are both done on TV

[shnsajax]

Best news of the offseason

[TruffleShuffle]

Farewell, Joe. You were never my favorite announcer, but at least you were stubborn and unreasonable.

[FloridaCubbie]

I've Skyballer'd this from another forum:

 

"Jon, I gotta ask you a trivia question. I was fishing with Matt Franco, used to play for the Mets. I was fishing with him on a boat, and Matt Franco asked me this trivia question. He said he had talked to players past and present. He asked me, Which guy hit the hardest line drives most consistently of all I'd ever seen. Hardest line drives."- Joe Morgan

"That's a trivia question?"- Jon Miller

"Well, it was for me and him. We were playing trivia on the fishing boat."- Joe

"Where would I look up the answer to that?"- Jon

"Well, you should know the answer!"- Joe

"Give me the question one more time."- Jon

"All right. Who hits the hardest line drives of any player you ever saw on a consistent basis?"- Joe

"Dave Winfield."- Jon

"All right, keep going. That's one. That's "A". "A" wasn't right.- Joe

[Loud Laughs] "Yes it was right! I beg to differ!"- Jon

"I'm gonna give you, uhh … I'm gonna give … I'm gonna give you a hint. You even broadcast games for him."- Joe

[Long Pause] "I broadcast Dave Winfield's games."- Jon

"No … for the answer, I'm talking about. I'm telling you, he asked all the other players. I'm not saying—"- Joe

"Well, I'm saying, this is a question for which there is no correct answer."- Jon

"Yeah, there's a correct answer."- Joe

"Well, what did you say? What was your answer? Did you get it right?"- Jon

"Yes." [pause] "Al Oliver."- Joe

"Oh, Al Oliver. He was—"- Jon

"See!"- Joe

"He was a very good line drive hitter."- Jon

"I knew you would say that. See, I knew that you'd eventually come up with the answer."- Joe

"It was interesting because Matt Franco said if I got the answer correct, he would introduce to his cousin … the actor … Kurt Russell. And I said, 'Okay.'- Joe

"That's his cousin?"- Jon

"That's his cousin."- Joe

[Laughs] "So when did you meet Kurt?"- Jon

"Well I haven't met him yet. I just answered it last week."- Joe

"Well, what's taken him so long? We're in L.A. Kurt could have been here tonight. Or maybe he wants to wait till you're in New York, and we can help Kurt Russell … escape from New York."- Jon

"Yeah, that was a great movie. Snake Plissken. The Snake."- Joe

"You want to meet him bad, don't you?"- Jon

"Yeah, that was his … That was his name. Snake."- Joe

 

I'll miss you Joe.

[NewUserName]

that was a great laugh first thing this morning...thanks FC for Skyballing:)

[shnsajax]

that was a great laugh first thing this morning...thanks FC for Skyballing:)

 

I think we need to heavily promote this term until becomes a known word throughout the Internet.

[NewUserName]

that was a great laugh first thing this morning...thanks FC for Skyballing:)

 

I think we need to heavily promote this term until becomes a known word throughout the Internet.

 

The only time I seem to talk about skyballing is here though. I dont know any skyballers away from NSSB

[shnsajax]

that was a great laugh first thing this morning...thanks FC for Skyballing:)

 

I think we need to heavily promote this term until becomes a known word throughout the Internet.

 

The only time I seem to talk about skyballing is here though. I dont know any skyballers away from NSSB

 

Maybe start by creating a Wiki page for the term.

[Productive Outs]

that was a great laugh first thing this morning...thanks FC for Skyballing:)

 

I think we need to heavily promote this term until becomes a known word throughout the Internet.

 

The only time I seem to talk about skyballing is here though. I dont know any skyballers away from NSSB

 

Maybe start by creating a Wiki page for the term.

 

urban dictionary, too

[Banedon]

I've Skyballer'd this from another forum:

 

 

*snip*

 

 

I'll miss you Joe.

 

Hilarious.

[NewUserName]

that was a great laugh first thing this morning...thanks FC for Skyballing:)

 

I think we need to heavily promote this term until becomes a known word throughout the Internet.

 

The only time I seem to talk about skyballing is here though. I dont know any skyballers away from NSSB

 

Maybe start by creating a Wiki page for the term.

 

urban dictionary, too

 

if it was put on the internet wouldnt there be a fear that it would be skyballed?

[shnsajax]

The skyballed paradox?

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

I promise to use the term frequently during my unit on research this spring.

[NewUserName]

So just for clarification...is skyballing just the act of copying someone's work and claiming it for your own, or do you have to brag about it on the internet also?

[shnsajax]

So just for clarification...is skyballing just the act of copying someone's work and claiming it for your own, or do you have to brag about it on the internet also?

 

just the act of copying someone's work and claiming it for your own

[Ding Dong Johnson]

that's just plagiarism, you need to go public as well

[jersey cubs fan]

that's just plagiarism, you need to go public as well

 

And then be flabbergasted that anybody would have a problem with it.

[NewUserName]

that's just plagiarism, you need to go public as well

 

And then be flabbergasted that anybody would have a problem with it.

 

skyballing is complicated

[Formerly Snayke]

I think it's great that Morgan is gone from the booth. He's an ignorant and pompous ass and the most unlikeable color commentator I've ever heard. And after reading this gem from Deadspin, I can only conclude that Morgan is the next Unabomber. He's going to retreat to a cabin in Montana, survive on his own urine, scribble a 35,000-word manifesto on how technology has ruined baseball and ultimately mail bombs to Bill James and Billy Beane.