114-491: Joseph Francis Buck (born April 25, 1969) is an American sportscaster for ESPN. The son of sportscaster Jack Buck , he worked for Fox Sports from its 1994 inception through 2022, including roles as lead play-by-play announcer for the network's National Football League and Major League Baseball coverage. He served as a television play-by-play announcer for the World Series over a 25-year span from 1996 to 2021 (with
228-576: A one-game tie-breaker for the AL West championship to the Seattle Mariners after blowing a 14-game lead in the standings. 2002 was the Angels' third season under manager Mike Scioscia . The Angels finished the previous injury marred season with a record of 75–87, finishing in third place in the AL West. The most notable personnel change during the offseason was the trade of first baseman Mo Vaughn to
342-456: A 1–0 series lead. As he strode into the batter's box to open the second inning, Barry Bonds was finally making his first (and only) World Series appearance; in his first at bat on a 2–1 pitch from Angels starter Jarrod Washburn , Bonds smoked a line drive for a home run to right field, which gave the Giants a quick 1–0 lead. Reggie Sanders then followed that up with an opposite-field homer later in
456-423: A 4–3 victory to tie the series and ensured a return trip to Anaheim. San Francisco took a 16–4 blowout win in a game in which the Angels never led. The most well-known moment in this game occurred in the bottom of the seventh when Giants first baseman J. T. Snow scored off a Kenny Lofton triple. Three-year-old batboy Darren , son of Giants manager Dusty Baker , ran to home plate to collect Lofton's bat before
570-400: A 5–4 lead, Baker brought in closer Robb Nen to pitch to Glaus, hoping that Nen could induce a strikeout that might yet preserve the Giants' slim lead; prior to that game, he was seven of seven in postseason saves that year despite dealing with a shoulder injury. However, Glaus slugged a double to the left-center field gap over Bonds' head to drive in the tying and go-ahead runs and giving Nen
684-411: A St. Louis radio station that HBO might be planning to cancel Joe Buck Live , adding that he "won't miss" the program and that it involved "a lot more effort and hassle than I ever expected". HBO subsequently confirmed the show's cancellation to Broadcasting & Cable . On March 16, 2022, ESPN announced that it had signed Buck and Aikman to a multi-year deal with the network, which saw them become
798-480: A World Series game. The Angels won despite giving up four home runs to the Giants, compared to two by the Angels. Anaheim won 10–4 in the first World Series game at Pacific Bell Park (now Oracle Park ). The Angels batted around twice without a home run in either of their four-run innings. They became the first team in World Series history to bat around in consecutive innings. Barry Bonds hit another home run, becoming
912-796: A base hit in the sixth as well to trim the deficit to 4–3. However, Schmidt was effective otherwise, along with reliever Félix Rodríguez and closer Robb Nen , as they held off the Halos the rest of the way. Game 2 was a slugfest that saw the lead fluctuate wildly between the two teams. The Angels plated five runs in the first inning by batting around against Giants starting pitcher Russ Ortiz . David Eckstein singled to lead off and scored on Darin Erstad 's double. After Tim Salmon singled, Garret Anderson 's RBI single made it 2–0 Angels. After Troy Glaus flew out, consecutive RBI singles by Brad Fullmer and Scott Spiezio made it 4–0 Angels. Fullmer stole home plate for
1026-480: A blown save. Nen managed to keep Glaus from scoring before leaving the game, which ended up being his final appearance as a major league player. In the ninth inning, Angels closer Troy Percival struck out Tom Goodwin , induced a foul popout from Lofton, and struck out Rich Aurilia to preserve the 6–5 victory in front of the jubilant home crowd. The comeback from a five-run deficit was the largest in World Series history for an elimination game. No other team overcame
1140-626: A dramatic, down-to-the-wire loss to the New York Yankees in the seven-game classic 1962 World Series , and a four-game sweep by their crosstown rival Oakland Athletics in the 1989 World Series that was marred by the Loma Prieta earthquake . Their most recent postseason appearance was in 2000 , when they were defeated by the New York Mets in the NLDS . In addition, the Giants narrowly missed winning
1254-412: A few games—maybe. But I don't have that itch." In the late 1990s, Buck hosted a weekly sports news show, Goin' Deep , for Fox Sports Net cable. He also called horse racing and professional bass fishing events early in his Fox career, as well as the network's first Cotton Bowl Classic telecast in 1999 . Since 2001, Buck has hosted the "Joe Buck Classic", a celebrity pro-am golf tournament that
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#17328590823481368-646: A five-run deficit to win a World Series game until Game 1 of the 2022 World Series , when the Philadelphia Phillies did so against the Houston Astros . That Astros team, like the Giants, was managed by Dusty Baker. The Los Angeles Dodgers also overcame a 5-run deficit in Game 5 of the 2024 World Series against the New York Yankees to clinch the series, 4 games to 1. This game ranked number 2 as ESPN 's Game of
1482-537: A free agent, and David Bell , who the Giants received from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for Desi Relaford and cash. During the season the Giants also acquired Kenny Lofton from the Chicago White Sox in exchange for two minor leaguers. Sanders, Bell, Shinjo, and Lofton helped bolster a Giants offense led by longtime Giants Barry Bonds , J. T. Snow , Rich Aurilia , and Jeff Kent , as well as relative newcomer Benito Santiago . The starting pitching rotation
1596-521: A hug from McGwire, which led to criticisms of Buck's on-air professionalism from some sources. In January 2005, Buck drew fire (attracting angry criticism) for his on-air comments during an NFL playoff game between the Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers . After Vikings wide receiver Randy Moss simulated mooning the Green Bay crowd in the end zone, Buck called it a "disgusting act". The moon
1710-799: A limited selection of regular-season games each year (typically featuring big-market teams such as the Yankees , Red Sox , Dodgers , Cardinals in which he called games for, and/or Cubs ), as well as the All-Star Game , one of the League Championship Series , and the World Series . From 2016 to 2021, he was paired with color analyst John Smoltz and field reporter Ken Rosenthal . Besides working with Tim McCarver for 18 seasons (1996–2013), Buck also worked with former MLB player and current MLB Network/Fox Sports analyst Harold Reynolds and baseball insider Tom Verducci for 2 seasons (2014–2015). About
1824-427: A month or two after the 2015 World Series , Reynolds and Verducci were demoted to the #2 team and John Smoltz moved up from the #2 team (with Matt Vasgersian ) to take Reynolds and Verducci's places. From 1996 to 2021, Buck called 23 World Series and 21 All-Star Games for Fox, the most of any play-by-play announcer on network television. As the lead play-by-play announcer for MLB on Fox, Buck called games between
1938-469: A prejudice that surpassed objective reporting." Buck also received criticism from other members of the media who felt he "over-reacted" and was being "inconsistent" given his network's history of programming. Buck was much more restrained in his call of the New York Jets ' Isaiah Crowell using the football to simulate cleaning himself after defecation during a 2018 Thursday Night Football contest against
2052-729: A record of 90–72, finishing in second place in the National League West, two games behind the Arizona Diamondbacks . They also finished in second place in the NL wild card standings, three games behind the St. Louis Cardinals . Notable player departures included 2001 midseason acquisition Andrés Galarraga , who departed as a free agent , and Shawn Estes , who was traded to the New York Mets in exchange for Tsuyoshi Shinjo and Desi Relaford . Notable player acquisitions included Reggie Sanders ,
2166-448: A sports-based talk show for the network called Joe Buck Live , with a format similar to that of Costas Now , the monthly HBO program previously hosted by Bob Costas . The show's debut on June 15, 2009, made national headlines due to the tension-filled banter between Buck and guest Artie Lange , a comedian from The Howard Stern Show , who made several jokes at Buck's expense. Two more episodes aired in 2009. In March 2010, Buck told
2280-399: A two-run triple. Next inning, Anderson's RBI groundout with runners on second and third chased Hernandez. Jay Witasick entered in relief and walked Glaus before allowing RBI singles to Spiezio, Adam Kennedy and Bengie Molina , which increased Anaheim's lead to 8–1. Rich Aurilia hit a one-out home run in the fifth for the Giants. After Jeff Kent singled, Bonds's home run made it 8–4, but
2394-544: A wild pitch by starter Jason Schmidt allowed Eckstein to score. After Garret Anderson struck out, Troy Glaus 's RBI double cut the Giants' lead to 6–3. The Angels cut it to 6–4 next inning off of Chad Zerbe on Eckstein's groundout with runners on second and third, but did not score again. Kent's two-run home run in the bottom half off of Ben Weber widened the Giants' lead to 8–4. Next inning, Kenny Lofton 's two-run triple made it 10-4 Giants. Scot Shields relieved Weber and after Aurilia struck out, Kent's second home run of
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#17328590823482508-478: A wild pitch. In the top of the sixth, Barry Bonds homered off Rodriguez to make it 4–0, and the Giants added another run in the top of the seventh when Lofton singled and stole second and was driven in by a single by Jeff Kent . Leading 5–0 with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning, eight outs away from the Giants' first World Series title since moving to San Francisco in 1958, Giants manager Dusty Baker pulled starting pitcher Russ Ortiz , who had shut out
2622-578: Is currently the earliest World Series in which no personnel from either team have been elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame . Just before the start of the 2003 season, the Walt Disney Company sold the Angels for $ 180 million to businessman Arte Moreno . Nevertheless, the 2002 World Series win began the most successful era in Angels franchise history, making six postseason appearances from 2002 to 2009. Before 2002, they had been to
2736-500: Is no additional cost to conduct the flyovers. Meanwhile, Buck and Aikman faced accusations of being unpatriotic. Joe Buck said the comments were taken out of context and were sarcasm not meant for broadcast. On January 2, 2023, Buck served as the announcer for a Monday Night Football game between the Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals in which Bills safety Damar Hamlin suffered sudden cardiac arrest . Buck claimed four times on
2850-491: Is on display in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York . Until 2014, this game was the Giants' only World Series loss at home since Pacific Bell Park opened in 2000. They proceeded to win the final two games in this series, then won four straight home games in their next two World Series appearances in 2010 and 2012 until finally losing at home in Game 3 in 2014 . The Angels struck first in
2964-483: Is played each May to raise money for St. Louis Children's Hospital . In 2007, Buck filmed a pilot episode for a prospective late-night talk and comedy program with former Saturday Night Live writer and director Matt Piedmont . Piedmont and Buck wrote and produced the pilot with Piedmont directing, filming in New York City and Los Angeles, and featuring Molly Shannon , David Spade , and Paul Rudd . Buck co-hosted
3078-457: The New York Post reported on April 17, 2021, that Buck would serve as a guest host on Jeopardy! as the game show continues to search for a replacement after the death of longtime host Alex Trebek . Sony Pictures Television confirmed four days later that Buck's stint would air from August 9 to 13. In 2021, Buck and his family appeared on ABC's Celebrity Family Feud , competing against
3192-451: The 1954 World Series and Jimmie Foxx in the 1929 World Series . The feat would later be duplicated by Craig Monroe of the Tigers in the 2006 World Series . Giants pitchers failed to strike out a batter for the entire game, the first time this had happened in the World Series since Game 7 of the 1960 World Series ; as of 2021 it remains the last time a team has not recorded a strikeout in
3306-511: The 2004 ALCS , in which the Boston Red Sox famously rallied off New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera in the 9th inning to avoid elimination. When David Ortiz 's walk-off home run finally won it for the Red Sox in the 12th inning, Buck uttered, "We'll see you later tonight," alluding to the fact that the game had extended into the early morning. He also used the phrase at the end of Game 6 of
3420-472: The 2006 St. Louis Cardinals world championship team. Eckstein and Spiezio played alongside Yadier Molina , younger brother of Bengie and José Molina , on the Cardinals. José later won a second World Series title with the 2009 Yankees, while John Lackey added two World Series rings with the 2013 Boston Red Sox and 2016 Chicago Cubs . Game 7 of the series was Dusty Baker's final game as manager of
3534-549: The 2011 World Series when the Cardinals ' David Freese hit a walk-off home run in the 11th inning against the Rangers to send the series to a seventh game (it was 20 years and a day since Kirby Puckett's home run). The similarity of both the call and the game situation resulted in mentions on national news broadcasts. Another notable Red Sox game in the ALCS was in 2013 , Game 2 against
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3648-688: The 2018 World Series between the Boston Red Sox and the Los Angeles Dodgers , to be played five miles away at Dodger Stadium . However, Buck chose to concentrate on baseball, citing traffic concerns in Los Angeles and already being busy calling the NFL and MLB simultaneously. Thom Brennaman , who had served as Buck's fill-in during the MLB postseason in the past, handled the Packers-Rams game. In April 2014, it
3762-577: The 2020 National League Division Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres , which took place at neutral site ( Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas) due to the COVID-19 outbreak. This was the last World Series where home-field advantage alternated between the National and American Leagues each year. As a result of the tie in the 2002 All-Star Game , beginning in 2003 home-field advantage in
3876-458: The 2022 PGA Championship , hosting an alternate broadcast on ESPN2 and ESPN+ produced by Peyton and Eli Manning , featuring ESPN golf analyst Michael Collins and other celebrity guests. Buck was offered to fill in for an ESPN-broadcast MLB game as well, but declined, telling a Sports Illustrated podcast that he was no longer interested in calling baseball, since "I feel like I've done all I could do there. If someday I wanna go back and call
3990-592: The Arizona Diamondbacks . This was the first time this happened since Don Baylor did it in three consecutive years with the Boston Red Sox in 1986 , the Minnesota Twins in 1987 , and with the Oakland Athletics in 1988 . Like the Giants, the Angels and their fans carried a long history of futility and disappointment. Enfranchised in 1961, the Angels had never before played in the World Series. They came close several times, including ALCS losses in 1979 to
4104-603: The Baltimore Orioles , 1982 to the Milwaukee Brewers , and in 1986 to the Boston Red Sox . After dropping the 1979 ALCS in four games, the Angels brought their opponents to the brink of elimination in each of those last two series, before losing the next three consecutive games and the series. The 1986 ALCS, in which the Angels were as close as 1 strike away from the World Series, was the Angels' latest postseason appearance, though they came close in 1995 when they lost
4218-545: The Cleveland Browns . "That will draw a flag every time," Buck simply commented. In 2007, Buck was scheduled to call only eight regular-season MLB games out of a 26-game schedule for Fox (along with a handful of regional Cardinals telecasts on FSN Midwest). In an interview with Richard Sandomir of the New York Times , he defended his reduced baseball commitment: If you or the casual fan doesn't want to consider me
4332-465: The Detroit Tigers at Fenway Park. The Red Sox were trailing 5–1 in the bottom of the eighth inning, with the bases loaded with David Ortiz at-bat. Ortiz hit a game-tying grand slam off Tigers' closer Joaquín Benoit . His call: "Hard hit into right, back at the wall," and then he calls, "TIE GAME!" as the ball flies over Torii Hunter , who flipped over the outfield wall. Later with Fox, Buck called
4446-770: The JumboTron , sending 45,037 Angels fans into a frenzy. Angels first baseman Scott Spiezio then fouled off pitch after pitch before finally hitting a three-run home run that barely cleared the wall in right field. Ortiz would be charged with two runs and a no-decision, his second of the series. The rally continued in the eighth inning, as Angels center fielder Darin Erstad hit a leadoff line-drive home run, followed by consecutive singles by Tim Salmon and Garret Anderson . When Bonds misplayed Anderson's shallow left field bloop single, Chone Figgins (who had pinch-run for Salmon) and Anderson took third and second base, respectively. With no outs, two runners in scoring position and now only
4560-744: The Los Angeles Kings inevitably scored a power-play goal on the Blues (joking in response that "I clearly bring no mojo to the party"). In 2014, Buck was named as the new host of NFL Films Presents , to coincide with the program's move from ESPN2 to Fox Sports 1 . From 2015 to 2018, Buck hosted Undeniable with Joe Buck , a sports interview series on Audience Network . Buck published an autobiography, Lucky Bastard , in 2016. He has appeared in several television programs as himself, including Pitch , American Dad! , Family Guy , Conan , The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon , and Brockmire ;
4674-626: The NL Division Series and the St. Louis Cardinals in the NL Championship Series to advance to the World Series, giving the team their 20th NL pennant and 17th appearance in the Fall Classic but only their third since moving from New York City to San Francisco in 1958. The series was the fourth World Series played between two teams from California , after 1974 , 1988 , and 1989 , and the latest Fall Classic that featured teams from
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4788-520: The New York Mets in exchange for pitcher Kevin Appier . Offensively, the team was led by longtime Angels Garret Anderson , Darin Erstad , Troy Glaus and Tim Salmon , as well as relative newcomers Adam Kennedy and David Eckstein . The starting pitching rotation was led by Ramón Ortiz and Jarrod Washburn , as well as mid-season call-up John Lackey , while the bullpen was led by setup man Brendan Donnelly and closer Troy Percival . The bullpen
4902-547: The New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox that were broadcast on Fox and FS1. He called many notable moments in the rivalry, including Aaron Boone 's walk off home run in Game 7 of the 2003 ALCS , saying "The Boston Red Sox...were five outs away in the eighth inning, leading by three, as Boone hits it to deep left. That might send the Yankees to the World Series. Boone the hero of Game 7!" Soon after arriving at Fox, Buck became
5016-536: The Oakland Athletics defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers ; the 1988 series saw the Los Angeles Dodgers getting revenge by defeating the Oakland Athletics . In 1989 the San Francisco Giants were defeated by the Oakland Athletics . The managers of the two clubs, Mike Scioscia of the Angels and Dusty Baker of the Giants, were teammates on the Dodgers from 1980 to 1983 , and won a World Series in 1981 . This
5130-531: The AL East Division to win the World Series since the Minnesota Twins in 1991 . The Angels were also the first American League Wild Card winner to win the World Series. With this win the Angels got rid of the supposed curse on their head stemming from Anaheim Stadium being built on an ancient Indian burial ground. This was Dusty Baker's final game as manager of the Giants, as he left to become manager of
5244-491: The ALDS. The Angels shocked the four-time defending AL champions in four games to return to the ALCS for the first time since 1986 . Their opponent in the ALCS was the third-seeded Minnesota Twins , who they defeated in five games to advance to the World Series for the first time in franchise history. Anaheim won the series, 4–3. San Francisco won 4–3 at Edison International Field of Anaheim (now Angel Stadium of Anaheim ) to take
5358-479: The Angels during the game, for setup man Félix Rodríguez after Ortiz gave up consecutive singles to third baseman Troy Glaus and designated hitter Brad Fullmer . In a move noted in later years, Baker gave Ortiz the game ball as he sent him back to the dugout, as Ortiz wanted a souvenir ball (contrary to some belief, the Angels did not see the move in real time). During the pitching change the Rally Monkey came on
5472-523: The Angels finished the season in second place with a 99–63 record, four games behind the Athletics, but won the AL wild card , six games ahead of the Boston Red Sox and Seattle Mariners. Their 99 wins was third best in the A.L. and fourth best in baseball. In the 2002 postseason , the wild-card Angels first faced off against the overall #1 seed and four-time defending American League champion New York Yankees in
5586-450: The Angels' fifth run of the inning. In the second inning, however, Kevin Appier surrendered most of the lead by allowing a three-run homer to Sanders followed by a shot to David Bell. The Angels answered with a two-run home run from veteran Tim Salmon to make it 7–4 in the Angels' favor. Ortiz would not finish the inning and was relieved by Chad Zerbe , who provided four innings of relief. Appier did not last much longer than Ortiz, as he
5700-682: The Cardinals altogether to join Fox Sports "full-time" in 2008.) Notable games he called included Super Bowl XLII , Miracle at the New Meadowlands , Super Bowl LI , the Minneapolis Miracle , and the final Green Bay Packers home game in Milwaukee at County Stadium . During the 2006 season, Buck briefly hosted Fox's pre-game show Fox NFL Sunday , with him and Curt Menefee jointly replacing James Brown . To accommodate his involvement,
5814-499: The Chicago Cubs in the offseason. 2002 World Series (4–3): Anaheim Angels (A.L.) over San Francisco Giants (N.L.) The Angels and the Giants combined to log 85 runs over the course of the series, the largest combined run total for both teams in World Series history. This remains the most recent World Series that was played entirely within one state. There would not be another postseason match-up between two California teams until
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#17328590823485928-500: The Dodgers either tied them or fell to third place for the rest of the season. The Giants finished the regular season with a record of 95–66, 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 games behind the NL West champion Diamondbacks. They won the NL wild card , 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 games ahead of the runner-up Dodgers. In the 2002 postseason , the wild-card Giants' first opponent was the top-seeded Atlanta Braves , who they defeated in five games to return to
6042-502: The Giants did not score after that. The Angels added to their lead on Eckstein's RBI single in the sixth off of Aaron Fultz and Erstad's bases-loaded fielder's choice in the eighth off of Scott Eyre . Giants public address announcer Renel Brooks-Moon is recognized by the Baseball Hall of Fame as the first female announcer of a championship game in any professional sport for her role in the 2002 World Series. Her scorecard from Game 3
6156-456: The Giants' David Bell . The Giants brought the Angels to the brink of elimination by winning Game five in a blowout. The Giants were eight outs away from winning the Series in Game six, but late game home runs by Scott Spiezio and Darin Erstad , as well as a two- RBI double by Troy Glaus helped the Angels overcome a five-run, seventh-inning deficit to win. A three-run double by Garret Anderson
6270-595: The Giants, as he left in the offseason to take the same position with the Cubs due to disagreements with ownership. Game 7 was also Jeff Kent 's last game in San Francisco, as he signed a free-agent contract to play for the Houston Astros during the off-season. The departure of manager Baker, a season-long feud with Barry Bonds and a desire to be closer to his family's Texas ranch factored into Kent's eventual decision to leave
6384-512: The NLCS for the first time since 1989 . In the NLCS, the Giants defeated the #3 seed St. Louis Cardinals in five games to advance to the World Series for the 17th time in franchise history. Dusty Baker became the first black manager to participate in a World Series since Cito Gaston for Toronto in 1992 and 1993 . This was Giants' outfielder Reggie Sanders ' second consecutive World Series appearance with different teams—in 2001 he got there with
6498-534: The National League pennant in 1959 , 1964 , 1965 and 1966 . They finished in second place five years in a row from 1965 to 1969 and lost the 1971 National League Championship Series to the Pittsburgh Pirates . 2002 was Dusty Baker 's tenth season as manager of the Giants. It was also their third season playing at Pacific Bell Park (now Oracle Park). The Giants finished the previous season with
6612-1074: The No. 1 baseball announcer at Fox, it's not my concern ... I don't know why it would matter. I don't know who had a more tiresome, wall-to-wall schedule than my father, and I know what it's like to be a kid in that situation ... He was gone a lot. He needed to be. I understood it. So did my mom. Because my career has gone the way it's gone, I don't have to go wall to wall. ...While I'm deathly afraid of overexposure, I'm more afraid of underexposure at home with my wife and girls. In 2008, Buck drew criticism for comments he made during an appearance on ESPN Radio 's The Herd with Colin Cowherd , in which he admitted to spending "barely any" time following sporting events he doesn't broadcast and facetiously claimed that he preferred watching The Bachelorette instead. In June 2015, Buck announced he had quit his Twitter account. Buck explained that he quit Twitter because he found himself engaging negative people and allowing criticism to affect how he
6726-442: The World Series despite scoring fewer runs (41) than the Giants (44). The Angels lost the first game in all three rounds of the playoffs ( Division Series , League Championship Series , and World Series ), yet rebounded to win each time. They were the first, and to date only, team to do this since the new postseason format was created in 1994. Until 2017 , this was the last time a franchise would win its first World Series title. It
6840-680: The World Series was controversially granted to the league that won the All-Star Game. That practice ended after the 2016 Series ; beginning in 2017, the team with the better regular season record will enjoy home field advantage, the same format used in the National Basketball Association 's Finals and National Hockey League 's Stanley Cup Finals . Following the Darren Baker incident in game 5, MLB changed their rules requiring batboys and batgirls be at least 14 years old. This
6954-495: The Year in 2002. Game 7 proved to be somewhat anticlimactic after the drama of Game 6. The Giants scored the first run in the top of the second inning when Reggie Sanders hit a sacrifice fly to score Benito Santiago from third (after back-to-back singles from Santiago and J.T. Snow), but the Angels responded with a run-scoring double from catcher Bengie Molina that scored Scott Spiezio from first after he had walked with two outs. In
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#17328590823487068-510: The best-of-five AL Division Series , and in doing so won their first postseason series in franchise history. They then defeated the Minnesota Twins , four games to one, in the best-of-seven AL Championship Series to advance to the World Series, another first in franchise history. The Giants finished the regular season in second place in the NL West division. They defeated the Atlanta Braves in
7182-427: The bottom of the fifth, Glaus and Fullmer hit back-to-back leadoff singles before the former scored on Spezio's sacrifice fly. Next inning, Erstad doubled with two outs. Zerbe was relieved by Jay Witasick , who walked Tim Salmon . Aaron Fultz relieved Witasick and allowed an RBI single to Anderson to tie the game, but Salmon was thrown out at third to end the inning. Salmon drilled a two-run home run with two outs in
7296-415: The bottom of the third, David Eckstein and Darin Erstad led off with back-to-back singles and Tim Salmon was hit in his hand by a pitch to load the bases with no outs (Salmon would later leave the game due to the injury, being replaced by Alex Ochoa ). Left fielder Garret Anderson then hit a bases-clearing three-run double to push the Angels to a 4–1 lead and gave San Francisco starter Liván Hernández
7410-456: The broadcast that despite the life-threatening injury, he had been told the league was adamant to resume play within minutes. The NFL's executive vice president of football operations Troy Vincent denied the claims, saying those plans were never relayed to Buck and called his comments "insensitive". The following day, Buck responded to the NFL and Vincent, and stood by the claim that he was told both teams had five minutes to warm-up before resuming
7524-604: The catchphrase, "Now that's a good call". Buck has also done local commercials in the St. Louis market for the Suntrup chain of automobile dealerships. He also contributes occasional opinion pieces to The Sporting News , and is a key contributor on KSLG/Team 1380 on the ITD Morning After program in St. Louis. In the week before calling Super Bowl XLVIII , Buck starred in a Web video for Funny or Die in which he tries to report on
7638-446: The eighth inning off of Félix Rodríguez , giving Anaheim an 11–9 lead. Closer Troy Percival retired the first two batters in the ninth, and, after allowing a mammoth shot from Bonds that landed halfway up the right field bleachers, retired Benito Santiago to even the series. Bonds became the first player since Ted Simmons in the 1982 World Series to hit a home run in his first two World Series games, joining Simmons, Dusty Rhodes in
7752-514: The exceptions of 1997 and 1999 , in which Bob Costas called those particular World Series for NBC ). In 2022, Buck moved to ESPN from Fox Sports . He is the lead play-by-play announcer for Monday Night Football . Buck was born in St. Petersburg, Florida (where the St. Louis Cardinals , for whom his father broadcast, then conducted their spring training ) and raised in the St. Louis area, where he attended St. Louis Country Day School . He began his broadcasting career in 1989 while he
7866-454: The fact that most fan bases, especially Major League Baseball fans, are used to hearing local announcers and not those working national broadcasts: "Fans are used to hearing their hometown guys. When you come at it objectively, people aren't used to it." Reporting from the field following the game in which Mark McGwire broke Roger Maris' single-season home run record in 1998, Buck began his postgame interview on Fox by requesting (and getting)
7980-461: The family of actor Oliver Hudson . In 2022, Buck became the announcer on Fox's Domino Masters hosted by Eric Stonestreet . Buck also competed in season seven of The Masked Singer as "Ram" of Team Bad. He was unmasked in the competition's second week at the time when Stonestreet was a guest panelist as he and Robin Thicke correctly guessed Buck during the final guesses. On May 24, 2024, Buck
8094-419: The feat in 2019 ; between 2002 and 2019, all first-time World Series participants would lose—the Houston Astros in 2005 , Colorado Rockies in 2007 , Tampa Bay Rays in 2008 , and Texas Rangers in 2010 . The Angels would sparingly use the Rally Monkey mascot after the 2002 World Series and unofficially retired it after the 2009 postseason. Both David Eckstein and Scott Spiezio later played for
8208-484: The film Fever Pitch (also starring Jimmy Fallon ); and in the "Carpet Brothers" sketch on Funny or Die Presents as The Legit Don Stritt. Buck's voice is also heard in recorded conversations between Linda Tripp and Monica Lewinsky calling Game 5 of the Yankees-Indians ALDS in 1997. The tapes were released at the height of the scandal involving Lewinsky and President Bill Clinton . Andrew Marchand of
8322-445: The final out of Game 6 (which tied the series at 3–3, and thus ensured there would be a Game 7 broadcast the next night) with the phrase, "We'll see you tomorrow night." This was the same phrase with which Jack Buck had famously called Kirby Puckett 's home run off Braves pitcher Charlie Leibrandt , which ended Game 6 of the 1991 World Series . Since then, Joe has continued to use this phrase at appropriate times, including Game 4 of
8436-469: The first player to homer in his first three World Series games. The Giants struck first on Benito Santiago 's based-loaded groundout in the first off of Ramón Ortiz , but Giants starter Liván Hernández walked David Eckstein to lead off the third and allowed a subsequent double to Darin Erstad . An error on Tim Salmon 's groundball allowed Eckstein to score. After Garret Anderson flew out, Troy Glaus hit an RBI single and Scott Spiezio followed with
8550-517: The first time since 1960 that a member of the Buck family was not part of the team's broadcasting crew. In 1994 , Buck was hired by Fox , and at the age of 25 became the youngest man ever to announce a regular slate of National Football League (NFL) games on network television. In 1996, he was named Fox's lead play-by-play voice for Major League Baseball , teaming with Tim McCarver , who had previously worked with his father on CBS. That year, he became
8664-498: The first, Barry Bonds 's double off of Jarrod Washburn with runners on first and second gave the Giants an early lead. Benito Santiago 's sacrifice fly, followed by three consecutive walks made it 3–0 Giants. Next inning, Benito's bases-loaded single scored two and Reggie Sanders 's sacrifice fly scored another. Orlando Palmeiro doubled to lead off the top of the fifth, moved to third on David Eckstein 's single and scored on Darin Erstad 's sacrifice fly. After Tim Salmon singled,
8778-474: The game from New York City but continues to get interrupted by locals who dislike him. On February 12, 2013, Buck made a guest appearance during Fox Sports Midwest's broadcast of a St. Louis Blues hockey game. Alongside their current commentators Darren Pang and John Kelly , he discussed his father Jack Buck having called Blues hockey along with Kelly's father Dan in the late 1960s. Buck briefly took over play-by-play from Pang and Kelly, stepping aside when
8892-404: The game made it 12–4 Giants. Next inning, Shields allowed consecutive one-out singles to J. T. Snow and David Bell , then an error on Tsuyoshi Shinjo 's ground ball made it 13–4 Giants. After Lofton grounded out, Aurilia capped the scoring with a three-run home run. Scott Eyre retired the Angels in order in the ninth as the Giants were one win away from a World Series title. Chad Zerbe earned
9006-415: The game with a single in after the Angels walked Barry Bonds with a runner on second and two outs. David Bell put the Giants ahead with an RBI single in the bottom of the eighth off of Francisco Rodriguez . The run was unearned, due to Anaheim catcher Bengie Molina 's passed ball during the previous at-bat, allowing J. T. Snow to move to second. Tim Worrell got the win for the Giants. San Francisco scored
9120-541: The game. A similar report regarding the players warming-up to resume play was aired on Westwood One . Sportscaster Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.226 via cp1108 cp1108, Varnish XID 757097004 Upstream caches: cp1108 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Fri, 29 Nov 2024 05:44:42 GMT 2002 World Series The 2002 World Series
9234-406: The game. After Reggie Sanders struck out, consecutive RBI singles by David Bell and Shawon Dunston gave the Giants a 9–7 lead. The Angels turned to 20-year-old rookie reliever Francisco Rodriguez , who answered by shutting down the Giants offense for the next three innings. He retired nine batters in a row on 25 pitches (22 were strikes). Meanwhile, the Angels chipped away at their deficit. In
9348-403: The inning and another three runs in the bottom of the eighth inning and lost the game 6–5. The game was scoreless through the first four innings. In the top of the fifth, San Francisco took the lead. David Bell singled with one out, then Shawon Dunston 's home run made it 2–0 Giants. After Kenny Lofton doubled, Francisco Rodríguez relieved Kevin Appier . Lofton stole third and scored on
9462-458: The inning. With the Giants leading 2–1 in the fifth, Giants batter J. T. Snow (who formerly played for the Angels) hit a two-run shot over the center field wall after Sanders singled to give San Francisco a three-run advantage. Eventual Series MVP Troy Glaus hit two home runs for the Angels, one in the second and another in the sixth off Giants starter Jason Schmidt . Adam Kennedy drove in a run with
9576-401: The loss. Hernández was yanked after walking Troy Glaus to put two on, but Chad Zerbe got out of the nightmarish inning. Zerbe, Kirk Rueter , and Tim Worrell held the Angels scoreless for the rest of the game, allowing only one hit, but it was not enough. Rookie starting pitcher John Lackey maintained that lead through five innings, and turned the game over to the strong Angels bullpen. In
9690-433: The new lead broadcast team of Monday Night Football beginning in the 2022 NFL season , and also work on projects for ESPN+ . The move ended their 20-season tenure as Fox's lead NFL broadcast team. As compensation for Buck leaving Fox Sports with one year left on his contract, ESPN sublicensed one of its Big Ten college football games for the 2022 season to Fox. In May 2022, Buck made his on-air debut at ESPN during
9804-402: The ninth inning, closer Troy Percival provided some tense moments. J.T. Snow led off with a single and was forced out at second by Tom Goodwin . Goodwin then stole second as David Bell walked, putting two men on with only one out and the tying run at the plate. But Tsuyoshi Shinjo —the first Japanese-born player in a World Series game—struck out swinging, and Kenny Lofton , also representing
9918-399: The play was completed and was quickly lifted by the jacket by Snow with one hand as he crossed the plate, with David Bell close on his heels. Had Snow not acted quickly, Darren could have been seriously injured in a play at home plate. Giants' second-baseman Jeff Kent hit two home runs to break out of a slump (hitting his first home run since Game 2), driving in four runs. In the bottom of
10032-401: The play-by-play man on Fox's #4 NFL broadcast team, with Tim Green as his color commentator. After three years, he stopped doing NFL games to concentrate on his baseball duties full-time. During the 2001 season, Buck occasionally filled in for Curt Menefee as Fox's number-six play-by-play man. Buck became Fox's top play-by-play man in 2002 , replacing Pat Summerall . For many seasons, he
10146-477: The postseason three times in franchise history ( 1979 , 1982 , and 1986 ). They advanced to the ALCS in 2005 and 2009 , but lost those series respectively to the Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees , each while en route to their own World Series championship. The Angels were the most recent team to win the championship in its first World Series appearance until the Washington Nationals accomplished
10260-425: The program with Abebe Adusmussui, an actual New York City taxi driver. The pilot was not picked up as a series, however. Buck has also appeared in various national television commercials for such clients as Holiday Inn and Budweiser beer. One of the more memorable spots for the latter had Buck goaded into using the catchphrase , "Slamma-lamma-ding-dong!" A 2008 commercial for National Car Rental had him using
10374-412: The same city or state (since 2000 between cross-town rivals Mets and Yankees ). Barry Bonds , Reggie Sanders , and J. T. Snow each hit home runs to help propel the Giants to win Game one. Game two was a high-scoring affair that the Angels ultimately won on Tim Salmon 's eighth-inning home run. The Angels routed the Giants in Game three, but lost Game four on a tie-breaking eighth-inning single by
10488-409: The second on David Eckstein 's bases-loaded sacrifice fly, then made it 3–0 next inning on Troy Glaus 's two-run home run off of starter Kirk Rueter . In the bottom of the fifth, however, Angels starter John Lackey allowed three consecutive leadoff singles, the last of which by Rich Aurilia scoring Rueter. Jeff Kent 's sacrifice fly cut the Angels' lead to 3–2 and NLCS MVP Benito Santiago tied
10602-644: The seven-mile journey up the west shore of the San Francisco Bay to call Game 1 of the NLCS between the St. Louis Cardinals and the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park at 5:15 PM PDT. The opportunity presented itself again on October 28, 2018, when Fox would carry the Green Bay Packers and Los Angeles Rams from the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum as its featured NFL game before Game 5 of
10716-494: The show began to broadcast on-site from the location of Fox's top game of the week. In 2007, Buck stepped down as host to focus on his play-by-play duties, and Fox NFL Sunday reverted to primarily being broadcast from Fox Sports' studios in Los Angeles. On October 14, 2012, Buck called a doubleheader, first with the New York Giants - San Francisco 49ers game at Candlestick Park at 1:25 PM PDT, then traveled via trolley for
10830-457: The tying run, flied out to Darin Erstad in right-center field to end the Series. The Angels won Game 7, 4–1, to claim their franchise's first and only World Series championship to date. John Lackey became the first rookie pitcher to win a World Series Game 7 since 1909. In Game 7, three rookie pitchers ( John Lackey , Brendan Donnelly , and Francisco Rodríguez ) combined to throw eight innings while only giving up one run combined. The Angels won
10944-403: The win for the Giants. This game shares one peculiar record with Game 2 of the 1960 World Series . The two games share the World Series record for most runs scored by a game winning team who ultimately went on to lose the series. The turning point in the Series came in Game 6. Following the top of the seventh inning, the Giants led 5–0 but then proceeded to surrender three runs in the bottom of
11058-593: The winner "at the start of a back nine". Before a 2020 NFL broadcast between the Packers and Buccaneers in Tampa , Buck and his partner Troy Aikman were caught on a hot mic questioning the necessity of a military flyover when only 15,000 fans were allowed in Raymond James Stadium for the game. "That's your hard-earned money and your tax dollars at work," Buck commented. An Armed Forces spokesperson later said there
11172-523: The youngest man to do a national broadcast (for all nine innings and games, as a network employee as opposed to simply being a representative of one of the participating teams) for a World Series , surpassing Sean McDonough , who called the 1992 World Series for CBS at the age of 30. McDonough had replaced Jack Buck as CBS's lead baseball play-by-play man after he was fired in late 1991. On September 8, 1998, Buck called Mark McGwire 's 62nd home run that broke Roger Maris ' single-season record. The game
11286-482: Was a response to Packers fans, who traditionally moon the Vikings players aboard the team bus, which Buck did not know about, and therefore did not mention. Buck's comment also indicated that he incorrectly believed that Moss had mooned the fans. It prompted Red McCombs , then the owner of the Minnesota Vikings , to request that Buck be removed from covering their upcoming playoff game, saying that Buck's comments "suggested
11400-540: Was also the second year in a row that the feat had been accomplished; in 2001, the Diamondbacks beat the Yankees in just their fourth year of existence. Also in those two years, both teams won the World Series in just their first appearance, which did not happen again until 2019 , when the Washington Nationals would accomplish the feat. The Angels became the first American League (AL) champion team not representing
11514-497: Was an undergraduate at Indiana University Bloomington . Buck called play-by-play for the then- Louisville Redbirds , a minor league affiliate of the Cardinals, and was a reporter for ESPN 's coverage of the Triple-A All-Star Game in 1989. In 1991, he did reporting for St Louis' CBS affiliate KMOV . Also, in 1991 Buck began broadcasting for the Cardinals on local television and KMOX Radio, filling in while his father
11628-495: Was announced that Buck would team with Greg Norman to anchor Fox's new package of United States Golf Association telecasts, most prominently the U.S. Open tournament. The pair made their broadcast debut at the Franklin Templeton Shootout (an event also hosted by Norman) on December 12–14, 2014. Norman was fired by Fox and replaced with Paul Azinger in 2016. On February 5, 2009, Buck signed with HBO to host
11742-527: Was bolstered in late September by the addition of 20-year-old reliever prospect Francisco Rodriguez . The Angels spent much of the season trailing the first-place Seattle Mariners and on occasion the Oakland Athletics in the AL West standings. However, the Athletics and Angels both mounted late-season comebacks that, coupled with a poor August record for the Mariners, knocked the Mariners down to third place. The Athletics won 20 straight games at one point, and
11856-674: Was doing his job. He would return to Twitter four months later to engage in friendly banter with a Kansas City Royals fan who started a petition to have him removed from the Fox broadcast team for the Royals' appearance in the 2015 ALCS . Also in June 2015, Buck and co-announcer Greg Norman were criticized for their "mistake-filled, error-prone mess" in covering the 2015 U.S. Open in golf. In particular, they were questioned for prematurely anointing Dustin Johnson as
11970-500: Was led by Kirk Rueter and Jason Schmidt , with a bullpen led by Tim Worrell and closer Robb Nen . During the 2002 regular season, the Giants led the NL West standings for most of April and a few days in May; however, by the end of May they had fallen to third place behind the Los Angeles Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks . They spent most of the next three months in third place, but on September 9 they took second place for good, while
12084-459: Was nationally televised live in prime time on Fox. It was a rarity for a nationally televised regular season game not to be aired on cable since the end of the Monday / Thursday Night Baseball era on ABC in 1989. During Fox's broadcast of the 2002 World Series , Buck paid implicit tribute to his father, who had died a few months earlier (he had read the eulogy at his father's funeral) by calling
12198-575: Was played from October 19–27, 2002, at Pacific Bell Park in San Francisco and Edison International Field of Anaheim in Anaheim . This was the first World Series since the 1995 inception of the wild card in MLB (and the last until 2014 ) in which both wild card teams would vie for the title. The Angels finished the regular season in second place in the AL West division. They defeated the four-time defending AL champion New York Yankees , three games to one, in
12312-413: Was pulled in the third and replaced by John Lackey , the Angels scheduled starter for Game 4, after surrendering a lead-off home run to Jeff Kent . Lackey temporarily quieted the Giants' offense but ran into trouble in the fifth inning, allowing a double and intentional walk. Ben Weber relieved him but allowed a single to Benito Santiago to load the bases, then a two-run single to J. T. Snow that tied
12426-467: Was scheduled to call a Cardinals- Cubs baseball game on Bally Sports Midwest alongside his close friend Chip Caray . It would have marked the first time Buck had called a baseball game since the 2021 World Series . However, the game was rained out. Buck is generally regarded as "one of the most heavily criticized" announcers in sports, with various fans complaining that he is biased on his calls towards or against particular teams. Buck attributes this to
12540-556: Was teamed with Troy Aikman as color commentator and Erin Andrews as the sideline reporter . (Buck also worked with Cris Collinsworth from 2002 to 2004, before the latter's move to Showtime , NFL Network , and NBC .) Buck is only the third announcer to handle a television network's lead MLB and NFL coverage in the same year (following NBC 's Curt Gowdy and ABC 's Al Michaels ). By 2002, his Fox duties forced him to cut his local Cardinals schedule to 25 games. (Eventually, Buck left
12654-522: Was the championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB)'s 2002 season . The 98th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the American League (AL) champion Anaheim Angels and the National League (NL) champion San Francisco Giants ; the Angels defeated the Giants, four games to three, to win their first, and, to date, only World Series championship . The series
12768-572: Was the difference in the Angels' Game seven win to clinch the series. Glaus was named the World Series Most Valuable Player . The two teams set a record for combined most home runs in a World Series (21), which stood until 2017 . This was the fourth World Series played between two teams from California and the last World Series as of today involving two teams from the same state (since 2000 between cross-town rivals New York Mets and New York Yankees ). The 1974 World Series saw
12882-453: Was the first World Series to feature opposing managers who had been teammates on a World Championship team as players. Since their 1958 move from New York City to San Francisco, the Giants franchise and its fans had a long history of futility, frustration, and disappointment. The Giants had won their last World Series crown before the move, in 1954 . Since the move, the Giants made it to the World Series twice but lost both times. These included
12996-483: Was working on CBS telecasts. In the 1992–93 season, he was the play-by-play voice for University of Missouri basketball broadcasts. Buck continued to call Cardinals games after being hired by Fox Sports, initially with his father on KMOX and later on FSN Midwest television. As his network duties increased, however, his local workload shrank, and before the 2008 season, it was announced that he would no longer be calling Cardinals telecasts for FSN Midwest. This marked
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