Look, I know that this is the kind of post that is going to have people mad at me – but I call ’em as I see ’em and Gare did not have a good weekend.
Gare didn’t have a BAD weekend, it’s just that he could be better.
Let’s start with the Sterlingitis. Gare is getting a little too quick to call every home run the same. He had broken out of his slump for a few weeks (after the last time I brought this up) but this weekend he had a case of Sterlingitis.
As you likely know, John Sterling is not known for being particularly good at play by play, and part of that reputation is because he calls every home run the same. It is high, it is far, it is gone.
Well, that’s really not all that different than the rut Gare has fallen into. To the track, to the wall, it’s Outta Here. Let me break it down for you.
It it high. To the track.
It is far. To the wall.
It is gone! It’s outta here!
Not every home run should be called the same. From Sunday, here’s Gare on autopilot…
nickr83: Asdrubal pinch hits & goes deep to give the #Mets the lead!! @metspolice, here’s Gary’s call!! #LGM #ARZvsNYM The CW MLB Baseball: Arizona Diamondbacks at New York Mets https://t.co/xZJmk9NNZM pic.twitter.com/vmklj07eT2
— FanSportsClips (@FanSportsClips) May 20, 2018
It’s a call you’ve heard Gare do a million times.
Some of you ask what I want. I want a genuine call. Here’s an example. It’s similar, but yet it’s different enough that it works better.
Tie it in the 8th, win it in the 9th. Fight until the last out. https://t.co/7BWPt9cIqm pic.twitter.com/kcEsUHFLEh
— New York Mets (@Mets) May 20, 2018
Just that little “into the fog” breaks up the predictability and makes it a more exciting call.
I went digging through the @mets twitter for more Gare calls but went back to last weekend and they didn’t have any.
Meanwhile, on Saturday night, I think Gare did a Net Negative. You may recall the Mets had first and third in the bottom of the 9th. I pre-tweeted that if the ball went to the OF that Gary should stay silent and let the pictures and the crowd carry the load. Nope, Gary narrated the play, which I think is a Net Negative, Even Joe Buck (who isn’t even in Joe Buck’s Top 10) knows when to stay silent. A missed opportunity by Gare to be great by not saying anything.
Gare’s been setting for good. Gary’s good is better than what 29 other teams hand in, but he has great in him. Be great Gary. Don’t be John Sterling.
