Globe gets the wrong Buck

[raccoonradio]

In yesterday's Globe, the Sportview Column (Howard Bryant) mentioned that Fox's #1 announcer was Jack Buck. Er, no; Jack passed on a few years ago. They mean Joe Buck. Am sure the Globe regrets the error.

"Tomorrow's game is big enough that No. 1 baseball announcer Jack Buck, who wasn't scheduled to call baseball this weekend, is coming to Boston to work the game with analyst Tim McCarver and field reporter Chris Myers."

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[Joseph_Gallant]

Could have been a typo.

I saw the article online, and I thought the online version had the right Buck.

 

[raccoonradio]

> Could have been a typo.
>
> I saw the article online, and I thought the online version
> had the right Buck.
>
Nope. The online version ("yesterday" still accessible for free) says:
"Tomorrow's game is big enough that No. 1 baseball announcer Jack Buck, who wasn't scheduled to call baseball this weekend, is coming to Boston to work the game with analyst Tim McCarver and field reporter Chris Myers. After the game, Buck heads for Kansas City to call Fox's national NFL game -- Eagles-Chiefs -- Sunday (Channel 25, 4:15)."

From Wikipedia: "John Francis Buck (August 21, 1924 – June 18, 2002), born in Holyoke, Massachusetts, was an American sportscaster"

The Wikipedia article mentions some famous _Jack_ Buck calls, including "And
we'll see you tomorrow night!" when Kirby Puckett hit a game winning HR in
game 6 of the '91 World Series. Sound familiar? Buck's son Joe said the same
thing last year when the Red Sox won an ALCS game vs the Yankees in extra
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